LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3499, 29 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In illustration of the enormous growth of the demand for motor cars, the San Francisco Chamber of Com{merce announces that the maker of a icheap but famous type is DOW turning lout 3000 per day, just three «times as lmany as a year ago. ! The Government has decided to open ‘the Parliamentary session on June 24. The Hawke’s Bay Education Board has decided to take‘ out an accident insurance policy for each child in the education district. The policy will cover all accidents which occur in school playgrounds. Sheep worrying on the Papakai road is increasing, and the loss is so great that some farmers have taken steps to shoot the d-ogs and make their owners foot the bill for damage done. As -there is no desire to destroy otherwise valuable dogs, it _is hoped their owners will take this warning. In his will, lately proved, a well known English titled sportsman made the following bequest: “I bequeath to my :brother——(na.med)—-the sum of one shilling, to show my appreciation of his noble sacrifice to ihs country in avoiding military service until‘compelled to join ups" The testator had served with the forces. . '

' The A.S.R.S. tribunal has conclude’d its sittings. A unanimous» decision has been reported to the Government‘ The agreement has yet to be confirmed -by both sides, but it is not expectied there will be any trouble in this Edirection. The terms cannot" be pub‘lished till other sections of the rail?way dispute are dealt With. A. N.Z. Times representative was informed -on very good authority on Thursday night, that after the conference with the Prime Minister, the farmers and other delegates met the reprcsentautives of the shipowners, -and they guaranteed that they would be able to shift not less than 10,000,000 carcases before the end of the year_ Tynside shipbuilders stae thaan almlost unprecedented boom in shipbuilding and engineering is in prospect. All firms have full order books, and several are extending their establishments. The Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, who can manufacture the steel for their ships have, it is stated, orders for more than £150,000,000 in hand, enough to keep all their shipyards and engineering works fully occupied for two ‘or three Years. Close upon 200 children have been absent from the Feilding District High School this week and about 150 from Lytton Street School, owing to the epidemic of mild influenza. Several teachers are also down with the disease. The two committees, after consultaion yesterday decided to close the schools till the end of . next week_ Though influenza is so prevalent, there is not a single severe case so far in Feilding. 0

[ At the annual meeting of the CanitC‘l'blll'_V Jockey Club. Mr 11. P_ Bridge 'remarked that on occasions there had 3been dissatis4t‘actio_n.over the placing Lot first, second, and third horses. He ! wondered if iruistantalleous photographs jroiiiul not be taken of the finishes of races. From photographs which he {had seen in the illustrated papers, he 'considered it was practicable, and the ijudge would be fortified in his decilSiollS if he had such photographs. It iwas agreed to submit the I'econlnlenI dation to the committee. 5 Mr H. E. Combs, general secretary to the Post and Telegraph Ofiicers’ ‘.\ssocial;'oli. interviewed by a Times} ‘representative yesterday as to thel [great tlissatisfaction expressed at tlgei ['meeting of the association this week‘ ’in regard to the fact that no reply to‘ ithe representations made to the Min- ‘ ister had so far been received, said he i was unable to make any statement, with reference to the matter at pres-' ent, as the association was in communication with the Prime Minister on the subejct -and he hoped to receivel a definite reply iwthin the next few days. The question being thus p,-ac-ticauy Sub Liudice, that was as far as, he could go. The best family protection is NAZOL. Prevents coughs, colds, sore throats and chests. No cold is N 21201proof. Economical, 1/6 for 60 doses. 4

Mr R. Hardy, of Ohutu, is advertising five horses, (11-a,y and harness for sale. ‘

A Social and Dance is to be held in the Utik-u Hall on Thursday, June 3, in aid of the Sc~ldiel-s’ Memorial Fund. The music is to be provided by the Rata Ol'ches‘n-:1; a good floor and good supper is assured. In the afternoon a football match will be -played at Utiku, between Ra-ta and Ohutu, commencing at 2.30.

Mr W. Jones, M.P., says that at pres-en»t wheat in Australia was worth 12/6 to 13/ a bu.<hel_. and the opinion in well-informed circles was that these prices would be exceeded next. year. In spite of the drought they had been endeavouring to put in a lot of wheat, and the Government expected to get 4,000,000 acres sown in Victoria.

The spell of cold and wet weather Tuihape has been 'expériencillg'dul-ing the last. fortnight. ' culminated early this morning, in a. fall -of snow, which, however, did not lie long on the ground on“ the lower levels. In the out-coun-try the snowfall was much heavier. AiRangiwaea two inches of snow lay on the ground at 11 o’clock this morning.

