LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3530, 17 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is stated on good authority that a cheese factory in the Manawatu lias sold half of its output for the new season at 1/2, the other half is to be consigned. During 19.17-18 no fewer than 49,847 boxes of butter were lost in transiT from New Zealand to England. None were lost in succeeding years. One purchaser at the lost luggage sale at Wanganui on Thursday made a lucky bargain. 'He purchased an overcoat for £2 1/, and in one of the pockets found notes for five pounds, two for one pound, ,and one for 10/. I n view of the high cost of living, especially in connection with textiles, it is interesting to note that a Napier firm has received from an Austrian firm doing business in Vienna, a letter offering for sale “cottons, dyed indigo, of the heaviest manufacture, '.suitable for professional clothes.’’ Reference is also made to the low prices and the advantages of trading with Austria on account of the low rate of exchange ruling. The letter states that the firm, on receipt of inquiries, will immediately send samples and prices. I

K is reported that some of the wholesalers announce a reduction of 3d per lb in packet teas, but so far retailers have seen little of any of this reduced tea, and it would appear that wholesalers who had stocks of the dearer priced article are working this off on the retailers. There is one thing, however, certain and that it that the stocks held by wholesalers are not near so large as when the tea market was on the rise, and when they scored a substantial win at the expense of the consumer. Bulk teas in the near future are likely to show a suhslantial drop in price, and one local grower hopes to be able to retail a certain blend of tea at 2/6 that is now being sold at 3/6 per lb.

At (lie Magistrate’s Court at Tiraaru on Thursday (says a Press Association message) a publican was prosecuted for allowing drunkenness on his premises. He explained that a man came into the bar intoxicated, and was refused whisky, and to pacify him and save ejecting him and probably causing a breach of the peace he’was given a soft drink. The police came in just after. The magistrate held that the explanation was satisfactory and the licensee had done the best thing under the circumstances. For Influenza, take Wooods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/8, 2/9.

Quite a number of Raetihi and Ohakune people came to Tamape this morning, the attraction, being the football match between Ruapehu and Taibape Sub-Unions.

Mrs (Dr) Martin has donated £250 per “annum for two years to further equip the Palmerston Hospital in research work, in which her late husband was keenly interested.

Mrs Jane Simpson McFarland, aged j 105 years, died at Cambridge on Pri-; day night. She arrived from Ireland j in 1847. Deceased was born three 1 months before the battle of Waterloo. .

A dance will be held at Bennett’s Siding on Friday night next; the proceeds of ■which are to be devqted to furthering the interests of the Farmers’ Queen in the convent competitions.

Matron Hattaway, of the Paparoa Hospital, died suddenly on Friday after a -week's illness from heart failure. While in good spirits, chatting with one of the nurses, she expired without warning.

Mr Nat Hanley, who is appearing at the King’s to-night, gave an entertainment at the public hospital yesterday afternoon to the patients and staff. The audience was delighted with Mr Hanley’s efforts for their amusement, and desire us to convoy to him their thanks. ’

The matron of the public hospital asks us to state (that cuttings of rambler and climbing roses would be thankfully received by the hospital, who are endeavouring to beautify the precincts of the hospital. - Plants or any climbing variety of shrub would be thankfully received. *

The New Zealand Master Printers’ Association at a conference held on Wednesday last resolved to approach the Board of Trade with a view to securing its approval of the standard inclusive hour costs system adopted in other parts of the world as a correct base charges for job printing and printing work.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Wellington about 2.23 yesterday hiorning. There were two dis-

tinct tremors, the severest experienced for some time. The shock awakened people from sleep, and caused minor damage to crockery and other fragile articles. No records are yef available as to the direction and duration of the shake.

It is said that Mr Charles Abbott, a well-known resident at Opotiki, owns a pig that acts exceedingly capably and with the utmost staidiness in the capacity of the sheep dog. This animal has been brought up with the other animals on the farm, and early gave signs of advanced thoughts on the difficulties that beset its tende> yotjth. All residents round the Opotiki district now are in no way astonished to see this clever hog trotting gaily out to bring in the cattle from distant parts of the farm. It will also round up sheep and horses with all the ability and assurance imaginable.

Under the heading of “A Pertinent Protest.” the Feilding Star states that the Wanganui farmers are drawing the attention of the Board of Trade, as the party in pursuit of profiteers, to the fact that although the price of hides has been down for some time, there has been no corresponding change in the prices of boots and shoes. The Board should be urged to have a look at the books of the tanners, for it is they who have been torcing up prices through their heavy charges for leather. Whether the tanners are exporting their leather, and thus securing big prices here through shortage, is another phqse of the business, the Board should inquire* into.

An original idea has been conceived by a member of the Returned Soldiers’ Association for checking !the influx of Asiatics to the Dominion. a subject which has been much discussed of late by public and representative bodies, and upon which many resolutions containing recommendations to the Government have been passed. Notice has been given that at the next general meeting of the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association, when the subject of the Government’s immigration policy will oe discussed, the following suggestion i will be put to those present; —“That Iqr the future the number of Indians allowed to* remain in New Zealand should not exceed the number of New Zealanders settled in India.”