LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3544, 4 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A civic welc'or'ne was accorded to the members of the English League tfootball team at Taumarunui on Monday. M

There is ‘a great demand for tickets for the Taihape and District Caledozrb ian Socie‘ty"s ball on Friday evening next. The Town Hall will be specially decorated for the occasion.

Another social and dance in {the railway seriesfwill be held in fhe Railway Social Hall on Wednesday, ‘Aingust 10th. The excellence of the music, supper and floor is guaranteed.

The Old Girls and Huia. hockey tezims meet to~lnorrlo~\'v'fol' the fi-rst time this season. These two I'e-ams {fought some hard games last season, and it is expected to-Inorrow,’s game ‘will be the hardest game played yet.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy'of. “The Dominion ‘Motox-I.” the first issue of which is being ciriulated. The publication is issued at Christchurch in magazine form, and is an excellent production in every way: Its pages are filled with n1a1:1:er which milst.be of great interest: to mot*orists’generally. The pl.lblical*ion fills a real need.

Mr J. Edie‘, M.P., is asking who Government to take into consideration the nmnufzuctme of galvanised wire uet~ ting by prison labour. 110 states 1‘h.:11 in Victoria. ‘they have such an industry, and it is undel'.~'loo<'l that it is am. unqualified success. He also Mates that. the fzmnors down ‘solxtlu in who I'abbit-ixlfestcbi «listricts are szltlsfied that wire netting is Ilhe only soh,l€z'olu of the cle;n'ing of the post.

It seems to be comlnonl_v acccme-(1

that any man can become a my-111<:1' xvithoui; any srouble——:lll that is re-<luh-mi is 11:: rgm. some land and put

Ilsome \'.'?'m.:=.‘i: on 3:‘. and wait until 11:49 I(:h<-rque conles in; or buy :1 1.9-a.ln of |horses:. turn the land over, sow um icmp, and in due soasoll reap the I>o».ri<=.~ fit.” said Sir James Wilson, presidem 0!’ the Féllfll]€l‘S’ Union, in the course of his annual :Iddl‘c—>ss to the c=3l_lt’er~ 6-nOO. “There was n(‘\’t.‘l' a greater nlisfnlqe-. F:ll‘millg. to my mint]? re»Quiws special (;ua.lifications. and often these qualifical‘ion.- are eonc€~nl<H.! HUder wllat :1 iowusman would Colll~iid(i'.?‘ a rough exterior.” - -

".-VII‘ John Payne. who xvas Eutiupend em" Labour .\l'.P.. for (lroy Lynn in thc

lust .two New Zeahmd Pzn-liamoms. and Im..< filled :1 good many 1)21gG.~: of I-]aVlls:ml \'vitl'a his politics and }%aS-sagemt-arins with Mr Spezllier-_, has 1))’

no means thrown up the gzunr-. (‘says the Lzlnc(:)_ On 1110 (-onh-111-_V_ he bid.-4

f 3” "9 I'<T’-illmwzll‘ in good 1.5.1110 in 21 11.H‘:'~’*°1' arena. Tin ]‘%v(-.en)b.r-'-‘r last «;u_~

wcmf’ across Hm Tasman pond and di.s~ co\‘ol'e(] Sydnr.-‘.V. and just now "Mr

§Pnyne is the e>.ne=r§r,r?i;ic pl'iV.’llv.‘) ru~-0r»..-~ itar): of Mr John I)c-o1<~\_v_ who 31o‘.r_‘.:~< EHIO Dol'H.'ol‘:O «sf ('u'[p_ni;l] S‘9cl'(-.im'y in 'T—'.r:elnier John .\‘torm's’ New South \\/‘£1195 Labour G=o~vc-:1-mnr>n.*. Mr Payne has not parfed with his pic—;t:ure theatre in N*2lpier, buf TlO is in Ausfralia all the same “fol"k¢=<>.ps'.."’ In. :1 char the ofher‘ day with {he LmlC€"S Sydney repr<:.<ent.:ltl've. Hue <?X-M-P- fo!’ GTO? L.Vnll confessed {ha}: his fond a.¢pira,fson was to win a seat in the Federal Pm-liarnent. of Austra.lia.” ]"OST.——A black opal ring. Reward on returning to H. D. Bond, Jeweller, Taihape.

The following wegxth-er forecast‘ was issued to-day:—-—Soutllel-ly moder-_ ate to strong winds, with a westerly tendency. The weather will probably prove cold and showery. Barometer rising tempm-arily.

The fo-llowing vessels will be within wireless range on 4th AuguS’c:——With Wellington: Pateena, Wahine, Maori, Monowni, Wanaka, Moeraki, Paloona, Marzuna; wit‘hTCha.tham Islands: Ramnga, Durham, Arawa; with Awarua: Pt. Alma. '

It is now some years since Taihape has had the plea.s~u‘re of a visit from an outside rep. hockey team_ The Wanganui reps. play the local reps. to—lnorroW. A collection will be taken at the gatesto aefiay the expenses of entertaining the visiting team.

The Wellington Magistrate Has reserved decision in. a. case in which I). E. Dustin is cllar.ged with vallowi_ng liquor to be consumed in Dustinfs Hall occupied by a private parfy, for their own elltol‘fflilllllGllt__'fOl‘ which he catered and supplidd the refreshmenfs.

