LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3502, 14 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

___—.-—~—r<,—,—-—~—— Four good bushmen are wanted, wages 17/- per day. _Wa.nganui is again agitatecl over a scandal involvmg a high-placed individual. The birth _of twins to a single girl 'les daylight into an unsavoury position.

Miss Trouson (pianist at. the King ’s Theatre) and Mr Fritz Holland (who appoal*.s"atl,‘:he K'llL‘g’s Theatre (ornight) gave 21 delightful musical en[rertuinment at the Public Hospital ‘yesterday’ afternoon, which was much enjoyed by patients and staif.

A Christchurch jury awarded £756 10/10 damages and costs in a claim made by Louis {Henry Maddison, of Scargill, sheep-farmer, against, Archibald Earshmann, of Hurunui, she'epfarmer, to recover the sum of £1076 19/6 damages caused by a fire on defendant’s property spreading lo property owned by plaintiff.

Two very important ‘deals in pro-per-‘ties were transacted during last week. Mr P. A. McHardy’s Wellknown property, “Baeulieul.” totalling 150 acres, has been purchased by Mr E. R. Saunders at £2OO per acre, the total purchase money being £30,000, and Mr R. S. Ab.raham’s beautiful residential property at Fitzherbert, Hm area being about 36 acres, and the sum paid about £10,500.

A decision to forward a. resolution embodying a request [that an endeavour should be made to secure the services of Dr J. A. Gilruth as bacteriologist for the Dominion was agreed upon at the meeting of the Auckland Farmers’ Union executive on Tuesday evening. Several speakers referred in eulogistie terms ‘to Dr Gilii-uth’s work on behalf of farmers in the Dominion when he was previously in the service of the Department of Agrieultmje. _

It is stated that‘ 9. general meeting of the Wellington Law Society has been called for the purpose of considering what action shall be taken in respect to certain proceedings in the Supreme Court and the attitude _whieh was taken in regard to them by the judge who presided. It is fur: ther alleged that the members of the Law Society have expressed their intention of refraining" from nppea.rillg before the judge in question until the decision of the Law Society is known.

Mr Warren Newth, who drove the‘ taxi in the recent motor collision near Szmdon, was hrought before Mr A. J. Gralmm. J.P., at Palmersto'n on Friday and relnauded on the charge that on May 20' Ins‘-4“, at or near Sanson, he did commit mannslaughtor by causing the deaths of Arthur Er-nest Eglinton, Am-ed Fidwzfirl Penny, and Frank Kidmun. Accused, who was himself soverely injured in the acciderflf, appear--0.1 in C,oLl't.'still showing Ehe efl:'ec;ts of his c.\rp<9riencc. Mr A.’ M. Ongley appeared for :Iccused_ \

Several letters dealt with at Friday’s meeting of the Wanganui County Council referred to matters ou(.’side the accepted .<,cope‘of the jurisdiction o’r.' local bodies. “This continual passing of ‘resolutions and writing letters on matters that do no’.' concern them is becoming an obsession to local bodies, but nothing ever comes of them,” said the chairman. The same thing applies to the Taihape Borough Council. At every mooring this class of correspondence crops up, and adds to the \\'o.l'k' of an already overburdened Town Clerk.

At. Christchurch General Birdwo"sd related sow-I'3l anl_using stories that c:ul.<ed gr-e:lr laughter and :1 demand for more. One co-ncm'ne& the soldier who, when ::.<kod whe’tller the tins of \\".‘l‘(:l' ho was c:n'rying were heavy, I'(>]ili(\<l. “Yes. they would not be half so In-:l\'y‘il'.’ they \\'ol'o rum.” On mmthm' ortcilsion the General escortc(l :1 T'lr=m:h .-\dn\il':l] up the tI'(!nChP,S 01": (‘vnllipoli to =2. New Zoalund battery. \Vhon ":h<’- .-\dmir:ll saw 1110 men very ligrhfly attired, with thtéir bronzod ba<ek.<, ho turnm] and e.\'(-laimrad, “Mon Gmmoml, \'.'h:lt magnlficient men those are of _\'(>ul':~‘;.:llld if’ they could only appt-:u' in Paris in that o().<hnne, what u .~‘ll<'<-(‘ss rho)’ would be!”

