LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 27 September 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ml’ F_ T. Broom, Methodist H0111‘? Missiollary at Te Kuiti, has been selected by a ballot as the officiul Labour (Red Fed) candidate for the Taumarunui seat.

Mr B. H. Just, Nursel‘_\,'man, Palmer~ ston North, offers onion plants at 1/‘:7 per 100 and at 10/ per thousand delivered free for cash with order. Those who are late in sowing can make up time by purchasing plant.<.

In 1910, one-fourth of all the women in industry in America were nlarried. and more than 15 per cont. were either widowed or divorced. In 1918, the number of mal'l'ie(l Wol'kel'S had practically doubled, and, with comparativ«2ly few exception, all had one or more dependents upon them for support_

:\Dal't from the two start pictures to be shown af the Town Hall tO~ llighét, fhe pl‘Ogl‘L-nmno includes :1 wonderful Paramount Gazr-He showing Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford. and Douglas IT'aix-banks tolxl‘il'xg Ale:-ica apDealing for stlbscriptions for the Lib 01‘tY Loan. ,

“The Huns are evidently dotermiu. ed to capture a share of the Wol'ld’S markets again, and they are not losing much time about it,” declared 21 Christchurch merchant on Monday. He ha-3 received by the English mail several German pl'J'c=e lists from firms with whom he had never done any business before. The price lists held no intencst for him, and he had accordingly consigned them to ‘the waste-paper basket, but he pointed out that other importers might not treat the Gernmn overtures in the salne_manncr. A

A letter of considerable interest to

housewives was recently published in the Christchurch Sun. A war widoxx stated that she maintained a family of four in every comfort and ample food on £2 10/ a week including 12/6 :1 week for rent, nor was she in any distress, and did not complain. "‘lt is needless to say,’.’ she concludes-, “that there is no margin.”

-Captain J. W. Andrew, V.C., .was given a civil welcome back ‘in Wanganui yesterday by a large gathering of

‘the public. Complimentary speeches gwpre mad'e by -the Mayor and Colonel I Cunninghame, commander of the battal- ' ion to which Captain Andrew Wasat-

‘mched when he won the V_C., and Major Aitken, and were suitably replied to by Captain Andrew and his father.

It was twelve years ago last Thursday since New Zealand was proclaimed a Donliniho~n.- The Imperial Government agreed to ‘the change of designation being made according io representations made by the then Prime Minister, Sir Joseph VVard, conditionally upon the receipt.‘ frond the New Zeanland Govern. ment of a request Ito that Veifeet. This was fol*tllcomingf, and the new Dominion formally came into being on September 26th, 1907.

Speaking in the House on Thursday on the inequality of taxation between the oi-dinary citizens and the landowner, Sir John Findlay said that those who paid taxation through Customs were not taxed on pre-War val--' ues, but on the inflated war prices of 300 per cent_ More Customs taxation was paid on imported socks. The duty on ladies’ cotton hose before the War was 1/10 per dozen pairs. To-day the duty is 5/11. The new Minister of Customs (Mr Nosworthy) interjecterl that “the rate of duty is the same.” ‘To which’ Sir John replied: But paid on to-days’ value, though the landowner does not do that. We ought to be fair to every class. ‘ '

5 A meeting was held is Utiku on lThursday_evening for the purpose of forming a'bl-anch of the N-_Z. Labour ‘Party. ‘A number of delegates from Ohutu and Taihape were also present. Mr Sanderson was elected chairman. Mr McCorkindale, chairman of the Ohutu branch, gave an interesting exposition of the aims and principles of the NZ. Labour Party, and the delegates also made a. few remarks. It was decided on the motion of Mr McMenamis, seconded by Mr Becchy, that a: bl'all(3h"of ‘the Labour Party be ‘formed at Utiku. Mr McMenamin ‘was elected secretary, and Mr Sanderlson, on the motion of Ml-Beechy, ‘seconded by Mr McMenamin, elected chairman. Messrs B. Boechy. LA. Shield, J. Gains. A. Farr, and .T. '[Cox were elected a committee.

1 Writing to an Auckland paper, :1 [correspondent puts :1 timely and perltinent question when he wonders whether the coalminers ever think what lwould happen if the farmer was to adopt the go—slow method and reduce [his output 50 per cent. “The coal l-miner would have to pay double for }his butter, cheese, bacon, eggs, meat, and ‘bread. Wllat a jolly good time the farmers Would have then. Instead of working twelve hours Or more per day he would only work six and play at growing vegetables and strawberrics for himself, which the-coal miner could.not _get_ Instead of I Won’t Work, it would be I Will Want, and want would be his master, till he dropped his sulks,’ like a spoilt child. and promised to be a good boy and go back to work again.” And this is ‘the; sunafiming up with which most people} will agree. I

“It will do me,” said a retul'ncd~sol- - recently to a “Times” I'epOl'tel' and Fm not afraid...” He was refer-

ling to the progress of certain proposals he had put before the Repatriation Board in the matter of establishing‘ himself in business. “I don’t go much on the Government’s land settle‘inent policy,” he went on to say, “beflcause I aln convinced that the purchase of_private estates at high figures is wrong in principle and is ;bound to lead to financial difiiculty in {the end_ The present land values.can-3not—-and I sincerely hope will nottbe maintained, -and when the drop‘ comes, as it must come, where will; the ‘digger’ farmers be? To settle re~‘ turned soldiers on land valued asjt‘ is at present, in abnormal times, and with the price of foodstuffs higher than they have ever been, is. in my opinion, :1 risky undertaking and one which will cause anxiety and trouble in the future. , But the establishment] of diggers‘ in business is another pro ' position and they are doing splendid I‘ work. Let them continue to give usl a start with a_ few liun<lreds——and we‘ will do the- rest..’’