LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3527, 14 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Will the person who lost a gum of money near Bennett’s store on Tuesday, please cal] at {his office.

Jams have been advanced 2d per pound by the manufacturers; consequently it is believed upon the recent rise in the price’ of sugar. '

Mr Sherwin inform.< us‘ that he will reéulne his normal * 7.:uS:IIv€SS operationsfas soon ax'he abie to secure premises. He also wishes‘ us, to contradict the rumour that he intends to leave Taihape, as there is no truth whatever in it. '

Signor Caruso has accepted an engagement: for 12 appearances at Havana_ at £2OOO for c’.-=-act] appearanc-.0. and has under collsidel-aiion an n’:':‘o2to sing" in Peru. and .I‘-zfte-rv.la2'ds :0 go to Venezuela and Porto RN2O ia give a total of 30 perfonnances at 1110 .~'::1119 figtne. Easy money!

Mr C. A. K. Firadk-V_\‘, of \V»:+Sl_|x()!t. is (:rr>dil.vd with «it-a\~.'ing ‘flu’ ’n.if.:‘h(=.:-“-.t gratuity of any xllell'Jber of ‘JI6 New Zvalzlnd E\']w(lit.inna~.-_v F‘rn‘r.-PS (Si'al'e.‘= (‘.lO \\'9sl'pol-At "I‘lnle-s). The amoum. drawn \vns £l3] odd—~one any (or 13 6d) on? rhegpossible. He }ex"t with the Main Body in Se7»pt«’»lll‘nex-. 1014, and rm-mrnmcl on Dnomnber 26, 1919.

.;‘u(lg(-1 Millzw at .\‘«lrl'i.sio\vn. Philacle}phi:l_ has pm-olod Jaln<=s Coppola, sm-ving 21 sonlr\llC<l fol‘ b1I1':—I1‘d"‘?/. that he 111ig‘!1t givv his blood to .<,a\'<4 his \\'ifc's life. In I‘ele>:lsil:g him 171-0111 gaol Hm Judge took oz-C-:1.=.i011 to 1-0-111a1‘k that the wife. as ns11:1}. 112111 b(’-1911 the gl'¢':lio.~«'t s11I’I‘<:»r01' by C01)polzl.'s wrollgdoing. He-1r i1111n.~:s was‘ brmlghf’- mwouf by 1:1:-I; of‘ ;‘lt‘o;u’-2‘ food because 1193' hu.~=*b:md. wmle in gaol. was unable to pro\'l'lZ+_’- for his family.

Speakmg :11 the civic reception tendered to him at, ‘\Vang:mui on I<‘ridzl,v aft'el'noon General Bi:-dwgwood expressed pleasure at again meeting BrigadierGeneral Meldrum, one of the officers who had been with him at the start and who bed gone right through the war, coming back with the rank he had mentioned. He added: It must have been one of his men who wrote from Bethlehem, “This the place where our Lord was born. but I wish to the Lord I was back in Wanganui, wlaere I was born_’’ .

The draws for the golf conlpetitio:l.< this week will be the same as were

published last ‘week.

“It. is to be regretted‘ that not half that number passed Standard VL,” said Mr E. VV. F. Gohns, local Inspector of Factories, in his annual report to the Labour Department referring to the fact that there had been issued from Wang-anui 65 certificates of fitness foi‘ young persons to work in factories. The increase of permits issued over last year was 15_ Of ghe permits issued, 44 were to boys and 21 to girls. “It may be that from the return of boys and girls employed {)8fore and after school the reason may be found, added the inspector.

A meeting of ladies in Connection with the welcome home to returned soldiers was held in the supper-room of the Town Hall last night, there be. ing :1 goodettendance. Reports were received from the various canvassers, which were very satisfactory. It was stated that it Was not possible to wait on everyone, and if those-‘who have not been personally called upon by a canvasser, and-who are willing to assist, would kindly send their contributions to the Town Hall Supperroom’ on Wednesday morning the ladies would be Ifiiich obliged, The assistance of gentlemen is to be asked for-_. and a meeting will be held in the supper-room of the Town Hall on Friday evening, at 7.30 o’clock.

