LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3325, 1 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I;-10Yds have taken a ""cnnsider:lble share interest in the National Bank of New Zealand.

“I notice that interned aliens were recently released in Auckland, and that is only another phase of our lax and out-of-date legislature,’.’ stated Mr Rogers at the Magistrate’s Court, Napier, I‘efel'l‘illg to an alien who was charged with failing to notify -his change of address_

FortY~seven war brides, in addition to the draft of 568 troops, are (éoming to NewL Zealand on the tmnsport Arawa, Wvhicih is due at Almkland about November 14. Of the soldiers about 160 are bound for the Auclclanél district. The number of wives for this district is not known.

Slaughtermen are in liven demand in Australia at present; the supply in the Commonwealth eviclenfly is not sufiieient, as a large firm is offering shortly, but expect to be back in New Zealand to undertake mnploymcnt_ Several men from Petam-3 are 13.-suing shortly, but expect to be‘ back in New Zeafand begpre Christmn,s,'tile company to whom they are going having paid _the fares. V .

In accordance with a promisc.-. made by Mr Carr, one of the prop.-rietors of the Town Hall pictures that padded seats would be provided for patrons of the cheaper seats in the hall, these have now ‘been installed, and will be utilised to-night. Earlv door patrons will have an advantagell in securing those seats. The consicleration shown by the management for the convenience. and comfort of picture-lovers will be heartily app_recia7ted.

It is said to "be Well within the r9.n_ge of possibility that Mr Charles Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Works, who did so much to assist the "Allies in the first years of the zgreati“ war, may be the next President ofvthé United States. Many consider that -he alone can reconcile the conflicting claims of Capital and Labour. His wealth is the on]? thing against this forecast, but his sympathe-_tic attitude towards Labour is a.dn§isted._' _

‘Although it was generally known that there had been a‘ very fair lambing aV_éra.ge on the East Coast during tll>e.—eai*‘ly part of the seésoil"’(says the Napier Telegraph) ‘“f-h’e“¢7~ mortality’ amongst ‘both ewes'and lél.mbs»ll‘a’s béen Very heavy. 'Fortunate'ly,‘ -how'eve"r, the later I:lnl'b«ingl has’ be”enV extremely“ good, with" very few losses, and on the wholei it is expectéa theit the perCentagc‘ will be quite up to that of last. yfear. ; Cattle generally are in‘ very‘ poor condition and there has been a large» pe«rcen._t~age of .:. deaths among -stock." ‘ 6., ‘i’! . " 2