LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3508, 10 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An a+dver'tiser is desirous of purchasing a young retriovrnz dog pre~ fm-rod, or a puppy. ‘ ‘The total credit of depositors in the Post Office Savings‘ Bank of New ZeaIrmd is over £39,000/.000.

The exact figures in regard to the] Saunders land sale at Feilding on‘ Tuesday last. were: Average price pm-I acre, £lO3 2/6; grand total, £110,159, The Daily Chronicle states that. Tommy Burns, tho ex-heavy-weight‘ boxing champion of the world, will fight Joe Beckett in July at the Albert rHall, ‘ Mr H. M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands at Auckland, has been‘ appointed Surveyor-General. win he succeeded at Auckland by Mr Gr.| H. Bullurd, Commissioner at New Plymoutll, whose place will be taken by‘ Mr. H. J. Lowe, of Blenheim. ‘ Drivers of motor lorries are warm ‘ed by the Rangitikei County Council‘ ithut unless they strictly comply with! lthé provisions of the law in regards‘ i to displaying both head and tail lights Iwhilst travelling between sunset and lisunrise they will be prosecuted. Driv-' ers of all other classes of vehilces are l } similarly warned. ‘ ‘ ! The hide sales held at Auckland onl lTuesday were marked by a distinct‘ disinclination on the part of buyers to ; operate, on account of the recent dropi in the Australian markets. Conse-1 quently the bidding was spiritless, and most of the catalogues submitted were passed in, the actual sales being very lsmall. The result of the decreased demand was that the few sales made

were on .a basis of reduced prices, the decline all round averaged about 3d per lb. ' Threats of resigning in a body, or recommending parents not to send their children to school, were thrown out on Tuesday night by members of the Whakatane School Committee, owing to overcrowding. The headmaster reported that one class of 40 children was being taught in a draughty porch containing sixdoors but no heating appliances. All the desks‘ were touching, preventing the teacher frpm moving among “the pupils. The accommodation was deficient by 150, and the attendance was increasing at the rate of 82 annually. It was decided to await the result of this month's Board meeting. ' , p The establishment of a. British coaling station for both nzujalp and morlchant. ships on Fanning-Island is_ fore: Qeasted by the Pacific Marine Review, :of San Francisco. The journal states that as a result of Admiral Jellicoc’s risit. to- Fanning Island last year the Admiralty dispatched two engineers, T Messrs A. L. Perfect and S. K.‘ Little. A to the island, and they passed through Honolulu on their way to Fanning Island recently. Should the report of the engineers be'favouz-able, it is expected that the long-discussed plan of establishillg a base on the island, to . supply both coal and oil, will be carried ‘out. If this is ‘done it. is presumed lthat much of the shipping now reisorting to Honolulu for supplies will fbe diverted lto the-Fanning Islfand station. ‘ . _ _

An account of the present state of Germany as seen by a. German is supplied in :1 letter receivedin Wellington from 8, German naval officcr who was interned in New Zeuland during theywar. “Your papers had been right,-”-he writes. “Germany has ‘perishedr. Good old proud L-‘rcrmany, with its princes and aristocracy, is in the hands of 21, noiseful mob, and gets terroriscd by. :4 number of what you call I.W.W.’s. 1 call them beasts in hu—. Inun body. Do you know what‘ we are longing for‘? For your troops to come over am] to bring discipline and civil belniviour to this infamous horde of <*r‘irllilrnls. I have Ibeen :1 -grealt pzxiriot, and I loved my country more than anything else, but now I am uslmnied to be called a. German. You were not wrong when you called them Hurts. 'l‘he_v have turned into Huns very soon, and will have the same conaliiions as in Russi:l—-—killing‘ each other. The f':li‘llel' kills his son, and the son his mother. Tt is horrible.”

;\ppliz::li'iolls and ])il_)'ll!Glli’.S for the wzir service gl'atllity have now pracii('2lli_\' (<(‘:ls(‘d. It: ivzis ofliciully statvd _\'esl'cl‘d:l_v that up till .\‘:ltlli'd2ly last Hlo2l‘ hnd hvmi paid out in gl‘:llillifi<‘S an total of £5,270,000, rvprosexitixig about 01,000 :\[)pliCllii()llS. Tliere wore ovvr 100,000 men in the Expeditionary Foi'co. but this included sonic thons:.ln(i.< who \\'(‘l'(‘ not entitled to the gi':it;liit_v. and othi-rs who had i'etlu'lle(l tn the Dmninion and left again on :ic.ti\'e service. This 1'0(h1(-ed the numlwr zichizilly entitled to payment to nhout‘ £HS.OOO. Ahunt one thousand of tho {ivv liloll.\'dlHi who still had :1 chiim {'o tho g"':lillii'y niight I'cpresolit‘ inon wlm Uiyi'(lill(‘Li (Ii.scI1:11'go in England, but: roliirn.< of the achiu] number have still to come to hand. 'l;he names and :i4hli'osse.< of the ronminder have been :i,sr2ol't:liilod and dues will be paid out to fhom when aipplication is made. The Dopziihnmit is now occupied in paymonf of i'etl'ospoctive childron’s :I]lowances. The sfzfff of the war 02:pense Vbrunoh lms been reduced since iD€C€l‘l]i.)(‘l' from about 480 to 150.

