LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 13 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Au advertiser wants to buy three‘ or four acres of land Within about two miles of Taihape.

According to the New Zealand Locomotive Engineers’ Joumal, Mr R. VV. McVilly, General Manager of Railways, rccei‘ves :1 salary of £3OOO.

The transport Cordoba is expected to arrive at. Lyttelton on August 30th. with 649 men of all ranks. Pvt. WG. L\lal'slell; Taifiape, is returning by her. '

The Taltme brought to Auckland two German women from Suva, the wives of two internecs in Auckland_ 'l'Lcy are in entil-opossession of their lzberty, and their reason for comillg I'o 'Auck7;=.lld is solely that of bvillg‘ near their husbands,

The Hon. Ml‘ Myers has stated that there are at p1'e.~:L~111; some’ 59,587 sOlls ot coal from overseas ports 011 UlO way to New Zealand fol‘Au:~7o on the railways. The total quantity of 0031 afloat for the Dominion is 67,187 tons, 39.950 tons coming from N(‘\\‘Cflbli]o; and the bz=.'innCe from Alllel'iCll.

That the ‘‘permit’ Systcnl is h€Will§;' its effect on a_t least some Of the trains is .~:1:m\v11 in a letter received by 2'l. Auckland business house from 0110 of its travellers. ‘ “The Thames tl'3ill went out to-day,” he said, “With 0110 Easfiellgcr, two guards, and a ticket inspector. Guess they would have a busy time I:unching tickets.”

“This suit I have ‘on, in Spitc of evidcnce given by the union as to ‘CIIO high cost of suits, cost me exactly £l4 103,” remarked a witness at the Al:bitl-afion Court in VVcllingtOll reCcntly. “Where is the tailor?” Was the" universal question from those in Court. The name was given, and the union rn,present.ativc, Mr A_ L. MOll- - interjected that he would be aVisitor to that tailor the first thing in the morning. “Of ’éourse,” Said Mr Justice Stringer, “the proof lies in how long that suit lasts.”

All llllfufnished room is requjl-ed by ea advertiser. A Single gentleman requires private board and residence. In an interview with Mr G_ R_ Sykes, M.P., last week, in discussing the curta-ilment of railway services, Mr MeVilly, general nfallager of rail_ ways, held out no hope of the present acute position being changed far “go or three months. -

A writer in the New Zealand Times says that the duty on a paif of men’s boots here invoiced at 30/ amounts to over 6/. It is downright injustice. When the average Working man begins to realise how he suffers from the protective system of duties, he will be on the right side to‘ secure a legitimate rise in wages by increasing the value of his sovereign. An awakening is coming.

A cl'iti,caL corresgponvde-nt twrittes ‘to the Feilding stat-‘asking these simple questions: “Why are the business men and other people in the North Island kicking so much against the preference given to the cErriaget of beer on the railways? Didn’lt a majority of those Who are now complaining themselves vote for continuance of the privilege of the Beer Party to run this country‘? Why squeal now?” Very pertinent. questions, those.

The Bishop of Winchester Dr Taliuadge), whose phrase “poor, starved, tinampled, humiliated Germany” is exciting some comment was a keen cricketer long after he rose to be a prelate. On one occasion, when he was "at the wickets, the bowling was so wide that he eventually remonstrated: “Please keep the bowling in the pari.<hl” The next ball struck him plumb cn the waistband, whereupon the bowler jocularly remarked, “I think that’s in the diocese, my lord.”

