LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3575, 10 September 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

..The Egmont Box 'Company .requires six men or youths fos- factory-work. A headman and tailman for twin breaking-down honefc .are advertised for It is stated cn good authority that a syndicate of Marlborough sawaiil- 1 iers has purchased a scow for the 1 purpose of trading to Foxton, .and that they will later put a. steamer into the coastal trade on this coast. — Levin Chronicle. Flax-millers in the. Manaw.atu dig- ' trier, are very gravely concern art at the very much increased railage on hemp entailed l >y ■the Railway Depart- j m.ent’s re-classification. There is .reason to believe that if* the newly-an-nounced tariff is adhered to the industry stands a big <ehauee of beingseriously interfered with. Britain giv.in supplies last year . cost £154,000,000. That amounl will probably reach £200,000,000 this year, for the area now under wheat is 400,000 acres less than at the time of the last harvest That means that Great Britain will be at least 350,- 1 000,000 quartern loaves short; next 1 year.

At a meeting of the Ruapehu Rugby Sub-Union it was stated that the rep. fixture with Wanganui will Re played at Ralihi on Saturday. 25th inst. It was decided that Mr Kolsall of Taihape be asked to referee. It was decided that the Taihape Union to be to play a return rep.

ma'ch with Ruapehu on October 2nd

v A caretaker for the Taihape Bowling green is advertised for. The owner of a black and tan slut may have same on application to Mr. T. Pataka, U;iku. The annual general meeting of -the Taihape Bowling Club will be held on Tuesday, 25th September, at S p.m. A gem in brevity was discovered in the bulky correspondence iof the Eangitikei County Council. A Ratepayer wrote enclosing a big treblefigure cheque for rates, exchange added,- and asked “when is my road to be attended to ” *lt is staled that recently two farmers in the Manaia district, ion kindness bent, put ia a day top-dressing a fietld for a neighbour, who was unfortunately laid op I' l hospital, obtaining the manure, as they thought from the farmer’s barn. All appeared well until the owner of (ho farm was discharged from the hospital, when he discovered he was minus six bags of cement. The manure was still in the shed—and cement is scarce.

A loan proposal of £36,000 for water and drainage, submitted to a poll of ratepayers at Foxton, resulted in the loan being carried by 222 to

78. Foxton is the only borough, with I one exception in the Dominion, with- ! out water and drainage. A proposal taken some years ago was defeated! In' returning thanks, Mayor Chrystall said the result of the poll was the commencement of a new era of progress for Foxton.

Under the cliffs at Reel cliffs where Mr. Hamilton’s residence now stands (says a Christchurch paper)) was the site of a Maori camping] ground. While engaged one day last week digging up a piece of his land Mr. Hamilton unearthed a small Maori implement of greenstone. It is four inches in length and two incehsin width at its broadest end, The broad end has a bevelled edge, but unfortunately about onehalf of the front face, which is polished, has been chipped out.

The 'iime-honoured custom of giftgiving for weddings, birthdays and other occasions is one that affords a great deal of pleasure to both donor and recipient. Especially pleasing is it, to give a present of some practical worth. Mr. H. D. Bond, the popular local jeweller, has a splendid selection of gifts of all kinds Included are presents that will be appreciated by mien, Vomon ;a’nd children,; and fhe wide range of prices offers opportunities to all who contemplate purchasing some gift. In Detroit, Michigan, the citizens have agreed to issue authorised badges of honour for wearers of old clothes as a protest against the cost of living. Persons wearing garments more than one year old will be entitled to wear a white band with one blue star, either on arm or hat; those wearing clothes more than two years old will be allowed to spurt two stars, and so on. Mr David Brown, a former president of the Board of Commerce, is chairman of the new organisation, which is rapidly becoming popular.

The New South Wales Treasurer is considering a scheme for State lotteries to raise money for local loans. The consultations will be similar to Taftersall’s. Prizes will be paid in Treasury bonds bearing interest at ■6 per cent., and payable in ten years. Each consultation will be based on 100.-000 shares at 5/, and will bo conducted without recourse to horseracing, The first prize will be £SOOO, the second £2OOO and the thirlS £lO-00. In addition to its percentage as promoter, which is computed at £200,000 yearly, the Government, by paying the prizes in bonds, will obtain from subscribers a loan up to one million annually.

j Rumours are prevalent in Taumur--1 unui.—rumours that one is unable to i verify—that the Government are considering taking over the large forest owned by the Tongaudro Company. The forest stretches from Kakahi to Lake Taupo. Considering the g'reat amount of timber requhre'd for schools, returned soldiers ’ homes, and housing accommodation generally such a course as the .rumour suggests would conduce “towards eliminating the dearth uf timber in the tvwth Island, if contributory mills were established in tiio regions mentioned. The undertaKing would also provide a source of revenue to the railway system. Indeed. this railway, whether narrow gauge or not from Kakahi to Taupo and eon nee ring tip with the Taupo j Timber Company’s tram track, is one j worth, more than passing (consideration. At the present price of timber it would doub'less pay. Besides, the Australian demand for New Zealand soft timbers is so great that there would be very little waste in the timber felled.—“ Press. ’ ’

All the best cooks say SHARLAND’S is the best Baking Powder. It is cheapest, too. Ask you grocer. 2

Carry it in your pocket. “NAZOLU’ protects from colds, coughs and sore throats. Penetrating, pleasant, safe, and convenient. 1/6 buys 60 doses 2

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Taihape to-day at seventeen minutes past noon. The direction seemed to be north and south.

Mr J. K. Jensen’s mill at Wainui cut out the bush yesterday afternoon, and on Monday a start will be made with the work of removing the mill plant to another bush area in the Eaukuya Eoad.