LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3353, 4 December 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

._______¢,.____;____ In Auckland there has been. some talk. about small dealers setting out to do their own svlauglatering at the municipal aibattoirs, which have lain idle since the City Council butchers went out on November 20. Dr Newman (Wellington East) is optimistic enough to believe that the voting principle of “first past the post” is now on‘ parade for the last time. i "He, seems to think that if a’ big crop of minority members is harvestqd ‘at the -polls Parliament‘ will then iie shamed into a p‘r,opVo_rtiona_l or preferential refc-‘rm. 4- 7 M V

The disease which has affected bv.-oedingowes in the Wairarapa .this season is causing considerable -anxiety to farmers. Some are of opinion -that it is contagious abortion. The symplions ’oel'tainly point in ‘this direction.

Theeheavy frost experienced this morning practically completed the work of destruction in\ local gardens which the frost of the morning before had initiated. All round Taihape are to be seen the blackened stems of potatoes and other half-hardy Vegetables. ‘

At. the Presvbyterian Gellcl~tll Assembly it was resolved; Tllzrt the Moderator, in conjunction with the Life and VVOI-k Committee issue a pastoral letter, setting forth the doctrine of baptism as Held ‘by our Church, this letter to be read from all pulpits on two consecutive Sullda§'§.”

“It is a howling disgrace, and take it from me the public servants will re-membe-r it at election tinny” said Mr Browne at his Thorndon meeting on Sunday night amidst loud applause, when I'efcl'l‘ing to the refusal of the Tory Government to pay the post and telegraph bonus '

A certain American State prison installed motion pictures to entertain the inmates_ It is said that when the citizens Outside discovered that the pictures inside were better than the ones outside, a Wave of crime swept over the city. The whole town was trying to get pinched!

A business comnlunication received in New Plymouth shows thait the rate of exchange for ‘the Indian rupee is now 2/2; as‘ against 1/4 in normal times-_ This means an extra cost to inlpol'tol'S of Indian goods of over 70 per cent. when the consequentlincx-ease in ad valorem dut-3} is taken into account It also presses hard on New Zealand,-’s missionaries in India. 0

The Liberal Party in preventing the Bank of New Zealand from closing its doors and for establishing a 111ethod for the certain extinction of our public debt, at the same time granting our settlers the use of the accrued sinking fund until actually required for repaying loans, must always be regarded as of the utmost value to the Dominion;——26. ~

Mr J. T_ Paul, whose resignation as member of the Legislative Council has been accepted, has established two reeords .-in I*dspecfl,to {hi-s lusseociation with that branch of the Legislature. He entered the Council as the youngest member ever called to it, and. he has retired as its youngst member. Mr Paul was appointed to the Council on January 22nd, 190-7.

“India is" not indifferently loyal,” said Miss F. Lysnar, F.R.G.S., during the course of a lecture at Dunedin. When the war broke out the large~ma—jority of Indians forgot ‘their own quarrels and were eager to assist in winning the war. Seven hundred Indiafi Princes, some of them possessed ‘of fabulous riches, came forward maglniflcently and offered to help in every possible way. The story of the bravery of the Indians in‘the early days of the war, when our line was so thinly held, would never be forgotten.

Writing from Rotterdam, the Daily Telegraph correspondent says-:- I learn from Amerongen that at 11 oi’clock this morning an aeroplane. appeared above Chateaux Bentinck at Amerongen While the oX—Kaisel' was walking in the gardens. The airman made a steep descent till he was Coft abovq HlO ex-Kaisor’s head. The Ex-Kaiser made a nervous movement of surprise, and then fled_ The airman, who was proba!bly a Dutch aviator, turned round and disappeared in a westerly direction.

Peculiar and valuable qualities nave been discovered in poison gas as the result of long experimellts, chiefly by agriculturallohemists. When applied to the land the gag kills. all the things it ought to kill and none of those it oug'ht not. Wire—worms and millipedos die instantly, as do all the tribes of noxious insects, but the beneficial soil bacteria are relieved of all noxious competitors._and so flourish immellsely. It is deadly to rats and mice, but no safe way of using the gas against them has yet been perfected.

The profiteers in the ta.ilol-illg§_a.nd' clothing trados are in for 21. shock, Says the “Man About Town” in the London Evening News. I understand‘ the Gov:-rnment is going to maké up suits of clothes and show to all the World the cost of the cloth and the making up. This will put the blame for high prices on the right shoulders, and ought to ‘-bring down the cost. If this is not effective, I undersfalid the authorities are seriously cons-.iucl-ing' the imcess-ity of going into the clothing 1 business on a colossal scale theiusclé“ ves. '°’ M

13. NEBR.ASKA— Governor Samuel R. McKelvie. Prohibition since May 1, 1917. Estimated Population, 19171,284,126. “There is no doubt that if Prohibition Were to be resubmitted to the people they would give it a much larger afiirmative vote than it received when it was firsto adopt_ed_” H A M

An experienced wool-classcr is- open for engagement after the Néw Year. Address at this office.

Old false teeth, sound or broken, on gold, silver or vulcanite, are purchased by J. Dunstone, Auckland_ For particulars see advertisement on page 1.

Mr W. S._Glenn, the Reform candidate for Rangitikei, will address the electors in the Pukeroa Schoolhouse on Saturday next. On the following Tuesday he will speak in the Pukeokahu school at 8 p.m.

Mr A. M‘Lachlan, who is contesting the Mataura seat as a Labour candidate, says that the electors need not be nervous about putting the Labour Party int-0 oflice, since it would have the assitance of the ‘heads of the various Departments till it got into its stride, and so it.would be enabled to carry on.” ‘Evidently Mr M‘Lachlan has his own ‘doubts about the ability of his leaders to manage the affairs of the Dominion.

