LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3569, 3 September 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cab ire I lias voted £SOO as a contribution to Hie cost of sending a team of rifle men to Australia. The Rothesay Bay sailed from Plymouth last week for Sydney with a cargo of 472,000 super feet of timber. From 1872 to 10J.7, gold woa'th £o,.‘ >46.000 was produced from 4ho Bcefton fields. The quartz crushed on tlie field yielded £2 per ton. • The. suggest ion that tho sea lions of British Columbia be slaughtered and >thoir .skins- used for making shoes has met with the approval of fishermen. and plans are under way for killing tlic animals on a large scalje. Xew Zealand Jews are subscribing liberally to the Zionist movement; but has anybody observed a rush, among t hem to book passages to Palestine?!" Zamid, • ’ in (be Aulkland Star.

If) to, fue present seven women patrols I)ayp been, appointed by the Government! in Hq? .'interests of public health under the Social Hygienic Act, FH7, one at Wellington and two each at, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.

A housemaid for the Public Hospi tal is advertised fog.

A poll taken on Thursday on the Manaia Town Board water and drainage proposals to- raise a loan of £36, 000 was carried by 145 votes to 111. Out of a total of 301 on the roll 257 t ' votes we.re cast. 1 •

It was mentioned by-Mr Massey, in reply to a question, that he has no information about the recent successful English test of Taranaki ironsand. A similar quantity of Parapara iron ore was sent to England for trial.

A Wanganui ,resident states that a few days ago ho (received a letter from a friend in Manchester, and the 'latter stated that: at the time of writing fresh meat was being retailed at. 3/por lb., and there was every possibilv y of it being increased to 4/-

Tho latest information about cement manufacturing is that, the w orks throughout the Dominion are now carrying on to their full ex'.ont, and that the distribution is gradually relieving the situation, though still unable to meet all or anything like all demands. *

A bonus of 10s per wfeek for male workers and on© of 5s for female "workers has been granted by the Arbitration Corajah employees under the Waipawa, Wairarapa, Otaki Manawatu, Rangitikei, Waimarino, and Pali iatua licensing districts licensed hotel employees ’ award.

A novel proposal for the erection of monuments to illustrious politicians has been suggested in Paris. It is said that instead of putting up statutes of water fountains to statesmen and generals, it would be far better to erect houses in the devastated .regions, A marble tablet in front of the building would commemorate the person to whom it was buil,t.

A deputation from Kaikoura to the Prime Minister received a shock when Mr Massey informed the deputation that Kaikoura was the most unprogressive place in the Dominion. “You have no loans, you have a credit balance of and only levy a rate of Id in the £. Unless you are prepared to help yourselves, I will not assist you,”

Official returns show how directly Canada may be affected if Sinn Fein succeeds in its embargo' upon immigration. Lash year Canada was the destination of more Irish emigrants than the United States, namely, 948 out of a total of 1902, while America .received only 848. Thrde out of four of these new T.rish-Canadian citizens were from Bo’fast and the counties of Antrim and Down.

Another departure into industrial enterprise is contemplated by our City Fathers 1 , At (last night’s meeting of the Council the Works Committee reported that the Borough Engineer had been given instructions to at once proceed with the making and burning of a trial kiln of 5000 bricks with a view to demonstrating the advisability and practicability of municipal brick-making.—Wanganui Herald.

The loss of wages to many Wellington employees through the recent stopping of the supply of electric power and gas will be found considerable when all figures are available. Hands in clothing factories were among other innocent sufferers through the dispute. The clothing factory proprietors, however, have decided to pay half wages to all employees rendered idle, so that the loss by enforced ildeness will not wholly fall on them.

