LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3379, 7 January 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two furnished rooms‘, with all conveniences, are advertised to let b.V Fraser and Co., Saddler-s, Taihape.

A cream-coloured gelding impounded off borough roads, is to be sold at the pound on Saturday, 17th January, if not claimed before that date.

A bill was submitted at the last sitting of the Prussian Cabinet by the Finance Minister for handing over £8,500,000 to the ex-Kaiser ac. a total settlement for what the papers _tcrm “The civil list he lost by forced abdicationj’ Nearly all the ‘minis.tel'S approved the Bill,.and the only r‘<~a.sull why no final decision was reached was the opposition of the Minister for Agriculture. '

Two ladyhelps for general house-

work are advertised for by Mrs Med. hurst, of Wanganui.

A smart intelligent girl, as appren~ tice _is' wanted by,_ Mr A. Spence, Draper and Mflliner -

The Hon. J. G. Coates, PostmasterGeneral, ‘informed a. Times. representa--tive that further trial "trips had been and were being conducted in connection with the proposed aeroplane postal services; put hewis not"yet in a position to make a public announcement in regard to the matter_

All persons having claims against the estate of the late Thomas Bicknell, of Opaea, are requested to forward ‘them to Mr A. .-W_ Bicknell, Box 75, Taihape, not later than 31st January. 1920; and all those owing moneys thereto are asked to pay them to Mr Bicknell on or before-the same date.

Notice is given by Mr ‘J. F. Menzies, Town Clerk, that in accordance with the Shops -and Offices Act, that a special.meetin'g of th'e Taihape Borough Council will be held on the 16th of this month, at 7.55 p.m., for the purpose of deciding what day shall he the statutory closing day_ for shops within the borofigh.

Referfing to the low birth rate-, Dr A. Pilkington, medical officer of health for Preston, England, in his annual report’, says:—“The honour and nobility connected With motherhood ap—pear to be no longer recognised. Home life has lost its charm, swamped by 3. feverish desire for liberty, excitement and unres‘tric}.ed round of pleasure.

It is. notified that tha Pahmrsion North High School will re-open M 1 Wcclncs.day, 4th February. This school is gaining some fanl-3 for its success in teaching classical, commercial and agricultural vsubje-cts. The Rector will be at the school from Monday, 26th January, ,to enrol pupils. ’A copy of the prospectus may be had on application.

During the middle ages the Venetians controlled thevsugar trade, bringing the product from Egypt! India, and Syria So important was the industry considel‘.e_(lV that when, in 1620, a Venetian inve-nted a"new"'p'rocess of refining -sugar, -he was presentéd by the Government with :1 sum ‘of money represcntiflg an enormous __ fortune in those days

Readers are invited to start saving to-day by Messrs W 4 J. -White and Sons, who have a much larger consignment of Ponge-i Print than they have been favoured with for some time-. This fine Washing ma.terial was bought on a good market _and the selling prices will be lower than is usually charged for such excellent goods». The colours are in great Variety and‘ inspection of them is confidently invited.

An exchange prints» the following under the head of “A Few Tragedies’.’: “A man struck a match to see if the gasolene tank "of his auto was empty. It wasn’t. A man patted a strange bulldog on the head to see if the critter was affectionate. It Wasn’t. A man speeded up to see if he could beat. the train to a crossing. He couldn’t. A man‘ touched :1 trolley wire to see if it was charged. It was.” Still an element of mystery surrounds that telephone number 1290, which was once switched on to Dr Endletesberger and then switched off again_ All Auckland knows that there are approximately 400 names on the Waiting list for telephonic connections, and the girls in the exchange will say that, so far as they are concerlled_, 1290 is still on the switchboard. But the fact is that it is a blind number. It has evidently been allotted to nobody, for it is no_t listed, yet the girls in the exchange say it is on the board. And no matter how many times one may ring this mystical number 1290, thc~girl will always put him through, and then end up, if the caller persevelrs long enough, by telling him she can get no reply. And all tliis time that 1290 is disengaged there are 400 odd people eager to get a telephone.

At Cardiff the Marehioness of Queensberry, trading as M_ L. Bicket, was summoned for buying ducks at prices exceeding the maxilnunl,' and also for offering to buy ducks in excess of the maximum. Lady Queensberry was not present. It Was stated by the prosecuting solicitor that the mar-ehiolle;.:s cal‘l'ied on business in C 9 1-diff as a fishmonger and game dealor. Mr_Lovisoll, for the marchioness said that she had nothing to do- with the manageme-nt of the business. and Miss Harris was now the manageress of the two shops in_ Cardiff. The stipendiary said that it was not a serious case of profite-ering, and imposed fines of £5 each on the fii-st summons for offering for sale, and the second was withdrawn. Lady Quee-nsberry was finede £4O at aCI-diff last June for ‘Selling sausages in her Cardiff shops above the controlled price.

Badies’ Frocks ma.de of Japanese Crepe in smart striped designs; nicely made and good fitting. Price 27/6. Collinson and Gi-fford Ltd.

At Gardners’ Mill, frurangarere, three bushmen are wanted '

The Commonwe-aith Government offears a reward of £IO,OOO for the discovery of mineral oil in commercial quantities in Australia

Mr F.“’J, O’Keefc, dentist, having returned from his holidays may now be consulted at his dental rooms in Station Street.