Replying to a question in -the Belgian Chamber, the, Minister of the Interior declared that, in concert With the British authorities, it had" been judged desirable to keep the, Cloth Market, -Cathedral, and adjacent houses at Ypres in their present state, and that steps had been talgcn to preserve them from vandalism. The. Minister added that these ruins would constitute a place of pilgrimage, whither the Allies could come to evoke the memory of their countrymen who had fallen while striving to keep inviolate a shred of Belgian soil.

When Mr C. F. Bennett, Governxnemi candidate for Auckland West, spoke in favour of StTl°te doctors» and dentists, an interjector shoufedz “Nationalise them all.” “Thé.t’s no good,” replierl thencandidate. “Ybn InnsJ':. have the incentive of opposifion to get progress. Cut out opposition in everything, and we will get a ‘lot of spineless people. Let m.e tell you people who want. to lmtionalise everything that {he man who thinks he is going lto make a. competence by climbing to the top on the back of a union is making a great mistake,” a remark! which produced applause’ and uproar.

That the Government should make it compulsory for all butter 'and cheese factories to have all scales in ‘the said factories tested by the Inspector (If Weights and Measures once a month, was the tenor of 11. remit submitted by the Kailwhata branch of the Farmers’ Union to a medting of the Manawatu sub pzovincial executive on Saturday. A further remit from the same source iirgcd that the, Government should be asked to bring in legislation making it conlpuls»ory for all dogs to be registered in the county or borough in which the owner resides. Discussion of the luzlttel's fives held over for a, future meeting. ;

The Feilding Star says it has reason ‘to believe that authentic information (although so far iunotfieial) has been received by cable from Australia to. the effect that lthe fllmperial Government’s contreet fol'£ the purchase of Australian meat, uflfieli expiies three months after the ratificatioii of the Peace Treaty, will not be renewed. The Hon. D, H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands was asked by a Star representative it‘ the New Zealand Cabinet was doing a.nything in the matter. He replied that there was nothing definite yet, and whalt there was in the air seemed to indicate that New Ze-aland’s czo-ntraet with the Imperial Supplies Department would be continued. B'ut Premier Massey has given a distinct assurance that before the conltraet is renewed all the producing interests in New Zealand will be consulted as to terms, prices, etc. A special conference of delegates will be called by Mr Massey.

“Has anybody a. knowledge of _the present whereabouts of Sir Joseph Ward‘?.” asks the Christchurch Sun. For 0"“. so prone to speech and one occupying such a responsible position, he has been strangely silent of late_ When first he went south his observations were telegraphed at great length throughout the Dominion. Since then he has been one with the most inconsequential of candidates: just “one of the starters.” Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has travelled southward, too; as far down as Rivefton, which is not a great distance from Sir Joseph’s own constituency._ At the time of writing. no countei-blast to Mr Masscy’s challenges has ‘been heard. No answer has come out of Winton, though there is much that calls for reply. What has happened the lost leader? Is -he going unreported? Is he merely rustieating against the time the battle thickens? Or can it be that he is working out in detail "those schemes of his which {have baffled elucidation even by the financial experts who are responsible ‘for the Liberal edit'oria.ls‘l”

Bung, you fooled the soldier last time, but you can’t beat him twice, and thank your lucky stars you have not got to pay an indemnity for Your misdoings. Boys! Strike -out the TWO top lines and give New Zealand a. sweeping victory over 1161- worst ‘en‘emy,;+Aavt. ; ; %

If is announcer‘. that «Imv })ot:ltoes, which have been selling at «id, s«], and 6d per pound, are now dow_il to 11/ per cwt. wholesalb. As the result of frosts in some parts of tho, thm'(- has been a rush of new p‘p__t_a.‘tpei into the ‘Wellington ::la.l'l~:et. ‘L

Returned soldiers are nol‘ified§t'hat the‘ fravelling Medical Board “'7-ill visit ’l‘aihape on 10th Docenlber, and‘ any soldier who has been ;u'eviou‘s]y' boarded and is not I'o-3ei.ving :1 pension in pmporfioll to his disab]<3lm‘»llt. should commun!i(~a‘re wifh‘ ‘fhe s-ecrvfal'y of the Returned SolCl~i(.‘l's’ Assoc-3::.t.iml, Taihape. I

“The kitchen is the most impoxftant‘ room in the house. Any man” or" woman who has done housework knows that,” said Miss E. ;\lelville in her political addrc.<s at Mount Eden on Tuesday evoning.- L The candidate was I"<:fel'x'illg to the l!s.>usiil-g ?,figislatioxl passed last ses§ion, and stated that be—fore groups of houses were orcxzired she would like to see Competitive designs called. It was no use having 3. house‘ that looked all right from the outside, or that had a mi cedrawing—room, if the kitchen was not Well planned. She thought a. few women who had" done Work in kitchens would be able to give groait service in that matter. .

Referring to ‘tllg (lairying industry in an interview in Christehurelm, l\ll_t- R. I\'ampp', oflicial agricultural adviser‘ to» the. Danish Government, who is lfogiring the Dominion, said he thought it would be as well if the New Zealzmcl dairy farmer paid more. attention to the problem of winte§' milking. so that work could go on all the year r_oL'lnd.. In Denmark xnilkfztg vaenlo on all the time, but there of course, cows w.ere~ stabled and hand-fed with roofs and other fodder. Dairying in Denmark was more of an intensive kind, while in New Zealand is was cxtensive——llis“ country was a land of small llo.ld'lngs. The farms in Denmark I'ange(l from about one acre to 50 -acres. A man couldtmake a living for himself and his family from 10 acres, with dairying, pig feeding, and'_poul+.l'y Jfaising.