LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 8 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following vessels will be within wireless range 'to—n;'ght:—Manuka, M.araroa., .Durham,' Essex. Waiwera, Adolph Woermann. In range of Chathams: Opawa, anfd Port Nicholson.

A soldier just returned from active service told a Hawke ’s: Bay Tribune reporter thatt, in the little over four years that he had <been at the war he was inocula.‘fed 17 times, against cholera, typhoid, and smallpox. With such "immunity, the In.a.n.should have :1 -charmed life. . .

Speaking to ‘the electors at the W.a.nganui East_ Town Hall 011 Saturday, Mr Veitch said he had a. good ‘deal to thank Wan-ganui foi-. Wanganui had given him ‘a s‘fart in political life, and it was ‘in Wanganui he met his wife. As Mr Veitch naively put it, amid laugh--ter: “It was then we formed -a.- com mittee of two, with power to add to its‘ numbers. ’ ’

“I venture to pre(lict.,” said Ml‘ -7- TM. Hornsby in the House of Re.pl‘6S‘€ll~ tatives, “tsha.t ‘in thirty y_o3l'S’ ‘time ‘this coimtry will be importing butter, because the farmers will‘ not Intake‘ itThey will confine themselves to cheese, casein, 'dl-iod milk, and sugar of milk.” Hl‘ H~ol'llsl3y showed how the return per cow had risen, till now iii was £2O fo £25, and he Mt'hough’c tllafit with the fijallufacture of the new products it would rise to £35. '

A meeting of all those interested in athletics are invited to attend a. meeting of the Taihape Athletic Club to be held in Ml‘ ‘A. M, Ryanfs office on Friday, the 10th inst. During the period of the war the Athletic Club abandoned their regular -;spol'ts meetings and devoted their funds and the ener—gies of the niembersio patriotic purposes. It is felt that now the usual gathering can be reverted to in its original form and with this object «the mec-fing mentioned is to be held.

A'n advertiser wishes to purchase 3 Muscovy drake.

An advertiser wants to buy a secondhand suite of bedroom furniture.

The Land ’ Purchase Board has bought a farm of 1520 acres, adjoining the Hawardcn railway station, North Canterbury, for soldier settlement. It is partly dairying and partly sheep and cropping land. The Board will not take possession until next March.

At the Station Street Garage, Mr V. Nicholls is showing the latest in Buick cars. invites inspection of these cars ,and he‘ desires to demonstrate that they have earned the name “Comfort Carsf’ Mr Nicholls can also give immediate delivery of Indian Motor -Cycles, the Douglas Motor ‘Cycle will arrive about the end of this month.

A communication was received by the Wellington Chamber Of Commerce -on Monday from a. well-known firm stating that it had come to their notice that certain American firms were charging interest on sight drafts from time of shipment to date of receipt of money in New York. This, it was stated, was in addition ,to ordinary bankexchan-ge and conversion rate. The firm desired to know the View of the chamber on the matter. The chamber-‘decided that the exchange included interest and that consequently the practice referred to resolbed itself into the charging of two interests.

The spirit of camaraderie that has been engendered among the men who have fought side by side at the front is something deeper that the ordinary friendship between man and man, a thing indeed which grapples the soul with hooks of steel_ Probably the best evidence that every effort ‘is being made to maintain this sgitft of comradeship is the number of advertisementsithat are appearing with a view to getting members of the expeditionary forces together for social purposes, so that they willnot wholly lose sight of each other in the scramble for existence. -It is a thing to be commended, as the many unrecorded acts of kindness among companions in arms are to be treasured among the fadelesss gems of memory

The sight of a wooden horse standing in a trap in Queen Street, was nearly responsible for a 1-una.\\i:‘~.y that must have proved disastrous in such a busy thorouhgfare. The camouflage was a good one, so good, in fact, that it was evidently bewildering to the real thing attached to a cart nearby. In its coating of grey it was doing as an advertisement to advertise a sporting picture to be introduced shortly in the city. The unattended animal cocked its ears up at sight of the “apparition,” pulled in alongside the water channel, and then pulled out illto the middle of the street, and was just getting into. one of those Stl‘ideSrUlllooi{ed for in Queen Street, when a young man stepped out from the sidewall: and cautiously approaching the animal nip--Ded a bolt in the bud.——Star.

