LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3542, 2 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ohakuno reports that eighteen successive frosts were experienced up till Saturday. A meeting of the committee of the Welcome Home to soldiers' ball will be held in the Mayor's room at the Town Hall on Tuesday (to-morrow) evening .at 7.30 p.m. A full attendance is specially requested.

Owing to the increased, rate of postage, and to the high cost of paper, the price of "Quick March, 7 ' the official organ of the INcw Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, has been increased to nlnepence per single copy, and fJhe annual subscription to 'B/6 per annum, including postage.

At the second annual meeting of the Ohakuno Co-operative l>aiiy Company, the sum of £122 10/ for depreciation was written off, the sum of £199 8/5 was transferred to the reserve fund, the sum or .212!) 8/4 was allotted in bonuses', and the sum of €237 11/2 was carried forward. Tlfee Company manufactures cheese.

The Prince of Wales exercised at Ascot raceourse on Friday, and had several smart spins. Later he met the people in the Botanic Gardens, and then visited the military hospital. The Apostolic Delgate and Archbishop Duhig, presenting the homage of Catholics in the Commonwealth, explained that, no prolate had previously called on him as all were nut of Australia at present.

Government has decided to increase the postage on newspapers from a halfpenny to one penny as from to-day, Monday. This looks very like injustice to backbloeks settlers who deserve t<> kuo*w 'how are trending, and what is taking place in the outside world. For the newspaper townspeople pay three halfpence for the paper that farmers will bo compel ed to pay twopence half-penny for.

The Premier was asked by Mr P. Eraser on Friday if it was correct that the Wellington Waterside Workers refused' to-day to handle some meat lifting shipped oji the City of Winchester ion the ground that it was unfit: for

human consumption. He wanted to know what action the Imperial Department intended to take. Mr. Massey replied that; he had not heard about the watersiders' action, but what the Imperial Supplies department did was to send back to the freezing 1 works some meat which was mouldy. A portion, which had been shipped, was 'taken off for return to the works, where suitable portions would be canoed and the rest boiled down for tallow. Not a single carcase would be allowed to be shipped unless it was perfectly soamd.

That feverish feeling from cold in the head instantly relieved by "NA--20L." Splendid for clearing blocked passages in nose and throat. 3

The Civil Service Strike in West Australia has- ended. The employees are resuming work immediately.

"\ A Sydney message stales that the marine stewards are balloting on the question of striking unless an eighthour day is granted.

A reminder is given that the quarterly general meeting of the Taihape and District R.S.A. will be held .on Tuesday evening, 3rd August, at 8 p.m., at the Fire Brigade Hall.

The Australian Federal House of Representatives passed an Unlawful Assemblies Bill, which prohibits meetings in the vicinity of Parliament House, a sequel to the demonstration organised by supporters of Father Jerger.

The New York Tribune's Washington correspondent says that a United States cruiser and six destroyers have been ordered to proceed to Turkish waters, as a precautionary measure in the event of it becoming necessary to protect American lives and property.

Mr D. C. Webster, who for some time past has filled the position of Clerk of the Court at Taihape, has resigned, and has accepted a position with the Public Trust at Wellington. His position here will be filled by Mr H. W. Brown, of Wanganui.

A fatal accident occurred on Friday .afternoon, when Mr James Symes, Wanganui, manager and traveller for the Vacuum Oil Co., was killed at Waverley, the New Plymouth express running into his motor ear at a crossing. Mr Symes was thirty-nine year s of ago, and leaves a wife and three children. He came from Dunedin a year ago. The secretariat of the League of Nations announces that the subjects to be discussed at the meeting of the Council of the League which commenced at San Sebastian on July 30', include: The co-ordination of measures to apply the blockade as a weapon of the League; the creation of an international permanent bfjalth organisation; and the best methods of applying the dispositions of the Covenant in connection with the administration of ex-German overseas possessions by mandatory - Powers.