‘WO f:ulo_\f flmf: not. mzmy people will be «on-v that the ch:u'<_,_>:e of profiteel'ing: nvor a pnf of vasolin has failed. This. li'l-to some 011101‘ cases of the kind. hu.< mm‘c~ the appearance of Il|:ll\'f'-b¢‘li("‘u'(? than of any 1'o:1.1 determin:ll'inn to put. down profit’(=el'ing. The Rom-«I of ’l‘r:ldo_ w(- are (zortnill, POlll6l Tim] \'l'l'\' much .<‘rrong:;m' maforinl fr) plnr-0 }wf'oro 1110 public than if has yoi (lone if ii wont about its work in HM‘ I'i;;‘ix'f I":l.<hi:‘nl. It could also pres-(-nf .<f|‘ml;:m' <':ls(*.~' to the magistrates. Tl’ Hm pnoplv }__‘'()l' their vusr.-line for nolhin}_:‘. the r-o.‘<t of living would nnf ho :I*fl'«~c"'od: but if some of the oxforHonnfo ollnrg'e_c for drapery -and clothing \\’m'o I'(*Jllr'F_‘d fhorc would be an zmm-ncinblo relaxation of -the evergl'o\\'ing' pressure upon wages and salaries. By the wuv. we Wonder if the Bonn} of Tl-adr- has ever thoug'h‘r of looking into (ho nmtfer of shipping I':~gl“n.¢.——T.\'f'f('Hlon ’[‘imOsl

After theatre. dance or party take “NAZOL.” Prevents chill from changing atmospheres. Convenient for pocket or bag. 1/6 for 60 doses. 2

.\ wheel chair for the use of patients at the local public hospital is urgently needed. The matron informs us_thati £4 has :111'e:1dy been subscribed t,o»procul-e this vehicle, and any further donations Ithoreto will be aclmo\\'lodgod through our coluums.

A horse uttzrched to :1. gig, (11'ii'en by Mrs G. Rear, of Waihi, took fright in Rosemont Road oh Thursday afternoon and dashed through :1 shop window. The horse was much out ‘about, and Mrs Rea and lady companion sus\ained minor injuries from the falling glass. .

At the monrhly meeting of the Committee of the Taihape District Eigh School held on Monday last, an offer from the teachers was accepted, to organise it plzéin and fancy dress School Childl'on’s Ball. It is proposed to hold the ball fiboflt the first Week in August. and a start is to be made with the training oflthe children‘ as soon as the Winter Vacation, which takes place this month, is -over.

Recently an old man died in Auckland who had passed by :1 year or Itwo the allotted span of life of three score years and ten. His "life 11a.c1 been a very full one, and he left many children and gmndchildren to mourn his loss. but :1 very mxnarkable and almost. unprecodelltcd event at the funeral was thaif {£ls aged father of over 90 years of age was one of his chief mourners.

So great is the southern apple crop this year that in many places the trees are almost unable to stand up benez',i:.h the great weight. of fruit (says the Marlborough Express). There will be ne:u'l_V 100,000 cases of apples for export, and then plenty left for home use. The crops are good almost. everywhere in the Dominion. So far as export goes shipping will be the difiiculty, and if any are exported probably they will go to England.

The ready willingness on the aart of the people of this community to contribute to any deserving object was exenipiified at the last meeling of the Taihape District High School Com'lnittee, when the Chairman reported that owing to the gefnoz-osity of _a number of public spirited lownsmen, the excursion of some 200 Taihape school children to Morton to see H.'R.H thePrincc of Wales, was undertaken'without the necessity of ‘drawing on the Committee-’s funds for a. single penny. This was made possible by the following cont.ribulions:~—M. W. Pitt, buns and cakes for the whole party; McLaughlan Bros., tea, cocoa..:and milk; all the Chinese fruiterers of Taihape plentiful supplies of fruit; Mr Fred Hall, who boiled the water for the cocoa. prior ,to the departure of the train; Borough Council, 10311 of urns; R. Wilson. and Co.. gift. of banner; Mr H. F. Strong, printing school name’ on banner; Mr F.‘ W. Sonlerville, mounting banner: vWhite and Sons, ribbons. etc. A very hearty vote of thanks for these generous contributions was carried 'by zieelamation.