A The fiifteen Chinese who arrived at ‘Auckland 011. Wednesday from Sydney by the Riverina, inclu('led an infant whose age is less than a fortnigjtt. As ‘the child was boi'n in Sydney the argument has been raised. that in the eyes . of the law it is an Au:~‘.tl'a]ian and not [:1 (3hinese_, and t.‘lat therefore the par-. 1 ents are no! liable for the payment of | t}le poll tax of :£IOU. The money was ipaid on deposit yesterday to the (‘.Ol- - lector of Customs, and the question of gwhether the ‘tax must He exacted has i been I'eferl'ed to the ;\l_inistel' for Cus- ! toms. ' _ l The slight. easing of prices for fat. ‘stock which was report.ed last. week I was again noticealfle at ‘the Wo_.~:tfie]d, !.~:aIe.~: held on Wednesday. Choice 0:: !heet' reaiised up to’ £2 15/ per I()O]b, I avd ‘ol'dinar_y and prime was sold at from £2 4/ to £2 13/'. The quotations for sheep Showed no I'emal'kable nh:lll9,‘(‘. We'tlle.rs were sold at from £1 12/ to £1 19/9, ewes at ’r'T(’nn :8] 4/9 .to £1 19/, and laméb-s at from £1 2/9 to £1 4/6. I’Tgs were also qllitted at about last week’s rates, baconers lbringzing from £6 'to £7 8/ am] (»}mp_ pars from £5 to £6.
When you ask for SHARLAND’S FLUID MAGNESIA don’t take anything “just as good.” but get SHARLAND ’S. Best that money can buy. 1 .-\.ddrcssing the public meeting of ’r'are\\‘ell at Auckland on We(]llosd:ly_, the (3'0\r(!1'11or-G'ene1':1l, the Earl of Liverpool, I'e.fel'l'ed 'O.) his sueee.<sol', A(lmi1':1l Lord. .Telli<'ee. "‘ln a strenuous v-and cventful life he has achieved Jnucll,” saitl -His Excellency. “He is the ideal of all that/. in my opinion, makes the real lezlrler of men-—~2l true English gentlemmm, always consi«_lel'ate of ofllers, and very lmmble in Ms estimation of his own greaxf <::lp:lbilil'ies. You are right to bu gmteftll at the appoinfment of LOl-:1 .'l‘ellic0e~—(::1p~ plause)——who will. 1 am eon\-'i.nced, devote his energies to the_welfare of} New Ze:'llzmd_just as he has given his: who]e‘life to the service he has sol long :Idorned.”
I As an instance of the appulliiig delays to which British ships are now subjected, the case of the White Star liner Zealandicv would surely be difficult to surpass, says the luonclont Times of FCbl‘u:ll‘y 16th.. The liner, one of Ithe largest lczugq-earriprs in ‘-the world.—-arrived in the Thames on December Tth. She should have sailed again for New Zeuluntl e:u'l_y' last month. In the event she was brought into the Royal Albert. Dock on January 3, and is still 'tllol‘C. A beginning has not yet been made with the dis--charge of her cargo of _meat, and ow~ ing to the lack of the 11e‘eessni'j' cold storage ashore, it is not >_e.\:peeted that :1. beginning earlQ=il)e*nlra'i.le.' for many days. The Zealandic is eupilble of carrying some 150,000 eurenses and some 8000 tons ‘of general cargo.
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’ BE AN ACCOUNTANT A Lucrative, Desirable Profession. Big pay. big jobs. ’ \\'l-ite for free prospectus. 5.0.3. CORR-"BPUv\3P!-"’£iF GULLEGE Box 15.73, AU<_:l{z..'.ND. P1<:xc1m::~;; 3.. Y.’ .~:1:.;.-2-2'1: H./\.. and G. J’. O'n“‘}]Lll.lSlil..x‘E=_\.’ Ph. D. ! Gorse, Blackberry and D Californian Thistle‘? Conquered! -'7 .f' V j Domnmon 1 Weed Destroyer ; SUDDEN DEATH ON RAGWORT. Copy of Letter received from Mr Morrisson, Kai Iwi, 29/2/20. To the NZ. Coal Tar Products Ltd., Dear Sirs,——Will you forWerd_ille from eight_to ten gallons of your “Dominion Weed Destroyer.” I have already tried 3 sample of your ‘veed destroyer and find it most effective in every WayIt is no doubt sudden death on RagWorth, etc. (Signed) J. MORRISON. Munufndurdh ’ ‘ NZ, Coal ‘ Tar Products, Ltd. P.0.80x 20‘: . WANGANUI. AGENTS: R. ‘Wilson & CO,. Ltd. Taihaperand Hunterville. and Waimarino Farmetu.’ Co'ole'-y Waimariuo. ’
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 26 April 1920, Page 3
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