LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3407, 11 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At a sale of Go\'ernxnont stock in England, a bid was :Iccep'afed of 6d a. hulxdrcd for khaki helmets.

At :1 Pahiutua auction sale, a sack containing H 011) of sugar re9."'sed £1 4/ under lu-on competition. The coslf per lb exceeded 7d.

The finder of R.S.A. badge, NO--14406 is requested to return 531119 immediately to the Secretary’ Return‘ ed Soldiers’ Association, PO. P"“'\' 43-Tniha,pe.-—Advt.

“You called me a hog, sir, and I ob:iect_.” said the ‘big man. "No, sir,” came the sarcastic reply from HIV? little man. ‘‘l said, if this or‘ 1:1?!‘ were a trough you’d have both feet in it." ‘

It is estimated that from 70 per cent to 80 per _cen_t of Chinese ‘babies die before they reach their first birthday.

The Caddy (as golfer misses the ball for the sixth time): Go on and say it, mister; don't mind .-nre. I've been in the business two years.

The practice of more than one person riding on an ordinary motorcycle is dangel'ou.s. In Wellington, WIICI'C it is quite common, several accidents (one fatal) have resulted. The Auck~ land City Council, says the New Zealand Herald, has decided to-/rake steps to put an end to it.

The first case arising out of the Secret Commissions Act, passed in 1910. will come before ithc .\lagistrafe’s Court at Wellington on Friday next. The persons concerned are two employees of a big engineering establishnlont in the city and a person employed in the I’u'olic Trust Office.

In the course of a letter to churchmen in his diocese, the Bishop of Queensland s.lys:——“\Vith potatoes at £35 per ton, chaff £23 rice at 1/ per lb, soup at 1/8 per bar, matches 4d per box, and 1/15 :1 haircut (I am quoting Townsville prices; other‘ places, I am told, are worse), housekeeping is becoming a more serious fnatter every d'a~_v. How much of this is due to the after‘-effects of the strike, how much to profiteering merehants_. I cannot say. but I feel that the latlter have a good deal to do with it.”

A mm: of 4(i——not afraid Of Work, very adaptable, can cut coal and do any engineering, and some electricity work; capital £l2o—wi-ote to the B':lz:iai' "Exchange and Mart, ‘to know wlmtlier Vancouver, Australia. or New Zoalziiid would be the best place to (':l!‘l'_\' on motor cycle and cycle trade. The editor replied (says the Post’s cor--I'oSpon(]ei:f), “of ‘the three colonies you mention we are inclined to favour New Zealand for a. man of your accomplishmonis. Eitlior in Auckland 01' Welling‘ron you would find an opening, Perhaps in Auckland l):'t’rol' than VVeliington." Then followed some local informavfion as to conditions and prices. « ‘ _

A shipping ofiicial stated in Wellington yesterday that the movements of certain Home boats were somewhalt erratic at present, and would continue so until the congestion and muddle at many of the Home ports was dealt with. There was cargo in plenty tobe shipped to New Zealand, he said, butt owing to the congestion in. stores and sheds it could not be reached, and iresselis had to leave the Old Country with their holds almost empty. Out\V'ard cargo was stored up at the back of sheds, smothered up and made inaccessible by the tins of inward car;;n piled in front of it. He nientioned the case of 21 12,000-ton vessel, whose sailing date from England had been put back a month, and then she had to leave with nothing more than a few Govermnent stores. .

“The furiners owe"y.ou :1, debs‘ of gratitude,” says an extradf from '3 letter written by Sir Lionel Fletithw, of the Iniperiai Ministry of Shipping. to the I’x'inle;\lini.<i‘el‘ (I\.[l' \V F. M:lss:\_\'). “Really, I wish some one would tell them the truth. In making public hhis extract from the i(‘tiol', just I'eeeived, to the depiitatioifwliicli waited upon him ‘to discuss the meait position, in Wellington on Monday, the Prime Minister said he did not seek self—ad\-'el'-tfseinexif, but wisheii to show that it was not possible for him to have done more than he had done for the success of rihe eoxmnundeer. If he_ had failed it was not for Want of will. He eontended, ilo\'\'CV(‘l'_, that the Government and the pl'o«iuce:'s had not failed. but had. been exfromeiy successful;

In the course of some reminiscences at’Dunedin the other day about Sir Robert Stout, I’rofessor White, who had been a fellow t.e:lchel' at the old “Stone” .-ehoo-1, said lle did not think he was divulging anything he should not when he told -them that one of ti‘ secrets of his success was connected with. a small packet of peppermints. ‘These favours were reserved for the girls only. Speaking after\v'al'ds" Sir Robert said he had applied for appointment at Oainaru, but was turned down. although he had 'fho best cvsedenitialsl. because he could not sing, and a block appeared to have been pllacedon his promotion in the teaching profession. Within a fortnight, therefore, he had resigned and had entered on the study of 13W-

Superstitions readers, says London Answm-.~j, will be interested in the following oxtl'aordinal‘_V Svmry, of which the hero is C. F. Cordwell, the wellknown Fleet Street nen'§paperlllall. Mr CordWellh:\.s been literally dogged by the number 13. It was on the 13th of ‘rho month that he ahtcstcd, went to France, went. into action, got his firsf leave, and returned to take up his commission. I" was in the 13tl1 'r’ten~t_ in 13 lines. 13th camp that ho had his firs: lodgment in Frzxnce. The tout contained 13 men. Ho. had 13 days in hospitaf. He was given No. :12: pills. .-Xllsl, I'otUl‘ning to civil work on January 13. he found that his old room had been rexmnlbered 113. Now count’ up the a.bove.eoincidences. You. will find 13 of them.

