LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3525, 12 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to a, Il'Ot_i(sC in the Gazette the maximum price of bran 11:13 been I'ais.,ed from £7 to £7 15/, and of pol}a1'(1 from £9 to £9 15/.

At the meeting of the New Zezfizmd Rugby Union. it‘ Was siatcd ‘that the New «Ze:llznld team had been in.<ul'o<l against accident on the New Zmllznnd and Australian tours.

A dairy farm of 182 acres. within one mile of the tpwn of M<m~ins\'illr-. changed hands on Thursdajv at £BO 1101‘ awe. This is it record price in the localify for farm }and.

E4pe:lk’illQ; on 1110 Addrcswiu-Rt-my, Mr J\.. S. 3\l:l}uo]m (Clutlla) ~<=.uid thuz, ;-,*L"§;m- h<>:n'ing the speeches of the 110 W n:e.rnb<~,r‘.s' who had taken [pun in tho <'i~‘.~‘«h:'.ll(—‘. during the past fe\\' «‘l:l_\v'-*3 hf-' 3'12)-'v of opinion that the I-{tn.l>‘<-> had ntwcr been stronger in‘(’leb:l‘.in;._§ lmxwr 3.111! _g-\nr‘-ra‘. :i,Li]if.y_

Thy maximum ::'wz:r.~l pay nf .<:lw

- '. 1.», . '\' L“ V‘/5 per day am? Hm

'::lil‘:izul.'.,: H/'4. But some millers give thc-‘ir -mun <z.nn.~'iGol'ubly ovvr union '.,','a.;,r<‘.v.—up In 22/(5. One 'l‘:n.mlzn'unu'| .~:lwmiHer said: “I give my bro:lst~ 'L'mlm'hrn:m £7 for :1 five-day ‘\\’€‘("]{'. :I_n«1 In-:=: ’.~; clwnp az‘ H1211‘."-—()tor(fl1:zng;{:1 '!‘imcs.

In the Home 01.‘ Ropx'os<=M:xti\'os rhv L-"r'im<' Ministel' rear] :1. (:ableg‘l‘um frum H2O }.-ligh Cmnmi,<sionol- to the <~fi'eu,t H 1211; New Z(.‘:t.l:lm'l a_r.-pk-5 and pours 4:m:}libito(L:lt the Olympia .'\'hu\\‘ \\'(‘l'4} in umellent condition and took pl'i'/,(As_ Mr M'zl.~:sey ucjded that this result‘ was very .s'zlii.<’r'zl('.:tiol'_\,‘,. and .<hou'd [lmpu]:u*i:;o New 7,.(_-alzxml‘ 7'ruif in tho Eng. liwh nulrkct.

"One of the finest advance agents «aver sent out to New Zealand,” said. Mr Witty (Riccnrton), when referring to the Ifrince of Wa.]es in his Address-in—Reply speech_ “He is GVGTY‘ inch 2: man and a delr.-ocrat, even though he occuxpiesfizhe highest offlce but one in‘ the Empire. I-I9 will be a great asset to the 13riHsh Daminions,-” ~ ‘NI-iézatioxa in t11r?%2.t, in the head banished by NAZOL. In’s.:’ga:lt relief. Get _g§l_\lazol Inhaler. 2

An estinlute which has been made places the number of millionaires 111 the United States at 22,490. .

The happiesifplace in England ii‘; a place in Cambrid-eshixz called Westwick. It has neither 4 .j!crg,\'.-r.n..n, a uu'blica.n_. a ‘policexnm, 1101- . chwch.

Mr Ward (of the Mart) was the lucky Winner of the Cake Guessing Competitionc in connection with the shop (No’ 2 Candidate) on Saturday, Miss E. McAuliffe won the box of chocolates.

