LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 1 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I It is estimated that the 1-abbit-skill lindustry in Otago brings in at least I £50,000 :1 week and it is accepts-1 as la fact that there is no profiteeriwi in }thig line. The men who find ‘the rubIbits get practically the whole of the {sum} loss a fixed commi:=.sio.n. ~

It is pointed out by an officer of the Department of La.bour that in cases where. premiums have been paid t 0 landlords to Secure a grant or a. renewal of tenancy the sums so pa-id "are reeovel'able by temmts from ‘the. landlord, and may be deducted from any rent payable from them to the landlord.

On TlllLl'sd»ay evening a Social musical evening is .to be given to all Taihape suppoi-te.l-s ~0-f flzhe —Na/cional‘ Prohibition movement in the Presby’ter~ ian Hall, to which al‘l sympathisers are invited. The evening will commence at an quarter to eight. Refreshments will be provided, and a collection will be taken towards the expenses.

The Presbyterian .Men’s League are to hold -:1 public discussion on the subject, “Is union of the Evangelical Churches dosirabl’e,” in the Presbyterian Hall on Friday, October 10th, commcncing at 7.30 p.lll. Mr D. G. Gordon will -aflirm, and Mr A. R. Munro will oppose. Everyone interested is invited to be present. A collecltion is to be taken up in aid of the Lea§ue’s funds,

The feats achieved by rivehters in the shipyards of the world during the war were st-a.rtling. In the end the rerord remained in British hands, for on May 23rd, 1913, William Moses; of Barrew-in.-Furncss, drove 5894 rivets in the hours of a single working day. These weré high fcllsile ‘steel rivets, much more difficulf‘”t’o heat than mild rivets used in other :sh'ipyal'ds.

The price of all goods from the East is likely to r,ontinu‘e to 'l'ul'e high, as quite apart from the fact that ex‘change is 60 per cent above normal, the freigvlit ruling from India to Australia is 100/’. as against a pre-war rate -of 35/, In I'esp:eC’t to tea, English buyers are paying high figiures and securing large quantities. Anolt-he':l" line that has shown a big advance in India. is §‘}nseed. Beale-M advices ‘from 0211-! euftia gives the quotation as £35 per ‘con. On the present basis of exchange tliis is an aefual increase of 100 per cont on prices ruling last September.

Referring to ‘the eltered’ conditions due to the terminaftion of the war, Mr J. Ambury, managing director of the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company, cmpllasised that the sooner all classes of the community realised th-.l«t 'inc‘*’:"’ea;sed production was the only way to meet the country’s financial responsibilities the better it would be for ever j.'om=. No policy of “go-—s~10y”. or direct :leti(m could by any stretc-h of imagination rc-lieVe‘tllem‘ of -their re~ sponsibilities, decrease the ‘cost of living, or increased liappiness .The watchword :1 year ago was “get the war finished”; to-day it should be’ “cease tooling and get to work.”

A dark gentleman arrived in Palmerston recently and -handed this office a pink pamphlet purporting‘ to contain “poems in commemoration of Admiral Jellicoe’s visit.” Webstei-’s dictionary defilles a. poem as a “composition in verse written in certain measures whether in)/blank verse or in rhyme and characterised by imagination and poetic diction,” The production is marked “copywright” -but we arg sure the author will not deny the privilege of culling one fragrant blossom from his garden of melody: “Lord Jeliieoe has his loving wife attending at his side; let us pray God to protect her life may the angels be her guide!"~—~ M.D_ Times. ..

Pa:-isian.=—now._ like ourselves, fighting food pi-ofiteers—had a. redoubtable champion in the days of yore in a former Mayor, Jacques de Tourzel. In his day adultel~ati.on flourished, especi-ally-in respect of dairy produce so he issued 2. .by-law commanding that every seller of watered milk should have a funnel placed in his mouth alld be fed witli his own stuff “ul_ltil such time as the doctor shall declare that the culprit cannot be made to swallow any more Without danger of death.’ The man who retailed bad butter was to be put in the pilory. “when the said butter shall be crushed down upon his lieud and shall remain there until the .<‘-'-311 sliall melt it.”

I‘r.-appears that the Crown Lands officers will not let returned soldier-s have small pieces of Crown 'lau«,ls, upon which to build homes. Such a policy was absurd, said Mr Wilford H 1 rho House. and he asked: What: about it‘? The Minister of Lamls (Mr Guthrie) replied that Crown I:~.nr‘.;: of that kind had to be ballotred for ilowevor. there should be no di'l‘ll':ulty in arranging the matter. Tu fact, [l9 could ant understand why any mlllier had been -refused, except, 3a.:-lnps, on af.'Collllt of a ballot. But the Department had power to allot, without ballot. and he certainly thought such cases should be fixed up; It is to be hoDCdT the Minister will pass that on to the oflicials_

Describing Lord .To‘alicoe’s journey to

}Rof,oru-.1, the Herald"s correspondent V states: “Jellieoc was V\'l‘..:'lnly welcomed lull down the line, being particularly popular with the children. who had assembled in force at every railway station. When the express stopped at Putaruru, some surprise was caused at the refreshment counter when Admiral Jellicoe and his staff appeared among ‘the-,m to get cups of tea. It is possible the visitor preferred to go to ‘the counter, but surely,” says the col‘respon(l—--ent, “there was no need for {he Admiral to be informed that his six cups of tea had not been paid for. The Ac} miral himself was -the first to get the coin out of his pocket, and therefore he paid.” _ ‘

A meeting of the connnittee v.’}lr'(?h has charge of the al‘l'3,llg3llll3lll‘_g‘ in connection with the I°ec:3ptix»li and web come home to the Rev. Father Connolly and returned men bolomging to his «parish and district was held last night. It was decided to hold the function on Friday night next in the Town Hall. A splendid programme has been pre-' pared, some really good outside talent promising to help, and a. very em'cyable eveningis anticipated. Futller Connolly previous to enlisting. was in charge of the local parish, and rnudo a host of friends, which has been immensely extended by his kindly and earnest ministration among the mm on active service, regardless of creed. A hearty invi-tat'l'6'n' is extended to all, particularly returned men, to be present. at the “Welcome home" on Friday night.‘

Interviewed at Palmerston North, a returned soldier, whohpra-id some attention to the distribution of frozen meat while in London, gave some particulars which are not generally known i.n New Zealand. In the course of his inquiries he' "visited Smithfield Market, and saw both New Zealand and Argentine mutton exposed for sale. He was shown some fine, plump, cai-cases of wdther mutt,-on, [from ‘New rZea«lia.nd‘, which he was astonished to learn were being sold at fa-om 2d to 3d per lb below Al-gentine'.mutt'on, which was by -no means as good, and which had a skinny appearance. On making inquiries as to how this eanle~a-bout, he was informed "that. the Argentinepproduct came to hand in a’ condition more acceptable to the eye than that from New Zealand. It was pointed out ‘to him thant while the bags covering the carcases from the Dominion were unsightly, those from South America were clean and without: Sfains. He found that this was due to the fact that the Argentine meat left the freezing works in duplicate covers. On reaching the distribution -stores in London the outer cover was removed. leaving the under one pert‘ectl‘y clean.