LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3321, 28 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The followi_ng vessels will be within Wireless range to-night: —— Mararoa, Pateena, Tofua, and Maheno. In range of Chathams: Ccfrinthic.

A line of fifteen four-_vealj-old steers realiserl the exceptionally high price of £54 10/ per head at the .Addingto«n stock sale -last week, the price‘ being claimed as a, I'-ceord fo_r the yard, foxj a. line of the class,m.enti’dned. &__~.

‘ A phengmlenal“storm, accompanied by a deluge of hail, flooded many parts of Sydney on Saturday. Much damage was done to'prop'erty and crops. Telephones and telegraphs ai‘e disol'ga.nised. There were remarkable scenes in the streets, where the hail in certain places formed huge blocks of ice two -feet thick. .

An adVC‘.l"(iSOnlollt apcars in .-muther column drawing attention to a sale of produce on behalf of the Plunket Society. Two street stalls will be el'ectcd——one at the Bank of Australasia corner, the other at 'the‘Post Office corner. A large variety of goods has been promised from Taihape and the surrounding districts and rbrisk selling is anticipated. Buyers of cream are requested to bring their own bottles. Produce will be received at either stall.

The new saleyards of the NZ. farmers Co-operative Distributing Company will be opened at Taihape. to-morrow, for which splendid entries have been receiVed,. particulars of which willibe found in our advertising columns. In the evening a. smoke concert will be held in the Gretna Hall, end :1 cordial invitation is extended to all shareholders, fariners, and others interested to be present. Mr A. Leigh Hunt, general manager of the company, as well as several directors, will be present. The proceedings will Commence at 8 P-m- . -

An apparently new caffie. disease has broken out in the N-ortliorn Wairoa district, and some farniers are reported to have.l-ost fully half their stock through it. The disease appears to attack quite fit and healthy came, and so far no I'ecovel'ics have been reported. The anim«-.11.; are found helpless on the ground, uiiafilc to rise through weakness in theii" legs, and death follows soon after. The farmers in the district cannot identify it with anything f)"re—‘ viously known, but some fnfncy it may be due to the outing of certain plants. The symptoms as desmibod do not form :2 basis on which shmkland voi'm'inariang can diagnose the complaint, and it is probable. that an official investigation will be mad-e.

As an illustration of the value 01' the “Taihape ‘Daily Times” as an advertising medium and the extent of its circulation, we publish the followingletter from the nuiiiagcr of the Ngai. matia Station: “Some two monmg ago I sent your paper :1 couple of “Want~ ed” adveiitisenients for Contract; SllCal~ ors -and mus'fercr—packnlan. I am still receiving letters with reference to those €l(lV0l'tlSCl1lC1'll.‘S. I may state that I engaged contract shearors in Taihape the day I called in your» office, and 9.. week later .seeure(l the paekman. b C'oni'ruct Sllo3.l‘el's wz-ot“e«me from as far off as Ma.tanlata., Hamilton, Dehnevirke, ‘Napier, Wellington, and other places, so your paper evidently commands more than the usual attention given to the general run of _newspapers'.”

Beautiful weather was experienced fior -Labour Day. .- The trains’, both north and south, were packed‘ With pl.easurc--seekers, while picnic parties to various parts of the (fistrict. were numerous. A boy named Cyril Brown, aged 13 ‘years, was Watching a, .c.:how train come in at Napier on Thux-stdtay when he was run over by the outgoing engine. His right arm and leg were taken off,‘ and the left 10.: injured. He als‘o ‘sustained intternal‘ "injuries. At present. he is in the hospital in. a serious condition. Recently the same boy was injured in a. motor accident. and two years ago’, he was nearly drowned at the baths. -

Several people well known in Auckland, who were paced under detention by the military a.u‘chorities during the war, have been,gl‘all.ted parole pending such "time. as the Grovemlln.en’t al'rive.s at :1. decision as to.whzlt is. finally to be done with them. Among the persons So far released on parole in thisinanner are Messrs Paul Hansen, G. Kronfield, C. Sdgner, and -Languth, in addition to whom Dr. Enclletsberger has been '3l- - :1 fortnight ’s pare-le on ‘the recommendation of the camp medical :ult.horities.

If the qabled ‘description from Capetown is coi-rest. the new diamond which has been discovered in the Premier mine will rank second to the Cullinau Diamond. This extraordinary stone, which weigh-ed 3025% carats, w'Ei.s discovered in 1905, also in the Premier mine. It was purchased by the Transvaal‘ Government in 1907, and presenfed to King‘ Edward VII. The stone was sent to Amsterdam to be cut, and in 1908 it was divided into nine la.rg.e stones and a. nuinber of brilliants. The four largest stone sweigh 516-E carats, 309 3-16 carats, 92 e.ara'ts. and 62 carats I'espee.f.ively. 3

The a.’rtenti‘on of the Pl-imfle Minister was drawn by Mr G. V. Pearce (Pzttea) in the House of Representatives to a report from Australia that the meat commandeer had been renewed at 8d per lb. Mr Pearce asked if the Government had any infornlation on the point. Mr Massey ‘said he had not seen the report, and he had no information regarding it. -He had cabled to the High Colnm_issioner about a month -ago, asking if, the Imperial authofities were prepared to renew the contract with .the New Zealand meat pl'oducers, but ‘he had not yet received any reply. He would cable again., 3

