LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3408, 12 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

——.-.~-..., The Managing Secretary of the Ofai. hapc Fal'nlcrs’ Meat: and Pl‘ofl_uce Company, Mr P. S. Car:-01!, invites applications -from persons ctnnpetent to take clmrgc of the cookhouso -at the ]?rcezing VVol'ks, at \Villillfil. All pal'ti(:ulal's may be had from Mr Oarroll at the C.r:~.l*.azl3"s offico, in Tui Street.

A coincidence in names! The Wai-1-arapa Hospital Board has now on its medical staff at Featherston Dr Doctors, and one of the applicantsm for a position at Masterton is Nurse Nurse.

Brigadier-General H. Hart, 81-?ga«i----ier-General G. W. Meld:rum, LieutenantClonel Cunningham, and Lieut-.>n-ant.-Colonel A. F. Roberts, are at present af Palmerston North for the purpose of discussing military ninth):-s with reggud to the proposed nmv scheme for territorial training.

A great sensation has ‘been created in Warsaw by the murder of the Baroness Soboleff, a Russian. She was stabbed to death in -her house by Emma Zymaffska, a former maid of honour to the Dowager Czarina. The murderess robbed her victim of £50,000 and numeous- jewels of great value. -

A ‘considerable increase in the rateable value of property in Wanganui has been made as a result of a valuation recently Completed. For the ‘year 1919-20 the rateable value of property within the Borough was £194.563. V The last valuation, however, brought the rateable value up to £211,896, an ‘increase for the year of £17,243.

Pl-epaunations ae aleady being rntulé for the by—olection which will follow upon the appointment of Sir Jzunes Allen as High Commissioner, an appointment which is now regarded as almost certain to be made. A Southern exchange states that Mr Jame-s Begg has agreed to offer himself as :1 candidate in the Reform interest, while Mr John Edie will again stand as the candidate of the Liberal party.

Dunedin is to be congratulated upon the latest evidence of civic'spil-it. A special train with’Wellington-Christ church passengers arrived at Dunedin at 11.3‘/) p.m.. and the Dunedin Housing Committee had the passengers notified at Oamaru that if any of them were in search of .-accommodation, the inquiry bureau would be open on the arrival of the train,.and ‘they could there obtain all the information they desired. V

A writer in a. Queensland paper’ -has given this interesting sta,~tementf—Rain fell at four o'clock one afternoon. and at one o’clock the following ll:-1_v lambs were to be seen nibbling down near the creek. On investigation it was found that the grass was a quarter of an inch long, and odd blades were half an inch in length. This was 21 hours after rain fell. In two days the lambs were looking quite full again, and in five days slioop that could hardly move worn quite sprightly. The scene of this wonderful tl'ansfornl3.tion was Prairie, North Queensland.

In connection with the vi.«si’r. '0 Rome of Archbishop Redwocnl. th-.’)¥‘e are rumours that he may he made a cardinal. A cal-dina!late for New Zealaml also implies one for Australia. although it is considered by (:011>=L-I'\‘a-tives that if there is to he :1 eh:mgo, the appointmentat Rome will be a cardinal for Australasi:l.. It apnea-.-:5 that twelve. new cardinals are to be createcl at the C@’§ls.is'tox‘y‘r;f the Sucrod College to be held at the Vatican at the end of this monfgh. An authority on the subject says admission to the Sacred College as :1 r,-lo.sr,ly businc.ss and he is a lucky oardi‘-23,1 who ;.>;ets through the ceremony without. the ex-pendi.tul-e of some thouancls of potxmls.

Legal advice has been received by the Canterbury Education Board that, as a result of amending legislation passed last. session, repealing the definition of “resident householder,” all -householders, no matter Where they may live, providing that they have children attending a school, may vote at the election of the School Committee controlling such school. It was pointed out in discussion by the Board that, under the new definition, a. householder could vote at the election of and be elected to two committees —the one in the district in which he lived and the one that his children were attending. This was I‘egarvl-écl as unfair and undemocratic, and it was decided to recommend to the department that no householder be al. lowed to vote at‘ the election of two committees or to sit on two committees.

