LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3602, 14 October 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are 250,000 finger prints in the Wellington office of the Criminal Investigation Department. The police force in Great Britain is practically the only one in the world that is not armed. Two well know ft Maori Chiefs Weraroa King! and John Mete King! —have died at Putiki, the former aged 62 and the latter 30.

The employees in the furniture trade in Hawera have secured the abolition of Saturday work by doing their 44 hours during the first five days of the week.

Taranaki’s first shipment of lamb for the American market will be made shortly, when 16,025 quarters, equal do 9363 freight carcases will he sent ? * by the Leitrim.

Dessicated cocoanut has risen 10/ per cwt. The price of the commodity fluctuates in sympathy with that; of edible oils, among* which the products of the cocoanut is one of the chief.

During the war France lost 50 per cent of her men under 30 years of age, bad 600,000 homes destroyed, 75,000,000 fibres of land laid w'astc, and 3000 miles of railroad and 2500 miles fof highway destroyed.

Catarrh promptly releved by NAZOL. Powerful and penetrating. Heals uucous membrane and clears air passages. 60 doses 1/6. Get a Nazol Inhaler.

A reward is offered for the return

of a bangle lost in Main tSreet

A henchman and a tramylayer 'arcrequired for Raurimu .

Entries for Marton stock sale and special horse sale at Marton arc advertised.

Salon Cellia of Christchurch, will be y showing at the Gretna sample rooms to-day and to-morrow a fine range of ladies’ wearing apparel.

The funeral of Thomas Michael Downey, who met his death by being run oyer by a waggon on Monday, took place yesterday. A large number of the deceased lad’s schoolmates followed his remains to the cemetery, and six of his schoolmates acted \as pall-bearers.

The high cost of butter has caused an increased demand for margarine, ola-nut, and other substitutes, boi.h in bulk and in lib. pots. Many grocer who preivously refused to stock this line are now taking it. The increased price of butter is also responsible for a keen demand for jam and honey.—Christchurch Press.

The death took place at New Plymouth on Thursday of Mr Chew Chong, who was a well known figure in Taranaki, and who has been credited with establishing the dairy industry in the province. Born in China 92 years ago, he came to the Dominion in 1866, and subsequently established the funugs business.

News has been received by cable of the death of Mr P. Hennessy, of Shannon, and formerly of Foxton, who died at Chicago. Mr Hennessy left New Zealand with his daughter on a visit to the Old Country. He lias held many public positions, and at one time was Mayor of Foxton and at the time of his death he was chairman ef Foxton Harbour Board.

A company with a capital of £IOOO, called the Cooked Food Delivery Company, Ltd., has been formed in Dunedin, to carry on the business of cooking, supplying, and delivering meals, provisions, and food, and to conduct restaurants refreshment rooms, ready ing, writing, and telephone rooms, clubs,‘■lockers, safe deposits, and other conveniences for customers.

Dance patros are requested to note that the social anl dance in aid. of the Bennetts’ Sidig sports ground imBennetts’ Siding sports ground imBennotts’ Siding hall on Friday, 15th inst, and not on 22nd inst., as previously announced. Mr Kilkoly’s motor lorry will leave the Post Offiie, conveying passengers free, at 7.30 p.m. sharp, ad music will be supplied by Mr S. Dash’s orchestra.

Statistics show that there are now about 22,500 newspapers in the United States and Canada. This (says the Fourth Estate) is a decrease of or about 9 per cent in 10 years. And this in the face of the fact that the country is moving forward, and all kinds of business are developing by leaps and bounds. The higlP and ever increasing cost of paper is blamed for the fact that there is a- decrease in an important business where an increase was to have been expected.

Stock circles are chuckling over the joke of the season. Some months ago a well-known Pahlafua breeder (says the local Herald) purchased an aristocratic heifer in Taranaki and had her brought to Pahiatua by motor Horry, It so happens that a local stock dealer had a few head of ctrws grazing on the Shorthorn breeder’s place, and a day or two ago the dealer took a client out and quickly sold*' him two cows. After a good deal of persuasion the client was induced to purchase a third cow t for which he somewhat reluctantly paid £l3 10/. As ho drove off his purchases he remarked he was quite satisfied with (he first, two, but he did not think much of the £l3 10/ one. ’ The joke of it all is that the despised animal turns out to be the aristocratic Shorthorn for which hundreds of guineas were paid only a few months ago.

The Peilding Star says..—Peiiding’s rep. team of lady players sent north to play matches at Taihape and Taumarunui was stranded at Taihape owing to washouts blocking the railway lines Only the Taihape game was played, the local playenTwinning by 2 goals to nil. The Peilding tourists

and their manager and chaperone (Mr and Mrs Fred BMlmalT) 'all speak

in the highest terms of praise of thh exceptional treatment in the way of hospitality shown during their enforced stay in the Main Trim metropolis. It was the original intention to stayonly the one night in Taihape. But when the flood waters came down the visitors could neither go forward non return home. That, however, only gave the Taihapeans the opportunity of proving their friendly feeling towards Fielding, for they billetted the team for three nights and days—and also saw that they were well entertained at a dance and a picture show, etc., throughout the whole ’ period. Well, done, Taihape!