GENERAL NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 19 May 1922, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Rev. Bates’ Weather Forecast. — Southerly, moderate to strong winds prevailing. Th® weather will probably prove cold and showery. The night will probably prove very cold. Weather improving shortly. Barometer rising.

A heavy fog prevails over the East Coast for two days, says a P.A. message from Gisborne, and the Arahura, which was due there on Wednesday, has not yet reached port.

“The Adventurer” (Fox) William Farnum. Southern F. C. Picture benefit, Friday 19.

John Flint, aged 65, a widower, was drowned by falling into a well at Riverside last night, says a P.A. mesage from Gore.

Oamaru Races, Sat., 20t.—Price Bros.’ motor will run to Oamaru. Seats may be booked at office, Queen Street...

Here are views of Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., on the subject of wifely duties: “It’s a wife’s duty to grill her husband’s chop and make his bed and look after him generally. It’s not her duty to go and live with her mother and expect her husband to pay her maintenance. When a won> an marries she asumes certain responsibilities, just as a man does, and this Court is not going to encourage her to forget them.”

A Press message from Whangarei states that Mr William Jones, chairman of the Whangarei County Council, announces his candidature for the Marsden seat as Independent Reform.

Dealing with the question of soldier settlement, Mr Hugh Morrison, president of the Wairarapa branch of the Farmers’ Union, stated in an address at Wanganui: “Until we can see som e stability in the markets for -our produce it would be unwise to try anything in the way of revaluation. In the meantime the Government is pursuing the only possible course, taking each man on his merits and assisting him through the slurqp period. My experience of the soldier settler is that while there may b e a few among them that are not triers, the majority are working hard, sticking to their farms, and wih make real good settlers. The Government and people of the country promised the soldier to start him in life on his return from the war; this was done. No country has done more in the world for their returned soldiers than has this Dom--1 have no hesitation in saying that if they stick to their holdings and see this slump through, they will have no cause to regret it ”

np ße Zi’ Edward Andrew Axelson appeared at the Court at Dunedin toay (says a Press message) against fom- charges of indeceft >3 nfiedT HaDl ° n ’ for plied for a week’s remand, producingdoX as to ertifiCat l Whiell indicated tio? jL to aecuse d’s mental condiallXpTi. SU I SgeSted that aec «sed be allowed bail to become a voluntarv mental patient. The police obSed ed for a resu Jt accused was remandaSi. 18 -"" ** aC. E. Man.

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The quarterly Communion service will be held at St. Paul’s next Sunday morning, and in the evening the Rev. Wm. Beckett will speak on the need of simplicity in religion and tell the wonderful story of “Sundah Singh,” India’s Christian sadher, who is said to make one think instructively of “The Christ.” Mr Beckett will also conduct the service at Waituna in the afternoon.

William Farnum in “The Adventurer”, Southern F. C. picture benefit, Friday 19.

In the Government Statistician’s return for March 15 last, there is a fall in the price of the three food groups (weighted average) of 38 points, taking 1000 as the basis for July, 1914, since 15th April.. In groceries there is a fall of 60 points, due to an all-round fall in the price of bread and flour; in dairy produce a fall of 38 points, due mainly to the decrease in the price of milk in some towns and in bacon in most towns. There is a fall of 10 points in the meat group, acounted for by a fall in the price of beef and mutton joints in several towns. For the quarter ended March 31 last the Government Statistician shows that expended in food the £1 of July, 1914, is worth as follows: In groceries, 10s 10Jd; in dairy produce, 15s 4Jd; in meat, 18s 6|d; or all three groups, 13s IOJd. So that as far as food goes the £1 of to-day is but 6s IJd less in purchasing power than it was immediately before the war. Of course this applies to food only; no account is taken of rents, clothing, and the many details that incur a regular tax on th e housewife’s purse.

Be a sport and buy a ticket South ern F. C. picture benefit, Friday 19.

Aeording to Mr Hugh Morrison, president of the Wairarapa branch of the Farmers’ Union, at the interprovincial conference at Wanganui, the taxation that the farmer has to pay has been practically trebled since 1914. “I wish,” he said, “to take this opportunity of congratulating the 'Government on appointing a committee to go into the whole system of taxation. As far as I can see, it is a very representative committee, and it is our duty as farm er s to put evidence before it to prove that taxation is altogether too heavy on farmers if hey are to carry on the industry and produce more.”

The Otaga Labour Council passed a resolution yesterday expressing sincere disappointment at the decision of the Arbitration Court in reducing the wages of workers as in its opinion (says a Dunedin Press mesage) the judgment wa snot based on the merits of the case submitted by the workers’ representatives. The Council further protests against the action of the wrokers’ representatives on the Court in consenting to the reduction in the standard of living of workers in New Zealand.

Sixty doses of “NAZOL” cost only 1/6. Splendid for coughs, colds, throat and ehest soreness. Get busy with “NAZOL” to-day.

The latest return furnished by the Postmaster-General ( the Hon. J. G. Coates) of telephone installations shows' that good progress has been made with the work of installing new lines, but there is a heavy demand yet to meet. During March 231 subscribers were joined up in the Auckland district, and at the end of the month there were 2898 applicants on the waiting list; in the Wellington district 349 wer e joined up, and ther e were 1346 waiting; in Canterbury 61 were joined up and 1314 waiting; in Otago 114 were joined up and 574 waitiijg. Altogether 745 new eonne j 1? Were made for the month, and there remained 6132 on the waiting hst. Slacknes of business appears t ohave had practically no e f-

Just Landed—Silver King Golf Balls, blue and red dot. C. E. Manchester, Stationer, Queen Street.

writea in the “Revue Mondaale’ that man can live, to the age of 150 m good physical, mental and moral health if hie chooses to. One of the principal reasons (he whv man dies within the century is the erroneous idea that 80 or 90 years constitute the span of life; but we can just as well go on for a century and a half.

A bad temper is bad for the health Every outburst of rage takes a month off the length of life. The nerves are racked'; the digestive apparatus is disturbed; sleep may be prevented; and an equable temperament can be cultivated.

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