E Many and varied are the excuses lgiven by soldiers when called upon lb; a superior to account for misdeeds. O'n ‘Thursday last (states the Auckland “Star’) two soldiers in a military hospital had a difference of opinion, and proceeded to settle it in the usual British fashion. After much arguing and lthreatcning, one left upon the other .a ‘hall mark in the shape of a badly ;bruised and swollen eye, which requirled medical attention. Naturally‘ the medical oflicer Jbecame curious and his curiosity was most disconcerting to his patient, who thought long and earnestly for a suitable explanation which would allay the suspicious of the inquiring one without giving away the true situation. With a look’ of childlike simplicity and innocence he remarked confidentially, “I can“; understand it at all, sir. I simply blew my nose and my eye went all to blazes like this.” But the average medical ofiicer is rather ’a doubting Thomas, and the injured man is still more injured to think that his Word should be doubted

The following is an excerpt from it letter received from Mr M. J. Reardon, who is en route to San Francisco: “Sharing the stern of the Tofua with a flock of stud Corriedale sheep are three familics.Threc couples, all work—ing people, all apparently in the early thirties, with nine healthy, happy, chubby-faced children, forced to leave New Zcaland by the living conditions.

There must be something wrong with the management of this little new» country of ours when parents are forced to pull up their tent-pegs and seek American coil for themselves and their “children. Questioned as to the Wisdom oi.‘ the step, they ‘couldn’t see how it could be worse: Wages had gone up, but nothing like the cost of living. The house problem in Wellington was the last straw. And so New Zealand loses six useful citizens =a.nd- nine healthy, happy children, ages ranging from eighteen months to nine ye:u'-rs! And the Minister for Lands would have you believe that he is solving something by helping the returned soldiers to buy homes!”

A furnished bedroom is advertised for by a young man in the Government service at Taihape. .

A smooth—haired, brindle-cololu~c-d collie slut has been lost from the railway station. The finder is requested to communicate with the police or stationmaster.

Attention is drawn to an advertisement elsewhere that :1. ladies class in first aid is.now forming and will commence work on Tuesday evening next. A course of lectures are to be given by Dr Ma.cDiarmid. Ladies are requested to hand in their names early to the secretary. A first aid class for men will be formed after Christmas.

At the Magistrate’s Court on" Tuesday, before Mr Hewitt, S.M., Wong Jang and Vvong Nam were fined £lO each for selling goods after hours. Three men, o’Neill, Warren, and'Waipuke were charged with being in pOS. session of liquor while prohibited. The two first-named were fined £3 each, and Waipuke £l. A case from Mataroa of alleged assault by W. P. Hughes on H. C‘: Wilziams also came before the Court. Sergeant Mai.thews appeared for the police and Mr Cooper, of Palmerston North, for the defendant. Mrs Williams, Miss Williams, H. G-_ VVilli:l:n.~‘, und Dr MacDial-niid gave evidence for the prosecution, and defendant, Johns, and two others for the defence. After a somewhat long hearing Mr Hewitt decided the case had not been proved, and was therefore dismissed_ ..

Premier Massey fold the House that investigative-n is being made by the De—partment of Agriculture on the practi~ cability of installing or subsidising carbvonising plants for the tl'e.a‘tlnent of very seedy wool, and the likehoold of such a. plant, if established, proving financially successful. There are two plants in the North Island (at Auckland and Solway, near Masterton) treeting seedy wool by mechanical process under contract to the Imperial Government, and they were doing very good work.’ All medium short-stapled wool which is classed by the ‘Government valuers as “very.scedy” is handed‘ to these works for treatment. All he:a.vy-conditioned; fleece and lambs’ wool, pieces, bellies, locks, and crutch~ ings purchased in grease are now scoured in the Dominion under contract for ‘tlfe Imperial Government.

Mr Lysnar, of G-isb.o~rno, is one of the most discussed scmi~public men in the Nortfli Islahd. He is ever in ‘the lime light with some proposal for the cooperation of f rmei-s, or dropping the acid of criticism upon some scheme which he thought was seeking to exploit the producer. But Mr Lysnar is not talking now—he has done something——he. has achieved :a scoop. He has secured that rare thing, a steamer, actually bought 21. refrigerated ship for the Poverty Bay Fa.l‘lncl's’ Meat CO., of whicli he is chairman of directors. Thus Mr Lysnar has set a pl'ac'f'ical example for all co—opel"at.ivel’freczing c.ompanies—ye-s,‘ «arid dairy companies also. Own your own ship! That is the slogan of modern co-operative pro-

ducers._ It remains to be seen whether Mr Lysnar will get his charter and permit to lift produce in New" Zealand. For it mustb e remeln.bered'that the movements of our ships are‘ still in the hands of {.116 "Shipping Controller at Home, and we will now see whether the shipping Ring will block Mr -Lysnar’s enterpri'se. ‘And \everyVp‘llodl'lcer in New Zealand is concerned in the issue. Good luck to Poverty Bay enierprisc!