LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3347, 27 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A number of shearers_are available for -contract shearing about the 22nd December.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion-Co.’s liner Kia Ora,‘ at New Ply}niuth, is iowd-ing HlO flargest conrsignm.‘ent -of frozen meat ever taken from New Plymouth by one vessel. The capacity of the vessel is 85,000 freight carcases, 'alld"~—tlle load will «be 64,000 flreigllt car. cases, including 7000 from the works at .Waita.ra. The loading H 7311 probably occupy about a week.

“Don’t call me ‘Yer I-lonor,’€’ snapped Ml‘ Biarshall to a. native Witness ‘Elf the Opunake. Court. “Well,” replied the native, quite unabashed, “you te biggest speaker of fie lot, you Yulk te big tallg, Ema I think it all right I call you to Honour. You seem to be te biggest spruikor amongst to lot of us.” ‘Later he alluded ts Ml‘ Mal'sh'all as “My dear fl'lend.”——Opunake Times,

“I have reason to believe that the last soldier to sail from England is aboard ship at "the present moment,” said Mr Massey, in reply to a deputation -at Christchurch yesterday. He added -that there would be a few stragglers coming -back ‘liafier, but those who wanted fo come were now on their way. He came to this conclusion because one ship coming out had been ‘able to take |p:a.ss.engers other than those who had been engaged in war work. .

Mr VV. T. Jennings, M.P., said at Tikorangi that over 2800 young men from the Taum'a.runui electorate had gone to the war. The North. Island had sent more men to the war in proportion to the South Island, and he thought this was due to the fact th~at there were in the North Island many of the descendents of the Imperial Regiments who remained here Lit the time of the Maori war, and ‘that they were imbued with the fighting spirit of their progenitors.

Says the Auckland S’car:—-VVhile the decision arrived at was almost inevitable, New Zealand, :3. country pledged to ma*int'.ain the white standard, is in an anomalous position in having to countenance coloured labour in the ll:'li1]1l_lS for which she has made herself responsible. It is no good building on tzlrepious hope that the Samolans by educatmn can be brought eventually to see the advantage of doing the necessary labour. The day will come. New Zealanders must recognise, says Mr Massey, who <is solely responsible for the poition in which the Dominion is placed, that “German Samoa represents New Zealand’s share of the fruits of victory.” It. is bitter fruit.

May :1 wife sit on her husband’s lap in public‘? That is a problem that the New York police have been asked to s~o‘l've. _ The ‘spectacle "of M 145 Esther Perlman sitting on the lap of her husband, Sznlluel, in 3, New York theatre caused the assistant manager to summon :1 policeman to remove them. He declares that this conduor was a violation of the fire rules of theatres. According to the |.lt’fi_d-a.vit of the theatre manager‘, Perlman ‘attempted to save :a. seat for his wife during the scramble between performances. Whcn a man seized the seat just before Mrs Perlman got there, there W‘»EIS a. protest, and Mrs Perln_lan.finally decided to sit: on her hus Mb-.*md’.s Lap. «‘Tll:e‘:nlagistrl£3cS lhavie been asked; ’to« say whether‘ o_r. not that

Owing to the fléar paper and higher wages, the liewspaper px-opr{c'tors ‘of Greater Berlin some weeks ago dofcided to I+.-lise considerably the price “of subscription.

The doctors of Dunalk, Irel'and, wem on strike“ to -enforce demands for a minimum salary of ‘lseverm -guinea-s’ weekly. Their present salaries average £250 a year. A number of patients applying for treatment at dispensaries have been refused.

It ‘is notified by the Defence authorities that boys L-lttending secondary schools who are under 1-ilyéiars of age, but are physically fit in :a.TI respects to undergo senior cadet training may be provisionally posted to «the senior cadet company of the school if they -are desirous of being so posted.

Messrs F, Ward and Co., sole agents in Taihape for W-a.de’s crosscut saw, have an advcrtisenlent in another column. This ‘wonderful invention does as much work_each day as twenty men lean do; it cuts 25 cords of wood per day. The saw is compact, easily moved along a log by one man. Woo(1cutters should call on F. Wardund Co. and see the “Wade Saw” .

