LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3477, 4 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

;; ‘The_'TPl-ince of Wales w:ls=in‘.\'f-al"rt‘m jto-day, from whence he?. pro:-«Sofia - to Ha\\'ke’s_ Bay. -' ~ . ‘ . J V. r‘

‘_ Messrs ”collins'on gAnd'.A’Giffq=l;(l have new adirel-tisements on Apagesblxe and four of to—day’s "issue, to‘ which we -direct the attenfion of our readers.

A final reminder is given of the two-days’ clearing sale by Messrs Ward and CO,, -011 behalf of Mr S. S. Timbs, The sale commences to-mol= row at" 11 o\’clock, and will be continued the following day.. _ Light lun» chem: will be }_)l‘oVided.. »

Of course all the Taihape children were greatly excited in anticipatimi of their visit to Marten to see the Prince, but the eagerness of one little six-year-old to be in time" for the train is worthy of mention. _,Wfheil bedtime arrived he suggested i3chéit"he be ‘allowed to sleep with his .bop_ts on!

’ A motor car ‘party, r_e’c.urni.ng»,to the city after -seeing the celeb4l'at;'Loné in honour of the Prince at tiotorua,'pass—ed no less than fifty-seven motor cars, which had come to a°standst.ill. in the mud caused by the heavy downpour of rain on W'edncsday. 0110 driver was heard to remark, “Oh, for the Taranaki roads!” '

Now that the cold wet days of winter are almost upoxffis, it is necessary to'col_lsidel- how we can go about our daily avocations with comfort. Mr D. Neagle has a. comprehensive stock of Fish Brand and 'F,o»wer Oilskin Coats, as well as the famous Le Roy Featherweight Canvas Coats, which are warranted to keep out the wet and tlie comfort in‘.

It is not given to many policemen to have the privilege of asking :1 Prince of the Blood Royal to move on, but this happened at the Auckland railway Station‘ on Sunday, when there was :1 big surging crowd to see ‘His Royal Highness go south. In the press of the people the main in blue did not recognise the ‘back of the young man talking to 21 returned soldier on the platform, and it was not until the people in the vicinity laughed that he realirsed he was trying to move on the principal actor in the send-ofi‘. A. smile from H.R.H.. and a salute from the policeman explained matters.

“Nearly om=..third of the people. Of the people of the United States, 01' more than thirty millions,‘ liVO 0" farms,” states the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, in _a circular dated February 23, 1920. . Nearly twenty millions more live in communities having a population of less than 2500. In other words, -nearly one—half of the population of the United States is to be found on farms or in country districts, according to a compilation of agricultural statistics contained ‘in the booklet. “Our Basic Industry.” The value of all farm propé'rt;? ‘_is more than that of all the manufacturiixg establishments, railways, mines, and quarries in America.

Ordervbfly »-name’ “NAZoL.". Refuse zsubst.-ij.t_utes. Nothing-like . +“NAZOL_”-I for routing a cam quickly. 2

' A cable message from Sydney states that the “Sydney Morning Herald” and the “Te_legl'3Dh” are increasling the price to two pence from May 10th.

His; Honour the‘ Chief Justice (snRobert Stout) authorises the Post to deny the published statement that he intends to resign at the end of the year. Our readers ‘are reminded that the entries for the competition for the Five Acres of Swedes close with the secretary of the Rangitikei A. and P. Association, Box 81, Phone 66 or 240, to-morrow, Wednesday, the sth inst.

We would remind sheep—dog owners that entries for the Raetihi Collie Club’s annual trials close on Friday uext. Already numerous entries have been received, and the class of dogs competing will be superior to those competing last year.

The following vessels will be within wireless range forv May 4th:—Radio A'Wanui: Flora, ‘Kaiwarra, \Va.ihou, Waiwera. Radio Auckland: Mouahi, Rakanoa, Wait-omo. Radio Wellington: Waihine, 'l‘oTua, Corinthie, Arahura, Renown, Ulixnar-oa., Monowai, Otira. Radio Chathams: Port Chalmers, Moana. Radio Awarua: Rakanoa.-

Returns of actual threshings received from threshing mill owners by the Government Statistician up to 19th- April showed that till then 1,048,313 bushels of Wheat and 1,844,881 bushels of oats had been‘ threshed out. The average yield per acre in cases Where particulars or areas were furnished worked out at 34.54 bushels for wheat and 39.75 bushels for ooats. The bulk of the threshings was in Cant-erbury.

The cargo steamer Inga, bound from Newcastle to Wanganui with coal and hardwood timber, struck some obstacle about 50 miles off Wanganui at 3.40 a.m. on Friday, and after waiting for daylight proceeded to Wellington. The vessel arrived at Wellington at 7.35 on Saturday morning, and berthed shortly after 10 .o’clock at the Queenis Wharf.‘ So far no examination of the-Inga.‘has »been made, but it is understood that the vessel is -rather bardly damaged. Z

I Fishing near the mouth of the Ran~ gitata‘, Mr Jack Brown, " ‘Wakanui, landed 21 quinnat salmon, Weighing 1311) (writes the Asl1l)1:1'rtonA corrospondent of the Lyttelton".i[‘ix_nes). So far only six of these fish have ‘been taken from the Rangitata this season, although anglers say they have been plentiful in the lagoon. ‘The’ 2411 b fish caught by Mr C.- Bonnington, Clu-istchurch, during the Eastfer holidays was found to be a quinnat when _exami..ued by experts in C‘hl'iS’cChlll'Ch.

About 300 childl'_ell left Taihape this morning‘ in a special tl'aiil for I\lart.on, to take part in ‘the I'ec.eption of the Prince of Wales. They were in charge of Mr J. F. Thurston, "Rev. J5‘. ‘stem, Mr E_ McLaughlan, Mr Arthur‘ James, and members- of the ' local school committee. A train from oha.kunc, with children from that-town to Matairoa, passed tll'rou~gh Taihape just previous to the local train’s departure. The pupils at Utiku and ’Ohutu schools, under Mr Goldsbury, joined the Taihape train at their respective stations. A special {train was sent from‘ Taihupe to pick up the school children at Mangaweka and south of that. town.

A New Zealander who recently went to America Writes that the men who are, or were in Uncle Sami’s Army are wearing buttons that carry the modest legend: “We won the war. ” Another New Zealander who fought in Fl-mice found his enfry into the States blocked .'because of some slight omission with regard to his passport.._ Eventually he got access to some official in high authority and in the conversation our ex-soldier asked if a sight of his army discharge would serve the purpose. “What army?” inquired the official. “The New Zealand 'Arlny,’=’ was the answer. o'll which the Yankee reborted: “Never heard of it; the:-e’s only one zlrmy——l:he American.”

A business letter received in Auckland discloses a peculiar state of things that existed until the middle of April over in Sydney. The correspcsndenf complained that letters sent to him bearing the New Zea‘-and Victory stamp _were charged ;for at “postage due” rates by ,the Sydney ofiiee, and he was compelled to pay double postage before delivery was made. However, the gentleniau writes to the effect that subsequently this 'll')lSl]‘lld€sl‘Sl”.alldi]lg‘ was removed, and he received intimation that he would be allowed a refund of charges if he made a formal application. The business man did not take this step, as he reasoned that it would cost him threehalfpence to regain his twopence, but he points out that several other people of his [acquaintance were caught in the same Way. ‘ .

Velour Coating All-Wool, ‘extra fine quality in shades of, Cream, Emerald, Brown and Red; 54 inches wide. Price’ 29/6.y‘al-d‘. For Big Values.—--C‘olAl_hl'-son and Gifford, Ltd.‘ M ' V