A carpenter working; in Devonport, Auckland. speaking of the difl'e»rcnce between the working conditions of 30 years ago cmnparod \\"ZHI the state of things existing 1o~<1:1_\-' in the building 1‘:-‘ado. said that when he came to tho eounl‘l'_\' things w<"l‘e dull, and he had _9;l'eut. difiiculty in finding work, but he Said that one of his koenezst recol-lc-(:tion.s' was the cosmopolitan ma-‘.nl'e of the people at that time. He got his Fll-st job from :1 Swedish contx-no-tor, who had a (;}ernl';—ln I’ol'cman_, while rho :11-clxireet of Hm job was a Nol'wogiJll. He was at this mime glad to take 8/ a day. although the older men were gotting 10/ per day. because they said he had not learned cohgmial ways. Now there is hzxrdly ever a. foreigner on the job, and one is struck by the fact that a large "proportion of’ the workxncn an a building ll'3.\'o ihe sfrong norfhorn accent common. to those who hail from north of the 'l‘weed.——Auckland Star.

A mm Of 10 [per cent. will "be imPosed by the fraihape Borough Council 011 all rates unpaid after Saturday next. The °rdinal‘§' monthly meeting of th.e Taihape Chamber of Commerce “.111 be held in the Mayorys room. at the Municipal Chambers on MoAn-day night. '

It has HOW been established that the story of a so-called Brontosaurus or prehistoric animal having been seen in a dense forest in the Congo was an elaborate hoax.

A Paris butcher named 'Laugier hanged himself in the Bois de Valenciennes owing to disappointment at Professor POl-ta's pl‘oph9C_V of the end of the world not coming true.

The Clerk of tho Rangitikoi County Counsel notifies that the special roll of the Upper Turakina. Valley Special Rating District. is now availsable for public inspection .11.‘. ‘(he En‘gi.nccr’s Oifice, Taillape. All notice of objection thereto mixst be lodged at the Council ’s Office at Marton, on 01' before the 28th instant.

At the Olympia Motor Show the crush was so great, says the Daily Mail, that the gates had tenlp'Orarily to be closed. Queues waited patiently to have Their turn ‘at the 12/6 luncheon. To realise what the present paper boom in the motor industry means it is only necessary to state that before the great Show I‘l_lsh (me British firm had an output of cars representing in money value £6,000,000.

The Government report on the present. seasons’ wool thus refers to the districts of Wellington ‘and Wanganui: Owing to the Very dry autumn the wool this season is short and shows a good deal of tenderness. There has been a very marked absence of seedy wool this season. The 1-ambs‘ wool is better than an average season, being bright and clean, and free from seed. The same»remarks apply to Wanganui asffto Wellington. ’ . ‘V

“My relatives are to make no complaints. because I do not leave them anything, as my principle is that those people who leave money to their relatives insult them by looking upon them as incapable people -and turning them into idlers.” This curious statement is made in ‘the will of Mr Nicholas Voavalis, of Willesden Lane, London, who left the bulk of his property for public purposes. Mr Vouvalis died at Athens, and left property valued for the purposes‘ of the English grant at £79,500 gross.

An audacious theft was recently reported to the Sydiey police. Just before closing time a Woman withdrew £IOO from hex-‘account in the Q‘.ov-ex-nment Savings Bank. She Was paid in two £SO notes. As she was going down the bank steps a young man Wearing no hat approached ‘her, and said he had forgotten to check the numbers of the notes, and asked her to come into the bank again while he did so, at the same time holding his hand out for the notes. The Woman, thinking him at bank official, Handed him the money and followed him into the band. The man asked her to take 3. seat, then walked through a door used by the employees only, nnd evidently escaped by the front door. Aftera long. wait the wonlan‘repol‘t. ed the matter but nothing has been seen or heard of the thief.

