LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3437, 17 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A black, smooth haired dog 1081” in Tuihape on‘ ‘A. and P. SIIOW DILV advertised for by Mr J. A. A!ld"*‘l'>‘oU. BGllnollt'S Siding.

On account 0-1' the acute sllo.l'.l'zLg(~% of coal in Napier, says the I-lawk~e‘s Bay Herald, sawdust. is being bln-med in some of the fishing trawlers 0]a9.?~ Ming off ‘the bay.

A daring robbery took place in. Levin during Friday night or <~:nl‘ly on S:ltlll'd£lY morning, when the }>w1111:-za-;«' of Mr H. Walker, of O'xl'ord Str<’>r:l. were <“lll'e‘-‘ed and a sum of £25 in notes MOl9ll from his tx-ousers pocket. The police Ca})tu'red the thief in the Foxton district, and recovm-ed the I'ol} of £25 intact.

i«‘m- .~'Oln(3 considerable period Mr J. P. x’\ldl'idge has held "the appointnlent Of Regisrtrar of Maori births and deut.lls in this district. but he has 110VOI' I‘U§%‘iStel'e(l :L sirigie Maori death till Monday last, When the im:'ox'mntion necessary WBJS acquired in his }_:()SiUOI1 as COPC-nel', holding zfii inquest on a native who was accidentally I~:il]<‘:d in -.-. trap accident.

The wettest town in the world is in India. This town, where there is an almost constant iainfall, is called C‘herapunji. Its aével"agc rainfall is 600 in, or 50 feet a year, or nearly a. foot 21 week.

A. Swiss milkmaid with a xnusical singing voice obtains better wages H'l-an one who cannot sing, as :1 cow that is soothed with a pleasing melody during milking will, it is said, yield 0110-fifth more milk.

A cat gave birth to a fmak kitten in the Hokitika disirict a few days

ago. It had five heads, five tails, twenty legs, and one body. When. born this multiple monstrosity appeared to be quite healthy, but it was not allowed to live.

“Quick March,” the organ of the R.S.A., grows more and more generally interesting as a magazine under Editor Harris. The March issue is full of good tales ‘well told by men who have bbe.ll and seen. the places and scenes described.

A new kind of paper fabric, 2; composition of paper and silk, is now being produced in vast quantities in Japan. It loolqs like mercerised cotton at its best, is suitable for blouses, sheetings and so forth, and it is estimated that it can be put on the English market at46d per length.

At the Magistrate's Court at Rotoruu on l\lond?.y Mr Konrick, S.M., fined B. C. Lowry £SO for failing to eradicate rabbits on his property at Taupo. The inspector stated that he warned the defendant three times. The adjoining ‘settlers had ‘cleared ‘their

land, which the defendant’s property was infecting. The defendant pleaded guitly. stating that :1. friend had undertaken to clear the land, but could not obtain the labour.

"Prices of galvanised iron are not likely to decline for some time to come. according to the bulletin of the British Department of Overseas Trade. The main works inthe United Kingdom are sold ahead for some months to come, and in spite of the high prices at present ruling makers are declining to commit themselves filrtiier. Buyers at the beginning of this year were experiencing great t:ronble in covering their requirenienfs.

The (i)tr-3'o Daily Times have submitted to us the terms of a cable message received within the past few (lays from the London office of a firm of warehousemen, in which the English prices of calicoes, drills, prints, and similar goods are quoted. The prices show advances ranging from 250 per cent, over prices that. were chzirged early in 1907 to 525 per cent. over prices ruling in 1915. They :21’ford a remarkable illustraiion of the extent to-which manufacturers’ prices at Home have risen, and go far to explain the advance in the retail prices of articles of this description. in New Zealand. ‘

Mr Bonar Law, quc-stioned in the House of Commons toga:-ditng the-sale of the River Clyde, the transport immortalised by the landing}; of the 29th Division at Gallipoii, said that the old tr.‘-mlpV was in 21 dilapidated coiidition, and there was nothing of interest in her. It was ‘open to any persons inferosted in the \'oSS(‘i to approach the pl'o.~:(mt ownors with a View to re—purChase. The Times, in a Icafliiig article, says: “Mr Bonar Law spdke like an ico—co]d habordashor. excrxsing :1 potty act of nfii('T{li pai-siiiiony. SO much for :\,[iel}iSi(‘l‘ifl,i ilnagiratiml!"' The Timos adds Hwt a _m'ivntr> 0fi"0I‘t to I'oplll'v=}l:xSe the River Clyde I"a'iled.

