LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The unusual sight (for November) of snow on the. hills across the harbor, behind Day's Buy, was witnessed in Wellington on Sunday morning. At the monthly meeting of the Hawera Winter Show Cbmpany held on Monday evening, a draft balance-sheet of the year's working was submitted. This showed a very satisfactory result, the 1920 show returning a net profit of £liOS. '

So far this season little wool has entered the "Fielding railway yards for export to the shipping centres (states the Fielding Star). This is accounted for partly by the fact that shearing operations have been delayed by the wet weather, and probably also by the uncertainty of the market.

A purchase of an area of about threequarters of an acre of land east of their present premises in Powderham Street, New Plymouth, has been made by the Farmers' Co-op. Society. The section, which was acquired with a view to further expansion of business in the future, has also u frontage to Carrington Road and extends back to Vivian Street.

An indication of the existence of high land values in the north is given by a Waikato paper, which states: "Land values are being well maintained in the To Awamutu district. A few weeks ago a property at Hairini changed hands at £IOO per acre, and recently, in the same locality, another sale was registered at £IOO an acre. At Mangopiko it is reported that £l4O per acre has been offered for a 50-aero block.

Mr. A. Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, together with Messrs. W." D. Powdrcll, M.P., and H. D. Forsyth, Taranaki members of tlio executive, wore passengers by the mail train for Wellington yesterday morning, to attend a combined meeting of the National Dairy Association and the South Island Dairy Association with a view to waiting on the Prime Minister in connection with the recent increase in the freight on cheese. The recent heavy rains are proving very disheartening to agriculturists along this coast, and up to the present there lias been very little growth of seeds in the cultivated areas (says a Wanganui'exchange). In the. Rangitikei district it is reported that' some of the grain crops have completely failed, owing to the rain, and many will have to be re-sown. Another disappointing feature is that the season is getting late for the sowing of spring crops, and there is no guarantee at present when the soil will ho lit to work. The planting of main crops of potatoes in the Wanganui district is also being delayed, owing to the wet, and in some instant mangold seeds have made a poor strike, and will have to lie re-sown.

When returning from Ngaere' on Monday evening Master Fred Andrews, who is employed by Mr. Cuff, lmtcher, of Bridge Street, Kltham, met with an accident, lie was driving a horse in a light cart and apparently when coming down ,the hill near the Cornwall Road junction, a portion of the harness broke. The horse commenced to kick and after severely damaging the cart, bolted, throwing the bid from the cart. Andrews sustained a broken wrist and a blow upon the head which rendered him unconscious, and a passing motorist picked him up and brought him to Dr. Cooper's private hospital, where he received attention. Meanwhile the horse came into Eltham. but in negotiating the corner of Bridge and High streets almost came into collision with a motor car. One mail received a slight cut on the hand, but no material damage was done and the animal avbs caught.—Argus,

A serious motor accident occurred on the Hamilton-Cambridge Road on a recent Sunday afternoon. Mr. William Omar, a Borough Councillor, who is it well-known public man nf Hamilton, was driving a powerful motor-car to Cambridge, and found it necessary, when near Tor View, to keep close to the side, of the road. One wheel of the car struck a log obscured by >rrass, which caused the car to capsize. Mr. and Mrs. Gniar were pinned beneath the vehicle. The other occupants, Mrs. Wilson (an elderly lady visitor from Westport), Mrs. Gruar jun., and her 18-montlis-old baby, and Mrs Mcfilwee (milliner), were pitched heavily to the road. Mr. and Mrs. Gruar were removed to the hospital, Mrs. Omar is suffering from concussion, a broken collarbone and cheat injuries, and Mr. Gruar from injuries to his chest and abdomen. Both are in a serious condition. Mrs. Gruar, jun., and Mrs MeElwee escaped with bruises. Mrs. Wilson is suffering from shock. The baby is unhurt.

There is a great difference now in the interior of the Wellington warehouses to that presented four months ago. At that time the shelves were practically empty. One particularly 'large warehouse bad its show counters covered with piles of empty cardboard boxes To-day there is a striking difference Goods are coming forward in large quantities These are consignments that were ordered months, some of them years, ago. Soft goods, hardware and fancy goods are coming forward very freely. Four months ago the supply was not equal to the demand; in some instances now the demand is not equal to the supply. Stationery is not coming forward freely, and what does come to band is very dear. Envelopes, especially are scarce and dear.—Eltham Argus.

The war brought about many abrupt changes of fortune, but few move'dramatic than that of Princess Henry of Plo-is. Every newspaper reader will remember the beauty who first, dazzled the world as Daisy Cornwallis-West. To-day (says an exchange) she is living in a Kniqhtshridgo flat over a barber's shop. Ten years ago the princess, an the wife 01 a wealthy German princeling, moved in any society she pleased. She was a friend of the Kaiser and our own Royal Family. But the outbreak of the war drove her from Berlin to her husband's castle in -Silesia. She was accused of being a f-py; every kindly service to British prisoners wns an offence. Small wonder that when peace came she was glad to fly from Germany. Report tells that the princess may write her memoirs. If so. they will be interesting reading, and should throw much light on .-society doings in England and Germany during the last 20 years. The Princess of Pies* j* a sis>'r of the Duchess of Westminster nnd Major George Cornwallis-West., who married Mm. Patrick Campbell, the actress.

Men, the collars selling at the Melbourne, Ltd., for Is fid are much better quality than sold elsewhere. You are invited to come along to any of our Stores and make comparison. All shapes, sizes and heights in stock. Why pay more «t ether stores for iuferior goods?"