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Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1920, Page 4

An old colonist, Mr. Joseph Davis died suddenly at Ellerslie. Mr. Davis was born in Belgium in 1838,.came to New Zealand in the early 'sixties, and saw service in the Maori War. Later he served in the Franco-Prussian War, and afterwards returned to New Zealand. 'ilt has been a standing puzzle to me how .clergy keep their heads above water ami keep out of debt," said Mr. C. J Tunks, when presiding over a sitting in committee of the Anglican Synod at Auckland on Wednesday. One member said that for several years he had been in charge of a very widely scattered di«, tnct, including eight places of worship! His stipend was £lB5 a year, and front this he paid house rent and kept thret horses for use in his ■ "' " aitated long and ardu u „, 6 . ing 25 years' service his average stipen had been £lB5. r ~ Severn! representatives of manufacturing firms in the Old Country haVe been advised of a drop in the prices at Home, and are revising their pricelists according to cabled instruction*. •New Zealand firms are chary of ordering at present, as further falls are anticipated, and business is likely to be a little unsettled everywhere until the position at Home, and in America becomes more stable,