LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3438, 18 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

l -----‘.~<w—- t i There are practically no Eiiflflihil gboots coming to hand. The market is ldepending almost eln.tii*el_§' On’ )4‘-=.w fzea.-lands’ manufactui-r>rs. ‘ A cablegi-am received l'i'oul Sir Jive. Allen intimates that the Pal-liailicnb ary Committee expects to re-I<,ll Auckland on Wednesday ne.\'l:. The Mlokoia will bring a full cargo of sugar. At the hearing of an appeal in HM‘ Supreme Court in Wellington 1:. l'L‘~ spect to a motor collision, the (‘hl«-~l' Justice Sflidi “It is the duty of I‘.ri\'» ers of mo-tor cars to stop 1111111-?di:I.l(‘:l_V when they see danger, but :h:l'. is what they won't do; they go on :md on regardless of the consequences “ACColllYllodlltion of any l~:in«l in San FI'aIICiSCO is sky high,” said Ml- - Cohen, of Dunedin, who ZlTl‘i\‘<:‘tl from San Francisco last week. “You are fairly 1110113? if you get a room for 8/ fl day. That is not a fix-st-class hotel by any means, but what would be known as a. comfortable <econd—class place.:’’ In Sail Francisco it was also an acute question. as high as fl? dollars per day being charged .21 the good hotels. "The cheapest 11103}. I got there,” sid Mr Cohen, “was brea,k{‘ast for 1 dollar 50 (6/).’

It is stated that a commercial traveller is touring Hawkes’ Bay as me repreééntative of a. German 212.1-dwa re firm. The prices are said to be modeate and the quality right. The he. ginning, no doubt, of a flelllg!e of such. gentry!

An interesting and unique sporting event is to be -held at. Lyons, tn France, this month". A race between various types and makes of military tanks——over a circuit full of natural difficulties was being arranged. Such an event should «be full of incidents and draw a big crowd.

The surgical operation performed on Prime Minister at Wellington on Tuesday was for the removal of a cyst which had developed on his neck. It was not regarded as a serious operation, and the Premier will probably resume his duties before the end of-the week. His general health has been excellent, But it was thought advisable to remove the cyst before it became troublesome.

Says the Palnler.ston Standard: Overheard at the Chautauqua on Thursday night whilst ~- an elldeavollr wag being made to get guaramorss for next year:——Part.y in rear seat to friend in seat in front: “Why don't you guarantee and get the ‘uplift"."" Party in front seat who gum-ané.r.»ml the just finished season: “I’ve had my ‘u-pliftjs’ -thanks. I was uplifted to the amount. of £7 15/ today.”

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day's issue that Returns of Land must be furnished not later than the Bth April. Forms of return may be obtained at any postal money-order office; they will not be .sent to taxpayers from the officre of the Commissioner of Taxes unless written application is made for them. Lessees in occupation of land owned by Natives are now required {*o furnish :1 return of land so occupied.

The fact that 21 tenant is‘ expecteti to Keep a house in good order and condition was emphasised by .1 decision given by Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., at {he Auckland Magistrate,»’s Court, on Tllesda_V. aftel'llo-On. The plaintiff sued a paralysed returned soldier for £5 10/ damages done to 1 house he had rented. Evidence was given that during the tenancy certain dzomage had been done to ciipboawis, drawers, the stands of two tanks, and to The door of the wash-house. In the absence of any defence, judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs.

In a letter to New Zeziiansd :1 -i.'\sident of the North of lE.-'.l*,‘,’l.'m;d says: “When are the shipping .11’:-a11g~u..xe-tits and other things -to get back to nor mal? Really, things in the food ‘nine, are disgusting. For tliree weeks we had no fresh Home zn.e:l_t, and I wouldrtt grumble at yaur C-.uit.erbury lamb or Australian bee*’, but this American stuff is the very outside edge. Butter is going to be 4/6 or 5/ a pound, dairy blltter, I mean, 1-incl the ration is half an 0u11C'.~: per head per‘ week, and then there is the sugar ration, too, which is to he reduced from I.lb to 2'oz. O’u:'s is 2i happy, happy, land.”

