LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3595, 6 October 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Deer are reported to be plentiful on the Taruruas, and some good heads were seen during the season.

It is stated, thai': the lambing for the whole of New Zealand has given

very poor returns this spring,

It is reported that, a Wanganui dairy company contemplates .paying 2s Sd per lb to its suppliers for butterfat in the near future.

A Sydney message states that the Southern Cross has been posted as a total loss. The fate of the crew remains unsolved.

Lady Mackenzie has sailed for New Zealand by ithe Rcmuera. Sir Thos. Mackenzie will the steamer at Newport News.

Recognising the value of afforestation (says the Lake County Press), Mr. R. M. Paterson,, of Ayrburn, is at present planiiing 2000 pinus insignia on his property.

It is officially denied that the basic wage in New Soui'.ih! Wales is being increased by 10s, Judge Beeby, who is inquiring into the question, stating that no increase has yet been decided

, A Dunedin softgoods merchant who has just returned says the manufacturers in England would rather trade with Germany than with America. Commercial men in London were quite frank on the point.

A return showing all totalisator investments from August 1, 1919, to July 31, 1920, was tabled in the House of Representaltives yesterday: The figures were as follow: Racing clubs £6,942,954, 10s, trotting clubs £1,849, 615 10s, total £8"/792,570.

* A message from Paris to the Australian papers states that the Grand Lodge of France, by a small majority, declared in favour of the admission of women to Freemasonry. The resolution will be brought up at the next Woi-ld's Conference.

The relative cost of oil fuel and coal is thus stated in the British Trade Journal: "A motor . ship to 10,000 tons per day, the cost ofi which is about £7B. A siteam-driveh ship, of the same size would require 50 tons of coal costing per day from £2OO to £3OO.

For the year ending March 31, 3261 ,head of cattle were condemned by the Government stock inspectors, in the field on account of the animals being found to be suffering from tuberculosis. The number destroyed the previous year was 2914.

"I, make this prophecy: If a man has not got electricity on his farm at the end of ten years that farm will be "just. like, the farm which you canno". gain access to by motor ear—no one wants it..'—Mr.. L. S. Ford, chairman of the Kaitieke County Council.

Laughter swept through a United States 1 Supreme Court when, immediately after 'an announcement that there would be no decision in the prohibition cases brought, forward, the name of Mr. John Taylor Booze was submitted as a petitioner to prae'ise in the court.

A blind man in a Paris suburb attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself out of a fourth floor window. He fell on a roof protected by wire netting, from which he bounced .to ; :ho courtyard below. When picked up he was found to have escaped with only a few bruises.

The Prime Minister is being asked by Mr. Wilford (Hutt) whether he does not think it-Eat the time has arrived to establish in this country a State-owned woollen and worsted mill on iibe lines of the highly successful Commonwealth mill at Geelong, with a view to the manufacture of Post and Telegraph and military materials.

In a paper read before the Bankers' Institute by Mr. Edgar Crammond on "The Real Cost of the War," it is argued that, taking into account the value of the territory, shipping, and other proper-y acquired, the British Empire is now worth £44,080,000, 000, whereas in 1!)20 it was some £2O. 000,000,000 less.

The problem of how to deal with Ireland seems a dreadful nightmare to the people of Great Britain, sayg a returned New Zealander. Most people seem to be inclined to thing that Ireland should be given soma opportunity of'"governing herself, ftiit, they were, at the same time, constrained by the thought that the country would be a menace if such! were done.

Sir Robert Home told a good story at a recent London Chamber of Commerce dinner. Apologising for the length of his speech' he said it hat a dour Scot lfad beeu paying attentions to a girl for ten years. At last, one day, when walking by the side of Loch Lomond, he abruptly popped the question. Then they Avalked on in silenefe for four'or five miles. Finally she said, "Jock, hae ye nae+hing more to say?" "Na, Jenny," he replied, "I fear I hae said too much already."

A fr.cttish boy—a wise mother—a bottle of IMPEY'S MAY, APPLE— a good dose—a few hours—-a well boy.

An announcement with regard to a recently dissolved partnership appears in another column.

» Mr. E. Healey, of the Railway Buffet, opposite the railway station, has excellent; table and seed potatoes for sale ar 12/- and 13/- per sack respectively.

To-morrow (Wednesday) at 11 a.m., Messrs, Ward and Company will sell >by auction six rooms of first-class furniture, sundries, fowl§, etc., at the residence of Mr. J. de Luen, Kiwi Road. Special attention is drawn to the faclt that the sale will commence at 11 a.m. The furniture, to be sold includes a fine three-piece bedroom suite, heavy brass bedstead, wardrobe, linos; rugs, mats, hall lamp, hall stand, overmantel, chesterfield suite, dining-room sui;e, sideboard with- bevelled mirror, extensionl l table, good piano, gramaphone and 100 records, books, hand-painted engravings, kitchen utensils, etc. Garden tools, sundries, fowls, etc., will also be sold.