LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3526, 13 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-'-*--*~.¢".-~_—-~-*, , The boyyvho applied for position carrying papers is asked to call at this office as soon as possible. The Rangitikei Rugby Sub~Union has decided to chailen'ge the Taihape Sub-Union. for the Pownall Union trophy on 24th 01' 31st July. as may be most suitable.

The “hard—up” soci:ll.of the rail w:ly.men takes place '-in, -The -ThreeStars Theatre this evening. All ar.«rangemen’c's are .very complete, pan‘ticular attentiém being ’p:lid to ‘the floor, and the In‘u‘Sic wi‘l be excellent. N 0 effort has been spared {'o make this “hard-up” function one of the most successful and enjoyable of th'e sezl;<nll.

At a meeting of dairy factory representatives and producers held in luvercargill on Saturd-a'y to consider the co—opel'at.ive marketing proposal for sale of dairy produce in the United’Kingdom, a resolution in favour of the proposal Was unanhnously carried and it was decided to send representatives to co-operate with the North Island delegates in ftu-the.'l‘ing; this proposal.

The cxt:raor(lius.ry high price of 42/ pm‘ yard is now the mnrket price fm’ lxiglr-gl‘:/1:143 an-mam‘ 1t;-"ro (fin-.1; in the wol'l.'l’s: leading coffox: c.-cntres. is ii is one of the essenfinls in motor cover z:::=.king this fiigh figure; has nh'u:ld_v 1-vsulted in several tyres in the Auétmlian ma.l'ket being again advamod in I’>l'.i('.o. When "it is mentioned that 5/9 per yarfi was uhout the ~,n'c—w:l:' price of motor chick, it wiil be realised what f_v.r(> vnakc-r:~' hu\'+- at 1,-H-.~‘~ en!’ I'o aolm‘2n(! with. _ .‘

In c:onnocl:'ion with the dvath of 11:.» man Henry Smith W'alker. who was found dead in the poiice cells at (.‘am~ bridge on Friday. having hanged himself by means of a strip torn from his blanket, a. nlag‘is'i:erial in'quil'3' into the c‘n-cunl.<ta.nces was held on Sat'u‘rd;ly aftol‘noon_ 21 verdict being 11,-.(:01‘(I<r‘-d that (194111 was due to hanging, no Iblalm- being alt'riblll'able to tho police oflicer. Deceased hadibeon drinking gppiously vovf‘ 'rnethyl:lted Spirits. _

“I don't, know if ciga.r_ette smoking 1121.: done so, "but the old pipe-Slflfliillg‘ Englishman, whom notiiiiig‘ could (.is~ turb. has been upset. and is di.<:aDnearing,” said Sir Robert Ba(1\»‘:|-P0\\~ en‘ in :2. recent ad¢_lress. “\‘V<+ 1'21"“? got. 1-L rat'hel' Southern. 0“1' Lylliari spirit; into us,”’ he COI1{'fii1l9(1. “which is not quite so .'<lablv, fliough it may be more clever and full of vvif» than that of the old st-olid Englishman, and it is essential that some of the stolid\ity should be regained."

Big reductions in our Milfinery Department. Every but takes its place amongst the bargains at the Big Winter Sale.——-Collinson and Gifford, Ltd. Carry it in your pocket. ' NAZOL protects from colds, Coughs and sore throats. Penetrating, pleasant, safe and'con.venient. 1/6 buys 60 doses. 2

Messrs Collinson and (u‘rifl’ord have

‘new advertisements in to-d:ly’s issue lgiving‘ illustrations of further price reductions in- their annual mid-winter ‘sale. - r [ A cable messa»ge from Lawrenée, Massachusetts. states that four mills Df the .A.lll‘C'l‘iCß.D. \VOGHcn_ «_Conlln;lj_y have been shut for an indefinite period because of the lack of orders. lFourteen thousand employees are out (of work. The company’B other mills ‘will also close shortly.

