LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3358, 10 December 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A working man is advertising for a bedroom. - A girl or woman fox-‘housework is wanted by Mrs Church, of Raukura. Two furnished rooms, ihwith usé of kitchen, are urgently wanted {by an advertiser. ‘ I

The prize--giving at St. Margaret’s Parish School commenced this afternoon at 2 ofclock. ~ An advertiser wishes to let IWO furnished rooms, with use of all conveniences. ' The Taihape Freezing Company wants to purchase two or three 400 gallon iron tanks. Shearing at Ngatarua, eight men shore 2187 sheep in nine hours ten minutes. The tallies were——-316, ‘3lO, 305, 301, 258,_ 243, 231, 223. All children attending St. Mai-ga:-et’s Parish School, and their parents, who desire to join in‘ the picnic on ’l"llursday, are notified that CaJ:‘S will leave the school precincts at 9.30 am. To-day the sun reaches its earliest rising time, whereas the latest: time at which it sets falls on January 4. This year the longest day will be De-Q eember 23, the sun reaching its great-3 est dcclina.tion a.t 8.57 am. on that; date. (

The vicar and Vestry of St. Margarets Church sincerely thank Father Miuogue for the valuable help he gave in saving St. Margarets’ school building from firc_, and in rescuing furniture and piano fl'om the burning building before the Fire Brigade arrived on Monday evening.

A rumour has been current in the Petonc and Lower Hutt districts lately that sevieml young Women of itihe’ Lower Hutt had been sandbagged by men who had laid 111 wait for them. It appears that one girl returning from the Technical school was struck and knocked down by a hooligan, who immediately 1'.1.n away.. This is tlle only case which the police have any knowledge pf. ‘

A fire noccurred in Hamilton early yesterday lhorning, in a fruit shop occupied by Mrs Fox, and owned by the State Fire Insurance Co. The fire started in 9. small sitting‘ room. but the cause is unknown, as there had been no fire there for Eome time. ‘During the extinguishing operations three firemen were overcome, and were rescued with difiiculfy. The damage has not yet been computed. The insurances are £350 on the stock, and £125 on the fittings. .

A Suva cable states that five Germans reliatriated by ‘the Atn-.1. w'el'e met on sunday on the Wharf by returned soldiers, who made hostile dem«onstl'L—lti;o.ns. The Germans’ luggalge wasflung into the harbour, and ‘they decided to stay aboard‘. The ’Go\‘ernor met the R-e‘tu.rlled‘Soldiel's’ Association and promised that the Germans W'ould be placed on thgg quarantine i.<la~.xd pending decision. Other Germans from Levuka are due on Wednesday, and will be sent to the Island also.’

“Russia to—dla,y isva. cou.n=tl'y rodueod to the state of a jungle,” said Colonel Wal'd, M.P., who hadjust 1:0-’tul-ncd ‘to England from Russia, at 4}. dinner following the sailors? and firemen’s conference, at which Mr Havelock Wilson, 1\1.P., presided. “What exists in Russia to-day,” he added, “is democracy as understood by Mr Ramsay MacDonald and his friends. Bolshevism is national suicide and those who advoc-a:’fe ilt: uoughtgto be treated as insane. Bad as autocracy is_, Bolshevism is a thousand times worse, and England will have none of it.”

A novel View of soldier settlemen*’r was npropoundefl by Mr O. I\leßrine, Labour candidate for Eden, 'at His meeting on Monday evening_ In stating his opinion as I'egal‘ds the justice of placing soldiers on the land, he said, “Some of these men have never been less fitted to bear solitude than they are at present. After The nervewracking experiences that’ they have had, they surely neeE file eompnniom ship and sympathy of their fellow men. And yet they are exiled to the backblocks, where they see no, one, and have only their thoughts ";c'ol' compan~ ions.”

There arc about 500 to 600 men in New Zealaiid who have done -air work, and who could be constituted as a reserve. “Ca.pt'a.in Isitt. is,’ taking charge of the equipment. that is down here,” said Sir James Allen in Christchurch. “We have got four aeroplanes, --and we are considering also how xnany of the 100 machines ofl'el'ed by the Imperial Grovernm-ent it will be wise to accept. I have no doubt that some of them will be accepted, probably 25 of tliein, but coiisideration has to be giveii as to where we czm-store 't"'hel’n. Meanwliile rfliere is a scheme being presented to me for keeping hold of {he men who have hurl flying expo:-ience."’

1_ DETROIT —— Mayor James Couzens. Prohibition since May 1, 1918. “Prohibit-ion -has ibrought a decrease, not alone in drunkenness, but in larceny, disorderly conduct, assault and battery, non—support, etc.-——a decrease in all punishable demeanours of 26,140 over the. previous year. Admissions to the Poor-house have decreasged from’ 2214 to 800. Deaths from -alcoholism have decreased from 92 to 17. 'S”avings -deposits have increased over 25,-_ O00,000do1.” . ‘ » ..

The Otaihape Freezing works commenced killing to-day. }E‘zu'nlcl‘s are advised that their stock can be handled from now onward. J

“Before 15 years are :0v01',” sta‘tcd Sir Joseph Ward, at Loeston Town H 5311, when dealing with Blydl'oclecfiic ellcrgyy “you woll’t fihd a siemu engine on the railway lines of New Zealand.” _

For selling milk deficient in butterfat, two Auckland milk vélldors were yesterday fined £3O and £3O respectively. On a charge "of bookm»-ming at Takapuna races, George 'ZHogwood was fined £4O and costs. [

The new Public Library Committee has selected about eighty new books for the Library; these books hzrve been ordered, and are expected to arrive shortly. A meeting of the Conlmit‘tee will be held on Friday evening, and on Saturday the hours of attendance at the Library will be notified.

The 1-’l'emicr states the Government intends at ‘an early date to issue a proclamation bringing’ into opera;tion the Act which provides for an Elective. Upper Chamber, instead of a nominated one. The first election will be held simultaneously with the election for the House ‘of Representatives next. general election,

It is repqrfcd fhaf the Tongarilwo Sawmill Company is about -To commence operatiqns, and intends to build mills capable of cutting 40,000,000 fact of timber a year on a. block between Kakahi and 'llokaanu. It comprises 68,00O~ac1'es of bush with approximately 30,000 ft of timber per acre,7zmd 20,000 i‘.(’l‘Cs'Of bush with 25,000 ft per acre,

If elected to Parliament Mr Pirani will not support a. proposal to increase members’ {h‘onorarium. S;peal~:ing at Wellingtonlhe expressed the opinion that £3OO a year, special postal and telegraphic concessions, and free travelling on ‘the rail\\'aj's' was well enough without any increase. He add. ed that on each oeeasiori when “(he Hueuse had Voted E'acH"sl<?m'l)el-“£4o atlditional he had rcturned‘ll'i‘s "to the Treasury. ' - L’ "5 ' ‘ ‘