MessrsvTurner Bros, wool; hide and

skin lllel‘Ch3.D.flsz notify _’uha._s they are purchasers of rabbit skins in any quantity. Rabbit skin meg for February are published i a advertisement ou page one of this issue.

There appears to be plenty of demand for land, in spite of the high prices in the Taranaki district. Last week an offer of £2OO per acre for a. farm of .100 acres was refused, and in another instance 3. fzn-m was sold at £175 per acre. which cost less than £BB per acre <=igh’r(=en months ago.

Lieutenant - Commando)‘ Bourke, \’.C.. of the Ezrt-ish Navy, -informed '5. gathering of Christchurch citi-mans that along twelve miles of the 891gian coast there had been 225 German guns. Yet British monitors had attacked them repeatedly at ciose quarters without suffering one direct hit during the whole w3.r.

A, W. Vvinters’ (Bot-any Harriers) standing hop. step, and jump of 30ft.. 10in, tacks five inches on to the Australian Amateur record of L.’ R... Glover (Queensland). Winter covered tlris distance so easily as to sug--gest that with further practice he could probably better Arthur Postle’s professional figures of 32ft. 10in., put up at Kalgoorlie twelve years ago.

Messrs Al-rowsmith and Loughnan, 01' Taihape, have been appointed solicitors to act on behalf of returned soldiers making application for advances to purchase land or houses under the Discharged soldiers‘ Settle znent. Act Amendment. Mr J. V. ADobbie, of Ohakune, has been appointed to act on behalf of returned soldiers in that district. In addition.

to these appointments, numerous others have been made in other towns by the Department of Lands

and Survgy.

' Dr. Thackcris‘ timely and valuable informamion as to the making of jam \\-'ith only half the quantity of sugar 11.<u:111y L-nlpAloyod, has been put to ithe test by more than one Nelson housewife (says the Colonist), and found to be in every way a stxccess. Dr. ‘Trackor. it may be relnembel'er'L said the other day: “If you first boil ‘the fruit for twenty minutes it will only be nec-(-.<:s:u*y '-f0 put in half the ordinary qu'antit_v Cf sugar. Boiling destroys 'the mellassic in the fruit. and that

acid absorbs a m3lnendous amour.t of

Sllgan : ,-

Tho Defence Department has made :u'l‘znnga)nlvllts with the Rialway De-

}‘_val-«tment for the }_)rovi.~'ion, where practicable, of seating atawmiiiotlatidii for disabled soldiers travelling by rail. The .\ssi..<t.ant Director of Medical Services of each district will issiio, on application, a certificate to e'3.cll disabled soldier whose disability i'end_el's it particularly desirable -fhat seating accommogation slioulfl be provicled. Such certificates will be available for six months from date of issue, when further certificates will be issued if warranted.

A Manawatu Times repl~cselltat'lve was told ithe other (‘my of 11 Christ-:-.lm:'ch firm wlfich is anxiously awaiting the lifting of the mnl)argo on hides. They llave be-Jn I10:m-ling for many mrmths past, and they expect to make a clvur £475,000. “Docs Mr Massey know about this‘?-” asked the reporter. “'01), yes, he knows about it all right,” Said =t'ho infornlanf. “These Christchurch people have got the boot manu'.t‘Ll«3flll'ers where they Want them, and" the man who wzmts a. ‘pair of bOOtS for his eldest radical has got to pay, pay, 3)

There is honor among thieves. Her: Dulak, of Frankfurt, who signed himself “professional burglar,” sent. the following letter to the Fl'allkflll‘l'.el‘ Generalanzellgerz “With great surprise I read Friday in your valued sheet under the title “Tlie usual burglary.-,” of a breaking and entering in of a dwelling in Wolfgang street. You write of cash that apparently was stolen out of the money chest, but that, to my great astonishment and to the shame of the owner, there was not a. red heler therein. I ask you to publish this in order to avoid any unjust claim against the insurance company. Respectfully, Dulak, ‘professional burglar.”

“Th cost of living has increased faster -than the rise in Wages. This is a commonplace ifo us all. But what is the remedy? At the risk of uttering a. thl'czld-worn platitude. I 5:15‘ the etcr-v na} chasing of upvu:-11-d prices by increase in wages does not solve the problem, because wages are always a lmxgth or zw.c- behind in fhe race. The true rmnedy, I would ~:'.l_<.;"gosf is ‘The fact that capital will have to be content with a loss rate per cont tlfan ifi Ina; hithoro domzmdwz‘. and got. and «The l:»rin.ging~ about of this can only be done by legislah'vo7 .-R0501); tl»'ltnrnu.'-t“i\’oly—-and better in. my opillion—tho ideal to strive fol‘ W3ll b 0 P~'odllo- - +‘m° use. am‘. mt fr):' p‘.‘ofif.”—The prosidmf 0?‘ ‘7"«‘ T.“}“ro2r:mhi::al Federation (Mr A. T. ~'.L‘a!tol‘.\ _|i7.-‘xhis ad-‘ drws To d910~g:1-ms‘ at eonfcgevnce. Hair Nets 6 for 9d; Tepes I'dozen knots for 1/. Hair?-‘ixls 50 in box»; boxes for 3d. at The Great Sale.—~ ¢"o.?!inson and Gifford, Ltd.’ _ -