R/aetihi “did itself proud” the other day. General Birdwood arrived from Ohukune at 7 mm. en route to Pipiriki. The ,to‘fwll lights were all. -on and a small party of vresidents greeted the General’s' arrival. Mr T. A. Harris, chairman of the Town Board, welcomed the dist_inguished guest, who expressed his surprise at this early ~-eception.

T 119: proposal to dam and lock the Wanganui River for the pllrpoS€S Of improving its navigation facilities, and 21190 for obtaining power for the generation of hydro-electricity, was placed before the Harbour Board on Friday night. ~The board decide to give the scheme favourable consideration, provided it was Within the bounds -of eng_ineering' and financial possibilities.

A‘ reminder is given of the plain and fancy <l-ress social and dance which is being held in the Three Stars Hall on Thursday, July 22, in aid of the Sports Queen ca.ndidate., Valuable prizes are being given for the best lady’s fancy dress and the best gen-fll-»emun’s fancy -dress, and the best set of laneers. The committee wish to heartily thank the Fire Brigade for alioxving their dance to stand over t-llitii week and granting them the use Of afhfl‘ hail.

As will be noticed by an advertisement in another column, Mr S. A. S-apsford has commenced business as :1. lO1llC‘.ll(?I‘ in Utiku, where he has open,ed an up-to-date butchery.’ He claims that all meat will be of tH9- primest quality, with guarantee of_.Governmell't in.~+pection behind it. A speciality will be made of the small goods depart-mt-11f. The prices of meat oi'»a.ll’ kinds has been reduced from one penny ’m:t3vop_el'lcc per lb. Mr Sapsford has arr:-.nge'd to supply ’l.‘ai'nape resiclents i" requirecl. A I

A statement was made by the Prime Minister in the ‘House of Representatives a.s to the progress of revaluntions of land- Mr Massey said that revaluations already completed had brought £35,000,000 of increased unimproved value into taxation. Shortly there would be only twelve counties trat had not been revalued in the last five years, though one. he admitted, hud not been revalued since 1897—'-a way back, mountainous country, The cities of Auc_kla.nd and Dunedin were now being revalued; and Wellington and Christchurch were shortly to be revalued. '

An unlocked-for development has 06.e.urred- in connection with the taking 30F the ballot, of the members of the Railway Officers’ In.<.tifute‘to decide whether the finding of the‘ tribunal in regmd to wages and conditions 8111111 be. accepted. 'l‘l1(-i" ba‘lot papers contain ‘cljl‘€’(lll€‘Si'. tlml: the signature and izuldresg of the voter shall be append-(-(l. The executive of the South Auckland branch has Cfficlinenl to i.=:~:ue the papers, unless it is advised that unsigned papers will be I'e,9;:zl'<le«l as valid. In the Aucklaml «lis’rl'i<'l. and a. number 01:" other <liS(‘l*iCf.s' in \\'hi<*h the p?Spei-s"lmve been !llSfl‘ib1)1”C1_l_ lemme Inmnl)el's lmve (le(-.‘.ine«l to vote.

i An iuT.cl'U:~'f'lng point’ was brought up E by :1. pI'ISOIIB.I', ‘Hector McLean, in the 1 Auckland ganl, ‘.\'llo’w:ls .~‘ollt(\]lQQ(] on S2.-ztux-day by Mr .T. W. Poynton‘ s_\[_, i to 12 days’ Ibrezul and w:l’rol'Tdiet for ‘i-an offonco against the I'egulatj(m:~ of )’.\.l‘ount'. Eden gaol. The prisoner said Elm hzul- been ucfing as; ha;-hen for V xxhich work he I‘€C€‘iV<:(l oiI‘I1or”:fi1 i.<:~tlleI of fobacm or foui‘ good conduct’ 11131-ks Ea, week. I*I:1<1 ho. chosen 1110 Tobacco é it \\'uuM now be smokeJ, but as he {ma ' Mm-ted to have HlO m2IT"kS credited 7 to his 1.'e«?0r«'l Hwy would now be can. 7 rolled as :1 result of this ofi‘cnce. 'l,‘-he n::lg*i.<fl'nl'(-* silid it seomcfi ]la.rdly fair. and he woul<l make a I’CColnnlend:ltion __°thnt the ninrkst be refaincd.