Some amuseinent was on used at the meeting of the .-~nd Returned Soldiers’ Association or- Tuesday evening by two letters, one from the director-general of malice] services, and the other from the a:;s;istantdirector of medical S",‘\'J'(.o'!‘a. The letters dealt with the <{ueS£.lo:l supplying glasses for soldiers wllosc—. 2-ight was defective. In the communication from the latter, with reference to an application that had‘ been received, it was stated that the glasses had been refused under a. recent general order from headquarters ‘stating that ,:;la‘sses would only be supplied where the disease or injury wag the result of service, not in cases where it was only‘ aggr-a\':ltc(l by service. The other letter stated that glasses» would be supplied to all soldiers who needed them, including cases where the defect; had been :iggr'a\‘:rte(l as the result of service. .\ g'enth-1n:1n who \'i.~‘ite('l Soutil \Vestl:lnrt ten _\'eal'.< :r;_ro has just returned trmn :lIl01il(“' trip. H 0 Says that the pro;_rr'e.<s mzide in the decade is \\'ondert'ul. .Farrn.< are sprinr,2;ing up zwr-r"v\\'iler'«-. and the cattle nre in the pink 01' comtitimr. The .s‘r‘fllors are piospermis and contented. All they l't‘(1llil'(‘ are bridges. the zlh.~wn('o Oi.’ which is :1 _9,'!'(':rt h:'lmiiv.:l[r at present. 'l‘]lm-(- are are ('nupi(‘* of dairy firetories. but there is st-.ope for t'uil_\' u down. The -F-;i:lcior's are r:ipidi_\' in<'rcaSing in lexmli:lrit_\'. 'i‘hi.~'. year there have been \'isji;Ql's from .~\me:ri<_-:1, ..\.ustralia.', lingflzlnd. and all parts of New Zealzlind. All are delighted with the marvellous scenery, and cannot understand’ w}._y the (‘xovm'nnlent'-does not ondou\'mll' to mi\'e"tise the Waiho district mnl'(‘ than is done. The gentleman llliltit‘ the trip t"l‘onL Hokitika to (‘tizrcierk Hotel in seven hours. Lack, of in'i(ig(*s was hhe main difficulty. ; Cakes to rnake‘-——scones to bako—how easy, pleasant and sure is the work when you use SII.\RLA.\*D’.9i B:il{irrg Powder. 1

The Railway Departmem. notifies than the ‘bridge crossing over the north end of fhe Taihape Railway Station will be closed from, and including, Sunday, 21st March, to'noon on Saturday, 27th March.

According to Mr H. ‘W. Sims, president of the Chicago Crime Commission, “Chicago, with its 3,000,000 population, has more murders in a year ‘than England, Scotland, and \Vales, with their 40,000,000 people. We are averaging a murder a day,” says the Commissioner,

A benzinc boat is discharging -13,000 cases of motor feel at the breakwater, writes a Napier correspondent, and everywhere the notice, “Warning, no -smoking allowed,” is displayed. Yet two locomotives, one with and the other without, 'a spark czvtcher, are collsfantly on {he Wharf.

A position amounting almost to a. strike (says the Age) is taking place ‘in connection wifh the Pukenui school, a few miles from Martinborough, where parents intend keeping their children away from school as a protest 'to the action of the Education Board in refusing to place :1 new structure whore they require it.

Dealing with the cost of living at the W.C.T.U. Convention at Wellington on Monday night, Professor Murphy quoted the saying of Abraham Lincoln affer the Americain Civil War:——“Before the War we took our goodfi to market in a. sack, and" our money in ii’ fiurse. After fhewvar We take our goods éfo market in a purse and our money‘ in a sack.” (Laughten)

The Annual Harvest Festival services in connection with the local Methodist Church will be held on Sunday next. All suitable gifts of produce or home industry together with foliage or flowers suitable for decorations will be gratefully received from donors, at the church during Saturday afternoon. Full announcement regarding the services will be made later. V

A small lake ‘two miles from Karioi and eight miles from Ohakune, in the direction of Ruapehu, has devel~ oped 'tllerlllal activiay during the last few months. Formerly it was an exceptionally cold lake, but it has now become warm, and the wafexf. formerly quite clear, has become cloudy, (widently as a result of tliermal ac~ tivity below. Anglers who have been in the habit of fishing for trout apparently’ were the first to discover the change, The lake, which is a few miles from the last of the crater lakes, is oval in shape, with a width of about a quarter of a mile, and is exceedingly rbeautiful,' being wooded to the edges. _ '

The acute shortage of rice which existed in Auckland a few weeks ago has lately been .relieved by the arrival of shipments from Australia, but the ‘price remains as high as before, being now £75 per ton wholesale, and 9d per lb retail (says the Herald). It is not considered by Auckland mercliants at all likely that there will be any further increase, however, even though supplies may be very short for at least a year, for the reason that rice is not essential to the white man's diet, and people will simply leave off buying it. Already the demand is stated to have fallen by about 50 per cent during the last eight months. The golf putting at the sports yesterday attracted a crowd yesterday afternoon, and the interest. was maintained till the last putt was made. Mrs Arthur James and Mr Barknlan tied with 6 each, and in the play off Mr Barkman won with 6‘ Mrs James score being 8. The first prize was a guinea trophy, and Messrs W. McLennan and Gilchrist’s Rose Bowl valued four guineais. The golf putting netted £9 and stepping the distance brought £6 1/ to the sports funds. Mr J, Mortland, who was steward in charge of these two competitions, was out to beat the previous best record, and he has certainly succeeded in doing so in the golf putting. . Amen‘dmentls in he fdllo\\‘ing awards have been filed with the Clerk of Awards at Christ'ehurch: Christchurch Newspzzper “Reporters and Proofreaders’ award, a bonus of 4/ per week for adult males and 2/ per week for youtlxs; Christeliureh (ten mile radius) l’l'i\‘a’t€- Hotel, Oyster Saloon. Restulll':ult. Tea. Rooms. I;une.ll— ‘Benin and Refreshment Room workers’ :I\\':ll'd, 4/ per week bonus to male workers, and 2/ puer week to female workers. Amendments of

:Ig‘l'9mm~ntS af‘.’ocJlillg C:lntel'bul'y Imt«‘~l.< provide for a bonus of 4/ per week For uchflf male workers. and 2/ per wook for fcnlale workers and youths. The incroasvs will operate from .Tmluar_v Ist.