LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3487, 15 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A rough carpenter is Wanted at the Maingrrunk Brewery, Kuku Street_

A start; has been made with the erection of the woollen mills at the VVaingawa freezing works.

A Northern Wairoa sawmill has received an offer from a Sydney firm of £5 per superficial feet for the whole of its kauri timber output.

A Dunedin man has sent the following reply to an inquiry by a tradesman regarding horse-covers: ‘ln reply to yours of 17th ult., we hope to be able to forward next week, but it is impossible to do so before then as all the Dunedin cover-makers have gone up -‘country rabbiting.”

“P.oster;Y in the Football Notes in the Wanganui Chronicle 'states:— “While on the subject of Sub-Unions, it is understood that the Wanganux Rugby Union will oppose at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union the proposal to form a. Main Trunk Union‘, which means taking three Sub—Unions away from Wanga.nui. ' The ma-gnificent property, on Kaka Road, owned by Mrs Barsley, comprising 10% acres of land, a large up-fro-date residence, a four-roomcd cottage, beautiful garden, good bearing orchard, is advertised for sale. The large residence occupies one of the best positions in the borough, being ‘quite close to the business centre of the town, yet has country surround- }, ings.

In connection with the effort being made by the New Zoaland Pr-:sbf/f.er-ian Church Foreign Missions =T3ommxssions Conllnit.t.ee to raise £IB3OO this year to meet. the loss by excoh-Ange on remittances to China and India, the Trinfiy Presbyterian Church, Tirrxm':l, has oifered to contribute £IOOO pr.w“ld_ed that ten other sums of that anmmst are given; also an zuiditiozml £.’~'oO if ton similar sums are conhibzlted.

In ‘regard to file shortage and rationing of sugar supplies, the Primcil\f[inisfer stated that the New Zealand Government had purchased from the Colonial Sugar Refining Conipany the Fiji‘ crop of sugar, buf the agrcenient had not been signed. All he could say in the meantime was that :1, supply of sugar in New 'Ze:l]allcl was assured for 12 months from 30th June. Mr Massey said he would publish all the details in due course.

A Palmerston North business man whose firm employs a large number of hands is a strong ‘believer in the eificacy of ‘inoculation against influenza, stating that ‘he has himself so treated regu"la.rly every three months. H alsoe says that ‘not one of his employees who has been inoculated has been stricken with the disease, although there have been a. fair number of sufferers amongst those who did not undergo “treatment.

Said Sir Joseph \Vard at Christ.ehul'ell:——The Government of New Zealund must look, not a year ahead, but ten or fifteen §'ears_ ahead. He (Sir Joseph) contemplated his war taxation should not be eontlnued in peace time, and he hoped the coLIII-«E:-y was not going to have ”the burden of war taxa‘fionkept on the business men and other sections of the people of "the country, upon whose eiforts the prosperity of New Zealand would depend.

When is a man a liar 3 This was a pl'oblelll which Sir Robert Stout solved at the Palmerston North Supreme Court during the hearing of a. Case in which counsel was endeavouring to establish the credibility of a witness. His Honour said that a man might say what he believed to be the truth, yet which might not be the truth; then he was not telling a lie. If, however, he said something which he knew to "be untrue, then he was telling a lie. ‘ln the former case he was merely making it misstatement. A

I A well-known barrister zxppgircd 111 the Suprenfe Court at W-'2=lli:lgt«3.rl the I other morning" minus his Wig. This, of Ecourse, was a. breach of Court eti.quette, and the lawyer had to ex- } plain. “I am in a somewhat ‘peculiar position, your Honour,” he remarked. i“l’ve lost my wig. I believe it is I locked up in another Iha=rrister’.s 3 locker, and.l have sent for the key. I = am appearing for the prisoner, and 1 must ask your Honour to permit me to to conduct my case minus my wig.” I His Honour laughingly consented. The » wig was recovered later. ' i A case has been set down for hear-‘ gilvlgg.-]):'nl»:l]\ly on Monday, in th_e# i.\llpl(‘l"POiiCo Court. (says the Mana-I ‘watu Tunes) against a postal ofiicial,. {who will be charged with unlawfully! "opening a telegram, while there will be another cliarge against him, in comma. tion with one against a Napier butcher that they did, on January 24th, make a false document by making -a material alteration in the said telegram, and it is stated that the alteration was detected by the fresh words inserted being in slightly heavier Writing than the remainder of the telegram. This indicated that the ‘alteration was made on a harder substance than the. pad on w‘nich the telegram. wasfirst written.