A business man from England who is interested in the meat Krade told Mr Tolley the ot7E'or day that "the present position of the trade in London, which had aroused the agitation among‘ the fal'll'wr.< for HlO lifting of flw con1n1:1ml0o:', llml be-1-n <'l‘(‘alPd by '.ll(‘ big Exlglisll and American trusts. They are rigging the market in order to get the New Ze':'lland promlucers to clwupen Ilxoir prmltlco. “If New "Zealaml farmers .<ocllru at r.'«’>vllinll:lll<_-0. of the Crmmmmlvvxl." .x'a.i.d the Visitor, “they will play I'igllt into tho hands of’ the tl'llst'." So Mr ’l.‘olley told the C»harnbm- of Commerce last night, And the \-i.<itor ’r'urt'lwr uS.<u-.'<*d him Tlmt Now Zoalun«.l's «luiry pl'()(l11(5(‘ was about to ('.\.’pCl‘i(,‘lH',C somutlning of 8. record boom.-~Feildillg Star,

Ono of the largest strikes that the world has ever known occurred in JC_'.l,_VDi'thll'illg "the reign of (,‘Eleops. several tlmuswud years before the t“hristi.:ln em. Cheops ordered a great I>_vralllid to he built in higs hon-

our, and while it was in course of (:omtl'llctiolx it is said that 50,000 \\'orkn_len downed tools and refused to oomlruxo the work. The reason they gave was that the food with which tlmy v.'(3ro furnished was insufiiciont in qu:lntif)' and poor in quality. The contractors tried arguing with them, and whmx that _t.'zli.]efl. soldiers were ordel'<‘~T f 0 <ll'i\'o the strikes back fo work. Many thousands of them wore cut 10 pieces. while a certain num~ b(’*:‘()l'i7.lf‘nl(,*SC:l;)(‘d and fled !":w (‘.olmh§V. The othm'.< were compelled to I‘c-slllll9 their WC;-1:.

Horses in Auckland are not used to eiephangs, ynsequenmly ithcre was something akin fo a circus performance on Monday afternoon in Beach road. An elephant passed by, dragging one of the circus waggons. He was quite calm. but not so the horses on the road. Some tried to climb the nearest’ fence, and others stood siock still, as if paralysed, even after the elephant had passedhby. One animal was so affected that it stood on the traxnlino_. and blocked the cars for 3 close on ten minutes before it could‘ be made to get :1 move on. I

A sequel to the butchers‘ strike, which occurred in Auckland last November, was heard in the Auckland Magistl'atc’s Courr on Monday, when charges were heard against the Auckland Master Butchers’ Union and :1 number of slaughtermen and ch:llnbel‘men for illegally striking. The defendant. union pleaded guilty, and were fined £2O and costs (the maximum fine is £200). ’l‘wenty—four slaugllterxnen were charged Tvith unlawfully ceasing work in éympathy with the Butchers’ Union, pleaded gtlillty, and were fined £3 each. In the case of the elramberxnen. decision was reserved until March 30th.

There was a very large attendance at :1 meeting of the Welli-ugton Typographiual society held on Saturday night. The draft demands for a new agreement were carefully considered, and "lhe alterations made were immaterial. It was decided to proceed under the provisions of‘ the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It was reported that a recent ballot was against direct action. Surprise was expressed at the fact that no news had been received regarding a strike of New South Wales printers. It was :<tated that 1500 men had now resumed there under improved terms, and 800 men were still unplaced.

Light on the l1i11'(lSl1lps of backblock life was given in a letter received by :1 county council. The writer (a woman) said that she had had a hard year. and lost about fifty head of cattle. Slie says: “We have no road. and we only used the main road about once :1. year. We are trying to sell our property_. but "tlle'wan't of a roihd makes this impossible. Could you make us -.1 road, so that we could get our furniture. which is stored at Te K'lliti.'brought in? "We are living in :1 small wharei, with no floor. and have two wire mattresses placed on boxes for beds. We even had to unscrew these in order to get them in. We coultl not think of a sewing machine. as it could not be carried in.”