At the special meeting of the Borough Council last nigpt a new record was established. The proceedings npenod shortly after 7.30 p.m., and terminted at 12.35 a.m. The business under discussion consisted of the proposed gravitation. scheme of water supply, sewerage and reticulation, a borough lease, and short discussion on formation of Luke street. It was not so much the amount of business that caused the protracted sitting, as the time taken in discussion.

3 when Jimmy Wilde set out from ‘England for America. his one idea. was :to make a pile of money to provide for ithe comfort of his wife, kiddies and jhimself. According to cable news the :little fighter has gathered in 43,900 doltlars and expects to make it 65,000 before he finishes, soevidently his laudable desire is being gratified. Jimmy Wilde continues to beat his Opnonents in America, and usually by the knockout method. This completely takes the wfnd out of the sails of those critics who declare he has the worst of matters should he fail to “out ’,»’ his man.

" Some amusing sidelights were thrown on club football at Porirua meeting of the Rugby Union. One corespondent wrote to the effect that he would not referee in a gameat the village under any circumstances, as recently he was “frightened off the ground by two Maori women” and had to “go for his life.” A member of the Union recalled that in a certain match at Porirua one of teh players took advantage of a fight that was in progress on the ground, and stealing away unobserved scored a try. Another letter received by the Uunion complained of the state of the P-‘orirua playing ground, which was likened by the correspondent to a “slaughter yard.” The Union decided to instruct the Porirua Club to put its field in decent order.

It was decided at the Borough Council‘ meeting last night that the question of .improving the foo_tpa.t.h in Luke street he held over until. the winter has passed. The borough fox-eman’s estimate for the work was £46 25 for forming the footpath on the_ western side and £47 for the eastern side. As this estimate was more than was ahtieipated, and more than the Council was in a position to spend,“ added -to the fact that the winter months was a bad time to carry out any formation work, the decision above recorded was arrived at. The Mayor moved that the Work should he proceeded with, in order to keep faith with the residents in this particular ‘locality, but the motion was lost. The approximate estimate made by the deputation was £l2, but as already stated the borough foreman’s estimate was £34 in excess of /this sum.

Builders and the public generally (will be interested to learn of the full text on’ the regulation I'estrictin:_.-; new developnient works, which Cabinet recently decided to put into operation. ,It. is as follows:-——“On and after the icoming intlo force of these regulations lit shall not be lawful for any local ’authority or for any person or body ]corporate to undertake or commence ]any development W‘o«l‘ks, or to enter ‘into any contract for any such works {during the continuance of these regullations, Without, having first obtained. jpursuantto these regulations, the con- 1 lsent of the Minister for Finance so to do. Nothing in the foregoing shall} {apply (a) to any development works,i ithe total cost or the estimated cost of’ which does not exceed £3OOO, or (b) E to any building proposed to be erect‘ed wholly or principally for residential I 'Dln'poses, or (c) Where any building 'ol‘ other work has been destroyed or ldamaged by fire or earthquake, to the {reconstruction or repair of such build‘ing or work, so far as the total cost‘ of such reconstruction or repair does not exceed the a.m'o-unt of insurance‘ moneys, if any, paid or payable in repair does not exceed the amount of insurance moneys, if any, paid 01' 933'’ able in respect of the destruction of or damage to the original buildings or Work as aforesaid." _

j. Owing to the inclement woatlier and itlie sodden state of the ground, the: golf fixtures arranged Tor this weekend have gbeim §\'o~srp«.~ms-:1 till rI1Cl\'l? .we_ek. “I support the motion," ~..-:::ted Cr. Fookes, at the Council meeting last night. ‘‘‘That is quite in keeping; with Cr. Fookes,” quoth the Mayor; “he supports everytllin'g.”’ Cr- Fookes. lel‘.alintcd with: ‘TI’-m‘°noi: like some members of -the Council, who wait to see how the feeling went.” The other councillors smiled. E A gentleman having business rela-» gions with America inquired about theexchange position‘ of a New York house. He received the following reply: “I you send us a British 11101183’ order for £1 we got 4.87d015; or if you would pnrfizhase a New York draft we would get the face value of the draft; but if you ‘use any other money it is affected by the exchange.” “While I do not think the reported slump in prices in England"is going to affect the price of foodstuffs here, I‘ do think that another very important factor in this direction is likely to enter,‘ into the question before very long,’ ’: said a leading wholesale merchant in Wellington. “I refer to the possible opening-up of trade with Russia? and the exchange of goods with Great Britain. Vast areaswill be brought into production again. I believe that Russian wheat, butter and cheese are going to stabilise the World’s markets as nothing else could, and that in five years’ time Russia will be the“ determining factor in the prices paid in England for New Zealand butter and cheese."