The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3323, 30 October 1919, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL

With which ids incorporated “The Taihape {Post and Waimarino N'eWß_"'}

It was .est-imate.d ‘(there was -a million (pounds worth of motor ‘cars at Hastings Show on People’.s Day last week.

Feed is very short» thl-.ough'out. _the Master-ton district, and stock, are not in :the best of condit'i.on. Prices for cattle have slumped recently.

A mild Winter and early spring in rune Raglan dist:-ie-t.' has been the means of making ‘this yezu-’s lambing season practically" a record. All round ‘the district splendid results have been obtained, one holding alone, with 1600 ewes returning 10?} per cent.”

Farmers do not, as a rule, believe in wasting a.nyth'ing——~—i'lot even «time. Recently a young dairy farmer near Opunake decided ‘to marry. On the wedding day he milked the cows as usual, motored a distance of 36 miles, and said, “I Will,” and returned home by motor with his briiie in time for .1119 ovc-ning’s milking. / Obligine; ne-ighr hours, however, packed him off on :1 lioneynloon.——Op}make ‘Times,

The T 0 Koa Returned Soldiers’ Company will appear at the Town Hal] on Friday night. "This is ‘the best little company on tour -at the present time and everyone should avail themselves of this opportunity to see and hear them. Mr Owen -.Pri.tchard is a hcst in himself, and ‘is the life of the Com-‘ pany, and recognised to‘ be the best eomedi-an that has ever visited Taihape. You are in for a treat, so book your seats early and a4\'e'vo‘id disappoinfment‘.

Rieturncd soldiexfs lufa.ve been fiolfd they ican obtain advances for seed potatoes. seed wheat, and so on, stated Mr G. Witty (Riceavton) in the House, but -they are not allowed to sell any potatoes—not even so much as 2. bagor any grain Withorff ‘getting :1 permit from the Government to do so. Ml‘ Massey replied that he did not know the exact position, but he though-t there must be a good explanation. He would have inquiries made.

Lovers of the homely broad bean will regret to learn that the beautiful, but energetic humble bee is likely to cause “the crop to be a failure this year, says the Auckland Star. The Arc-ason is that -the bee punctures the blossom to extract honey, with the result -flint the flower withers and dropé off, which. means no beans, One farifiel' states that -an area he planted will practically not yield any beans :this year, and in private gardens a similar damage is being done ” V

Whfii does the Prime Minisier expect to clear from s£ore'l»ast season’s cheese, and when ‘will the final payment in respect of it he made‘? asked Mr G. R. Sykes —(B:[as.tel=ton) in {the House recently. This season was not a good one, and -the producers we’-¥e’anxious to have the mla.tte'r expedited. -Mr ‘ sey replied that he would, be very glad i to expedite :it, but it was, impossible Ito 1 say when last season ’s cheese would be ieleared away. It was largely a. ques- ’ tion of shipping.

A sad case, wherein a, family of six: young children, ranging from a few months to 13 years of age, were charged with having no means, of support, came before Mr J. E. Wilson, S.M., in the Juvenile Court at Auckland, on Saturday. The children were brought to the Courtroom bar-ofooterl a.n.~fl very dirty, and the mother wore a shabby dressing gown, no hat, and old slippers. Evidence was called -to show -that She was not of very sound mentality‘, and that the father was able to earn no money on.account of a. physical dis~ ability. The latter said it was very hard to flrink of p:lrting with his children, but the Magistrate :i:orlsi('i.ex'ed llmt. they had not :1 rea.so‘nable chance in their present? surrourclizrgs, and ordered their committal to Various Chercli of England homes; 7 ‘ ‘

A slight earthquake shock was felt in 'l‘a.ihape this morfiing at 6.33. The following vessels will be Within wireless range to-night: Manaroa, Manuka, Pateena, T-ofua, Port. Elliott, and Ajana. Mr J. A. Clements, golf professional; is staying in 'Daih-ape for aweek. Any golfers requiring tuition may ring up No. 28 to secure an appointment. At Mar-ton on Tuesday evening the supporters of Mr Meldrum formed 3 strong committee to support his candidature for the R-angitikei seart. Mr J. J. Bryce, in his speech «at the gathering of farmers last night, caused some amusement when detailing the =v.ari\ous activities, present and prosjpective, by stating the NZ. Farmers CO-op. Distributing Company Would have to establish a matrinionial Bureau. ““Auckl'and is a city of won~del".‘.'. pr.‘-ssibilities,” said Judge; George D. Alden, of Boston, at the Chautauqua entertaininent on Tuesday evening. “You can make Auckland known to‘our country, and you can make Sydney 21. back number,” he added_ “It only requires keen work to make Auckland the greatest city in Australia _ol‘ NOW Zealand.” . During the hearing of ~11. case in tlie Supreme Court recently. it was pointed out that whereas the Government valuation of a 96-acre property in Taranaki had been fixed. at £4140, a. private agent had assessed 'the valueat £7OOO, a difference of nearly £3OOO. ‘‘l '.think that is as‘ bad as anything I have ever -seen,” remarked His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout). “Of course, everybody knows that property in the Taranaki district‘ is increasing in price, but I didnot know it was increasing to such an extent as that.” “I think Your Honour is quite accustomed to differences in the valuation of land,” said counsel. “I consider -the land should bring at lease £2OOO more"tha.n the ‘Government valuation,” said Sir Robert, later in the proceedings, “the_ Governmenvti valuation is invariably too small.”