LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 2 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Three lassics are wanfed by "Mrs McAulifi’e to learn the dressmaking business. "Good wages are ofl‘:'cre~d.

Mr B. P. Lo€hbl'idge, chairn\lall of the Rangitikei County Council, has announced his candidature for the Rangitikei Seat as a suppor‘t—er of the Reform Party.——Press Association. ‘

Privy Councillor Gergmann stated to the Berlin correspondent of the-‘United Press of America: “If the German workers Work half as hard as they did in the past, then. it will be quite possible to restore Germany within fifteen years. ‘

\Vhcn P.l'emiel- I.llassey 1~xc1z1i11:od in the House that he believed veoting should he made colnpxllsory. Sir Joh-11‘ Findlay expressed his delight. as he had advocated -this I'eform'fol' 20 years. The Leader of the iLabour Party (Mr Holland) said he would vote in the same xliwcfinn. but [those who did not go fo the poll did nof deserve :1 vofv.

“All {he boys are not at home,}’’ said Sir James ‘Allen at the meeting of the Returned Soldiers’ Clubhouse Soc-iefy at 'Wellington. “Them are still about 2000 in camp in ‘Englqiicl, less than 200 sick, some Wives,‘ and between 4000 and 5000 on the water. As to the reception and entertainment of these men——l am confident the ladies will not cease their splendid efforts until the last maxi haé an-rived.” (Applause) 0 '0

Mr R. ‘N. Smith,

has definitely decided to contest the Waimarino el-ect.or»ae»te at the forthcoming general election.

Four Dl'eaclnd‘llghts of ‘the. American Pacific Fleet—the New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, and New York——.p2Y'ssecl sucdessfully thrdugh Ithe Gratun ILo'cks, Panama Canal. This is the first attempt to negotiate ithe waterway with a fleet of Dreadnoughts.

“I_’m continually taken in,” Said all American in London, according to the “Daily Sketch,” “by the rather insane, almost dude-like aspect of your younger men. Even in the city I meet the! ‘silly ass’ type, who behind his _mOll* ocle and his lisp and his Charlie Ch-ap—-lineque moustache is as sharp as a needle.”

“Will the Minister for Defence got the Discharged .SoEédie:rs’ Se-fltlement Act amended -so as to give -the Widows and mothers of soldiers’ the same privilege in figard to the purchase of homes ‘or paying ofl mortgages -as ‘their husbands would have had had they lived?!” is a question put in the House of Representaftives by Mr J. Vigor Brow-n‘, M.P. 4

“Will the Prime Minister increase the stafi of the Land Valuation Department so as to have -a. re-valuation of prbpcr?fie§ made more often than at present, and thus place the burden of taxation on the shoulders of those that can bear it best?” is a question of which notice has been-given by Mr J. Vigor Brown (Napier). It is stated, he, adds, that the Valuation Department has reduced its staff, and, if ‘this is correct, this will «assist the wealthy in escaping taxation and receive the whole benefit of the unearned increment brought about by the War.

“It will mean anot.ller‘ ten per cent. on the price of Saddlery and boots, I suppose,” remarked 3. gentlemanéin;

terested in leather goods, to a Auck}. land “=Starf’ reported on Tuesday._ bHc_ explainedfihat the jfii-adg had 'j'uétf're—‘ ccived notllca_Ltion of rise in the>'p._l".c_c of leather, équivaléht to 4/ a 's'id£§.‘ While the jacgtualupricfle was4adv_a;t'lce_d_ 2/‘ pa}; ;side,,. the ~_-ina‘llu‘factul-el~ said an alteration in ‘the basis. upon which discounts :were, allowed really incréasédi it to about 4/ per side. He added mat‘ if the enlbal'g;o_had Abéen lifted off the export of hides. still higher figures must have been réaclled.

The total amount subscribed voluntarily and money and goods handled by the War Funds Office, the oflicer in charge of which (Mr J. W. Kinniburgh) is about to retire, up to March 31st, 1919, was £5,899,020, of which £4,866,520 was collected by Various patriotic societies. Out of the total, £1,871,807 represented funds in hand «at that date. The transfer of funds from one a.cc.ou»nt fto another brouvght the total turnover of the office at the end of March to £6,953.000; and it i§inte.resting to note that the cost -of collecting. ‘tl'allsfe\rl'in{g, and ad'nl'ini‘sterillg' the funds amounts to 3.14 per cent of that ‘total ‘turnover, ‘ .

