LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3446, 27 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A flower -service is being held at St. Margaret’s Church on Palm Sunday (-to-mo:-row).

The Wellington Repatriation Board at its last meeting declined to grant 3. loan to 3. young man who desirefi '9O OPGD 11D a 'billiard saloon, as it was considered that this was not a Suitable business for him to take up

The time-honoured custom of pre--Bellt'illß' 3- ‘pair of white gloves to the Presiding Judge when there are no criminal cases at a sitting of the Supreme Court, was departed from in Masterton on Tuesday. Perhaps the high 005$ Of rabbitskins was the cause, Suggests the Wairarapa Times.

A sensational accidentlis reported to have occurred near Pongaroa. The County Engineer, Mr R. W, Bond, inadvertently dropped a lighted cigarette into a keg of explosive near which he was standing. A terrific explosion ensued, but Wonderful to relate Mr Bond escaped with a few slight burns about the face.

It is stated that new iron-sand smelting works will be erected in the near future at New Plym!out’h.

No trace has been found -of me man Kinney who has been missing from the Mangaweka. district for some time. Under polfée supervision large Search parties have been scmging ‘he country, but their efforts have been fruitless.

The danger of the pea-rifle was brought forcibly home to an Orepuki butcher last Week (says the Advocate) when, on taking a walk through one of his stock paddocks, he happened t’o come on one of his prime fat bullocks ‘stone dead, having been shot behind the shoulder. The animal was valued at £27.

‘An order has been placed by the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ ‘Association With a local goldsmith for the casting of the gold badge of the Association to be presented ‘to the Prince of Wales on his visit to New Zealand. The badge will be an exaét facsimile of that supplied to members of the Association, and will be of 15 carat gold. In place of the regimental number, the Words “Life Patron.” will be inscribed in ‘the centre of the brooch. .

It is understood that the Prince of Wales is only to deliver one speech throughout the Whole of New Zealand, and that will 'be made at the lunteheon or dinner to be tendered him at Be}--lamy’s by the Ministry on the Tuesday of his stay in Wellington. This will mean that his acknowletlgement of receptions, addresses, etc.. will be purely formal, acknrowled-.5-3:1 by himself or one of his staff, by reading a printed acknowledgement in set terms. This arrangement (which is, of course, dictated by the Imperial Authorities) is made in order to relieve the Prince of the burden of having to deliver six or eight speeches in a. day.

“The idea borne upon ones’ mind was that when the Mangahao scheme is completed it will only‘ be a glorified duel: pond,x” said Mr C. H, Edwards‘ at a meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce.‘ Mr Edwards was one of the delegates to the Chambers of Commerce Conference. Continuing his remarks, Mr Edwards said they had discovered that the Mangahao scheme would take six years to complete, and when—conlplete would supply only Wellington.—— Mr Charwick: “Quite true; it’s a statement of fact.” ——Mr Edwards said that those who had previously had supported the Mvangahao scheme now wanted to go on with other schemes. Although \Vaikaremoana was not mentioned, it would undoubtedly be “the other scheme}?

The rabbit catching in-dustry (says the Southland News) has attracted all sorts and conditions of men, who in a few months are able to put together a cheque that would take the greater part of the year to accumulate at their Ordinary occupations. In the Southland district bunny is having a bad time and if prices of skins remam as at present farmers should soon relieved of anxiety when the Department Inspectors are about. The Defence Department have dispensed with the services of a number of oilicers and some of these have procured the necessary equipment and seized the Opportunity offered by the state of the English and American markets to add to their worldy goods, at a rate impossible in other ways. Several captains and lieutenants for whom. the Department has no use at present are plll'.<llillg the elusive rabbit. in the Lakes district, and the attraction the occupation has for so many throughout New Zealand has further reduced the supply of labour so far as other channels are concerned. ‘

In the opinion of a captain for many years on the West. Coast run, there has been worse weather, and more delays, on the Manakau bar during the last eighteen months than for years past (states the New Zealand Herald). There have been great alterations in the channels, which he considers are changing and getting shallower all the time. The bars at Raglan, Kawhia, and Hokianga, on the other hand, were stated to have improved lately, having been secured and deepened by river waters, swelled by the heavy rains which have tfallen during the last three months. Giving evidence in a milk case in the Invercargill court last week. Mr A. H. Mackrell, discussing the variations in the percentages of milk fat and remaining solids occasioned by bad weather and other causes, said that a cowfs milk had often shown a. difference of a whole point in its percentage -of butter fat between milkings, whereupon His Worship remarked: “Then a,cow might take first prize in a milk test one day and cause a police-court case the next.’ “That expresses the point exactly,” said Mr W. Macalister, amidst laughter.

Good cooks waste nothing. They prefer SHARL.AND’S Baking.” Powder because it ensures best ‘results and IS CHEAPEST. 3

A young Maori n_amed Barney Wi Paki was charged at the Police Court; on Friday, ‘before Messrs Stringer and Daws, Jl"s.P., on two c*hal'ge.~s Of assault and fighting in the Main .T\‘t.reet on Saturday last. He was fined (£5 on each charge (£lO in 'all') and costs. The Justices expressed their regref that they could not impose imprisonment instead of a. fine.

A case which the Coroner described as the most extraordinary in his long experience. was the subject’ of an inquest at Grimsby on Robert Shields, a naval ‘petty officer. The widow said her husband woke up in the morning saying he had swallowed a bottle. He was taken- to the hospital where he told the surgeon "that he had a glass bottle inside ‘him, but he did not give any definite explanation of what had occurred. ‘An operation was performed, and a glass sauce bottle was removed. He bore the operation well, but gangrene supervened and caused death. “Death from misadventure” was the verdict.

Mr Henry Ford and his son Edsel have announced that approximately £2,000,000 will be distributed in ‘nonuses to the work people of the Ford Motor Company, and an opportunity will be offered to each employee to purchase Ford investment certificates. The plan will ‘effect 94,000 employees in various Ford concerns in the United States, but will not apply in foreign workshops. The bonuses will be based on the daily income and continuous «service. Thus a man earning ;24/ a day, which is the lowest scale, if taken on before October 1, 1914, will receive a. bonus of £3O. Men receiving 51/ a day will receive a bonus of £54.