LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3329, 6 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Lzmél continues to sell at a high price "in fhc Otaki district. A farm has changed liginds at Manakau at £llO per :I<:re. ' .‘ _ Constable E.» Straffon, of the Mount Cook police station‘, won the middle» \~.'eigllt all__d heavy-weight boxing championships of New Zealand on Monday night. Both decisions were gained by knockouts ' Lord Jcllicoc pointed out in his recent report on the Royol Navy the Imperial importance. of the West Coast coa‘l -mines of New Zcaland. “At present (he said) the only coal in New Zcaland and Australia suitable for ‘HI3 Far Eastern Fleet is that provided by m‘ix'ing the output of these two mines (West_port and Granity).

TllO Waimana, over the accommodation of which there is trouble with the Australians at Home, was one of the first troopships sent out with the New Zealanders to Egypt. At that time the conditions’ on board were a disgrace I'o't'he Defence Department, and -[hi-s was ~acccntua.ted by the fact that sheXcarried.'soo horses in tho"lower hold.

Mr Lowell Thomas, the young American w‘.a-:xeorl'espondcllt, is showing to remal;kab‘le big houses in London the films taken ‘during the campaign of Field-Max-sha'l Allcnby i’n Palestine. One of. the .charms of Mr Thomas’ film talk is his fund of anecdotes which he tells. to fllnstrajte his points. 0110 is of an A'ustraliall private on sentfl’ duty who was found lolling very comfortahlfl by G.enen'al Birdwoo(l_ “Who are you ” asked ’Gell<}ral Birdwood. “Ifm 9. bit of a sentry,” said the private; “Who are you?” “I’m a bit of a general,” was the -reply. “Wait a minute while I got my rifle,” said the private, “and I’ll give you {L bit of :1 s:2.lute.’.’

A charge of proiiiteerinig against 13110 Bank of New Zcalandawms made by Mr George Barclay, the. Liberal candidate for Ellesmere, says the lgyftelteii Times. He‘s:lid. that last your {he bank had made nearly 100 per cent, and if that was not profiteering all he could say was that if the farmer inude such as p2"ufi’r an outcry would soon be raisedAt the last. quarter the banks had 30 millions lying at call, on which they paid no iiltcresf, although Tlioy ‘lent most of if out to clients at il!tol'oStOn the other hand, the Post Oflice paid 4-} per cent on its deposits. and yet had lent: the Government over 27 millions at the end of 1917,'besides a, million to local bodies. A State Bank, working on right lines, could ‘be of 011011110115 help to the agl'icultura.l and indllStl‘i‘dl communify, and agl'icultllral banks in the various centres, giving cheap advances to farincrs, would be. immeasurably better than {Saying high rates to business firms. . ‘ _ ’ in

The following vessels will be '\vit.‘n'-11 wireless range to—night: -—— Manuka, Mararoa, Patecna, Pt. Elliott, fWestralia, Moeraki, 'Kia Ora, Paparoa and Mokoia.

An unusual item a.ppe:u-ing on the Su_pp}e.mentax'y Esi;inl:x.f..e.=. is the FOl- - votc:——“Rc:fund of duty’ on «:01lar and harness ptosc-‘ntzd with a bulldog (being -the Ship§ 111'-.lscot'_l_ by the captain of H.M.S. Néw Zoalund, tn the Aucklancl City Cojancil, J 55." - 4

“What is ‘the difference between sane and extreme Labour?” was a question put to Mr C. F. Bennett, Government candidate for Auckland West, on Tuesday evening. “Sane Labour,” replied the candidate “is the true Workel'_ Extreme Labour is the man who talks about it and does nothing-” (Applause)

The possible liabi'.l£‘y' Of schucl committees for accident to school children while atvschool was brought before the Dunedin Education Boa:--l recently by the Dunedin and Suburban School Committees’ Association, which asked that the board arrange for an insurance policy to" cover school committees from personal or collective‘ liability. It was resolved that the secretary make inquiry as to the cost of such a. project.

Force of habit was well illustrated at the Mag‘istl'atc’s Court at Christchurch the other day, when about seventy offences under the Defence Act, prine‘n::.'lv tail 1c 10 az:.l:d ='lrn'x were dealt with_ A staff-sel‘go3.nt—-major, who was prosecuting, was recounting dam '_ at‘ a certain delizs quellt’s drill record, when the Court was startled by an exr:lallla.,tl«,-r.: “As you were-I,” ‘from the scl'geal:-.‘rmajor, who explained than he ":35 tendering the wrong record. . ,

The fifty-ninth contest for the MCI boul'nc Cup took place -at Flemington on Tuesday, and resulted in a. victory for Artilleryman, a colt owned by Sir Samuel Hordern and Mr A. D. Murphy, of New South Wales. The striking feature of the race was the defeat of the Derby winner Richmond Main, who ran second. ‘Artillerymank was bred in Victoria, and was bought as a. yearling by his present owners ‘for 1000' guineas, and his winnings in stakes up to the present amount to nearly £l‘-.1,'000. V

Amongst the horses‘ which arrived by ferry sl;eamer at Lyttelton on Friday morning was the WOll-known I'a(:s_-2' Hurry Up, which was accompanied by“ his closest companion, a. small black and tan dog. As Hurry Up fed cantentedly Beside the others in the hold of the vessel, th dog lay snugly co-Flori up on the horse’s back. The dag. it appears (states the Sun), £=.Ccomp:l.llic-S the horse wherever -he gocs, whether to the paddock, schooling gr;-uuds or raccoursc, and sleeps‘ in the same ~'ta‘.l at night, but preferably_ on the sleek skin of his friend. .

