THE SUGAR QUESTION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3393, 26 January 1920, Page 5

THE SUGAR QUESTION.

_.?___o.______, NO—Fw‘HORTAGE CLAIM, MR. MASSEY TO CONI"ER. TN” ARRANGING FUTURE SUPPLY. WELLINGTON, this day. Mr Astley, representing the Colonial Sugar Company, is now in New Zealand to confer with the Government I'r=g:n'ding the present position of sugar sllpplics, and for future sales of sugar to New Zealand. It is very difficult to um-:.in reliable information as to the sliorfage. it is certain that scarcity prevailds in some localities. but not in others, and as the company claims to be turning: out about the same bulk as usual it is sliggested there is not rea.-].ly seriou-s shortage over the Whole. Dominion. Purchase is another matter; the Government has in r’e'o‘ent years controlled the price and arranged with the company 21 price rat which it would sell in quantity. ‘The existing agreement shortly expires, and a. new one must be made which will be discussed between Mr Aslley and Mr Massey, as the head of’ HlO Board of Trade.

SHOCKING SHOOTING PATALITY.

THREE-YEARM-OLD CHILD KILLED. WELLINGTON. this da". A sad shooting fatality is rcpt:-ted from Ebortown. near Uppvr HUN, the result whereof is that a ~tllrce-year-old child, Priscilla Southey, was shot dead with a. pea rifle, by :1 little playmate. ]?ar!-iculars are unavailable, but it ap-pe-al's :1 party of little ones were playing together. and somefiow got‘ possession of fine firearm, with the result chronicled.