A,\\’ellington geniiemun. on a recent visit to Palmerston North, told of a pleasant surprise which he had recently experienced, and which incidentally (sayg the Manawatu Times) points to “two aspects of trading which may be quite legitima‘re—~ol' otllei'\\'is“e. Some ten years ago‘ he invested in fifty £1 shares in a"’(‘:ompany formed for the iml3ortatioll ‘of motor Vehicles of :3. cerfain description. He received fair-I.y good dividends each year. and last week was advised. that in order to savoid excessive income tax. each of‘ his £1 shares would in fufilre be a'<~

garded as £4O, and dividends would be at a. somewhatfrcduced rate per centum, and would yield -.1, fair rate of interest on the "increased capital.

l Some good advice to returned soldiers was given by General Birdwood in :1 speech in Adelaide recently. He said they wanted to get rid of the apatheti_c spirit among some of the wouauled men in Australia. It was desirable that they should be urged to do some little thing for themselves, and not to live on the country for the remainder of their days, as some appeared to be content, to do. If they followed the regimental history of the lzlst~named , they would probably find they did nothing during tlle- war. They were the few men who gave many a bad name. Generally speaking, however, the returned men were (loin-r their best. The Association sl1on;Q. urge them to keep up the spirit they displayed in the war.

Speaking at a gathering of teachers at Auckland on Saturday last, Mr Parr, the new .\i'inister of Education. said: Addressing‘ the senior teachers, Mr Parr said he thought the time was ripe for a move forward ediieationally. New Zealaml, he fezired, rather lagged behind. Great. changes in elimentary education were being made by Dr. Fisher in England, and conservative Britain threatened to pass the Domin~ ion. Even in Victoria and New South VV:lle.s I‘(‘fol‘ms were planned which had not yet heen discussed here. The war hail kept New Zealand back, and it must not stagnate. He advised them to get ready for new developments in the pl'imar_v system. Things would not be changed lightl_v. but where the interests of :1 ehild looking forwzml to :1 new era since the war seemed to rP(lUi!'€‘ it. these exeluinges would :I.~'snre(ll_v ll(‘ mavle. In conclusinn. Mr Purl’ askeal for the C'.\l‘tll2ll assistance and eooperatinn of the tear-her; and students. . Y€dl' after your l>ring;;< inneasing l‘"‘W‘f" of’ the Superiority of S_ll-\'R—-LA.\’D'[\' l3;li<illg ]"n\\'(ler. (‘ostSlt\_._q tluu: o'r'her.<—-worth more! 2

The following: vessels n?.'} in: xv-}.".;L;; wireless Wl‘-3llg~6~t.o“(l2gVs""R?v’iio, Weilington: Pateena, Mararoa, Wahine, Moeraki. Radio, Chat.hanl.<: Northum. berland, Port Caroline. Radio, Awe,rua.: Wcsfirali-.1, Korimiko.

I Mr J. Lewis, of Utiku, is gking u.p business‘ and has instrucued Mess;-3 ‘F. Ward and Co. to sell the Whole of his furniture and effecfs by aTlction_. all of which has been removed to the Mart, in Taihape, for convenience of sale. The sale will take place next Saturday afternoon, 20th March.

Thousands of people who Visited Manly (Sydney), in connection with the village carnival recently, and who were attracted by the exploits of Flight-Lieut. Roberts in the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Company’s Avro, witnessed an exhibition of seaplanemanipulation that few of them. are likely to forget. The regular passenger service had been run at 15-minute intervals till shortly after live o’clock, when Miss. Olive Brougham, a Sydney girl was taken up. Towards the close of the trip ‘the pilot circled to within a comparatively short distance of the beach, and at the request of his passenger, went through some sensational and apparently intrieate evolutionfii He nose-dived and rising‘ to a convenient height, looped the loop in a daring foslrirm, subsequently Volplaning gracefully in the landing reserve.