Auckland is conlpl'a.in‘ing of the shortage of timber and of la-bourers to meet the house-building boom. [‘.‘le most serious problem his that‘ of labour. The West Coast mills, repo“.'ts the Greymouth correspondent of the Sun, are feeling the shortage. Seven of the 43 mills are idle on this account. Not. sufficient. timber is avaliablc for present use, if there were means of transport. »

“Why does the good citizen allow himself to- be crushed on the one hand by the profiteer and on the other by the extremist and direct actionist?” askeii Mr Dunbar Sloan, the Liberal candidate for Wellington‘ -Suburbs. “Why does he not rise up and. come into his own ” He is, by his industry, building the national greatness of this country, but, when it comes to polling day he is quite apathetic, anclthe results show that in some cases 30 per cent of the electors have not voted.”

Messrs Eteveneaux and Co. have re. eeived advice from the New‘ Zealand distributors of the Ford cars, that they have landed a shipment of the latestFord cars. These new cars are fitted with self-starters, and independent electric. lights. The price 7of these cars are £270 landed at Taihape. This improvement will fill a long-felt want on the Ford, and brings them into line with any other make of car. Messrs Eteveneaux and Co. will have some of these new models arriving within _a few days, and inspection is invited.

Mr VV. S. Glenn addressed a meeting at Bennett’s Siding last night, Mr Irwin being in the chair. A vote of thanks was carried on the motion of Mr Stodart. At Mataroa the same night he had an excellent meeting and reception. Mr D. McDonald was in the chair. A vote of thanks to the candidate and confidence in Mr Mass'éy’S Government was carried on -the motion of Mr Thurston, seconded’ by Mr Stevens. Mr Glenn will speak in the Taihape Town Hall to-nloi‘l'oW night. ' ~

“Notice the change in the fashion in nrousgaehesii?’ queried a Wellington hairdresser on Tuesday. “The army style, before the military regulations barred the cricketers’ (eleven-a-side) moustache, is now coming into its own again. Some, but ‘they are,’ in hopeless minority, had a. weakness for What. is called the ‘Hun .1110 ’,’ but they have dropped right out of it. Then everyone was clean shaven, and now the wisp under the nostrils (presuma-bly for hygienic purposes) appears to be in vogue. The upper lip is shaved close to the nostrils, and from there to- the centre of the top lip the moustache is first allowed to grow, and then gradually moulded in an upward half circle. Oh, yes; men have fashions which are followed just. as slavishly as those of \-com:-w. I could tell you some funny experiences in that respect, and some day—yes, sir, you’re next!’ ’—'l‘imes.

“The price of boots has reached the stage WIICI'C the worker with a family attending school must of necessity refrain from buying.” remarked Mr C. A. Watts (representative of -the employees) in the Arbitration Court at Wellington (in Tiicsdzay), during The lie-aring of an application of the New Zealand Boot Trade Association for increases ‘in svlages on account of cost of living increases. “The worker has now to accept sandals as a. substitute, and if the present rate of increase is to continue, then he will find it. imperative that his children‘ should go toschool b'a.refo'ot. Commodities that are produced wholly in this Dominion are rapidly becoming beyond the powfir of the worker to procure. One of these items is sheep; although multiplying rapidly in New Zealand this does !10t tend to reduce our trouble. The Pro‘ duct of sheep, particularly in textiles, “is so expensive that the worker is foT°' ed to accept shoddy, in place of wool._

“Worth five times its prige,” is Mwhat everyone says who tries NAZOL for colds, ca-tarlfh, sore throat, ,aild hayfever. NAZOL quickly -gifires re-

“What. is your explaxmtiolx of the

big drop in Amcric;a.n stocks within the past weck‘.?” was a question put to Mr Robol".‘ Mc.Phail, a southern business mun who recently returend _fl‘olll America. His reply was that the effect Of TllO big stl'ikos was rcflccted in the price of American stocks today. “You kI10“‘,” .110 said, “strilic-s took place in Anlerica long bofore the cost of living was as high as it is raw. but never in the llistol')' of the country until now have these strikes been 11at"ion-wide,» The opinion amongst large oinplnyors. of labour is that pl'ollibition and the high cost of living ax-E the two’ main factorgoosponsible for dissatisfaction among the working classes, and discon-~ tent among the working people reaches its climax invariably in the form of a. strike.”