LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3665, 31 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To rest our bodies, wo should stand „--> far 10 <->ut °f every 30 minutes, according to one authority.

Ties make useful presents. Dozens of dozens to choose from and all on view at Thomas?.

The- duty on playing cards brought the British Exchequer £48,788 in 1918, £IO,OOO more than in 1913.

Buy he>r a" Voile Blouse —something sensible, you will find the right one at Thomas'.

The Wairarapa Times states that a payment of £7OO is reported to have been made to ouc supplier to the Shannon dairy factory for the month of November.

There -will bo no publication of the Taihape Daily Times on Saturday (New Year's Day), nor Monday, January 3rd. Advertisers and subscribers please note.

j Pin us insignis appears to dg com, iug into general use for the erection of At Levin one or two nice bungalow residences are being built of this timber.

A great variety of "Tray Cloths, Duchess Sets Runners. These make make useful presents. Get them at Thomas'.

Rawson, Hodgson and Co., London, have cabled to their Wellington (re. pres?ntatives as follows: "There is more demand for cheese; market has advanced 2/ per ewt."

The public should make a note O.C the fact that the premises of S. S. Timbs, and of the Tui Street Meat Company, will be closed on Monday, 3rd January, as well as on Saturday, Ist January.

An Otago farmer owns a sow which farrowed a neat dozen of healthy suckers two months ago. At the age of seven weeks he disposed of the litter in Wyndham saleyards at 55s fid per head—£33 fis gross. Real profit in pigs! -:

The White House boardinghouse is to be offered for' sale by auction on Wednesday, 19th January, 1921," by Messrs Ward and Co. /

"'How does this read," says the Elthara Argus. "A Ngaere farmer, milking 22 cows, lifted from the factory for his November cheque £93 IS/10. His average tost was 4,5, and his supply of butter.fat 10681bs."

forget 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'.

"The house market is as dead as.a door-nail, and likely to be so until after the holidays," an Ashburtcfn agent says. He added that the financing of house deals "was extremely difficult at present.

The New Zealand Herald's Wellington correspondent says that in financial circles it is anticipated that about £5,000,000 of the six. million loan will be subscribed without compulsion, and that this will be regarded by Mr Massey as satisfactory.

Sir Robert Stout (who has been granted a year's leave of absence) will, with. Lady Stout, be a passenger by the February steamer for San Francisco. They then go on to Eng. land. There is no ground for the report that Sir Robert intends resigning the Chief Justiceship.

The cost of education in Britain has increased by 219 per csnfr since 1913.14, according to the latest financial memorandum issued by tflie Board of Education, Teachers' salaries, which in 1913-14 amounted to £1fi,416,000, are estimated for 1920. 21 at £31,110,000, an increase, of 138 per cent.

An employee of a drapery firm at Duncdin, while leaving his firm's premises in the early hours of Christmas morning, ran into the arms of a constable who, not being satisfied witih the explanation tendered, detained him. Investigations showed that the arrested man was in possession of goods, which, it is said, ho intended to give away as Christw r as presents.

A gift of extreme beauty and' of great value has been presented from the Emperor of Japan toMr Lloyd George by the new Japanese Ambassador. It is a magnificent screen, the framework being polished ebony, with corners of filigree, silver. The panels contain seascapes of wonder, ful colouring and high artistic merit. As soon from a short distance, the pictures appear to be < xquisite paintings, but closer examination discloses that they are of the finest needlework on silk.

• Asked by a Dunedin pressman if he was favourably impressed with New Zealand, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said it was the v/ost wonderful place in. the world. Never had he been in any country where so much beauty was.to be found in so small a place. 'I am ■reminded at every turn," he said "of Scotland and England, with parts of Norway thrown in. I could wish to bring my wife and children out here and • end my days in your beautiful country.''*

"My experience is that New Zealand is the cheapest place in the world to_day to live in, and this can be borne out by the people who have travelled through the countries I have visited (states Mr Phil Myers, after making a world tour). If the people of tills Dominion would only travel and find out move about what is going on in other countries, they Avould be more than satisfied with New Zealand and the conditions obtaining here." '

Details of a peculiar fatality' reached Napier last v/cok. It appears that a native named Richard Grant, went pig-hunting at Tiniroao, about 30 miles north of Wairoa. On killing a pig he proceeded to clean it, in or. der to make his task of carrying it back lighter, and in doing so threw parts of the carcase to the dogs. During this operation the native's loaded rifle was leaning against a tree, and the clogs, in fighting ovg¥ the meat thrown to them, knocked the rifle down. The jar caused the cartridge to explode, and the bullet entered Grant's left arm. It is understood that the wound was not serious, but that duo precautions were not taken promptly enough, the' recult. being, that complications set in and the man died three days after the accident.

i A brown gelding has been im- |, pounded, and owner can have same ' by paying expenses

The officials of the Taihape Athletic Club are -requested to be present on the sports ground by 9.30 a.m. - tomorrow.

The local officers of the Salvation 'Army Corps will be conducting their farewell meetings on Sunday, next, having received farewell orders. '' They are proceeding to Featherston (and Carterton respectively.

Some time ago we announced that a most peculijr freak in the shape' of a two.bodled fowl had been brought to New Zealand from Aus,. tralia. The bird is now in Taihape 'and will be shown at the "Sports tomorrow on the Eecreation Ground.

The constitution of the Wanganui Eiver Trust is a matter which is at present being given considerable at. tention to by the many settlers now located up and down the river. Though the river is practically their sole means of communication with the outer world, and while they claim to be the principal users of it, they point out that, as a body they have no representation on the Eiver Trust A movement is therefore in train among the" settlers with the object of ensuring that some of the members of the Trust will be direct representatives of the settlers, and we understand communications are now pass, ing with £he authorities on the subject of having?the Trust's constitution altered in the direction indicated —Herald.

"Deep Sea," the London prophet (who has many correct predictions to his credit) .issues the following bulletin for home and workshop consumption: —A great engineering and rail. way strike will take place between January Ist and Ist March next

year. A sensational event, which will stir the world deeply, will take place in London early in December. Politicians in particular will be affected -by it. The earthquake of the century will occur to the west of America on or about 28th July next year. Damage to the extent of forty rnillions will be caused,, and very great loss of life too. Great trade slump in the Midlands of England particularly, beginning about the end of December next. Watch cotton and leather then.