London is‘ threatened with an out‘ burst of grey or cream-coloured bowler hats this spring. The “Outfitter” declares that an attempt is being made to popularise these light-colour ed bowlers for the sunny days that are to come. A hat; 01:’ this type may have :1 hand to match, or the band may ‘be blaclg." One specimen of the more funeral variety of this type of hezldgear has been seen with a black band and black edging to the brim. The “Vest End has not yetieached the straw hat season—it is always later than the suburbs in taking to the straw hat. It is stated that while fine straws promise to be chief favourites, the pedal straw is likely to be more prominent than the coarser description that is often known by the name of “rusticq”

For Influenza, take ' Wooods' Great Peppermint Cure 1/'9’

The Napier Daily Telegraph was fined £lO for publishing statements as to investments on the totalisator at the recent Hastings meeting.

H. D. Bennett, Ltd., notifies that “they have 250 acres of bushfelling to let, the price being—£2 15/ per acre‘. »Ful‘thel' particula?s"ilfay be obtainefl on :Ip'plic:ltion‘at the office of the firm, _'l‘aihape.

During the course of 3, speech in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister stated that money was still coming'in from the compulsory loans. He quite expected that compulsion would have to be applied in regard to future borrowixlg.

The Sports’ Queen supporters in ’»:be competition now being held are holding a sale day in’ Mrs McAuiiffe’.-. shop on Saturday next, when homemade cakes; pasfltry, pies, butter, jam, sauces and lamb in almost unlimited quantities will be‘ submitted for sale.

Seven licensed victaullers, two hotel managers, and several barmaids, convicted at ‘Aldershot Police Court of charging more than the'maximum price for beer and whisky, paid into court in fines and costs a total sum of £l9O 1/, whereas the whole of the overcharges amounted to no more than 1/3%.

Some weighty words of advice were given ‘by General Birdwood on Friday afternoon to returned soldiers for their civil life. “To those who had sweethearts,”. re said, “make them your wives as quickly as possible, and when they are your wives keep them your sweethearts all the remainder of your lives. You w'tn’t go far wrong if you stick to that motto,” he concluded.

At :1 meeting of the committee of the Taihape and District Patriotic Society last night, ailetter from the Ad,visory Board re future disposal of the funds was responsibie for the formation of a special committee comprising the members of the executive committee, returned soldiers’ committee, and two of the returned ‘soldier members of the general committee, to consider the question of policy“ with regard to the ultimate disposal of the Soc.iety’s funds. ‘

A reminder is given of the meeting of ladies which takes place in the supper-lroom of the Town Ha.ll'this evening at 7.30 to complete arrangements for the holding of the welcome home to returned soldiers,‘on Wednesday, Juljr -21. As is -now well-known the function is to take the form of a Venetian Ball, and to make it the success the ladies’ desire necessitates the concerted efforts of all concerned. Reports will be received from those who were allotted definite areas to canvass, and it is necessary that these should be e rendered promptly. The attendance"of young ladies is especially reo_uested, as their assistance will be \'.'-luable in the fine] operations.

A ‘very enjoyable “pinafol'e""' social and dance was held at Bennett’s Siding on Friday night, the :It"fend:lnce being repi-esenltative of all pan-t..e of the district, a. goodly number hailing‘ from Taihapei Every essential was present‘ for :1. pleasant evening-—tne floor Was splendid, the supper quite up to previous records, and ‘the intradu<3.tioll of the “pinafo»ref’ dance created the requisite modicum of fun. Songs were sunlg by Mfrs 'l3‘. Henderson (Feilding), Miss Williams (Taihape), and Mr Hurst. The music was provided by Mrs Hall in her usual accompli°shed manner, While Mr E. Anderson made an ideal l\.[.C. Competitions held in connection with the function resulted in Mr W. Beuck winning the cake, ‘and Mrs J. Kelly the bo:~: of chocolates _