The importation (in pieces) of reitdy-made -houses may come before long. "A Welliiigton resident states that he has been in communication with an enterprising American firm which offers to ship quantities of ma-terial-—e'omplete houses in portionswhich is being used in other parts of the world for the rapid construction of dwellings. TllO price is said to be rea.sona'ble, and if the shipments can ‘be made regularly, and there is a steady demand for same, the firm intends to exploit the Australian and New Zealand markets A

In the course of the Nautical (Toni-1;‘-s finding in ‘tho Tainui, d’isa.st<-r, the following I'€‘f()l'(‘l_lCC was :n>lde to benziflci “It. may be useful to 111-IR‘) some romarks about bonzine. If exposed to the air it quickly cvapor.-Ite*s_ and one pint will vaporise in .1’)-3f: cubic feet of air. If to this a light or spark applied it will ‘ignite in the open, but if the ignition takes plzac-:2'llmlcr cm’:pression tllzi.t‘is, in an enclosed space it will be attracted t0iV:11'(1S heat, and il’ fire is adjacent, there cannot fail to be danger .2\'ftc: benzine has lou.k—--ed in :1 confined space, the fume: will lurk about for 3. co:lsid«::rable time. Bcnzine, therefore, ‘is 2‘. highiy dang;:rous commodityf’

Tailors in Wellington are enjoying 9. very busy time just now. Indeed, so great is the pressure mt work in some establislnnciits that .th.e<y _,simply cannot undertake to efi:’ect r—epair,s to old garments. “There are so many ‘giatiiity’ suits knocking about now that I cannot look at repair work,_’'’ remarked one tailor to at Dominion repor..t'er.. “Numbers of I'eturned soldiers are drawing sutficient frorn their gratuities to go in for two or three sni-ts at one time, leaving the rest of their money in the bank. They are finding this the best way in which to utilise the gift from the State.” “I simply dare not press any of my hands to push through a. repair job,” stated another tailor. “Were I to attempt to do so they would simply put on -their coats and walk off the premises.” The tradesinan added that his stafl.’ were employed on piceowork. and that he had sufiicient orders for new suits on.haml to ‘keep his emgloyees, going at tog pl'essu:_e__ull- - well into the New Year.‘

“'0 are indebted to the courtesy of

the local registrar, Mr J. I’_ AlO4-idge, for the following vital statistics for this district: Births 14, deaths 7, marriages 2.

A de:nonstl'zl.tion of the Wade drag saw will be given in Messrs Ward and ClO. ’s 'Tu'i ‘Street aucftion yards ',on Saturday next. at 3 13.111. This remarkable invention is something new in the way of timber and firewood sawing, it being claimed ‘that by its use from to 40 cords of firewood a. day may ‘be cut.

A I'emilldel' is given of the railway employees’ ball, which will be held in the Town Hall ‘bow-marrow night. Everything that makes. for an enjoyable time has been provided by the railwaymcn. This function. which is an annual one, has -been a uniformly successful one, and to-morrow all previous records in this respect are'ox—pected to be beaten. -

A slight reduction. in prices for fat stock at the Westfield markets yesterday was attributed by an auctioneer and several butchers to the unsettled condition existing between the employees and employers. One butcher suggested that a further falling off in prices could be looked ‘For next week. Arnother contributing factor in the falling-off in prices is the large yardings; of the last two sales.

A telegram has been received in Taihape from the Hon. Geo. Fowlds with regard to the Chautauqua functions held in Auckland: The. wire reads as follows:—“The Chautauqua programme is highly satisfactory, and is an educational, inspirational, and x111::"ica1 treat..” The Chautauqua season opens in Taihape early in December, and residents of this district have 9, good time before them during its season here.

There is a prospect of a valuable oil strike at Cheviot, on the seaward ranges, writes .3 Christchurch correspondent, and Dr. Henderson, Government Geologist, arrived to carry out a survey for the Government. Two slmfts have been sunk,‘ and they. indicate oil very un-nistakably. A v_»ar7,v fur \\'l‘;’)m Mr L. K. McDougal'l, of Christe.hureh, is ‘acting, has "taken options, or con-. cessions over 3. large I'ange-.ofucount'ry including the seaward ranges-near ‘Gore, Bay. It is understood ‘that the GovernmenT‘, willobe given an opportunity to take over the strike if oil is found. The presence of oil has been suspected in Cheviot for many years past.

A farmer ’s complaint asito the high prices of fencing wire, wool packs, etc.; was brought before the House recently by Mr VV; T." Jennings (Taumarunni. He stated that he had just received a letter from on,e of his eonstituents who enclosed a; Dalgety price--I.~lst,and pa-31'.ted o‘-_2tt.nat_’wire was now up to £56 a ton, whereas‘ in July last it was only £26. “As soon :13 people start buying and the earning season is coming on.” Wrote the farmer‘, “up goes ~prices till we don’: know where we stand." No. 8 wire, he" pointed out, was £27 10/ in June, but £35 in September; and wool packs in the same period rose from :5/10 to 6/5; while superp_hosphates, £8 15/, were now unpreeurable. ~Coeks:fo‘o=t, 1/2 in June, was 1/10 in Septexnber; white elover had risen from 1/11 to 2/6; and so on. Mr Jennings asked the Prime Minister to put the matter bforg the Board of Trade for "inquiry. Hl-ul\lassey promised to H 0 rthi-s.