LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3570, 4 September 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Additional entries for the Taibape Stock Sale arc advertised in Ibis issue. The reduced gas pressure still causes much inconvenience to householders in Wellington, and many houses are without either light or heat. No definite information is available as to when the normal pressure will be restored. In the bush districts inland from the Main Trunk railway, the frosts have been so severe ithat in many places the native shrubs have been blackened—a very rare occurrence. Dairy farmers have suffered losses of stock owing to 'the cold and the consequent scarcity of feed One fanner near Taunmrunui recently lost six cows ouT; of a herd of forty, &

A sawmill henchman is "advertised for. Mr J. McKenzie notifies that he has taken ever the business lately carried on by Messrs Morgan and Co., at Taihape. A Dunedin firm of timber merchants expect to receive this month a shipment of 250,000 ft of Tasmanian timber hardwood. It will come to a ready market.

The prison labour gangs employed on die construction of the Wairaar-ino-Tokaanu Road have been transferred to the main .road from Waimarino to Taumarunui.

The famous Bungalow Polish is now stocked by H. D. Bennett Limited, and Messrs McLaughlan Bros., Taihape. It is claimed that nothing better exists for polishing linoleums, fan shoes, motor cars and all leather goods.

A somewhat remarkable fact is disclosed by the vital statistics for Wellington for the month ended 31st August. Of the 122 deaths recorded 69—more than half—were of persons varying from 50 to 90 years of age. Quite a number of the deceased were more than 80 years old.

In settling soldiers on fruit farms the New South Wales Government has given advances up to £625 to individuals who have sufficient knowledge and ability to work the land themselves, but group settlements have also been established, with a man in charge to give advice to the men in the group.

During the past few months it has been noticeable by warehousemen in Wellington that many classes of goods which have been on order for several months have been coming forward much more freely, which indicates that the manufacturers in the Old Country are getting back to normal conditions.

A Levin farmer states that the past winter ha s been a fairly good one as regards feed, as farmers had taken a lesson from the previous winter and planted large areas of roots. The result was that in most cases these with the usual hay supplies, had carried the stock through, and there were good supplies of roots still on hand.

A continuous bombardment of the performers with fruit and vegetables was the principal feature of the musical competitions which were held at His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland, last week. So persistent was the audience iu throwing things at the competitors, the ladies not excepted, that the stage manager had to appeal to the police.

In another coluihn Messrs R. Wilson and Co., -Ltd., are offering for sale a very .fine Main Street building site, next to Messrs Arrowsmith and Loughnah’s offices. As this is one. of the last 'chances of securing a position on the Main Street, investors would do well to call on Messrs R. Wilson amd Co. Ltd. without delay for full particulars.

Good progress is being made in the restoration of the devastated Comma area of Prance. Of a total of 40 ft,000 acres that were rendered conttplotely mseless. nearly one half has been put back into cultivation, and is expected to yield over 3,000,000 bushels of cereals this year; 27,000,000 of the 60,000,000 square yards of trenches and shell holes have been filled in, and 11,000,000 square yards of barbed wire entanglements cleaned up.