LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Early lambs made their appearance on Mr. Brewer's Waverley property a fortnight ago.

The Dominion Show at Hawera. was again well patronised yesterday. The ehow will be open .again to-day, and will close this evening. Mr. \V. V. Harkness, the well-known Jersey breeder, of Tariki, has just disposed of two of his pedigree cows, Una's Zest and Una's Zenith, for shipment ty Christchurch.

The maohinery for the Masterton woollen mills is expected to arrive in the course of a few months. Fair progress i-s being made with the erection of the buildings. The receipts from the Auckland tramways for tiie two months in which tha increased wages have been paid to the men fell short of the expenditure by £12,000, while the revenue for the nine months up to March 31st last rather more than met expenses. "There is a fascination about political life that appeals to men, and I believe it appeals to a great many in this country," said Mr. Hine at Stratford on Thursday night. "The catching of the popular idea was very largely the true text of th-s politician, and if he filled his mind with true ideals,, he would achieve success > time."

In response to a request from a clerical deputation, the Rotorua School Committee resolved in favor of granting permission for religions instruction in the school by outside instructors for half-an-hour one morning weekly. A referendum taken amongst parents by circular showed 145 in favor and only eight against the proposal. —Press Association. The barquentine Ysabel, which arrived ait New' Plymouth from San Francisco yesterday, lost one of her crew, a Russian sailor named Janson, who slipped overboard in fine weather, about three o'clock one afternoon, after the vessel had been three weeks on the' voyage. A boat was put out, but no trace of the man was found.

The record price for the district of £2OO /in acre was realised at a sale held sit Matamata. The property sold wns owned by Mrs. Cave, and had an area of SO acres, divided into sections of from a quarter to three acres, and situated from three-quarters to a mile and a quarter from the post office. The price paid foil section of 5| acres situated at .the farthest part of the estate was £IO9O. An application for a liquor license at Matata, in place of a. license dropped at Maketu by the non-payment of the amount of the fee, came before the Tauranga Licensing Committee yesterday. The case has aroused considerable public interest on account of the method adopted making it possible to transfer a license more ithan one mile. The hearing is expected to be a long one.—Press Association.

In accordance with a wish expressed by the member for the Hawera district, the Mayor (Mr. K- Dixon) issued a circular to all local bodies in South Taraliaki, including Eltham and Opunake, requesting them to send representatives to a meeting to be held in the Borough Council Chambers, Hawera, at 7.0Q o'clock this evening, to discuss with Mr. Powdrell what should be done in the way of united action in regard to a hydroelectric scheme, the . Opunake-Te Roti or Manaia-Te Roti railway, and any other matter of interest to the district.— Star.

Writing to a country newspaper in New South Wales, a pastoralist grimly comments (says the Sydney Sun) on th:• political cry for more production thus: — "We are producing more sheepskins to "the acre than since the days the boilingdown works were competing with the drought. . . Recently 30 of my breeding ewes were skinned in one paddock. I got the skins and the crows got the cai ■ cases. That's what I call a fair division of profits. Lambs—well, if this drought continues, I'll have nothing left to mother a lamb; and if I'm outed I'll go to Sydney and ge.t a job agitating for longer hours for sheepowners and a law to protect rabbits." In connection with the survey of the. proposed light line from Hamilton to Kawhia, work has reached the upp;r Oparau valley, where difficult country is being encountered (says the Waikat.o Times). A curious detail of this secticn is that a projected tunnel through tix range would have tapped the Otunaiko stream bed, at an altitude 320 ft above the level of the Waitetuna river. Not only is the technical survey proceeding, but Captains Dansey and Worley are collecting data regarding the natural resources and commercial possibilities of the district and port, in view of a comprehensive report.

Melodrama of the broadest type marked the arrest of five Chinese opium smokers in New York. Police watched the men smoking from the roof of an adjoining house, separated by a 12-foot gap. Then they obtained a plank and carefully crept across on their hands and knees. Breaking in a skylight they dropped into the room anil held up the Ciiinaftien against the wall with drawn revolvers. Just then the lights: went out, but in the glimmer of a police flashlight they saw a giant enter through a secret door armed with a club. A battle royal ensued, in which police and Chinamen got, mixed and pummelled their own parties' ribs' indiscriminately. While this was on the lights were switching on and off, but after liali an hour the Chinamen were subdued and taken to the police station. At the South Road Methodist Church to-morrow evening, the Rev. John Nixon will preach a special service. Members of the Orange Loige will attend in Seats will be provided for members of the P.P.A,

"Christ Has Returned," is the startling title of two addresses to be delivered tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday evenings, at (.30 o'clock, in the Workers' Social Hall, by Mr. Kdward Nelson, lecturer of tlie International Bible Students' Association. While the topic is "strong meat for (those who are of full age," and includes a critical examination and comparison of pertinent scripture passage?, nevertheless the elucidation will be plain and quite comprehensible to reasonable minds, especially to truth-lovers. Following the custom of the Association, no collection will be taken up. All are welcome.

There are thirty New Plymouth children taking part in the performance of ''Snow-white" on July "23rd. Mr. R. Day has kindly promised to stage manage, and this in itself assures the success of the play. It is hoped -that parents wi'.l show their appreciation -of the children's efforts by attending the performance. By so doing they will also increase it-he funds of'St. Mary's peace memorial.

