LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3349, 29 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

_ ~-—--—————->---~ Mr Glenn at his meeting last night answered in detail the questions submitted by the local Returne-1 Soldiers’ Association, and these will apepar in our issue of Monday. Good carpenters are in very great demand at present. A N.Z. Times’ representative was on Thursday informed that from 2/6 to 2/9 per hour was being paid for really first-class men, and that the demand for these exceeded 'the supply.

Theg Wanganui magistrate awarded £SO damagers, £22 15/6 medical expenses, an-d £9 2/‘A6 costs, .a total of £Bl 18/, in the ease in which C. E. Mackay claimed £IOO from J. H. Woodham as damages for injuries sustained by being run over by defendant’s milk cart. '

The work of sending out notices to [and land income-tax payers who have not subscribed, or have subscribed insuificienitly to the War loans, is being carried out by the 'l‘re'asury as rapidly as possible. Already a considerable number of claims have been posted, and it is understood that the results to date have been very satisfactory.

The adjourned public meeting ‘in connection with the soldiers’ Memurial Fund Will be held in the Sllpper-rroni of the Town Hall on Friday next at 8, 13.111. Advantage will be taken of the opportunity of getting the public together to consider the question of organising a fitting public. xvclcome to our returned soldiers. V

The price of milking cows is gl'a.duhally I'isin«g;, ; and while £35 and more has .been given for a good milker, it‘ is anticipated itha-t..n'eXt season the price for first class-milkers will be in. the vicinity of £SO. The increased d'cm-and for cowsdue to closer settlement, the price of butter-fat, and the any uses to ‘which the one-time useless residue can be put, arcgiven as reasons.fol' the remarkablcadvancc in price predicted.

Through tfie misplacing of a line in Mr Tohogoo.d’s report on “‘Taihape’s water Possibilities, puulished on Thursday, the sense of the p'a.ragl'aph déaling with the water diviner’s state mcnts {ms obscured. The .paragraph' in question should have read: "‘s.—-_I have pointed out that work should ‘be done to test the water’ divinér’s statements, and until these tests are made, I can offer no Opinion.” ~ —'

At Wainui schoolhouse, last 11ight_.. all Wainui were present to hear Mr W. Meeldrum, the Liber-3.‘: ealldidate for Rangitikei. Mr Meldrum was in good form, keeping his a'.ld.ieflce deeply interested for fully an —ho‘ul- and a half. His -address was pi.'nfuS«?T-"y punctuated with applause Ih---mgheut. No questions -xgvex-e asked. A vote of thanks and confidence in Mr Meldrum was carried unanimously. Mr D. Addis was in the chair.

The illegibility of the hiand-writing of ‘many ‘professional ‘nl’en——no’ca/bsly those who most. frequently use the pen and the peneil—is well known. “I have stated before that if any solicitor submits an affidavit that is not signed plainly, I will reject. it,” stated hsi Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Roberf Sfout) in the divorce court at Welliugton on Wednesday‘, when eonfronted with a signature that baflled him. “This one consists of six up and down strokes and then on.”

The statements made some time ago regarding the physique of children at tending the public schools in the Auckland province were referred to at the meeting of the Auckland Edlicatiori Board by Dr. H. B. Davies, nledicalin-Spec-tor. “With regard to the physique of the children in the Auckland Province,” said the doctor, “I have seen something of the children in the schools in England, and I can assure you that the ch’il.dren here compare most favourably with those of other places. The physique of the children in the Auckland province i.s excellent. A few are put down as ha.ving «:1 slight (legree of eul'rv-atul‘e,bulttoovnlucllim-polt'anee must not be attached to that. There" are very few children whose backs are abs-olu'-tely straight, but as muscular development takes place this often rectifies itself. We note them mel'el_x- for the pIII'D3SO of keeping :1 record, and people must not mn away with the idea that the genenal physique is not good.” Members of the Board generally expressed their appreciation of such: -;-1 :'eulsslll'i.n‘g statement. »

Cotton Crepe in neat stripe effects, in Helio:,4Sky, Pink, Navy and Grey, haid wearing,’ cool and__dependable in ’wé,sh_ing”; 28’ inches Wide 1/7 p‘_B'lf.',Val‘fi. Collinsoh and ‘Gifford’ Lt<l.. _

The Childl‘en’s Ball Committee will meet on Tuesday evening at 7.30 o’el.oek in the l\l'ayor’s Room, at the Town Hall. The management of the Town Hall Pictures announces» that a specially selected pl'ogranlxne -has «been arranged for Monday night. William Farnuni will appear in that smashing Fox super-feature, “Heart of a Lion,” supported by a “Sunshine Comedy.” Christmas and New Year is almost upon us, and the acquisition of season. -ablle goolds suitable. for p'.l'esents naturally is a llla,'H.‘»€l‘ for some concern. The task is made c.omp'a.r,atively easy by inspecting the specially selected assortment of Christmas goods now stocked by Mr H. D. Bond.