LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10282, 10 January 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TUc fortnightly stock sale (.the first (his year) will he held a( Geraldine to-morrow.

Last Tuesday's wool sale in Timaru brought in to South Gunterburv wool growers approximately £IOO,OOO.

A Westport telegram states (hat, the Millerkm Mine Is idle. The horses have been withdrawn and the position is serious. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Uniiin in Timarn, the wheat question was brielly discussed, ami (he follow. ng mol ion was passed: "That the Government he asked to issue ciM-iPirates to farmers to (-over all milling wheal graded into store.” February 11 is named as the date of He- coinLig British elections. H is said tha; the forces ar.aimu tlm election are increasing daily.

Mr F. 1,. Woole:-; makes tlm following forecast of weather mnditions likely to prevail in South Gamerbury during January:—“Fair, snlirv conditions ruling during the greater portion of the' month, hut a good rainfall may he expected."

Geraldine lias exp'-mumi d r. imat ware during die lasi five days, '1 he shade tempera I lire for ilia* pe-iod has read xj. S 7. ‘ill. hX. h'-. Vesterday war- still warm. Ini ! r elenih'd sl<y somewhat mitigated dm Ic.at. A light shower fell early on M mdav morning.

A "Wanganui Chronicle" reporter who was in Taranaki recently, was shown a. very line farm which was sold sonm liiip- atm The Jinrchsaa price ran into several thousand pounds, hni die cash involved in the transaction did not greatly exceed c-jpii (i is possibilities of this s>si(,| financing which are worrying in.tnt' petddo in darauaki just. lpc -a riier comments.

At the first signs of Influenza lake

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’ When the Surf Club’s emergency « reel was needed a few days at Castle-1* cliff (Wanganui) to rescue a party from drowning, it w r as found that a thief had stolen the life-line. The Arawa, from London, via Panama, is due to arrive in Wellington to-day. Coming by this steamer are 188 immigrants. Of these, 40 are domestic servants (coming to engagements), and 31 are nominated. Speaking at Wellington after a. } visit to city hotels and restatuauts, [ the Hon. «1. Minister of Health, said he had instructed the Director-General to give 'immediate notice to local authorities who license eating-houses to impose conditions for the benefit of the public. Those who pay for food are entitled to know that it is wholesome. Apart from plague possibilities, this was a matter requiring immediate attention. ' “We have all got lax. Wellington is not any worse than Auckland. where practically the sameconditions exist. Both the-Depart-ment and the local authorities are to blame for the existing conditions.” He represented to Dr. Valentine that, concerted action must be taken right away. In cases where owners neglect to clean up, a blue paper summons is the only cure. There will he a large batch of prosecutions next week. When Sir Robert Stout, who bad just landed from the Marania. was told on Friday of the knighthood ff'onferrert upon Sir John Ross,, of Dunfedin’, ho expressed the greatest ..ip feature. ‘’R there is one nu)n>in ’NcWV Zealand." he said, “who, deserves the title, it is Sir John Ross, then whom there is no more generous. true-hearted citizen in the Dominion. He has been a liberal contributor to every good work." “Does a ben stop scratching because the worms are scarce?” forms the text of. an article in the latest issue of “New Zealand’s Business and Industries,” by Mr J. M. A. Hott, on “Should Money be Spent ou Advertising when Business is Depressed?” The writer suggests that this little motto ought to be printed and placed on the desk of a good many business men to-day. Too many of them are sitting down talking about calamities, about troublous times, about short finance, while according to some, the last straw has been added by the publication of the tariff proposals. Surely this is not the right attitude for business men to-day. A remarkable escape from serious injury was experienced by Mr E. J. Ryan, a resident of Auckland. When lie was driving a motor car across (he railway line at the Dorter's avenue crossing, Mount Eden, the machine was struck by the engine of the Auckland-bound Helensville train After being carried on the front part of the engine for about 100 yards the car was thrown on one side and smashed to pieces. Mr Ryan, it Is understood, climbed ou to the engine before his car fell away from it. He thus escaped uninjured. Viscount Grey, of Falloden, improvement in whoso eyesight dates from the time he consuled Dr. William Wilnier, of Washington, two years ago, is walking about the streets of Loudon without eyeglasses (says a London despatch to the New York papers of November 18th). •The recovery of Viscount Grey is believed to have been a contributing cause to his recent re-entry into public life. ‘ Undoubtedly he thought for a long time that he would .never lie able to'use his eyes again."’ He and his friends felt so certain of this that the viscount studied and perfected himself in the knowledge of the Braille system of reading, and by that method be read works as big aii Wells’s “Outlines of History." The London “Daily Express’s” Berlin correspondent describes a dramatic ceremonial in Ekaterinoslav syuagogu’e, when the Rabbi, at Hie request of Trotsky’s father, expelled Trotsky from Judaism, calling down curses and eternal damnation upon him. Trotsky’s aged half-blind, father, who was led to the altar hy his sons and a son-in-law, solemnly charged his son with being an enemy to Judaism, and a curse to humanity, declaring that every Russian in the entire world were his witnesses. Trotsky's mother fainted during the proceedings, but revived and joined the other relatives in disowning Trotsky eternally. In a cellar beneath a very old building in Old Customhouse Street —right in the centre of the business area —the City Council officials have made a remarkable discovery (says the Wellington “Post”). The collar Ims itecii used for some years as a dumping ground by it well-known identity, who collected in a handcart all the rubbish lie could lay his hands on. Apparently he did untiling with-it except store it. and Hu* result is a horrible accumulation of tilth, whcili must be a veritable home for rats. There' are old clot lies of every description, dirty flax, dilapidated hoots and shoes, cases filled with rags, and so on. the whole lot lying to a dept of about six feet. Some of the rubbish must have been rin the cellar Cor years, and Hie stench arising from it is .nauseous. The Counci’s officials at once set it gang of men to work to elear the col leelino—at the owner’s expense. The gang lias a disagreeable task, which will occupy it ami a motor lorry for several days to come. Through the medium of oar advertising columns, Mr F. W. Salmon, dentist, announces that be has resumed practice and will visit Geraldine to-morrow, as usual. Miss Tttppy Sutherland will commence a class in Tcmuka in fancy and National dancing, and intending pupils are asked to write to J (Hi North Street, Tinmni SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SC. picture Company, Teninka--To-morrow evening’s programme. F. W. Salmon, dentist —Has resumed practice. » Geraldine Stock Sale — Entries. .Thomsons, Tiinani Tip-tlie -bucket sale. T. Himes, Teninka —Slim;- i I quality for in??. liallain \ lies, Timarn “Nmla’Aii na)iery.” (I. H. Clements, Tcmuka- Ladies’ underwear for summer wear. (tapper and Sheen. Teimtka-- Harvest requisites. E. Blaekmore. Teninka—Sports corsets. W. H. MeMillan- “Skrip." sne-Icq-ssor le ink. Miss I'.. Goughian ■■-Voile blonn and junipers.