LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3461, 15 April 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.\lr that he has sucking pigs for sale at 25/ each.

.~\.nnovation has been instituted by the Taumanmui Press, which publishes daily 3. column of news for Maoris in their own language.

Tl-espasserg on properties owned by either S. Cartier, R. Wilkie, A. R. Fannin, D. Scott, E. A. Spooner, J. Webb, and W, Doole, after this date, will be proseerted.

The :growt'u of trade at the port_of Auckland is increasing to such an extout that on occasions vessels are compelled to lie outlin the stream awaiting berthage. To provide more accommodation for ships the Harbour Board intends pushing on the construction of the Prince’slwhal~f, Altogether. the Board purposes spending £1,000,000 on hzu-l:uou1' inl'provemenls. -

An Australasian record for Hereford cows was established at Feilding yesterday at the opening of the dispersal sale of Mr Ernest Shorts Parorangi herd. FOll a stud Hereford cow 405 guineas was bid by Mr E_ E. Short, the animal being Happy Rosa 4th. Mr Fred Fairéy, ~offNelson, gave 155 guineas for Monckton Lass 31-d. All the lots sold,'and'they go to all parts of the Dominion, from \Vhanga-1-ei to -Invercargill, and two lots go to Victoria.

Regal-cling the lack of provision of suitable lav:Ltol'ies exclusively for women travelling by train, :1 correspondent, “Visitor,” writes to the N.Z. Times, stating that the present :11-rangements are a. “disgrace to New Zealnml. In no other part of the world would such a, condition of ufi’ail's be tolel‘n.ted. If the Dep:n't.ulent possesses any respect for the gentler sex it should pay prompt attention to this important matter, and remedy the defect at once.”

{ At the inquest at Palmerston-011 John David Robertson, who was found ‘on Saturday night in the railway yard terribly mutilated, evidence was given by Edwin Harvey Andrews, an engine '(ll'i__vel', that he was driving a shunting - engine at 7 o ’clock on Saturday evenging, when the fireman said: “Stop the ‘engine; we have run over a. man.,’’ InI vestigating, witness found deceased’s ‘body. It was then cold. Witness’ ‘opinion was that deceased was"struck by trucks. Benfell, the fireman on lthe engine, said that he saw a truck on Sunday in the yard which bore sh-aces of blood on the wheels. The police evidence showed from deceasled’s passport. that he had arrived on March Bth. and was described as a lplanter or merchant. The passport was issued in the Straits Settlement. A verdict was returned that deceased was killed by a row of trucks, no {blame being attached ’r'o anyone.

“Worth five times its price,” is what.everyone says who tries NAZOL for colds, c'a:ta.rrh, sore throat, ‘and hay fever. NAZOL quickly gives reum." 60 doses cost 1/6. ~ 1

New Zealand re;}esentatives of leading xabhit-skin dealers are advise ed from London théf a drop of\fully 25 per cent. is anticipated at this week’s sales. mydney cable states that the Industrial Court has fined the Bricklayers’ Society £IOO for illegally striking in connection with the “110 Sat.urda.y_," work movement,

An endeavour is ‘being_made to form :2. men ’s Hockey Club in Taih-ape, and 3. meeting of those interested. will be held in the Fffe Brigade Hall to-mar row night, at 8 o’cloek. _

At the Tui Street mart on Saturday afternoon, Messrs F. Ward and Co. will sell horses and farm implements, including hacks, half-draughts (broken and unbroken), saddles, Woolpress, harrows, ploughs, besides :1 large_quantity of fruit and sundries. ’

The R.M.S. Moa,nat.Vwhich left San Francisco on March 27, has 2848 bags and hampers of English and American mail matter on board for New Zea.land, and is expected to reach Wellington wen Sunday. The R.M.S. Niagara, which is due at Auckland about Monday‘ next from Vancouver, has 264 bags of English and Canadian mail matter for New Zealand. .

l Maoris ‘Tn the Wellington and |Huwko’s Bay provinces who are pro_ceeding to welcome =the Prince of ‘VVa.les :16 R_otorua,;'will all leave their respective localities and -entrain for Rotorua' on next Monday. There are from 1300 to 1500 leiving from the southern part of the North Island, and some 300 from the South Island. The Rzlilway Department has evidently {L [busy day in contemplation.

Mr ‘Adam Hamilton, M.P., was charged at the Riverton Court with failing to furnish a return of his election expenses within the specified time. Mr H-anlilton’s defence was that he had been away with the‘ Samoan party, and had instructed his secretary to forward particulars, which had been d-one, and contended that receipted accounts were not necessary. The Magistrate reserved his decision. ‘ ‘

Recently a ‘ farmer in the King Country was very exasperatd when he found some of his neighbour-’s cattle in his turnips, and as he was just about to go to the Wellington races for a few days, he instructed his wife to have any cattle found in the turnips, impounded. A day or so after the vigilant wife discovered several cattle contenfédly enjoying the swedes, and she at once got assistance and impounded them. She was very proud of this proof of her trustworthiness, and impatiently awaited the returnn of her husband, and meeting him at the gate, related her exploit in high glee. Her horror may be imagined, when , a few hours later, her husband rushed into the house and shouted out that the cattle she had impounded were his Uwn, _