LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 19 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarapa Returned Soldiers Association lias now a membership c nearly 1100. The Levin Chroincle says that th< Kuku Dairy Company has received ai offer of I/O.',- per lb for its output o: cheese during the coming season. bul the oiler was not accepted. The price | Quoted is equal to 2/6 per" lb of but \ ter-fat. It is stated, says an exchange, that a section of the farmers in the South Island are endeavouring lo induce the Government to lift the restrictions against the operations of the American Meal* Trusty About 3,000,000 workers ceased work in Britain on May Day. In Hyde Park 72 speeches were delivered in six languages, including Esperanto. Resolutions carried all over the Kingdom demanded peace with Soviet Russia and the withdrawal of troops from Ireland,

The Hawera Star say s the Mangatoki Co-operative Dairy Company and another Taranaki co-operative daiw company have decided to consign their 1920-21 output, loss what may foe purchased by the Imperial Government, on terms similar to those obtaining in pre-war times. With SHARLAND'S Baking Powder in the dough, good results are certain. That's why busy housewives alwajs ÜBO SHAELAND'S, 3

Newspaper proprietors, it is rumoured in political circles, says the Eltham Argus, will Shortly get (another "hit up" in the shape of further increased charges for press telegrams. I It is announced that the disposal, by public auction, has been effected of the leasehold properties of the D.H. and P.G. (in liquidation) in Tonga. The properties, which were sold in Nukualofa oil Wednesday, consist of lease- . holds from the Government of Tonga upon which trading stations had been | established by the company. Advices from the auctioneer, Mr A. F. Day, state that £71,000 was realised at the sales.

J After six years w of suppression tho tike of immigration from Ireland has begun once more to run strongly. The offices of the American Consulate in Dublin is thronghed daily with crowd.* of young men and women who are asking for vises for their passports. In one day more than 160 persons had their passports checked at the con snlate, and it is estimated that nearly 2500 emigrants have left the midlands and western districts since the beginning of the year.

There was quite an amusing interlude at a meeting in Masterton. The meeting was discussing the nature of a proposed social gathering, and the remark was made that long speeches should be cut out and games given some prominence. /'Yes; what about kiss in the ring?" facetiously interjected a prominent citizen. The chairman did not catch the remark, for he caused much astonishment, and not a little laughter, by emphatically declaring. "Oh, no! Of course, there will not be any whisky there!"

A small piece of paper about the size of a postage stamp, but without gum, was handed to an Ashburton Guardian reporter recently by Mr H. S. Gardner. Questioned as to what it was for, Mr Gardner replied it was "just a bit of sweetening for your t,ea,T and explained that the paper was steeped in saccharine so as to be the equivalent of an ordinary sugar lump. In Great Britain the substitute was%reely used, because it was handy to carry round "in bulk" in the flap of a pocket book, and because outside the weekly ration per head sugar was unobtainable in the Old Land. Saccharine is also put up in tablets like small pills, and carried round in that way.

A few days ago, it was reported that the hotel proprietors of Hastings, with one exception, had decided to increase the price of spirits from 6d to 9d. The decision was" put into operation, but while those who had joined what was quickly termed "the whisky ring" starved for want of a customer, the "exception" was nnable to cope with his business, and it is reported had no fewer than nine barman attending to- the wants of his patrons. Realising that even "half a loaf is better than no bread,)" the members of the ''ring, 7 ' still with one or two exceptions, nave now decided to revert to the old price. It is expected that tVe remaining two exceptions will soon follow suit. —'Napier Telegraph.

At the meeting of the Borough Council on Friday night, .Mr A. Thomson, electrical engineer, reported that the suction gas plant, since its overhaul, is giving satisfaction, and can "now be depended upon to carry its full share of the load. At first a difficulty was experienced in keeping up the gas supply, but after making a few experiments was overcome by altering the method of Tiring. The road to the pmvcr-Tiouse is in a very bad state, .''.•vera] small slips have come down, and in cfne place the road itself is slipping into the river. At this point '.'■ would be dangerous to take a cart. over it, and if will be necessary either i to widen fne road by removing a con- | si d arable portion of the bank, or obtaining access to the power-house by some other route. !

I There was a particularly long agenda I .paper before tlie Ta'ihapc Borough ! Council oil Friday night, but the busi- , ness was got through expeditiously. j It. was with a desire to avoid waste

! of time thai His Worship had oeca- ! si on to poinl out to Cr. Reicl that discussion could nol be allowed on a ; resolution until it was seconded. Ho ! look occasion to deliver a little homily [ on the standing orders and rules of i debate, and suggested that the Counj i-nioirs Should familiarise them'sejjves I with the rules of procedure. But the I joke was to come later in the evening, •a Tie?; 'he .Mayor, as chairman, moved ili.' adoption of the Finance Committee's report, and proceeded to discuss certain pauses/ He Iliad got fairly under way when Cr. Da vies rose, and to put the discussion in order, ,said he would second the Mayor's motion. The ripple of merriment which went round the Council table showed that the Councillors enjoyed tho spectacle of His Worship being ''hoist with his own petard.''

For Children's Hacking Coughs. Wooods' Great Peppermint Cure -1/9, 2/9.

The Hawera Star warns business 1 i people to be careful in dealing with, banknotes, for there are some split note s in circulation. A sample was shown to a representative of the ; paper consisting of two backs pasted together. Evidently two notes had been spilt, and the face' of each' one j passed off as one note, and the backs as another, thus making ffiree out of J two. \

A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, to a guard named Patrick Hagan, who was in charge of the train which is facetiously called the "wild cat." When the train was passing Ngarukehu Guard Hagan fell off the train, sustaining slight concussion of the brain and cerebral irritation. He was picked up and brought into the Taihape Hospital where he received medical attention. Mr Hagan is a resident of Ohakune, and is married, with a family. From inquiries we learn he is progressing favourably.

The stall in the street, near the Bank of Australasia, on Saturday, from which was sold various articles and_ produce donated in aid of the Taihape Soldiers)' Memorial Fund, was most gratifyingly successful, the total amount raised by sales and donations in cash was upwards of £IS. Among f:o o who did splendid work were Mrs and Miss Syensen. of Ngawaka. and Mrs Berg. The committee thanks those workers, also those wTio so generously contributed goods. The prize Rhode Island Red bird given by the Rev. W. F. Stent raelised three guineas.