LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3411, 16 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A single man rcquiz-vs :1 furnished ‘bedroom with fireplam.

Two assistants for the Railway Refreshment Rooms are advertised for by H!» prol_‘:z'iofor’. "M" .T. Dyef.

The United States Shipping Board

estimates rthat since Janaury strikes have cost the Board £7,400.000

Notice is given that any person found trespassing on sections 10,12 and 13, State Farm properties, owned by Mr Belliss and ‘Mr Buckley, will be pl‘osecuted without further notice.

The .Heal’rh Department order closing schools has been revoked as from the 19fh Febl'u:il'y next. A nbtification from D 1; Farris, the \Vellington Dis-«-1 Health Officer, appears in another column.

Tragedy surrounds the death of a young man who died in Christchurch :1 few days ago :1. victim to influenza. Chaufi'eul' “E 0 a well-known resident, he was engaged to :1 Christchurch young lady, and their inarriage was to have taken place next week. A little. over a.weck ago she contracted influenza, but easily recovered. Her fiancee next ('.OllTl‘a(’.'fCd‘it, and handicapped with a bullet in his lung, a. legacy of the war, he rapidly sank.

Dealing with recent lambing returns Mr Massey remarked thatfaffihough it might be quite true that, compared with last season, there has been twelve and a half ;per cent. decrease in production of lambs, the position is not serious. “We have more sheep now than when the War started," he said, “and, considering the heavy export during the war, this is a wonderful record. But for heavy snowstorms in the South Island last year We would have had probably a million more sheep this year.”

It is not generally known that ihe Hon A. T. Ngata is {L musical composer. He has composed a. special Maori song, “A Noble Sacrifice,” which Miss Bathie Stewart, of Chas. Smythe Miisical Maids, will sing du’i'— ing the coming Taihapg season. Another number is “Pokare Kare,” an entrancing Maori love song, and “Tangi”—:l. weird Maori lam-ent. This is a number Vrhat is quite exclusive, it being 9. tribal song presented and taught to Miss Stuart by Miss Mahutbu Tukino. '.\liss -Stewart has other 11i1i;.7;.::.3, of course, but -the specialty f(‘Elilll‘L‘S are these Maori songs.

The Premier, dealing with ‘the suggestion recently made that the delegation of meat producers about to visit England should include a man of commercial experience, informed your correspondent that the constitution of the delegation was a matter entirely for the Farmers’ Union. He certainly hoped they would send a man Home to see what happened. “I cannot,however,” he added. “spare Dr Reakes for quite a month, as he is engaged on important work. My own opinion is that Mr David Jones will not be able to go, as, since his nomination, he has been elected a member of Parliament."’ A _, A

Experimelltai features of the new C()lllnloFWC23.iiil liners now being built in England inc.l‘..zde a special lock-up compartnwnt, acconimodating 300 irons of silks, spirits, and other valuables, which are now extensively pilfered. They also contain a. refrigerating chaniber suitable for testing the carrying possibilities of soft fruits, consignments of which are invited at «the liners’ risks, shippers paying freight if the consignment is landed in good condition. Mr Larkin, manager in London of the Comlllolfifeal<t—h line, is consulting exporters on the question of the advisability of installing special wine conipartinents, assuring an even ienlpera’t;ul'e. _

A remarkable incident of the sea occurred recently tart -the Scilly Islands. A :three-masted fore. and aft rigged schooner was seen to ‘be north of the islands, near Shipman head, Brighter Island. By her behaviour it was apparent she was in diflicnlty, probably derelict. On approaching her the latter was found to be the case, and on boarding her -the Brighter men were astonished to find that, though the crew had left her, everything was in perfect order, and the ship was in no way damaged. The sails were furlcd, and all the boats were on "board, including a smart motor launch. What can have happened to the crew, or what caused them to leave. -‘the ship, which was laden with wool, is not known. The ship, which was brought to a safe anchorage, was the Marion Gr. Douglas.

This is how the Taranaki Herald sums up the Education Department:— Half the staff of this Department must spend its time. divising arguments and writing letters to refuse grants for absolutely necessary schools. The people are demanding secondary and teellnieal education fortheir children, just. as in the case of other countries, but the Department cannot realise that things are moving and tries to put the brakes on all the time. Then our whole systeni of education needs eo01'(lina'iiI1g. so as to provide 8. progressive scheme from the infant school to the University. This must ‘be the work of one or two men who can take general views. There is a Council of Education to ‘advise the Minister, but it represents so many rival ‘interests that it cannot produce any results of value.

The 43rd Company of Senior Cadets are ordered to parade at the Three Stars Theatre, on Wednesday, 18th inst., at 7 pm. _

The Prime Minister stated on Thursday that the Board of Trade was in-, ves-tigating the apparent disparity between the price of wool and :thc price of woollen suitings. Attention has been drawn to the matter by New Zealand woollen’ Workers. Mr Massey stated that he ‘did not expect to receive a report immediately, since the Board had many other important matters in hand.

A. statement has been published in connection with the Victory series of New Zcaland postage stamps -‘that the stamps will be on sale for a short period only, and are valid for inland correspondence only. This is not correct. The stamps will be used for an indefinite time, and their can be used to pay the postage on correspondence for any place abroad as Well as for inland correspondence, and for any other postage stamp purpose.

