LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 6 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first shipnlent of green peas from Nelson was sold at auction at Wellington «am .Friday, at the rate of 9/ per puck of 71b. This is said _to be :1 .I'ecol‘d ;price for peas.

It was dl«ee'i.E£e<l at the meeting of the Wml»ganui Chnmbexf -of Connnerce on Monday td ‘bring under the notice of the Post and Telegraph I)opal'tment ‘that no attempt had yet been made to complete the Rae‘:illi'-Wltlngaxnfi 'r(~1e~ phone line.

It is announced that the Elaxl§al'd reporting staif will .s‘fim'tly be s<t.rengthemed by the addit-ion vf Ewe experienced men fz'ornl.~itllo Par‘li:zlllmi-{my 1-‘regs Ga.llery———Ml' R. V. White, 01’ the Dominion, and Mr Arthur Wi-thy. of the New Zealand Times.

A. Southern paper sxnggesis that the Ghovvornxncnt ought '.‘.u- make i11v(-stig:x—----tions with a View to‘ ascertaining‘ whetlnm it is possible to get motor spirit from pulvatobs. If it weré found profitable the po':zl.i7o-groxvers shmiltl Im.'\'(* :1 xn:u'kei: for all they couli'lg‘~:ow.

Vex-_y 'T:u'§C '}'o.fs of potatoes are stacked in the Wi ]o\vbl-idge (South C:lnlu3.r—--bllry)Adist,-I'ic,t, :Iml there is no pwsonin indiL=a.t.ion of :1 market for "them. sOlllO growers have 1101‘! dug‘ yet. and it is their illt.mlt«ion xu save the cost of digging unless -an outlet, can be fo-um} for the t:uber~s.

A Judgging by LL I'et:u;'.'n. I'ecei\'cd. by HM?<3«.l:\ril}e Town Board from the engineer {Mr G. Mu.-L .VlcDon:Lld) keL~‘p3llg hO'l'S€>'. wppozlrs 115':'f1"y as c(fi?':“1y 11S HlO mainteuzmmt‘ of :1 motor cm‘. Alluving‘ f’rn'al]' charges, it VV{LS shown that the cost. of the keep of mlch h(n'.<e ownOJ h_v "Hie 'l‘-Iwn Board was £1 18/] :1 \\'9‘?"k. 0.2‘ ]'(')«1 f 0? e_=:z<=,ll ‘r-.'ol'kingj hour.

\\7angzlnui is to have its first Visit“ of an a.er'op'lune -.1; the end of 2110 pm‘sent \veek or the beginning of uox: week. 'l‘h~e ~ztel'oplane, which owned by Messrs ‘WnT.<h Bros_, and piloted by (mpiain, ‘R. Russen, zmrived at Palmerst.on North on Sat:urda3', and daily has been giving r.-2x}li])itiull pasS¢‘llf~rc'a* flights in that town. "

‘ '.\ mglllzlliolx a?pp<~:-ars in lust weel<"s Gaze-tf.o en’lpo\vet'l'mg the Chief Postnl:lst«.:~r to call upon any person to provide a b().\' on the sl'.r(-‘GI: line. whc-.l‘e a. house strands back from a st":-eot. for the I‘ec€:ipl of mail Inati.er. A delivery of mail 1m1.(.1e!1' will 11u1.ha=. nmdo by a pos(:ma.n above 1125» firs! floor of any building in fu’rm‘e.

i Mr R. w. Mc:Villy_, Ge,-neral u:magexor I~lai]\vu,yß. informed :1 depntzation. re‘jceilfly zhui. :Il‘r<éll<]y 1]“; Dop:l:'t'nmnt"'< engineers have gone into the question of what works are necessa.l‘y to be done in connection with the opening of the Ax-Ihm')’s Pass tunnel. “Quite a. number of these ivorks have beerf authorised and are in hand at present,

‘though the pumie Tcse nothing of thmn. ’ ’

-Kapoc Quilts Double Bed size; in ‘newest colourings. Prices 39/6 to 44/6 at the Big Value House, Collin:o.n J 3: Gifford, Lfd. .

At the a.uc_tion max-t to-morrow (Saturday) at 2 p.nl., Mess-rs F. Ward and Company will sell a large quantity of good timber, galvanised iron, spouting, doors, etc. Particulars are advertised.

The following weather forecast was issued to-day:——Freshening northerly strong wind to gale; expect dull weather with much migt and fog in parts; heavy rain is to be expected with rivers rising shortly; barometer fall1118'.

Reports are current of an extra.~ ordinary_ religi'ous- movement among the Maoiis in Taranaki. It is stated that a native has been preaching and practising faith-healing. Five hundred people profess to have been cured “by the power of God and belief in His Name.”