I It was announced at the Supreme Court, at Napier, on Saturday, that the case in which Magdalene Paton Ritchie claimed from Claude Balfour, otherwise Caradus, £IOOO damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage had been settled privately. Mr Lusk stated that the defendant had agreed to pay the costs, lit the first hearing of the case the jury awarded the plaintiff £IOOO, but a new trial was ordered by the Court of Appeal. Unusual interest, attached to the voyage from Panama by the Ayrshire 4 and Suffolk which arrived at Auckland on Sunday owing to the fact that the two vessels left the canal port within 40 minutes of one another, the Ayrshire having the start. The two steamers kept fairly near one another during the voyage and exchanged messages by wireless daily. The Suffolk called at. Pi'tcairn Island to land moils, which delayed her about an hour. The Ayrshire, on the other hand, had a slight mishap to her machinery, and had to slow down for about six hours. Despite this delay however, the Ayrshire was able to reach Auckland about four hours ahead of the Suffolk, anchoring in the stream at 7.30 a.m. Both vessels experienced very heavy weather during the last four days of their trip. The Ayrshire also encountered an electrical storm of exceptional severity, lasting for six hours after leaving Newport News.

Two .gentlemen boarders are required by a'n advertiser.

A man with some business ability is advertised for by F. Ward and Co., Tui Street.

A fencer and carpenter used to sheep and fence work requires a position in this district.

Entries for Messrs. Freeman E. Jackson and Co s Raetihi stock sale on Friday next are advertised*

Men are wanted for sawmill work at Shiite's Labour Exchange, Station Street. Wages paid up to 30/- per day.

Customs and beer duties collected in Christchurch during August totalled £82,834 compared with £64.846 collected in August, 1919.

A young girl, or an experienced help is required by Mrs. A. Nathan, Kaka Street. Applicants may ring up telephone No. 10.

At the Utiku Town Hall on Sunday at 7 p.m, the Rev. W. Lea will’ present a case for the 5,000,000 starving children in Europe. Soloists; Mrs Miss Campbell, Messrs Jackson and R. B. Smith.

At the Methodist Cburcb onJiuiidsy at 11 a.m. Rev. J. E # Parsons will unveil an “In Memoriam” tablet to the late Miss Alice Darvill. At 7 p.m..

Mr Morriss will render “Comfort Ye,” from The Messiah.

A .resident of Masterton who traveled from Auckland a few days ago* s ates that Bolshevik iiteraturre was being distributed among the passengers in the second-class carriages on the journey down.

It -is 'intended to tercet a model “one man” school at Hamilton East, acording to a statement made by the Mayor of Hamilton. It was the intention of the Board l:oi provide a specimen school with the idea of showing teachers from other parts of the Dominion how, under ideal conditions, it- is possible for one man to satisfah orily conduct a school of 40 to 50 scholars.

A girl named Hilda Fletcher aged 15 years, was the victim of an accident a Cambridge. Her brohter Norman, aged 17, was cleaning an automatic rifle which he had been recently using. The gun went, off, the bullet entering the abdomen of his sister, who was standing near. Drs. Edmonds and Stapley were summoned and endeavoured ifo extract, the bullet. Subsequently Miss Fletcher was conveyed to the Hamilton Hospital, where another operation was performed. „ The latest advice is 1 hat the patient is progressing satisfactorily. / The Society of Friends in a petition to Parliament state: —The Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill’, introduced recently into the House of ] Representatives, includes provisions which, by reason of the indefinite noture of the ‘oath, of allegiance’ and the consequent and implied promise of obedience to all future 'legislation of whatever character, may have the .effect of placing not only members of our society, but many other upright

and t conscientious Britisli subjects

a position of the greatest moral difficulty.” __ Tho petitioners state that \such legislation will tend to foster , rather than dispel a spirit of rebellion within the country, and they urges* ly urg)o reconsideration of the bill.

A correspondent writes as follows to the Auckland Star'':—Many reiturned soldiers wou ! ld like to avail themselves of the opportunities presented by the D.S.S. Act, but are up j against, to say the least, a most unusual obstacle for even though most “Diggers” are in the position to provide for the difference between :be Government's valuation and the price s<et upon the property by the owners, vendors of the unpatriotic f ype will then state that the Government is too “long-winded” in paying out. You might have to wait two months for tHo cash quoth one owner to me a day cr so back. Even so —did not the “digger” most times have to wait long for his pay? Did not men whilst waiting to go ini: o camp lose weeks of work? The opportunity to reciprocate is not appreciated, though, by property, owners of the grabbing type.