The North Auckland Times of Monday, says: From 3. private nless'age.- received in Dargaville to-day it is understood. that. -the Hon. J. G. Coates is to be appointed Minister of Public Works, in succession to Sir William Fraser. The appointment is bound to p‘.‘o\-'9 a rpopul'3.l‘ one, in the North Island in particular, as it is held that it is high time the positionshould be filled by a. representative of an Auckland constituency.

An exciting incident occ.urre.d at the motor sports at Tauherenikau on ’l‘hul-sday afternoon. During the progross of a 10-mile open event, Percy Coleman, the Palmerston crack, appeared to lose control of his machine when turning '3 corner at a pace of over 60 miles an hour. He fierformed a. double somersault, and landed heavily on the ground. Fortunately he escaped with a laceration of the face, and a shaking. His “machine crashed into a fence, and was badly knocked about.

Another phase of the housz shortage: Abou-t. twelve months -ago a certain house in Petone was condemned, and notice. was given to the owner to have the place taken down. The owner was agreeable to do so, but ea‘-uld not get the occupants out of the pm:=.e. He proeeeded‘to demolish the house, and 21'? present only -"two rooms I'emain. These were occupied by a famil_v—— father, mother. and ‘four childrenuntil Saturday, when the police took charge of the children” and they are at present in a receiving home.

An amusing incident occurred recently on! 0. trip from Auckland to Kawau. There were two Ibi‘iEial couples on board. One happy pair was not recognised; as having only just started in double harness. The other couple were disclosed, owing to being showered with confetti as they went on board. This was keenly enjoyed by the fix-st two, but there was a sur~ prise to come. As they stepped on the gangway to leave the steamer at Kawau, Burnand’s Orchestra, which was on board. played Mendelssohirs “Wedding March,” which was followed with: “How Are You Going to Keep Him on the Farm?” whereupon the unregenei-ate bystanders laughed loudly.

I suppose we really did win the war ‘3 (says a London correspondent). I do not ask so much because of all this Hunnish tl'ucule‘nce and evasion, but because I have adcertaiu envelope before me. It was addressed from Germany. It has been slit open, and over the slit is posted the familiar endorsement of censorship. But it is a German censorship! In those ugly German characters in which early instruction made some of us ‘fam’liar is written, “Opened under the order of November 15, 1918.” I like that. The Armisticfi’ was declared on November 11. 1919. and here come; the Hun, whom, as I imagined, we had pulveriscd into acce.pl:w~2ze of -"the armistice =terms, censoring my friend’s letter under an order dated four days after the Armis-J tice! Confound his impudence, Ofi course. But—'did we win the War? .

Referring to the comm .its of Mr Justice Chapman upon the Qnisuse by a number of returned soldiers of -their war gratuity, Mr E. F. Andrews, secretary of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association, infor‘ 3d a New Zealand Herald reporter that 95 per cent of the men had put their gift -to good use. . Some, he said, had paid it. to the Repatriation Board towards the I'epa_vment of loans, and others had applied it to the purchase of houses and land. Some of the men on the land had found it most useful in efieetillg their improvements. In his experience the few men who had squandered 1119 money were those who never had slived money. Unfortunately, the men who had squandered -their gratuity, and through doing so got. into the hands oft; the law, were those who (‘.a)nn befm'e.‘ public» notice. E

Dome Fasteners 3 dozen for 6d; Paper Serviettes 50 for ]ld; Linen Button Sets. asortesd size buttons. 8d set at The Great Sa.le.——Gollinson. and Gifford, Ltd.

Election of La. Licensing Committee for the District of Rangitikei is to “take place on Tuesday, 9th March; nominations close‘ at noon Uh. Saturday, February 28th. A notific}l":‘ion appcras in another column.

Good prices and prompt payment for rabbit skins can be obtained‘ from the Frisco and Dominion Export Co., Auckland. This company of exporters has an :mnounr=r>.ment: on the front page of to-d.ay’s issue.

Tho Go*.'ernment has announced that 105,080 acres of Crown land will be thrown open for selection this month, and 7604 acres next month. At the end of Mafch the total area of Crown lands open for selection will be 718,000 acres.

A district headquarters instruction notifies tfiat retufiled ‘soldiers holding four weeks’ pl-iV'il‘(-25??’ leave tickets on the railways issued subseqeuntly toMay 2nd. 1919, may use their W_arrants at any time before June Ist, 1920, the term of validity having been extended.

A meeting of farmers is to take place at Wanganui on Wednesday next to discuss the position which has arisen in regard to the export of New Zealand produce. The meeting will be addressed by Mr W. J. Poison and ‘Mr H. Burrell.

New Zealand is 11101 the only country ivhere supplies are .<llort. A circular from the Gu'a.l'anty Trust Qo., New York, has the following Ivara:{raph: “Production has been cut down 50 per cent or loss of normal, and reserves are being rapidly wiped out. One of the results is -the seizure of the mines by the State Governments in several instances, and the calling for volunteer minors. The Department of Justice is arranging for ‘the protection of these volunteers and to such miners as may Wish to return Ito Work.”