The Hon, T. M_ VVilford, referring to a rumour that he was going to contest the Wel_lingtonANorth seat at the forthqomixig generat eieeti‘on,;; started yesterday :that the only foundation for the rumour was the fact that :a. deputation had waited upon him and asked him totstand for that constituency. He ltad been asked to stand for Wellington Subprbs, and the new Rotorua seat. “I have no intention, however,” declared the Minister, “of standixig for any place other than the Hutt consti-, tueney. I was born there, all my interests lie there, and I shall be a candidate for that seat at nex telection.” ‘

The persiste-ncy with which the number 13 kept turning up during a Crown lands ballot at Auckland recently for sections in" three soldier settlements would appeal to superstitious people as being uncanny. Under the procedure adopted three soldiers were selected by ballot. from those. applying for each section. Twelve times No. 13 applicant drew a‘ place in ftheg trio. At the thirteenth drawing No. 13 applicant ‘drew No. 13 section, and the coincidence went further, for it transpired that there were thirteen letters in the man. ’s .nanle, andTh'irteen in his address. It was freely stated that he had drawn one of the best sections offered.

On Saturday last Constable Fleming‘, of Matiere, recaptured the. escaped prisoner Darcy McDevitt, in .21. Whare near Tokirima. It will be remembered that accused escaped fl'olll the custody of Constable McCallunl, at Tauinarunui, railway station, about three months ago, and had not been heard of since. After the arrest 011 "Su'tul'day, Constable Fleming left Tokiriina with his prisoner at 7 p.nl., walking to Ttllllll2ll‘lllllll. It was :1. frightful journey over the muddy roads, and Taumarunui was not reached until 2 11.111. on Sunday. Accused was c'llzlrged at the Tauinaruiiui Magis'tl'atc’s Court on Monday with breaking and entering O. H. Brown’s premises, in \Vellillgton, and stealing insti-unlen‘ts valued at £125, and was reinanded to Wellington. On a charge of escaping from lawful custody. accused was committed for trial.

Mr W. Maddison asserts in a letf,er t.) the 'Wellington Post that the state’ ment that for every extra shilling paid in wages the employers pocket, :1 pound is not so far wide of the mark as smne think. “The Commission on the Cost of Living received evidence to the effect that boots made mi-:ier contract to the Government at ].os T-.:';id C-mt, 1('-s Gd retail or (is Ofid to han‘. tl‘.(:1l1 across '.-he eounter_ Talia other example. In 1913 the Paten \'\*:+.{ersiders got a rise of 3d per 110* r. téhipping freigihts were raised 7s 6d .1 ton. Agziiii, as the results of the mates’ -.tl-iko, a Nelson boat had to pay its r.-ate £2 a month extra, for which it charged 2s 6d a ton on its freight, or £l5O :3. month, in order to pay a £2 rise. Later on, the Canterbury drivers were awarded an increase of 2s per week, the metal cartcrs raised the price of carting 6d on unwashed and unscrcened metal, and 1s 011 washed and screened per cubic yard. In other words, they charged on 24s re 30s per week to cover an increase of 2s.

Ladies’ All Wool Ribbe'd Hose in new Heather Shades 6/11 per pair_Collinson and Gifford, Ltd. H

I The Fire Brigade and the Town

meet for another friendly bout at Cribbage in the Brigade Hall to-mor-ll'o\V night at S o’clock. ' Pel'sisten‘t rumours are current that !Mr C. A. VVilkinson, member for Eglmont, will not be 3, candidate at the I general election (states a Press Associi ation message from Eltham). On being [approached he was reticent, but it is E generally understood that he will shortly convene a meeting of his supporters ‘and announce ‘his intention of retiring [ from politics.

Messrs Lord and Son, Mail Contractors and General Carriers, having taken over Kelly’g stables are in a position to do all Carrying entrusted to them with utomst despatch. ‘A passenger service by motor car leaves every Thursday, at 7 a.m., for .\La.ngaohane and intermediate places, returning to Taihape on the following day. A car leaves for Moawhango every Fuesday, Thursday and Saturday and Saturday, at 1.30 p.m., returning the same afternoon. Parcels by any of these services may be left at the new stables. . E I

Mr Bartholomew, S.M. at Christchurch, delivered judgment in the case in which George Cooper and Myles Murdoch Mclnnes were charged with breaches of the- Printers and Newspapers Registration Act in omitting to place upon certain double charts printed by them their‘ place of abode, and also onlit‘t-ed to place on the same documents the name and address of their employers. The charges arose out of a. recent raid on a gaming house, in which ‘William Pollock was concerned. The defence. was that the document was a trade circlular, coming with in the exemption namedin the Act. The defendants were convicted, and a minimum penalty of £5 inflicted on each charge, as well as each of the two charges of keeping an unregistered printing press, which the defendants had pleaded guilty to- The fines totalled £2O. ' ' .

