LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3657, 20 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A furnished room is to let,

A young lady requires position as lady help. \

Great Britain supports more people per acre than any other island in the world.

"We have to aenowledge receipt of a fine sample of art printing in the form of a calendar from Mr W. J. McCormiek.

Britain has bought the year's sugar Crop in, Mauritius, comprising over 200,000 tons at a. cost of £18,000,000.

More than 60,000 people have re. turned to the mins of Rheims. They arc mostJy living in the miles . o£ winc.ccllars

v lh two years 850 tons of crumbs, and 350 tons of bakery sweepings from the British Army were turned into poultry food

A bricklayer: I cannot obtain work The magistrate: You cannot get work! I thought there was enough building work for the next century.

There is a girl in Aberdeen who was never absent or late from school in 14 years Thirty-five Other Aberdeen children had perfect records for over eight ycafs

Splendid grain crops arc now being harvested on the Oruapharo station and on the Marakeke and Watea soldiers' settlements, says the Danno. virke News.

According to late advices from •London fine teas were realising tcc_ ord prices, but commoner grades were almost unsaleable. Finest broken orange pekoes ranger up to 6/6 per lb. in bond wholesale (the duty is lOd per lb). The prices paid cer. tainly suggest that the public taste at Home is still Tunning strongly on the best teas, and l that they are will, ing to pay liberally for same

Taihape Chamber 'of Commerce meats at S o'clock this evening.

A reminder is given of the general mthting of the Young Men's Social Club in the Methodist Schoolroom this evening. *

''How did you introduce the girl to your friends?" asked Mr P. W. Jackson of a young man in a main. tenanc.e case in the Magistrate's Court, .in Wellington. "Sh«f ialways pushed in and introduced herself," was the quick retort-

A little light was thrown on the takings of taxi.owners in the Magistrate's Court at Wellington. A witness said his takings for a single car for the year averaged between £l4 and £l6 a week. That was a poor average. He looked upon £25 as a good weekly average.

Charles Joseph Clark, who is alleged to have been'the. driver of the, motor ear which chashed into several persons at the corner of Manners and Cuba Streets on Wednesday night, was charged at the Welling, ton Magistrate's Court with having caused actual bodily harm to Norman Beck under circumstances which, if the death of the injured person should ensue, render him liable to be charged with manslaughter. He was remanded till the 23rd.

Five hundred thousand unemployed in Britain, no sign of any truce in the murder campaign in Ireland, big marine strike in Australia, wool crisis in New Zealand, freezing workers still holding up thhe meat industry, three Big Powers engaged in a mad race for armaments, millions dying of starvation in China—but thank goodness the wicket is good for the first test match in Sydney.

Strong complaints are made in regard to the quality of Marton's water supply (reports the Advocate). It is believed that the filters are not efficient, and it is suggested that the Health Department should look into the matter, in view of the summer season and the necessity for safeguarding the health'"of the people. Those, who are wise will not drink any water that has not previously been boiled.

• A'. limited amount Of accommodation is now' available for civilian eases at Haniner Military Hospital Excepting acute and urgent cases arising at Haniner and its vicinity, only cases of functional nervous disease will be admitted to this hospital Persons desiring admission will- {apply to the Chief Health Officer, Wellington, and arraangements for their admission .will be made directly bercctly between the Chief Health Officer and the officer commanding the hospital . "