It is estimated that fully one thousand black swans have been shot =on the Wairarapa Lake since The opening of the shooting season.

A meeting ‘of the Old Girls’ Hockey Club will be hem‘! in the Fire Brigade Hall on Monday evening next. at. 8 o'clock. A full attendance of Inenlber>: is requested, and intending members are cordially invited to be present.

For the two weeks ended Tuesday, May 11th, the values of the principal exports of New Zealand produce from the Dominion were as fo11ows:—--But-tex-._ £270.253_. cheese £105,490, frozen meats £511,847, hides and skins £257,484, tallow £66,690, WOOI £918,536.

At the sale of Waitahi Estate at Feilding on Wednesday an average price of £73 per acre was obtzxined. The block contained 1800 acres, and is situated near Sandon. The highest aprice obtained was £9l per acre for a lot of 55.ac1-es, the lowest being £62 for 116 acres. Mr J. Corbett,‘ of IfTt.iku, secured sccfion 7, of 71 ‘acres at £6B per acre.

There was no work at the 'l‘a,upil-i coal mines on Thursday, the miners contending that there were not enough trucks for a full day’s work,

4.‘-.1111 that it was not worth<while going underground for half a day. The 1-a.i_lway a.uth:ol-ities at Auckland state that 28 trucks were at the mines. yesterday morning, and that afsufficient number for a full day ’s output of coal would have been available before the afternoon.

Auckland is prohibiting the use of electrical radiators during the winter it is not suggested that they are merely ornamental, but the official announcement states that the council oificials have authority to disconnect entirely the service to customers who

attempt to infringe the restriction. Signs and all unnecessary lilighting must not be used between 9 am. and 6 p.lll. The latter provision is quite a reasonable one, ibfit after radiators have been installed it is somewhat disconcerting to have their use prohibited. '

A New Zealand professional man, who is visiting the United States, refers to the subject of p1'ohll.)iti011 in an interesting and amusing manner in a letter which has been received from him. “It is illegal,” he writes, “to remove liquor from one place in any State to another place in the same State. In the event of arrest, the vehicle shall forthwith be confiscated.’ The other day :1 man was ing along the- street in Los Angeles when a puff of wind blew up his coat’tails and disclosed at flask in his hippocket. When we left, ahe court was busy trying to '.il_%cide W'ilether me policeman was right in fo:."hw.‘t,h and forcibly Tam-)-.‘9i]g‘ t'.l° -..-nn.<:..--rs en the ground that vehicle includes ‘trousers,’ and whether the defendant committed any breach of the law in appearing in the street without his ‘vehicles_’:”

An important discovery of a new dye which it is believed will supersede all analine dyes and establish a great new industry in Britain has been made by a Hartley Street (London) physician. This new product possesses florescént properties, and two colours have already been obtain: ed. Persons who have already seen the result are loud in their praise of the beautiful effect which is gained, and say that the discovery is a highly important scientific achievement. En‘gaged in special research work in a Government laboratary, the inventor wishes to keep his identity secret for the present, as his experiments have‘ not yet been completed. It is expected, however, that fuller particulars will be given shortly, when it is hoped that 100 different colours may b evoelveed. Tlfe dye is obtained from organic substances and one ofthe ingredients will have to be controlled by the Government. i

“These ladies seem to assume that 'there is not a low-priced costume nor 3 if-.ny other article of dress to be obtain~ [ed in Auckland,” dryly remarked the I head of a well-known firm of Auckland ldrapers on Thursday, in referring to isfatements made at 3, meeting of 'lwomcnlleld on Monday. “For infstance, our firm alone has sold about £2OO all-wool New Zealand-made cos- { tumes for 95/ this season, well finishcd ‘and -good-fitting. Isn’t that c‘n\~2-ap ‘enough? We have also sold fully 150 idozens of New Zealand woo!.‘e_l Stork-N ings at 3/11 a pair. I dare say none‘ lot’ the ladies at the meeting would ‘ have looked at either, but néverthclszss they arc on sale, and readily fotmd by tzhose who are looking for cheap costumes.” In support of this stufernonfi other costumes were shown, iniigo serge from £7 10/ upwards. Ex.3.?‘)‘§ion was taken to the sta.teil’l'ent with regard to the sum of 10/1§ being pain the sewer, machinist and presser in :1’ 22 guinea model costume. In addition to these he enumerafed no fawn‘ than’ 15 other items to ‘be consviclor-ed in assessing the cost of manufactute; mgl cluding the salary of {I hi-ghly-p:=ic'll cutter. ,