“One Who Knows” writes to_ the Auckland Herald: It seems the leading members of the self—styled‘ ]f.oe‘onlotive Engineers’ Association miss he elianele in trying to 'im.pi'ess 'ilpon' ‘the public how badly they «are treated by the Railway Depal'-timent. If the gen-erlzil public knew all the facts they would unanimously decide that tihe locomo‘tiv'e men are the best-treated body of m-en in the Dominion. Nothing‘ is ' heard from the old hands of dissatisfaction, but young men attempt to make others discontented. The {bluff game is played out. The Department has :3. majoritity of" members loyal and true who are disgusted by men such as referred‘ to -above. The number of resignations given is quife untrue. Oflieers risen from the ranks cannot support the clap-traps this society wants to enforce. It is imaginziry that the sys"tem is unbencling. The greatest consideration is given to Inenlbf\'?s'. which all reeol'(l_s will pl'bVe.

Ml‘ Ashford (Minister of Lands), speaking at Parama.tta.,‘ said that to date 3,385,439 acres in New South Wales had been made available for soldier settlement. This total represented 3009 blocks on a- living area basis_ In addition. 1400 blocks, nonliving areas, had been made available for soldiers for the establishment of businesses, with Federal ass~istance_ From the inception of the Closer Settlement Promotion Act in 19-11 up to 12.011111thß ago, the estates purchased averaged about three a month, representing about 15 farms. During this year the estates purchased averaged 26 per month, and provided an average of about 52 farms. This rule, however. had been considerably increased. since the system had been reorganised, and during the pastifour months the average number of settlers per month was 73. as against 15 during they re-' vious eight years. In the purchase of land and advances, added the Minister, the Government had spent £2,350,000. Three tliousund farms were already available, and by the end of the ‘year the promised 4000 would be available if required. V

‘Mr ‘VIII. Meldrum, of Huntorville, is announced as the Liberal candidate for the Rangitikei electorate, The Taihape senior rcpl'csenl.ati\-‘e football team played the King Country Union at Taumarunui yesterday afternoon, winning by 6 points to

Messrs F. Ward and C-0, will sell by auctionf [at \2 $111.11)‘. on =SaturdayJ, ['s he-ifers just about to calve; 3 yearling heiters (Shorthorn-Jersey cross), 2 yea-rling steers, o»n»e'hol'se, two gigs, dogcart, buggy; also a quantity of house blocks, apples, vegetables, a large quantity Of jewellery of new and tasteful designs.

The transport Adolf Woermann arrived at Wellington and berthed this morning. The northern contingent of returned .men will pass through Taihape this evening. It is by this transport. that the Rev. Father Connolly has returned, and he will be able -to arrive in Taihape in plenty of time to attend the “reception and Welcome home” to be held in the Town Hall tomorrow evening. .

In preparation for a cinematoéraph production of a. drama depicting the deeds of the Kelly gang, the New South Wales‘ Picture Play Company, of Melbourne, erected a wooden structure in a paddock outside the town of Coburg, :to represent [the famous. Kiflenrowan Hotel, in which certain members 01’ the -gang were burnt to death. All _was -ready for the drama, and on a. day allotted ‘the building was to have been the scene of -a. desperate encounter between the Kellysr and the police, to culminate «in the complete destruction of the Glenrdwan Hotel bf flames. The arrangements, however, were upset by the fire occurring at the wrong end of the drama. In the early hours of the morning the scene was to be filmed the building was burnt. down. There was evidence of kerosene having been applied, and i-t was believed that the fire was caused by vandals, with a perverted’ sense=ofx humour. ’ v V -

I.‘ "Hm. is J-I;lx;_xl_lAy"s‘ defeat (sayS‘a L:<)1;1_do11 corl'esg

p'o:_fidollt), ,I .399 that the progr'essive' fiiéasures cagriod‘ out A'dminis‘trationVha"ve'lililZ:h ieaueed; "the death.—l'ate' -of New G'uill-ea.* A Whon it was a Gertilafi' colony ‘tl'l’e"ilverage duration of life was shorter there than‘ in Emy other _country‘. “The peoplcfl die off at about 40,” We arhe told by Mr A. E. .Pl‘at't, who spent -two years in New Guinea, at ‘the beginning of the celltu,l-y. “We saw one very ol<l nian who may have been about 60 years ‘of age——the only" oxamplo"of 1-ongovity that we “came across. He was bent almost double, and had 5. long white board. ‘His fellow tribesmen regarded him as a great curiosity, mrrl brought him ‘to see us.”