Search is being made by the authorities i'l Wellington for the parents of a baby who recently arrived from England. It is the child of a New Zealand roldier and his English bride, and during the latter period of the fai:her’s service was placed in an orphanage Then. the soldier was informed at short notice that he was to proceed to New Zealand, and he and his wife proceeded on the voyage without the child. O'n arrival they communicated with the authorities in England, asking them to forward the child by the next ‘boat. This was accordingly arranged, and the infant in arms duly arrived" in T/Vellington recently in charge of a “Digger.” The latter -expected to be met by the mother and father of the child, but his auticipations were not realised. He at once communicated with the responsible authorities, who are now an);ious to locate the parents of the child.

---It The Ministerial party had a long and unpleasant trip from Onehunga to Wellington in The Pateena. The steamer left Onehunga at 4.30 pm. on Vvednesday, and experienced strong south—easferly winds till she reached Cape Egmont. On rounding the Cape she met with the full force of the gale, and progress was slow, five knots only being logged 011 Thursday morning_ These conditions lasted until the vessel entered Cook Strait, Where The weather was not quit so stormy. Wellington was not reached until 1.15 am. on Friday. The Prime Minister went. ashore at once, and went to his 1101110. Sir Joseph Ward remained aboard the ship .until about six o’cl;cl-;, being Welcomed by Sir Jameg Allen, the Hon. W_ D. S. MacDonald, the Hon. A. M. Myers, and the M.l)'or of Welliiigtoli (Mr J. P. Luke). Mrs Massey %uffered somewhat sexerely from sea-sickness on ihe voyage from Auckland and so was not able to attend the civic reception in ‘.ll-a '.-"own Hall at midday_

Says athe \Vairarapa Age: The land gambling that is going on in New Zealand at the present time, particularly in the Taranaki and Auckland districts, cannot fail to bring in its train ruin and disaster. Men who pay a £IOO and ever, even .Ifo,~r dxxirying? ''[‘and, are on a fair way to the B'ankl‘uptey Court._ The position is the more serious when it is ‘remembered that in many instances .ne purchases are made on 10 to 15 per cent deposits, with the balance on mortgage. This system is lending itself to speculation and in. flutccl values, and when the crash eomes—as it inevitably will com(_»__ the morfgagors will find their properties worked to death. The only Way to minimise the speculative ‘evil is to limit the value"in land to be held by any one individual, and to apply the Sam‘ prineir)le.'To freeholds as is ap. plied ‘to leaseholds, i.e., that no transfer shall be permitted until the land has been occupied for a. period of, say, ten years, and certain improvements have been 'effec’te‘d. To permit the unrestricted gambling in land is to undermine the foundation of national stability, and to seriously retard the progress and development of the country. ' ‘

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods’ Great‘ Peppermint Cure.

A reminder is given to the membefs

o'.‘ the" Hockey Association of ‘the meeting to-night at 7.30. ‘

The .-no.-nbers of the ‘Huia A. anfi_ teams are Ic-quested to roll up on the Recreation Ground to-morrow at 2.30 sharp, bringing their sticks, as probably the rep. team will have a game after the Huia B and Old Girls’ Cup match.

A. pri;/.l’tc wire has been received in Taihap»: stating that Mr Jackson I"a.lmor, Chief Judge of the NativeLand Court, died zit Wellington thismornillg. The deceased gentleman had been ailing for some time.

Mr J. Casey, of Taihape ,who Wofi the Pigeon Shooting Championship of };ewZcaland was duly presented with the championship medal. which is in pendant form, jewellcd in the centre of the convex front with a large diant.ond_ It is one of the most chasteand artistic medals one could Wish for.