The assistance the Lands Department was giving to the settlers who were burnt out by the disastrous bush fires in the Waimurino nearly two years ago, was mentioned in the annual report lof the Department which has just. been presented to Parliament. In response. to the Department ’s invitation for :I.ppli.ca.tions. for loans on certain prescribed terms, including interest at 5 per cent for seven years, 62 applications were received, involving an amount of £76,348. After careful consideration, a(lv_ance,< totalling £44,150 were authorised to he made to 54: applie:lnts.- The statement of ‘losses by the 62 applicants, showed atotal of £88,553, including building's (£15,170), fencing (£8585), shr-ep, (£53,898), and cattle (£4614). These figures do not include da.mag'e to grass nor the losses resulting; from the forced sales of stock in a much depreciated condition.

It is rep_orted. (says the Napier Telegraph that 2. man of military age, wh'o lived Within a. hundred miles of Napier, took to the hills and the bush wllcn.his turn was “coming very soon now.” He reiiiained in hiding; till after the signing of peace, which he did not hear 'of for many dzays, and then he returned to his native haunts. A viisit. to: the local hotel did not assist in removing his tliii-st, for ziolirody was willing to “shout” for 9 E-llll‘l§ol', and he had no: money. After developing a. thirst that would have done credit to fish, the returned wanderer moved. ‘on a bit, His next visit was to 21 billiard saloon, where he adroitly endeavoured to secure the loan of £l, in order to stav the thirst, ‘en the strength of the expectetioii of receiving £l5O. A blank refusal promptly’ followed, and the man approached for the loan terminated the conversatiorn with the remark: “I suppose the £l5O is your gratuity!”

That the do 01' die Spirit is sfill imbued in the llearts of siome younlhful members of the community was exempliod at Ashhurst a few days ago. One inspired youngster dared anotller to lie under the ovel'llallg'ing plaH’ol'm next to the railway line as =the-‘train was going past-. Nothing 13th. the !other boy settled himself in film I'o- - faslxion. and o_olnt'ol'fa.bly awaited r‘vglts~. Forfumm-ly, as the train c.alne'l'ushing into the station, HlO driver noficcd tho fooll1:mly.la(l. lying near the rail, and pulled up in short space, just clearing the young daredevil.’ Tho jar on -the é'il’gine and truck couplings caused s‘ome damage to both, and the boy’s father will probably have to foot the billféo th-althe can hardly be expected to admire fisSOll'S daring. Needless to say. the engine-driver had like “wind up” coxxsicleralfly more than the lad, as he knew that had the train gone by the lad would have been cut to pieces.M.D. Times. l .

Just when the New Zealand House of Representatives has passed 3. bill admitting women as candidates for electorates, it is disquieting to read in the Christian World regarding the United States: “Suicide amongst women is said to be greatly increasing, particularly amongst those who are taking active _,part in business and political life.” '

It is only a fortnight away from the anniversary of the big outbreak of influenza in Wellington, says ‘the Dominion, and it is satisfactory to see that the signs and pofiénfs do not indicate a serious recurrence_ of the complaint in its deadly form. Consulfed on vfhe matter, the Wellingtcvn superintendent of the W.ellingto'n Hospital (Dr. R. Woodhouse) saicl that the only form of influ'e‘nza now being: encountered in ‘Wellington was a. Very mild variety. Only :o~ncve in a While was there: a case of pneunlonic influenza, and the variety which almost forbade hope from the otrtset was non-existent. He did not anticipate that Wellington would have another visitation of the malady in ffs‘ acute form.

Writing from New York to friends in Auckland, Mr J. S. Fletcher. of Fletcher Bros., «Ltd., builders, 0 fkuckland, states -that in visiting the large steel mills in Canada and the United States the principals of the firm ‘told him when discussing supplies, that materials were not likely to come down in price. It is the opinion of United States’ manufacturers that in twelve to eighteen months there will only be one country able to supply the world’s markets, name-ly, England. The American people state quite frankly that they are making hay while the sun shines. They do not expect to hold ‘the export nrarket when England gets her shoplders info the collar again. This also is true in hardwars, baths, etc.

With the passing at the great age of 92 years, of Teone Makarika. (McGrregor), it half-caste Maori, of Foxton, another link with the notable past of this coast disappears, (says the Alanawatu Daily« Times). _He was .-the grandson of Tutepouvavngi, the great fighting chief of the Ngatiepa tribe of the South Island, .who was in command of the Southern M-aoris in the last bat-t-le between the north sand south at Waiorua, (Kapiti Island)_.»about 1820. Over 4000 native warriorstook part, and it was this battle which settled the question of the future of Wellington and a portion of the South Island, including Nelson and Barlborough. The southerners were defeated by Te Ruaparaha and his allies. Tutepourangi was taken prisoner ea-nd in return for sparing his life, he made a gift to the victors of the territory from d’Urvi-lle Island and Pelo-rus Sound to Cape farewell, about 3,000,000 acres, the largest single gift of land in New Zealand history recognised by the Nntiv'e Land Courts.