LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 20 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

—,—„ It is reported that Gisborne farmers are being offered lOd per lb on behalf of American buyers for next season's lamb. A northern exchange says the licensed victuallers of New Zealand have set out on propaganda work, in view of the great poll in 1922, when the figure?; are expected to be very close. Some pfochj.ce j[Berch»,ntS at Timaru, in view of $e |ilentirn] supplies of cheap potatoes, ftn4 CQrtajii shortage «rf wheat feofo.w.'»£Xt harvest ffaeh.es the nulls, surest that people. at onee begin iski#g more potatoes and less

At LytteEon at midnight on Saturday, Albert Steele, of Auckland, completed one hundred hours' continuous piano-playing, thus breaking the world's record made by Albert Baker at Sydney recently by one hour.

Some prices ruling at Port Elizabeth (South Africa) .when the last mail left: Butter 3/6 lb, 6/ lb two months ago), bread (lib 14oz loaf) 1/, sugar 6d, chops 1/8, lamb 1/6, dripping 3/, cabbages 1/, onions and potatoes 4d.

Asked why he could not pay his debt, a man pleaded that he had been off -work for six weeks "with ammonia.' 7 Evidence showed that he hadn't been ill. It wa s hinted that he should sell the "ammonia" and cough up the money due to his creditor.

It is customary to give brides presents but Uruguay, which was always classed among the benighted countries/" is the first one to propose a State gift A Bill is now before its Parliament proposing to give all brides a dowry of £4l 10/—probably the price of the trousseau.

Armour and Company, the big American packers, are at present flooding New Zealand with literature, showing what a boon the organisation is to the world, and to the United States in particular, the Wairarapa Age stated editorially, in a recent issue, writing with a sample before it.

The ladies who are organising the welcome home to returned soldiers are in need of the assistance of some gentlemen to decorate the Town Hall, prepare the floor, arrange the stage, etc. Those desiring to assist, are requested to meet at the Town Hall any time tomorrow. We hope to see the appeal of the ladies responded to generously. Don't wait to be personally asked to come. Here are a few of the uses made of sawdust and forest waste in America: "Silk socks, which look like silk and feel like silk, but are cheaper than the real thing; sawdust sausage casings in which wood, converted by chemical processes into viscoe is used instead of the old type of sausage casings, produced from the by-product of; the slaughterhouse; wood-flour phonograph records, compressed under enormous power, to help make music from sawdust; tanbark shingles, made from the waste hemlock bark after it has been through the tannery; and paper cork bottles to help fight the high cost of living.

"The burnin' question is, 'When is a man fu"?'>' said Harry Lauder, in one of the little monologues which come between the verses of his songs. The same "burnin' question" cropped up, not for the first, time, in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch. "When I was younger,' remarked Mr V. G. Day, S.M., "I was told that the only true definition of drunkenness was: 'When a man can lie on the floor without falling.' " Mr C S. Thomas,, who was appearing for a man charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor-car, quoted a definition in rhyme: "He is not drunk, who from the floor, can raise his head and ask for more." As the defendant did not deny being drunk, the discussion was not further prolonged.

One of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States—the powerful tribunal which is entrusted with the interpretation of the Constitution of the Republic—will be in Wellington next month. Mr Justice H. V. Borst, who, apart from his judicial position, holds the office of Grand Sire of American Oddfellowship, will arrive by the Moeraki on August 9 on a visit to the strong branches of his Order established in New Zealand and Australia. His Honour, who is accompanied by Mrs Borst, will spend three days in Wellington, and afterwards go on to Auckland. Christchurch, and Dunedin. placing himself in touch with (he official representatives of American Oddfellowship in each place. Later on he will go to Australia. While in Wellington he will be entertained by the heads of the Order in this district, and it is understood that the legal profession will also do him honour.

It is reported in Wellington that cheese has been purchased for export next season to Great Britain at as high as 1/1 to 1/2 per pound, f.0.b., factorries to be responsible for any advances in freight above the present rate of lid per pound plus 5 per cent.. New Zealand 10. 'London. Some of ihe larger factories are also reported to have decided to consign cheese through the same firms as handled the produce before the Government purchases; and the end of this month, i.e., if purchase is not renewed by t&e Imperial Government, it also will be sent through the usual pre-requisition channels. Several of the dairy factories in Otago have sold their season's output of cheese at prices ranging from Is 1 3-8 d to Is 2d per lb, f.0.b., to representatives of Tooler Street houses. The corresponding Government price before the control was lifted" on June 36 was ger lb! f.eJ>. " " '

Several houses of 4,5, and 6 rooms are advertised for sale at most reasonable prices.

Mr J. R. Cunnmghame, who has purchased buildings and site known as .Sherwin's corner ,advertises that he will build offices to suit, tenants.

A meeting of ladies who are willing to help in connection with the Fire Brigade Ball will he held in the Fire Brigade Hall tihs e\xning at 7_30 qf'clock.

Mr F. J. O'Keefe, dentist, who has secured the new surgery next to Ruauni hospital, will definitely commence practice on Friday next, having secured the new accessories and equipment that were essential.

Word has been received by the Timaru Herald Company that the price of newsprint paper in the shipments which arc coming to New Zealand between now and the end of the year will show an advance of approximately £2O per ton over the last shipment received in February.