Of many remarkable shots played on the Miramar golf links (says The Post) one played by Mr Godfrey Magnus is surely amongst” the most remarkable. ‘He had played for a green, and had .land‘ed sin la posgltion .a£b=out halfi;ra.dozen yards from the hole, when an~ other player, bound for another green, sliced badly, and his ball hit that of Mr Magnus’ with just sufiicient strength to roll it into the‘-hole. Mr Ma-gnus vouehes for ‘the «truth. of the stnry, and says that he very .much (lullbts whether it. has ever been done before in the history of the game. When asked how it eounted, Mr Magnus said that the ~show't"Eoun'ted as if it had been ho-led direct.

At :1 meeting of MlO School Committoe on Monday xevening last the headmaster 1-eportecl thaThe had received a. donation “of £lO from The Rovers’ Football Club for the el-lcouragemen-'3 of sport among the pupils, and thalt. 3. first-class f;otba]l lmcl been presented to the school by ME George Wrightson. 11: was resolved. that letters be written

‘o the ‘donors expressing .a'ppreciat.i_on of fhoir val_unb_le contributions. A hea.rty votro ‘of tfh.anks' wa.s.alst9 ac-e\;x-ded: to Mr A. .T. Joblin for His contl'ibutifon's 0% £lO for’s(:}1'0o~1gr011nd improvement ffund, £l2 10/ towards erection of new shelters. fofooeoa fund, and h‘a‘lf—4cost. -of construcfing concrete path. at ‘the school residence.

By plll-v.ll:l.sillg two 1110511; pics :38 a si-.lrld—by in case of hunger during his a‘r‘l:ol'nloo‘ll's work, :1 labourer employed in the ulldel'groulldingl of the East Gnzelong «telephone system has caused :1. sstr’ike of 20 men. During fhe diunor ho'u.l' the man went ‘to a. shop and purclfased the pies. He plaecd one on :1. pipe close to a trench, to be handy should hllllgor overwfnlze him. “Before ‘.l 11es’i1'o for the }_last2'y-'c:1111o the ft’-01'0-man on the job passed along. and. it 1-1 sa'ld,'dis'c}lal'g'ed the man. on the gl-0111111 that he }lz3.d eutclrpies in work time. The other men on the job im--I’ll(»‘(Ti’fl'fC-I),’ 'l]-:m‘=.lle(l ‘fools. 'l‘he§_- have b(‘(?I1 given an oj)p()l'.‘lllli_T,_V fo I'o’r.ul'n.; but have I'of’used ‘Rl’ (70 ‘so without 11191 pie—f’-.llleier being 11190 I'eillsF:v_tc-d. In; the G(-‘olmlg 'l.‘l'ado.s, Hlsll tho sfrike is kxvown :I.'~‘ “tlw 1119211 pie sfl'ike.” .

1_ E~ieVeral small b:‘«I1m.:; for Crown llaml sections xverr.-‘ held by the South Aucklalrd Land Board, under the lsupex-vision of Mr H. M. Skeet, COlll- - Successful soldier applicants \\'e'r<>:-¢’l‘9 Kuiti. 428 to 472 a.r.:'rés'. W_ Burnett. Mount Stewart, (Tmrgo; R. Dally, Te Kuiti; A. B. T. Sl'ewa.l't-. Te Awmmltu. Opotiki, 320 acres. P. Scott-, Grey Lynn. Te Awa‘lnu:m, 288 acres, W. J. E. Ashby, Nga~ froma. Land near Mamaku for gen-vx-ul selection was given as under:——— yl-Z. Hitchcock", Takanini. 244 acz'es: A. ()‘(‘;011ne11. Ohakune. 200 acres; A_ E. Cal'rm'. 'i‘zlllnlarlmni, 200 acres; E.; F:redm"icks<)ll. ’l‘:lkahi, 200 EI(?I'PS.. ’l‘w<‘-Ive sc-ctinns for :‘P‘:m‘nPd soldiers! é‘..l’(3-. not _vet applied for-. They are} .~‘1'tlI'c"l1'Oc"I &I!'()H1)d To Kuiti and Orm-n-3' 11z1112‘;1, and will be given to the firsti as;:»p:'ove(1 applicanfs. I

The placid scrcnity of v.\'is{lencc in I’::t‘.ea was <lfst‘lzl'lmd. for 3 day last \'.l@oli by :1 Si':'il:€‘ :Inlong.~=t the men in the ":li'!\v:-’:_\«' goods shod. A boat was .-.2: the wharf di.~<:!mrg?n;; cal'g'o, and thy» truuhio al'..‘~'e 1".--rouggh the fact. that

1110 men olnp}n_vm] by tho rzhippillg‘ vom-;-zmies. xvc-re 11,-mnixriuxg‘ 2/10 an hour. \\'hilL- 1.1113 I':lil\\';l.v men who had to .-atnro {he g‘méH.< in the s‘n<.\d were only }>p:'n_g gmid 2/4- an hour. Tho lacfter .-:l":‘ur.'i< \\'nl'k., and «i(*rmlm’lr-J equal pay firr M 11151! work. 'l‘hero was :1 deadiwk. 2121:’! the s-hipping cmnpany throa‘ir‘nml 1:; land :1‘! the (:ul'g'o of l<e.ro--on Hm wharf. Evo11!'11aI1y .‘xi'r. <‘7hl'ish'-*:m=n. cha2rm:m of Hl9 Putea '!‘~!T;3.z‘l)oL:l' Emmi} .‘olr.--g\"’m.=}l(:-d -to Mr. T\..T<:V'il‘lo,y. _g'»3ller'nl ~.«nulmgdl' of New. .'»fo:l]:l‘nd Rnilwil_vs, and the Iw‘ter auHmris.m'l the im:~re:lse in rates asked Ivy the rnf!u':ly men. VVol'k was thereupon I'<‘Sll]]lE‘l_T{‘.‘.pH‘)Y' one day’s delay.

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