A man attemp'ted to commit suicide in Hastings the other day by throwing himself in front of a motor car. The car stopped suddenly and he still lives.

On Sunday a shark 12ft in length was caught at the entrance to Porirua harbour in sft of water. The shark was close to the rocks on the oppositeside of the harbour from"Plimmerton.

The Central Powers had 21 countries ranged against them when.l.hey signed the al-mistice'_ This does not‘ include the five countrier; which swered their relations with G-el'ma.n_v in 1917. '

California’s latest walnut harvest was the largest in the history of the industry. It is estimated at 48,000,000 pounds, worth somewhere near £3,000,000. This, production was taken over 75,000 acres of bearing groves.

The first term at the Palnxerston North Girls’ High School will commence on Vvednesday, 4th Febru:\.~:y_ The Lady Principal will he at the school from Monday, ‘.‘€-th .T.mnary to enrol pupils‘. A copy of the prospectus may be had on application by lotter or otherwise.

German newspapers recently publishcd a it-pox-t that 15.0 naval battle flags had been stolen by German workmen from a quantity assembled irg Rantzig They were exchanged as souvenirs with men of the 81-itish'war--ship Coventry, in return for , cigarettes, smoking tobacco’ and chocolate.

-Mr Harold Beauchamp has returned from his -European tour states a. Perss Association message from Auckland). He says the British nation is indulging in a riot of expenditure and less work. Unless the Workers of Britain incraaase the output the alternafive is :4. uzhbrt _vvfay~to bankruptcy.—— Financiers, like doctors fiiffer. - .. .

On the financial position, Mr Mas.sey said: “While we have still a. very heavy expenditure going on in connection with our re-patriation scheme and matters arising from the war, it will not be necessary for us to ask r.-ither this country or Bl~itain' for any more borrowed. money for quite a considerable time. It is also practically certain now that there will beta. satisfactory -surplus at March 3151; next.”

Earl Beatty, -interviewed, said that owing to the reduction of the naval personnel 20,000 long service naval men, who fought gallantly in the war, were now‘ unemployed and suffering ‘distress in spite of pensions. Lord Beatty gives. details of Brave deeds of several men whose families are practically starving. He points out that that skilled mechanics,’ electriciansand engineers are handicapped in seeking employment by trade-s unions regarding apprenticeship. He suggests that the bar should not be applied to them, and appeals to employers to give discharged naval irien the opportunity of earning their living.

The ‘Times? Otaki correspondent writes: “A large Studebaker car (No. W 1239), sa.id to have been stolen from l\liramar, turned turtle aqt Paraparaumu on Friday. It was stated that the car was driven by a mere boy, who had for his companion a middleaged man, and further, that when travelling along the main road their pace was up to sixty miles. an hour. The car, on rounding -.1 bend, ran foul of a water-channel, with the result that it was turned over with bad results. The wheels, axle, and windscreen isuffered badly. while the body was also damaged. No ‘one saw the occurrence, and inquiries made elicited the fact that there were no signs of the occupants, beyond blood marks near ‘the scene of the accident. Constable Satherley reported the matter to headquarters at Welling'ton..

In a strong editorial amcle headed “Room for Sir Joseph,” the Christ church Press urges Premier Massey to utilise the Liberal. Leacler"s business capacity for the gooa of the‘ Dominion. The Sun, which is still a Ref-orln paper, says: “We fancy that Mr Massey could not lay his hands on a more suitable representative (High Commissioner) than Sir Joseph "Ward. We have a notion, too, that Sir Joseph Ward would welcome mthcr than otherwise a chance to I‘opl‘(!':‘cll*i the Dominion in a 1-sponsi‘-ale busin<‘..-as capacity in London. His 'lllalific:lticl:s for the job will be .;e'=‘ler=tllv admitted. Or agaimhthere will he the post of resident minister at the heart of the Empire to be filled. I-3'er~3 is another role which Sir Joseph Ward could be relied upon to undemilzckwith credit to himselt and New Zec£t£Tll<l.‘!

‘That's a. nasty cough! ‘Let NAZOL tackle ifd. A few‘ drops taken on lump sugar will soon relieve you..fi-"Sixty doses for 1/6.- % - .. 1

Dr Truby King, accownpaniml by Mrs Truby King and daughter, arrived in Wellington by the Moeraki from Sydney yesterday. Dr Truby King has been engaged in the United Kingdom for some time on wol'kconnected with child welfare ’

_ Among those who arrived by a liner lately (says the Sydney Bulletin) W 33 a. young Australian officer and his:.. English bride, 2. most matter-of-fact'._. and frugal little lzuly. At Suez the» wife, while looking over the side, got mixed up with some tackle, and went. Overboard. The lieutellant immediately sprang to the rescue, and the pair‘ came to the surface together, the bride in her hero's arms. They were ha_ulecl aboard amid cheers for the boy. The wifé was a little distl=es.sed———until she survcuved her husban(l’s clothes. “I’m so sorry about your suit} William,” she said then. “It’s ‘ruined’ and it was so unnece-ssary. Any one of the natives would have I'esCue(l~ me for a. shilling.”