The following vessels will be within. wireless range 6th August:——With Wellington: Pateena, Wahine, Maori, Westra.]ia., Kumara, Tutanekai, Saika. Mam, Kieshen Maru, Wangarata, City of Winchester, Moeraki. With Chatham Islands: Rimutaka. Awarua: Pt. Alma, Ariosto. xg-._'M,t-, :97‘ "-"‘ i Another instance of the prevailing scarcity of houses was __demonstrated {on Thursday evening, when a, report !furnished to the One-tree Hill Road ‘Board at its meeting stated that ten houses in the district were occupied by 25 families. The majority of these houses were occupied by two farnilies, each numbering four or five. Further, one house was occupied by four ten‘ants.

The Wanganui C‘-'ll»a.lnber of Com? 11I(_‘1'c.e had before it on Monday schedules of urgent works from surrounding local bodies, for -consideration ‘by the Government when The Estimates were being framed. The local bodies concerned Wore Wa'i'nlal'incq, ‘W-aitotana, and Wangalnui County Councils, and the amounts asked for -tota.lled.£3l,~ 525 pound for pound subsidiés, and 5323.700 straight--out grants. Members of Parliament repl-es’entin.g theso distri.cf.% are to be Supplied‘ with copies of ‘.’h(,‘ .<chor]ul*es.

in the course of his remarks ‘on ar-"3 rival buck in London, General Booth s:lid that he found in Australia a':'sec~ tion ‘of zunli-British sentiment, some how connected with the. Roman Church.- .Thig section were so noisy Hmt they gave the impression of being more influential than they actually are. The remedy couluil ‘be found in a, free open conference. The Australian ptopit-J were wonderful. -If they could only -get -rid of fdrink, which was ipossible, they had -an immense future.

“De you require at -good English} ‘w’oxlllbl'llSh?"’ ask-ed LL I'Ci'2lil(.‘l‘ when :1 speaking fo an Invercargill Times reg! porter. He gpmfiucerl a box of W 051! fin'ish:o3d br.us'lles'i'for inspection, and ref‘ lated how di‘fiicult' if was to o.blafill§l English goods. The :ropol't.(‘l' lxandédi back the brush with the remark that} if was a growl imifalfion of the Eng? lish article, but it bore a‘Jap:lnesc 1':-.:,1d<r mark. The I'ctuilvl' was sco'p'r'i-M C 217, but 1113011 -being‘ shown “nipp-cm"" impressed upon the Iffsulfle in very small 1-'e'l"'roTs, maflc an inspection of the boxes. which rmnfirmed the riolmtry of (vigil). .

The house shortage is responsible for 11Ia:n°y disabilities. One was stated. by the Commissioner of ‘Police, Mr J. O’Douo\'an. in a letter to the Ashburton Borough Council. He stated that he had arranged to transfer to Ash"mn'l'on an unmarried constable to fill a vacancy. Before 1-eceipt of the CollnCil’.s‘ representations in the

nmtter, e‘fr'ol-ts were made to secure niarried constable, but: without: succ:~c4;<s. The housing _difi"lclllf,V was 'ham—p4s‘l*ill.fs' the disposition of members of the force. It was desirable to send cm to i'OWns such as Ashburton the tmiiied _and experienced constables

!:'g}t'}ler than young single men, but it was exl‘l'emely' difficult. if not "impos‘sible. to s-ecllr'e houses: to lot. ’l‘hel'e Ehad 89011 :2 dc-*:lrt‘h of I‘P(?l‘lli‘rS also.

but coildition.< in that respect '\\‘Pl'E?

5101’? Hg 'eas‘im‘

No fewer [him three (-.al'g‘oes of‘ 11111ber are being loaded in Auckland for Sydney 211 the present time. The schooner Abemuma loaded some 225,000 ft of white -pine. while the barquentine SGn‘Crif{x is (*.‘\'p(‘(,‘{'€‘d.»?O ca.l'l'Y

slightly more than the quzu-ter-million feel of pinus iiisignus and other timber. The six-Inasted burquentine E. H. Sterling has almost completed a loading of iimber in tho vicinity of a million feet‘. which is “to proce<=d fr‘

S_Vdney dm‘in:;_' the next few days.

Another Southern newspaper is

abo-111: to suspend operations, the uns:llisfactory state of business being chiefly due in the high cost of newsprint. At the annual meeting of the Bluff Publishing Company the balance sheet, for the year ending April 30, 1920, .<llow€d :1 loss of £154 2/9, and the recommendation of the directors, as voiced by Mr G-. B. Edgint-on, chair-

man, was: “That steps be taken to liquidate the cio-mpany at an early date.” A motion to this 'elfect was carried unanimousl_v_ and anjextraon dinary meeting is to be called to fur» ‘ther the proposal.