A returned Maori soldier Went into the Native L-and Court ‘at Te Kuiti (writes a correspondent of the Post) and demanded to» know why is name was in the list of those who were dead, and whose estate succession was applied for. After inquiry it transpired that just before the Armistive word had been indirectly received that the soldier had “gone west.” Since then, to the joy of his friends, the soldier had returned. The application was dismissed. The Judge congra“tulat~’:» the native on having seen actixe service, and hoped that he was carrying with him into civil life some of those excellent qualities which the Maoris had displayed on the battlefield. Another similar case was where :1. native applied to succeed himself by another _name. This occurred thron_;'ll L 1 lawyer misulld(!l‘s:tandillg the positiou.

The Belgians do not love America now. Hcrois an episode in one of the most popular Brussels revues appearing on the stage recently. A tol'l'ific .noi.~‘o is heard off the s’fage—soum].< of blows and improcafions. A man stag‘gors before -the fo*otlights—llis hat smashed in, his face cut, his coat damaged, his trousers in ribbons. “What is the matter, my poo_l= man?” he is asked. “OK, I have been indiscrcot.” he "OPliO5- “What have 3'-nu done? Have you been discussing‘ polities. the Willloons and the Flemish question?” “Worse than that,” he cries; “I have been very indism-cot.” “Have you been -iialking ab-om um elections of the Germans?” “Still worse than that. I said out loud, ‘Vin. Prcsidflnt Wilson;’ ’-' “Thou you deS€_l"\'C v\'orytliing~ you have suffGl‘€d," is the ‘instant reply. Thunders of applauso from the audience.

It is notified by advertisement in this issue that all schools will re» open on Thursday, 19th ‘February.

A business man is advertising for a good otficc, or a small s‘hop,in the business centre of Taihapo. Full “p-ax= tiolll‘3l's are to bxfifaostefi to “Clerical.” Post. office, Raotihi. “

The finder ‘of pay-book an'd dis» charge certificate belongizlg to 9/729. is requested to I=etu'l<n same to the-Secx-et¢-Iry,‘Returned Solefic-ran.’ Association, Taihape.—Advt.

An advertiser d<‘“ir<‘S tu h:=_v ‘food’ 4 or 5 roamed lmuscg. or a good‘ building section, within one mile of the T3l’hapo post office. Fli’ll..pal'tiuul:u's are to be sent to Post Office Eo3’ 58, Raetihi. - 7‘

Messrs Solliti‘ Bros" builders. contractors. zmd timber merchante, of P3l- - North, are bu_vo»r.< of totara house blocks totara and birch posts. cash on defivery. An advex-fisemcnt appears in ‘another column.

The oniy evidence brolxg‘ht' (by a French cavalry ofilcer seeking divorce was a photograph eirculatnrl by the German Propagtmda Depa.rfmen«‘,' show» ing a group of German ofiicers laughing and chatting v«:it11 his wife, who was detained in the eeéupied. area. and seemed happy in their company. The (7o~ur’r unanimously decides] that the ‘wife’s attitude was 9. gl':lve insult to her husb:lnd_ and granfed the di'cox'ce.

There is undoubtedly :1. 800121 I.‘-.1 boxing in New Zealand at the present time, and it has reached '_'.’.~li¥lape. For some time there has been felt the need of tuition claszsee cr>2:«'n:(:tecl on proper lines. and this want is nmv in pI’OC€SIS4 of being filled. P.*.H_-: ()li\=er, the well-known ]ig’htrvei,2;h!: boxer, has taken up his quarters in ’.l‘-ailiape. and with Bert Welsh is f-mning -.1 series of classes in teaching -he art of self-defence. Bill? Oliver is (me of the foremoist boxers in New Zealaml at his Weight, and is skiiful and scientific; with the gift‘ at? ixnpzwting v

his knowled='ge”to'bis—pupi!s. It is requested tTiat7'tbose desirous of acquiring -the ability" to look after themselves‘ should meet at ‘Welsh‘s gymnasigm to-morrow. night at 3 o'clock, when classes will be fomn»_=:‘., and operations commenced at once. as there is a prospect of :1 Boxing SubAssociation‘ »being' formed :1 'L‘aihal_‘ve at an earlyédate, and as a foumament will -be held. it is efssentiai that “no;-:e who are ambitious of gaining honours in the ring, should commence learning" at once. and Hat?-‘iv? is no man in ';\’e'.v Zealand more capable of teaching 'the art than Billy Oliver. -