LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 30 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is only 85 years; ago yesterday that the first encanlpnlcnt of English settlers pifched tents upon -the spot that to-day is marvellous Melboixrne.

.We understand that there is every likelihood of ‘band contests being resumed about. March of'ne:~:_t year. The competitiolls_ are to be held in the South Island. V

A There is nothing doing in New Zealand hemp with United Kingdom or United States, yet Manawatu millers are working on contracts that will keep them going until the end of September or into October, and they are not at the moment uneasy over thé situation.

A The following telegram was received recently by the Hon_ G. W. Russell. “On your retirement from office, the Central Council of the Royal New“ Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children convey to you their appreciation of your efforts in the interests of the soeiet.y.——l\l. Johnstone, president Centr»al Council.”

English buyers appear to have plenty of money to spend on art treasures. A pair of old Chelsea candlesticks recently realised 920gns. At a sale Of porcelain at Christie ’s, a set of figures of Apollo and the Muses bl‘ollgll'f 2500gns, ‘and -a pair of bow figures, “Summer and Autumn,” 13in high, realised 3600gn<s, which is a record price. An example of the manner in which the Education Depa-rtmen-t attcndsto requests from Education Boards was mentioned at the meeting of the WBll- - Board on Wednesday night. Five months ago the Board applied to the Department for 3. grant for additions to the Wanganui East school, but no reply has been received. The Edu-I cation Dcp‘artfmen't and the Minister had said the blame rested with the Board, yet it had not replied to the 8021 rd’s application. On page 1 of this issue is a new announcement from Chas. Goodall, decorator and paper hanger. lHe has received direct from Canada, the largest shipnien;t of wall papers ever landed in Taihape. There are upwards; of 15,000 ‘rolls of the very latest designs and daintiest tints. The quality is very far above the average, and the price "is below the ordinary. Mr Goodall will be very pleased to show -these new g°odS, and to give free estimates ‘for paper—hanging, painting, decorating, to any enquirer. , _

At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday, Mr N. A. Tatton was appointed sole. teacher at Ngakaka. The following vessels will no within wireless range to-night:——Maori, Monowai, Manuka, Moeraki, Athenie, VVestlncath, _Moko'la, Port Napier, Iris For Sunday: Manuka, ‘Athenic, VVcstnlea.th, Port Napier, Port. Darwin and Iris.

The transport Ayrshire, with 3. draft of returning soldier§, is expected at 'Lyttelton early this month. Among her list appear the names of O. L. Goodrick, Taihape; C. W. Gregg, Ractihi; C. C. Jones, Ohakune; and C. H_ D. Stallard, Rae-tihi.

At a. meeting of ithe Pamlianientary Labour Party on Thursday afternoon, all members being present, it was unanimously agreed. thatflcho country should be given the earliest; opportunity of choosing a new Parliament. Mr Holland was appointed chairman of the party, and Mr Walker whip.

The Athenic with retmrning draft No. 277 will arrinve at Wellington on Monday morning next_ She carried 442 troops, 358 wives and 76 children. The Ellenga, draft 279, is due at Newcastle to—morrow, and is expected to reach Auckland on September 5, in stead of 3rd.

The Kauri 011 Works, erected for the Parenga Gumfields, Ltd., at a cost of £IO,OOO, were completed on Thursday, and the machinery given :1, satisfactory trial. The capacity of the plant is 4500 gallons weekly. Subsequent to the engineers’ inspection next week, the works will officially be opened.

While in Indianapolis recentéy, a. Southland resident saw the annual meeting of the “Shriners,” a \vezl.lth_v Masonic Lodge that’holds' its annual gathering at a different meeting place each year. During the Shriners’ meer~ ing in Indianapolis a procession of Freemasons was held, and it took two hours and ten minutes~t_o pass a'g'l\'cn point. The procession contained 30,000 Freemasons, and they were accompanied by 47 bands. '

. Delay in getting stock to the Westfield fat stock sales is not the only way in which the farmer is lieiialised as nzrosult of the railway cut. A prominent farnier in the suburban area. on Wednesday: ‘iustanced an‘ égdxliftiona-.1 costs he is put to in getting smafll numbers of pigs to the yards. He said that whereas in the past he had only to pay 4/1 freight on two pigs from his home to ‘tho saleyards, he is now forced to take a truck, which costs 18/2. in the past he could tako a. portion of a truck.

There is talk these days, that the Belgian lioll which, from its vantage point on the great mound at Waterloo, is about to be turned about in order that it may transfer its glare toward Germany. The suggestion for this about—facc of the famous beast is Said to have been made by one of the many American soldiers who twice a day were taken by the Young Men's Christian Association on avsig-ht—seeing trip from Brussels to Waterloo. The idea received favour at once. The guides mentioned it to their various parties, and so much sentiment has grown up in its favour that the Belgian people themselves are seriously considering the matter, and favourably, too, it is said

Although the matter awaits final signature, a group of Taranaki, Hawkes’ Bay, and Wellington cooperative dairy companies have secured freezing store "accommodation of its, own in Wellington. Supplies or butter for the Wellingtoii market are still short (says the Post), and the August make has been, so far. unpreccdently light. However, an improvement in the general temperature-is now noticeable, and the mill: production should increase correspondingly. Butter in store awaiting shipment on Iniperial account was reduced to but 357 boxes as on August 16. To that date the Imperial Government had purchased 666,050 boxes of the 1918-19 season, paying out £3,009,375; and of the 1917-18 season 724,699 boxes, paying out £2,939,250.

The action of the South African Cape Provincial Council in deciding to exterminate the elephants in the Addo Bush Forest, near Port Elizabeth, unless the Union Government pay for their upkeep, has caused much regret anrong naturalists, one of whom, Mr John D. Hamlyn, the -London animal importer, isiparticularly vehement in his protests. Like the Mastodon and the ichthyosanrus, the ‘elephant may become extinct. in the opinion of these experts. The African elephant has himself to blame to some extent. He is Ilot noted for his working propensities like his Indian relative, who ~cheel'i‘ull'y slfioilkiers a. ten or so when necessary. Moreover, the Addo Bush elephant is alleged to have damaged farmers’ crops and to have drunk the Water from their dams. But the forest is virgin territory, kept for the preservation of elephants, and naturalists are hoping that the slaughter of a. famous herd will be ‘obviated.

Mr Chas. Goodall, decorator, notifies that he specialises in artistic picture framing, and asks for :1 trial.

‘ 'l‘hc.lepor ‘ref the Taihape Hosr_:)i*.ll Executive, which was received at the «Wanganui Hospital Board meeting on Wednesday, stated that there were 15 gases at the beginning of the month, f 7 admissions, 18 discharges, 2 ‘deaths, and 14 remaining at end of month. One 01: the deaths was from lethargic encephalitis.

Mr Pilkington, reporting on the Ohakune Hospital site, at the meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board on Wednusalay, said there were about 16 acres, with about 300,000 feet of good timber on it, w‘nich might. be taken over by the millers at 1/6 per 100 feet royalty. This would provide enough to clear, grass, and fence the site, and till it was required to build it could then be let for £2O a year. The Raetihi site of 16 acres should be fenced and leased.——lt was resolved that tenders :be called for the right of milling the timber at Ohzikune, Mr Pilkiugton to draw up the conditions.