Couglia and Colds, never fails, 1/9, 2/9. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, ior

"One of tlie greatest features of the Salvation Army," said the Mayor of Auckland, in welcoming General Brainwell Booth, "is the part which women take in its wide activities. If the women were taken out, it would destroy the very structure of the Army. In their social work, in their effort's to relieve distress, and their sympathy with the unfortunate, they show themselves true soldiers in the cause of humanity, and they are accomplishing a work in every land which we cannot adequately commend." These remarks were greeted with loud applause. A visitor from the north tells the Palmerston Standard that the Waikato and King Country districts are in a most flourishing condition. The mildness of the late autumn, together with abundant rains, have kept the pastures: good. The turnip crops for winter feed turned out better than anticipated. In the King Country a great deal of development is expected in the near future. To the eastward of the Main Trunk line, big areas of pastoral and farming lands are expected to be made available for settlement before long. The subject of light railways is receiving attention, and several projects are afoot. A new coalfield, within a few miles of Te Kuiti, is to be opened next summer. Trial bores have proved the existence of big seams of excellent quality, and a' start is already benig made with tamers' houses and preliminary works.

A writer who contributes intimate personal paragraphs to the Pall Mall Gazette, and is accounted as fairly reliable, learns that it was in response' to a direct request from the New Zealand Government that. Lord Jellicoe has been appointed to the position of GovernorGeneral of the Dominion. This request was made three or four months ago, but it was considered advisable to ask the Earl of Liverpool to -carry on" with the Governor-Generalship over the period of the Prince of Wales' vfsit. As soon as Lord .Tellicoe got back to England he was sounded by Colonel Amery as to whether he would be ready to meet the wishes of the New Zealanders. It is distinctly a Btep in the fight direction that Dominion should be consulted as to any preferences they may cherish ori such matters (says the writer). The appointment now made will enable the popular Admiral to take over the duties in Wellington within a few weeks of Lord Liverpool relinquishing them.

A party on the hunt for some exhilarating amusement played rather a mean trick on a Napier taxi driver. There were two ladies and two men in the party and they summoned h car from a well-known garage at about 11 p.m. After the party had been over the hills, round the Port, enjoying their young selves all the time, the car ran short of benzine in Napier South, and came to an abrupt stop. The driver announced to his happy party: "You'll be all right here for a bit. I'll slip along and get some juice." There was no apparent .objection to the proposal, and much laughter and merriment, accompanied the parting. When the driver returned his car was still there, but the fares had flown and there was no appearance of anything' suggestive of v the party's thoughtfulness, for the driver was bupy the next day in his efforts to collect a little bill for the hire of the car.

Trying to gauge the money market, a Christchurch commercial man said the present was a particularly interesting and even anxious time. Practically all money advanced by the Government to ex-soldiers in the way of loans, advances and gratuities, had been disposed of. Farmers and city property holders had handled a lot of money during the last year or two; jiow they had invested it again, and were sitting back. What looked like a boofti time was over. The problem was what would happen within the next month or two. Retrenchment was inevitable, and there were signs that it had already started. Would that have any effect on prices? Would retailers and Wholesalers be left with surplus stocks? What was going to become of the vast army of agents that had sprung u pover the country? There is one thing we caw all feel satisfied nb.out, he concluded. "New Zealand industrially is at peace. If that keeps lip we can carry on with confidence." £

Onion growers in Victoria are pressing for protection against the importation i<f onions from Japan. A large deputation of growers pointed out to the Act-ing-Minister of Customs that Japan is' ending extensive quantities of onions, to Australia (the value of the imports last year was something like £34,000), and asked that the duty on onions, which was recently increased under the new tariff from 'is to Is Cd per ewt., rhould be fixed at £6 a ton. The protection was asked for only with regard to onions imported from Japan, and was not to be applied to imports from New Zealand or other countries employing white labor. It was urged that a number of returned soldiers had recently taken up onion growing and that their efforts to make a success of the venture would be seriously handicapped unless the industry was given protection against Japanese onions. It is not generally known that the duty on whisky in England is to-day 7'2s 6d per gallon, as against 18s in New Zealand. This means that even after reducing the spirit to the strength allowed by the law, Ss 6d per bottle is paid in duty alone. It may also be of interest to whisky drinkers to know that there will be no more shipments to New Zealand of bulk spirit. This is the result of a shortage caused by the non-distillation period of aboiit three three years under the British War Regulations. Until this shortage is ree tified distillers, so as to retain the goodwill of their brands, will ship only case whisky. We may add that the ruling price of a bottle of whisky in the Old Country to-day is 12s Cd. In New Zealand, where the strenjfTh of the spirit j is much higher, the price is 10s fid to lis a bottle. This, considering the high j freights and insurance rates, and the cost of casing, etc., appears to be fairly reasonable in comparison. Dunedin Star.

The Farmers' Co-op. call attention -to the clearing sale they are holding on the farm, East Road, on Monday, July 12th, on account of Mr. Tlios. Lyford. The farm of 236 acres will also he offered, and this is one of the finest dairy farms in the Stratford district, the terms being exceptionally ea9y. Most of the Holstein cows and heifers are eligible for the App. H.P. H 8., and the auctioneers have no hesitation in stating that these cow* represent one of the finest Holstein herds in Taranaki, it having taken Mr. Lyford about twenty years, with careful breeding from pedigree Longbeach blood, to build them up. to their present efficient state. All are in great condition and close to profit. For years Mr. Lyford's heifers have gone as far as Auckland and Waikato.

Winter nights have r.o terrors with a "UNIQUE" HOT WATER BOTTLE in the bed. Heavily vulcanised seams, patent stopper cannot test or leak. Obtainable everywhere, and branded on neok of bottle