LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3662, 28 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The condition of the ex.Kaiserin is reported to be most critical

Bookings at .Thorndon railway station last week eclipsed all previous records.

The cooks and stewards on the s.s, Maori have resumed work under in etructions from the Union.

Fourteen insulated steamers will i be loading meat cargoes in New Zca. land ndring January.

Messirs McLaughlan Brcs. have a large consignment of Christmas hams for sale at 1/10 per lb.

The Transport Workers’ Federation has advised the stewards on Australian steamers to resume work on the best terms available. The owners have declined to negotiate until the men resume.

Some Auckland employers are op*posing payment of the cost of living bonus of three shillings per week awarded by the Arbitration Court.

Tho assortment of Ladies’ Handkerchiefs make a great show; come in and see them for yourself at Thomas’,

Christchurch reports that a steady downpour cl rain set in yesterday., Wellington reports that heavy rain fell last night and continued to-day. It is rumoured that Colonel G. F. C. Campbell, Secretary to the Treasury, who has been on a visit to England, will be the next Public Trustee. Ties make useful presents. Dozens of dozens to choose from and all on view at Thomaaf. Sugar from Java will be arriving in New Zealand in large quantities shortly, and will be retailed at a lower price than the C.R.S. Company’s supplies.

Buy her a Yoile Blouse—something sensible, you will find the right one at Thomas’.

Auckland advises that on account of steady rain having set in, the Davis Cup match has been postponed till to-morrow.

Just before tbe Maori sailed from Lyttelton on Friday nigbt a fireman, named J. Burns, who was lying in his bunk, collapsed and died. Death was due to heart failure.

An Auckland message states that a seaplane en route to Rotorua from Auckland descended in the sea and had to be towed back by a launch. AUSSIE

Ip proportion to pupulation there are said to be more drowning fatalities in New Zealand than in any eomniy in the world. A great variety of ■ Tray Cloths, Duchess Sets Runners. These make make useful presents. Get them at Thomas!’, The A raw a, which berthed at Wellington yesterday, brought out 300 immigrants, including 29 domestic servants. The White House boardinghouse is to be offered for’ sale by auction on Wednesday, 19th January, 1921, by Messrs Ward and Co. ■Tip passed off verv qactly locally, and those w T ho remained here in preference to travelling found pic nicking in such favourable weather a good way of spending a holiday.

Don’t fo/rget you save money on everything you buy at Thomas ’ this month. Ten per cent, discount makes your Xmas presents easier to buy. This is what you save by buying at Thomas’.

Severe abdominal injuries were received on Sunday by a twelve-year old girl named Sylvia Leah Shaw, (■who resides at Ponsonby, Auckland, through jumping off a verandah rail on to a stout wooden stake embedded in the ground below. She w T as almitted to the hospital.

■ The Little Fruit Shop is now situated opposite Mr J. R. Cunnihghame’s, and not opposite Gretna Hotel. Customers are reqested to please note the removal. Xmas stockings, sweets, fruit, etc. are in stock.

In connection with the Young xMen’s Social dub’s picnic at Ohutu vesterday, the committee wish to Mr E. T. Hill, of the King’s Pictures, for donations of passes for the pictures as prizes in the various events.

A little girl name! Muriel Garrett, aged 7-1 years, was severely scalded on Sunday through falling into a cop_ per of boiling water /at the residence V)f Mrs Wilks, Johnsville, where she lived. The child is in a serious condition.

A sad burning fatality occurred at Mapua, near bjelson, early on Christmas morning. Two daughters of Mr Charles Higgs were camping for pleasure in a loft and during the night, the building caught fire. The elder girl, Euphemia, aged fifteen, died at •midday on Saturday, and the 3 r ounger girl, Constance, aged twelve, lies in a precarious condition, but with a fighting chance of recovery.