LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An aerial marriage ceremony, the first to take place in Australia, was performed at Inglewood, Victoria, recently. Driv-, ing a distance of twenty miles, the wedding party arrived at the flying ground, and the bride and groom, accompanied by a Methodist minister, entered the cabin of the aeroplane. Portion of the marriage service was read before the engine was started, and the ceremony was completed with the machine at an altitude of about 2000 feet, the flight having lastted ten minutes.

The Government valuations of the 1010-20 wool clip are practically finished. The clip is much shorter in staple and lower in condition than the previous clip, less wool being yielded per sheep. It is estimated that there will be fully 10 per cent, shortage. The North Island wools will bear the bigger proportion of this shortage. Indications point to finer wools bringing exceptionally high prices during the next few years, whilst it is doubtful whether lower quality will maintain the present valuations.

There were a large number of visitors to the North Egmont Hostelry yesterday, and there was a string of climbers on the track for the greater part of the day. Lorry loads and car loads of trippers were arriving at frequent intervals all the morning, and others went up for l an afternoon's outing, One large party consisted of a. company of young people belonging to the Whiteley Methodist Olmreh, numbering about IS4, and they filled two largo lorries. A very enjoyable day was spent'by all the visitors to the mountain, many of whom visited various pluees of interest in close proximity to the Mountain House, A good number climbed as far as Humphries' Castle, while several of the more venturesome spirits succeeded in reaching the summit. Visibility was not good, however, the light drifting clouds frequently obliterating the entire landscape anil also the mountain.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention in this issue to their Puniwhakau sale on Wednesday next, and Tarata sale on Friday next. Entries for both sales are solicited.

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