LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 26 April 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Toys worth £109,587 were \{nlpox*f:_-J info England fl'oggl Germany in De—oo*lnbvl' and .Ta»nu:ll'y.‘laést.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, T.’r.d., have declared. an interim dividend of 5 per cent, payable on and after ]sth May. ,

‘The ‘GrCl‘lllflu ex-Crown Prince published 2111. article in the T:l.gliche Rundschnu which is part. of :1 “Inilit:n'y scientific work on the world war.” Discilssiiig the British soldier. he writes: “He is :1 mixture of sol«.l‘.ei'_. sporfsinzm, and colonial] pninom:

A leading xll:zlllxfocturel- stated the other day that it would be at least two years before another yard of linen was imported into New Zealand, the reason being that British manufacturers had booked up orders for two years uhead for other countries to the exclusion of New Zeala-nd trade.

According to the statement of a Wzmganui farmer, the d,ecision of a number of dairy farmers along‘ fhe coast to once more direct. their miention to pig ‘breeding for bacon purposes, has caused -a great scarcity of purebred boars. The tendency -of I-103’f farmers is to go in for purebred pigs, as experience has shown that they f'«l’cten quicker and ‘kill out with better weight.

It is 'unde.x*stood (s-.ly\s the‘ Otaki Mail) that in connection with the disruption of the Farmers’ Distributing 00., an action for libel is pending between some of the p:lrt.ios concerned.

A letter received from Australia on Thursday contained. the I'emal'kable information that the Victory P-gsfuge stamp issued in New Zealand, is not recognised by the Postal Department in Australia, and that all letters from New Zealand bearing the Victory stamps are being suréhar-ged.

At. 3, meeting of shareholders at 011:1kune, on Saturday morning, Mr ‘A. O’Neill, of Parapara Road, was appointed a director on the Board of the Otaihape. Meat and Priduce Company, to represent that end of the district, in place of Mr W. O’Ca.llaghan, who has gone .-to England on an extended visit.

A final reminder is given of the sale of Mr A. L. ACil7oW3v‘s"n'li.’th"s furniture and efl:‘ects_, which ta.kE's"'j)lo.ce at. his lresidemee to-morrow .a.ft;ernbon. at 2 o’clock. ’’There will be quite a lot of sundries not enumcra,*ted‘in the advertisement, such as set of double harness, garden hose, sideboard, garden tools, and a hundred and one things too numerous to mention. This will be a good opportunity to pick up a great many :u'tieles not usually ofieredu at sales.

From inquiries made on Saturday at Wanganui, a “Herald” representa~ time learnt that large -numbers of land transfers had been made in adjoining eoutntiqisv during '-recent. months‘, -and were still being made. “Half the country will soon change hands if the present rate continues,” remarked an official to whom the question had been put. It is evident that ’at good many of the deals have "been made as a “spec,” which, while it may be alright from the monetary point of view, is very disturbingfrem :the family aspect. Mention was made of a farm in this district which, during the time allowed before the premises was given" by the vendor, had changed hands three times.