LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3415, 20 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr D. 1". Cuflinang nmifios by adver—tiscment that any ])<:1'.~:on found trespassing‘ on his pl'op<::'ty at Hihitahi, or Tallgiwui will be prosocllted.

A junior assistant for the fancy department is wanted by "Messrs T. E. Thomas and CO., (late A. Spence). dl'apm's, opposite ‘Town Hall.

Waitresses and helps are wanfed for the luncheon booth on the A. and P. Show Day. also on the following day, for the Caledonian Sports luncheon booth.

Messrs F. Ward and Co. notify their usual Saturday sale at the Tlll Street Auction Mart, at which over 200 cases of fruit will be ofi'ox'cd, besides poultry and a large quantity of usefu} articles.

The body found in 1110 ;\lanawzltu River on Sunday has been identified as that of VVilli'3.m Henry -Goodall, a son of Mr T. Goodall, 84 Pcterborough Street, Christchurch. Deceased was a, returned soldier from the /.ustra]ia.n Forces, and was about 33 years of age. He disappeared la. month ago,

It is practically decided that be. fore long one central memorial‘. is to be erected on Cape Hellas, to cou'lm.gmo«,._ ate those who have fallen on Gallipoli. The project is receiving‘ the support of practically all those who were in positions of command during the Dardannellcs expedition, and 24 members of the British Parliament who served. on Gallipoli are also in favour of one memorial worthy of the Various divisions that took part, 11 mg erected in sucha position thaf itl will become one of the lalidrnarks of the Eastcrxi Medi'f (.'.‘'.['{l HCR 11. . - .

' It is predicted that eggs will reach i 4/ per dozen during the coming win‘to:-_

Quite a number of areas in wheat; in North Otago are '-e§timated to yield 45 to 50 bushels per acre, and in some cases as high as 60 bushels per acre. The average for the district is estimated in 35 bushels per acre.

A cable message received‘ recently from London states that the Admiralty has decided to sell the ex-liner Ophir. The Ophir is Ia vessel of 6942 tons gross, and was built in 1891 by R. Napier and Sons, G«la.sgow, for the Orient Steam Navigation Company. In June, 1901, the Ophir arrived in VVel- - with King George V., then Prince of Wales, on .bo'2u'd.

A minor "tragedy, witnessed by only a few occurred in the Courthouse on Tuesday (says the‘l\fan'2'fWat-u Times). A muffled report was heard by a few in one c.orner- of the Court, and pre~ sently one of the waiting juror-s, who had made thoughtful provision for a. long and t.hirs«ty day, slid quietly out, and sadly divested himself of a broken bottle which had burst in his pocket.

The light-fingered geiltry have been particularly active in Taranaki of late Goingidow-n uto the Hawera races the other day a well-known New Plymouth resident made room for a flashy passenger who got in at one of the 'wayside station. When he arrived at his destinajtion the New Plymonth man found that. from his trousers pocket had been extracted a wad of «notes for a fairly I‘arge- hmount.

“Ours,” says the Sydney Daily Telegraph, and the remarks apply equally to New Zealand, “is a fl'uit-eating climate; we ought to eat fruit wi't'h every meal throughout the summer, and a great deal of fruit in winter even. Many people would prefer to make their breakfast or their midday meal of fruit alone, and a larger proportion of fruit. among our foodstuffs would probably make a real difference to the health of the population.’ -’

Owing to the shortage of -sugar in Amstralia the last few momths ‘has seen an increased importation of this c-ommodity from Java latnd other oversea ports, but up to date there has been no sugar imported into Australia from Cuba, which is one of the greatest sugar—;growing countries in the world. However, two vessels of the Conlmonwea,ltll fleet have been chartered to load at ‘the West Indian Islands for Australia. The first vessel to take the berth will be the Australrange, which is to load in Cuba about the niiddie of March, "to be follo\{'ed by the Ausrralpool at the end of the montlh. Bleitween them some 13,000 ‘tons «of sugar should be lifted.

Mn‘ Edgar Home, a member of the British Ptarliament, who is at present. visiting Auckland, has considerable hopes for the future of emigration from Great Britain to New Zeaiand. In the course of 5, talk with a Star reporter, Mr Horne said that the war had left a great number of men with a longing for an op-an-air life, while others having 'ob»tainaed =eomimi=.ssions for the duration of the war. found it impo.;~'sible to settle down :.ag'.l‘~.l in. their old jobs. They had “found themselves,” and could not take up their former unskilled and comparatively ‘ill-paid work. To such ‘men the land did not offer la. very attractive Afield in England, for a number of reasons, and emigration was the remedy. At present the main difiieulty was Shipping, ‘but the equivalent of two 10,000 ships was being launched every day, and there was little kloubt that the position would be very much better before long. He had already had one talk with Mr Massey on the subject, and though there were difficulties at this end he felt sure that the Dominion could do its share to encourage people of the right class to come here instead of going to foreign lands, like America. where their nationality might be lost.

