LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3636, 24 November 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Eltham business men have resolved to support a provincial Saturday halfholiday.

Full particulars of an important two days ' clearing sale by Messrs. Bradcock and Co., at Ohakune, on Friday and Saturday, are advertised. The contents *of, an up-to-date private hotel are to be sold.

Ton years of age, in standard 11, and absent 196 days out of 309, was a school child’s record which resulted in a parent’s appearance at the Magistrate’s Court at Wanganui, as the outcome of a prosecution by the Truant Inspector. It was alleged that the child was kept from school to bring pig feed from town. The fine and costs amounted to 245!

The ladies of Taiiape will be pleased to know that “Elsinore” is showing in their town next week. A specially interesting stock will be displayed, in eluding Frocks in Voile, Ratine, Stockinette, Crepe de Chin?, and Taffeta. A few exclusive Navy Costumes. Skirts in Summer materials and Silks. Also Blouses in great, variety. At thie Gretna Sample Rooms, next v \veek.

The display of motor cars at the Melbourne Cup meeting was a sight in itself; the exact number of automobiles driven to Flemington is not stated, but it ran well into four figures. There was another striing fact. According to the census taken by a large staff of checkers of all cars parked at Flemington on Cup Day, it was revealed that nine makes of tyres were represented on the vehicles, and that one make —the Dunlop— the total of the eight other makes of tyres. What more need be said?

At the Sydney night refuge and soup kitchen during the past year 54,726 men were supplied with meals, and 24,675 were given beds at the refuge. This is a daily average of 149 means and 67 beds, and shows an increase of 24,310 in the number of meals supplied during the year and 864 in the number of beds. Women to the number of 1338 and six children have been fed, and shelter has been ‘given to 577. This is some indication of the poverty existing in the Australian city.

A message to the Australian papers from Paris states that successful experiments have "been made with a new vaccine, discovered by Dr, Cepedo, which, it'is claimed, will cure foot-aml-mouth disease within four days. Dr. Cepedo considers that the infection is of a streptococcic nature, and hopes that the new treatment will replace the. serum injections. The highest importance is attached to the discovery, in view I of the fact that the disease has cost Europe over 1,200,000,000 francs since 1918.

A correspondent forwards the Napier “Telegraph” particulars pf the achievements of Miss Chryssie Lee, a young Taradalc girl, who is showing marked literary ability. She has entered several story-writing competitions, and in all has achieved signal success. She is now a member or student of the Press Reporting Syndicate in America, and has won her Card of Credentials without difficulty. Her one ambition is to be a successful story-writer, and her friends expect that her talent will be recognised within. a few years.

“Thirteen is not always an unlucky number,” says the Press. “Lfist.weck at the Christchurch trotting meeting horses bearing that number came home winners in the first and second races. After .that the old-time dislike of 13, founded on superstition, eased, and when, in the seventh race, the judge hoisted 13 in second place, the 10s bettors went hot for 13- (Dillonwood) in the last race. It won, but so many had trusted their luck in going against the supposedly unlucky number that it paid one of the' smallest dividends of the clay.” The Press overlooked the fact that 13 was an unlucky number for those who did not back it.

A sawmillcr in a big way of business was asked the" other day what he* thought of Judge Stringer’s announcement ctmcerifing the" frine shil-. lings a week bonus. He replied: “It does not worry me in the least; nor would it if a bonus of nineteen shillings wore given. I simply pass it on to the public, plus a profit. Of course, the working man will have to pay more to build'a house, or a higher rent, but that’s his funeral, not mine. Every award that has yet been made I have passed on; and I shall continue to do so, and all the unions in the world can’t prevent me from dping what everybody else does.” This may be brutal frankness, but it is only (says' to Taumarumii Press) a statement of fact.

Some amusing stories have been told of happenings on the racecourse, and the following one shows that it pays to keep an eyj© on other things as well as the horses (says the Mataura Ensign). a lady who was sitting in the grandstand on the second day of the Gore spring meeting noticed something on’ the floor which seemed to glitter, and on ‘picking it up her lady friends said, “Oh, it’s a piece of glass,” to which she replied that she would keep it for luck. Next day she noticed an advertisement in the Ensign offering £5 reward for a valuable diamond which, had been lost from a ring on the racecourse. She decided to make another

examination of the “ lucky piece' of glass”, and was amazed to find that It was the lost diamond. It was duly returned to its rightful owner, and the finder was made the richer by £5.

v m., Entries for Taihape stock ■ sale are advertised.

A probationer for Taihape Public Hospital is required.

The s-series of euchre parties under the auspices of the U.A.O.D. will be continued in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday (to-morrow) evening vat 8 o’clock.

Inspector Cruickshank, of Grcymouth, one of the b'At known members of the New Zealand Police Force, will retire at the end of the year.

In connection with th’e Hospital Carnival there is a raffle book still outstanding, and th esecretary would be pleased to have same at once.

The decision of the Auckland Labour Party not to contest the municipal byelection in order to save the expense of a contested election ha,s been confirmed.

Messrs Ward & Co. have for sale a good six-roomjed house on the fiat. The property is for immediate sale and the house has recently been re* novated throughout.

The shortage of kerosene has been so acute in the Poverty Bay district that many dairy farmers have had, to discard milking by machinery and resort to the hand method.

English newspapers arc beginning to give prominence to the important meeting of Empire Premiers in June. One paper says: “The conditions which first created the Imperial War Cabinet have not been essentially altered.”

The heavy frosts in [tarts of the South Island have caused orchardists to have au anxious nine. Some fruit growers, more especially the smaller ones, have nightly taken the precaution to protect their trees. ■ In order to do so every portion of the family wardrobe has been called into requisition.

The Rose and Swieet Pea Show in connection with the Methodist Church has been postponed from Bth December till 15tb December. Every teffort is being made to make the Show a great success, and schedules are now obtainable. In addition to thje Flower Show, there will also be an industrial exhibition.