Specially Selected Tweeds 44-inch Wide, in shades of Grey, Green and Dark Brown Healther Mixtures. Prices from 5/6 per yard. The Big Value House, Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

It is Hie intention of the Taihape and District; Caledonian Suciety to holu’. a ball on September 10fh, which it is intended to make one of the most note\Vm‘t,hy functions held in Taihape.

All’ Keepers of bees are notified that r they murst register them at the ]l'-irec- |_ tor of the Horticultural "Division, Box : 888, Wellington. Forms of application for registration are c)_btainahl.e at the Post Office. An effort is being made to arrange a match between Fritz Holland and T. Uren in Wanganui at an early date. A meeting between these two wellknown boxers would create a lot of interest. Speaking at Stiatford, the Rev. Howard Elliott declared that 60 to 70 per cent. of the present members of Parliament ‘were pledged to the P.P.A. and would give effect to the reforms Ewhicli the Association wished to bring 1

iabout. ' I La.wyer (handing cheque for £lO tto workman who has been awarded‘ ,£3O for compensation): “Well, what are you looking like that for?,” Worklman (gloomily): “I was just a-wond-ering who it was fell off the scaffolding—you or me.” The sporting writer‘ of the Taranaki News says: The “banning” of tele-igr-:.:ns on races is proving an absolute farce, and as an example it may be stated that the writer saw the complete list of dividends paid at the Dunedin meeting on Tuesday at 7 o'clock on the evening of the races. “The outlook for a iarge ‘area of wheat being sown in New Zealand for {next season is Very good indeed,” stated the Prime Minister to a Times’. representative on Monday. “I had a deputation of Canterburymen here today, and that was their general opinion. The farmers, however, -‘are not necessarily depending upon the New Zealand market for their crop. because it looks as if there will be a yery big demand ‘for wheat in other countries.” I ‘T32?/o ‘‘bulls’’ in quick succession enlivened a section of the proceedings of _the Auckland Presbytery on Tuesday evening. A speaker, paying a tribute to the labours of a minister in years gone by, described the many miles he used to travel to hold services, and said, “His round used ‘to be a sort .of tri_a.ngle.”. A few moments later the Tcenvener of a committee, accounting ‘for the attendances of the members, said that one of them “was unable to [be present owing to absence.’

Speaking in Wellington of the growth of population, General Birdwood said that nothing pleased him more about Austmlizt and New Zealand than the large numbers _ of sturdy children.- «He mentioned that he had met in Tasmania a man who had no fewer than 170 grand-children. The man’s sons had all been too old to take part in. the war, but -his descendants had provided :1 strong contingent. He had met in Queensland .5. Woman Who could boast of having had fi—vo children in 16 months, first :2 pair of twins and then triplets. ..

Owing tolthe Three Stars Theatre being required on 'l‘hursday, 15th June, by the Winter Show, it has been found necessary to alter the evening on which the -social and dance in connection with the Catholic Girls.’ Social and fiance will be held on Monday. 14th June. The alteration of the date will have no effect whatever on the success and enjoyment of the function, arrangements to which end are practically complete. Those who have bought tickets and others who intend. being present, are asked to note the alteration of the evening.

The Wairarapa Daily Times, com--Inentin- on the verdict given against the New Zealand Times Company in ‘the libel action brought by Von Zedlitz, urges that‘ the circumstances justify the opening of a subscription list to pay the amount of the damages awarf.-.~d against the New Zealand Times and their legal expenses, It further urges that the case is one in which the Returned Soldiers’ Association should take action, and adds: “We are of opinion. as British subjects, that 21 patriotic effort should be made to see that the New Zealand Times loses nothing. We are prepared to subscribe to this cause.”

The charge against George Crichton Tait, chemist, Hz'l\v.°'.l. for allege) um'e:\sonable profit in selling :1 four o-unce pot of Vaseline for 15:2. .wzls dismissed. the i\l::gis9r;-ite con-.:id.r_-i-:‘ng the price not 1111i'ea:;oi1z1l)ly high having regard to the several cil'cumsi'all- - and the chenl".st's pi-cfiessional skill placing him on :1 ('lil'|.’-.=.-mitt fooling from a general stoi'eK-eepvei-. ’lhe Magistrate found that the profit, taking into consideration the cost of replacement, was not more than 50 or 51 per cent, and the net profit less than 11 per cent-._ The price was 911‘ increase of 3d on the pre-war line and slow selling, the defendant 11-vzvingj sold 12 pots only in five months. ' For Children’s Hacking Coughs. Wooods’ Great Peppermint CW9‘ , I/9, 2/9. 1

An Ohau farmer supplies- the Levin Chronicle with an iuéfanzce of the high cost of cultivation as compared with normal times. He recently laid‘. down two acres, in barley and ta:-es... and the total cost including ploughing, seed, sowing, ete._. worked out at 10/ acre. In pre-war days the outlay wvouid be about £1 per acre. _ > ‘ A light. banquet will be held in the supper-1-oom of the Town Hall to-‘ morrow eveningzat 8 o’clock, to take2. public fzirewell -of I\/Ir A. L. Arrowsmith, who is leaving Taihane. It is desired to impress upon the public that everyone is welcome, and tickets of admission may be obtained from the hon. secretary, Mr J. R. Cunnil‘ig~ _harne. ’ A