! A meeting of ladies in connection [with the welcome home to our re- ’ turned m‘€il"'will be held in the Supp_ef groom of the Town Hall _l;o—morl'oW evening at 7.30 o’clock. A good at.'tondance is requested as the "time is ‘drawing near, and there is still :1 lot Ito be done. Young ladies are particug I:u'ly requested to -attend, as their as.-?;.<ist-anco is needed.

The railwaymen have struck a novel form of winter amusement, called a. “'l-lard-up Social,” which is to be -held in the Three Stars to~morrow evening. Every effort is being made to make this ifunction the event of the season. ‘Prices of admission 11a,v'.=, been fixed on a hal'd—up basis, and will be; Gents 2/6, ladies 1/6. up» stairs Gd.

In connection with the recent profil'cerillg ease, the D.I.C. has given notice of appeal against the Magis’Lrate’s dccisiori convicting them of selling :1 child’s overcoat at an un--I'cason.u'biy high price. It is authoritatively stated fhat «the Governnient has appealed against the magistrate’s decision in the cases relzxting to the sales of -alarm clocks on a point of law, and has asked the maigistlnte. Mr McCarthy, to state a case.

“VVO are tOIJ,” said 3-Ir A. S: Mlll- - (Clntha) in the House" of Representatives Friday, “t'h-at we must have :1 nlilitary System because of tho. Vzilue of the moral h‘aining'involved. The. pictixro of the" staff sergeant-nlajor as a. Sumlay ss'hool touchex- does not conyince me. It does not zrppeal. We w:ln’r,,moral training, and all tlmit soxjt «)1? thing_»;, but we need not go to 21 militar_\f sy.<teln to get it.” .

A Says the Sydney Bulletin: “In Argentina every M.P. gets £ISOO 3 year. 51 room to llimself'"‘and a typiste, and the typistcs are all very ‘pretty,’-‘said the ancient Bamforcl, ;\I.H.R., in def~:=nce of the salary-g'rab. Fifteen llun(lred :1 y.oar and :1 flapper to type the letters! When that comes about women will ‘vote for women can«lidates—— they (lon’t now———on the principle that the eat you know is safer than the kiH'en you don't know.”

“\Vllel'e. is the Minister for \[ill[‘S in this Chamber?” asked Mr 'l‘. E. Y. Seddon Friday eve-ning, “He is here,” "wswered Mr Massey. Mr Seddou: In the person of the Prime Minister. Mr Massey: Yes. Mr Seddmx: Another ‘role the I-’rinle Minisfer has zlssunled. (Laughter). I dou"‘E think he intends to‘ hold it. for any length of time. ‘I hope EL Minister will be appoilll'e(l, us the <3ouxm'3.' Jelnnuds it; it \\':ults it _vmmg. vigorolls\Ministel' for "Mines.

Szmu-day was we eighth :ulnl'—'«'er

sary of 1119 a.<.s‘ulllption of office as Prime Minister 33)‘ Mr Massey. The Mackeilzio G—o\'@mlneul. which was sworn in on I\."l:n'ch 28, 1912, ‘WIIS defeated in the House on .Tlll‘_\‘' '6 on. a 110-corfificience motiofi‘ moved by Ml‘ IVlas.s<=._v as the Leadér of the Opposition, the v-o"r.ing being 41 to '33. ’l‘h<-7 Natimml Government xv-as .sworll In

on .-\llgust 6,1915, and it I'emaill(-‘d in oifiée untii .\.ug1.1.~1: of last year. when: its a<lnli'rl’i~st-ration was H‘-1'111in:1t(+d by the Withdl'zm'al of Sir Joseph Wm-d and 'llig.~, Libs‘:-a1 colleagnefs, Vvith the (~;\'copt‘i()ll of 1?. years’ m'w‘fy mfw {W wxcept'io'n 01' the late Mr eSddon’s record tr):-111 of 13 years’ prelniorship, ‘Mr I\/1.15303‘ has held the reins of 01”‘firfie Imx'2:j«.'=.z‘ thaw the head of any other '.\'lm\; Zeuland I\'Tinis’rry.