A rumour was current in Sydney recently that owing to the cost of upkeep of the battle-cruiser Australia, the Commonwealth Government proposed to make arrangements with the Imperial authorities to exchange her for two light cruisers. When the matter was brought under the notice of the Minister for the Navy he briefly characterised the rumour as “piffle,” so that apparently the Australiafs position‘ in the Fleet is still secure. The Minister also denied another report that special cabins were being built on the Aiistralia for the accommodation of members of the Cabinet for a forthcoming trip; while the naval authorities describe as “absclutely incorrect” the suggestion in Sydney that there is a surplus of of‘ficers on board the warship. A

_-A somewhat remarkable case came before Sir Robert Stout in chambers ‘at Vvellington -on_ Monday. It is not often that a young lady of 19 summers has to petition the Supreme Court to grant its consent to her marriage on account of her parents re“fusing her: their: permission to her marriage with the man she loves. Yet this was the plea of a young woman, for Whom Mr" A. B. Sievwright appeared, made to the Chief Justice. Counsel asked the Court -to grant the petition, ibecause there was no impediment of any kind in the parties, save the unreasonable objections of her parents. The young man in the case was anxious to marryrthe young lady. The Chief_.Justice saw no-‘valid reason why the consent of the Court to override her parents’ objections should be withheld, and made an order at-.c-ordingly.

The Auditor-General has forwarded to the Mayor of I\-I:1A1'to11 an opinion concerning the refund of deposit ,paid to Mr Chas. Hunt, who stood for Council, but who finding he was ineligible, retired. He stated: The law is- that no matter which is of itself illegal can be made the subject of “unzul‘r.horised_.” which is merely a provision of relief for objects not stated provided for but in themselves legitimate; a refund of penalty deposit is_not such. As regards M: llunt, I do not think you can recover from him except by voluntary action on his part-. The Council which passed, not the person who received it, is in this case the breaker of the law, and unless refund is made within 14 days from date hereof, I must sur-cliax-ge the nienibers jointly and severally -with the amount. If you reccrdcd your protest against the resolution (that is, did not vote for it, but against) you are of course not responsible for the surcharge.

l The “‘Hzu'd—llp” Social hold in the {Three Stars last; flight. by the local '-"1‘{1fl\\'{1_V11l0l1 \‘v:ls‘:lu unqualified sue.i no-,-‘gs. Some of tho garbs of the “lla.rdf nuns" ‘.\m‘(‘ \‘or_\' :nnu.<in;;_ and if was :1 §'divel'sified and motley group who occupied the floor mu-ing the evening. The ‘floor was in splemlid daxféing order, znml the music supplied by Miss MePhoo (piano) and Mr Han-fiey (violin) was :1 p}(‘:l.s'l)r(% l‘o?'liston and dance to. .\5-.‘-.~:.~'rs (‘-1105 and Bentley acted as .‘.l.(‘.’.s'_. and Hneir cfi’ol-ts in looking ='.i"fQ_l' tho (,‘nnlt"m'tl and enjoyment of Hrose present was greatly appmciated. Quite a <'.l'owd of specfafox-s occupied HlO dress circle, and a lot of fun was afl.'ol'dod by the .g_ryx':lti(ms of the “hardu';.\” vrowd below. A bountiful supper was provided, and about this part Of‘ the function fhoro vvere 110 ill3iCatiollS‘M of }lard—llppishm>.<sr. Tll9 prize for the most comical dress Worn by 9. ladywa.s won -by Miss V. ’l‘l*eadWell, While Mr} ‘Dug. Bray Won the first prize forj

r~--~nH.r~-«r--. ’l“.=n r-nvlv hours or the morning brought. a pleasant and enjoyable function to a ‘arose.

Messrs Ward .0 Co_ will hold an auction sale on Saturday, on the premises of Mr J. Sherwin, Main Street, when a. large portion of the stock of stationery‘, books, toys, fancy goods, gramaphone records, etc., very slightly damnaged in the late fire will be submitted. The goods have suffered trifling damage. the only reason for the sale being that Mr Sherwin has_ no place in which to store them. The sale s"tal‘t'.s at 11 a.m.

The footballers and their supporters who journeyecl to Hawera on Saturday had anything but an enjoyable time. It rained steadily all day, and players and spectators Were glad to get aboard the train on their return journe_v_ It was a bigtrain, and had not got far on the way ‘before there was a holdup due. to the slippery state of the rails. After a deal of pufling and tugging the engine inanaged to drag the carriages to the top of the hill, but a little further on there was another stoppage, and this time the -train had to be cut in halves and taken to the next station in sections. Still another hold-up occurred ‘on the Goat Valley Hill, near Westmere, but eventually the summit was reacheif, and the train at length landed its weary passengers at Wanga--11111. “