J ‘The high price offered again this [year for rabbitski-ns has (says the Southland News) proved an induce- ‘ ment for many -to go into the country "to capture bunny. A nuniber -of Invereargill tradesmen, earning up to £4 per week, have discarded their usual occupations to follow the more remunel*slt‘ive employment ofiering. If the present prices for skins continue, a solution of the rabbit pest should be found, and there can be no doubt that it is time some radical steps was taken to deal with it. During the war there was laxity in the administration of the D(‘pm'txnellt SO far as the spread of I'3.l)l)i’fs was eorwernetl. and it was justified owing to the sound excuse farmers had in the fact that labour was scarce, if not wholly unobtainable. The i Departnient now, however, are takingl action, as shown by recent cases in! the North, where he'3vy fines have‘ been imposed. One would think, from The injurious effect the operations of‘ the rabbit have ‘on the pasture that landowners would welcome the trapper or poisonex‘ with open arms, but in most I instanves_. at any rate, a. charge is made for leave to work the ground, so a double benefit is derived by the farmer. However, prices are onsuch. an extraorclinary level that Itrtappers freely give what isiasked. ‘

The annual general meeting -Of the Moawhango Collie Club is to be -held in the Schooh-com, Moawhangm ‘*3 Saturday. 28th Fe-‘oruary, at 8 p.m.

In another column Miss Kathleen Kearins, A.T.C.L., notifies that she has commenced teaching the pianoforte, and that pfipns will be attended at their own homes I

“I occasionally bathe my gums,” said an :I(%(:u:_=.c'lcl at the Palnrerston Supreme Court. He immediately followed this up with an explanation ‘that the expression meant that he “occasionally had '3. spot.”

“That arrangements in connection with the Prince of Wales, so far as they concern the schools, be left in the hands of the executive in conference with the chairman and secretary of the School Committees’ Association,” was the wording of a resolution adopted yesterday by the Board of Education.

_A further collection of new books at the Taihape Public Library comprises: David Blaize, (E. F. Beason); The League of the Scarlet (Baroness The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Bamness Orczfl; the Laughing Girl (R. W. Chambers); Sweethearts at Home (S. R. Crockett); Waif-o-the Sea (Cyrus T. Brady); The Glorious Thing (Chiristine Orr); Helen of Four Gates (:by an ex-Mill Girl); The Argus Phasant (Jno. Chas, Beecham); The Soul of Susan Yellam (H. A. Vachelli; Claire (L, B. Blades); The Undying Fire (H. G. Wells); The Master of the Moose Horn (T. G. Roberts). Subscribers are aiso notified that a selection of popular magazines is to hand.

Quesrimied as to the probable effects in New Zealand of the meat glut in tho Old Country, 21. ‘Levin gentleman, who has had considerable experience of Home markets’, stated to the Chronicle that he thought more was being made out of the glut than was in it. He did not think there. was any danger of serious results in the Dominion, and even at the worst farmers could always turn ‘heir properties to other purposes than fattening. As regards wool, there was -no likelihood of a glut in that quarter. The -demand would continue keen for a, long ‘time, and a further rise 711 price was quite likely when next year’s clip was marketed. Butter was bound to rise with an open ma.rk”e’t, but cheese may not go any further, so that", the pros~ ]_;o('.tg were good in spite of "he present. uneasiness’ about meat.

An interesting point. in conncc-; tion with the shortage (Tf supplies of china in Auckland brou-ght ‘to light. in the course of inquiry was the growing dislike for Japanese L-hinzl.\~:are. “We d-on’t like the stuff‘, and we don’t like the Japa-zles‘e niefliod of doing business,” xwemarked ‘a leading niei-chant. “Neither are dependable, and; our ‘experience dujing the .‘'*.st few years has been su'ch4"tlla‘t We are now cutting Japan out of our itrade as Ear as possible. The china has neither the appe:Ll'2illce nor the quality of good old linglish Ware, and We wouldn’t: touch it at all if We could get any ot‘her.” This statement was amply borne out by p]“Op'l:i(‘tOl‘S -of Aiicklanki resitaurantsl anfl I'C‘fl'C§h'nlollf rooms, who said that this Eastern china chipped so readily as to I'apidl‘y become unsightly air" .111fit for use.