LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14140, 10 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In Sydney there are now from day to dav* about five thousand unsatisfied applications for telephone installations.

The American Department of Agriculture announces that at least 50,000 farmers in the United States own motor trucks.

Charged at Blyth Northumberland, with drunkenness, a man said that he drank daily a pint of methylated spirit, which he bought at a chemist's shop.

Airs Alice L. Yocum, belonging to Boone, lowa, obtained her thirtenoth divorce at Cedar Rapds recently (says the Central News’ New York correspondent). it was the second time she had gained a divorce decree in that State. She declined to disclose her future plans. Thd Council of the New,. Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders. Association has had under consideration during the year the nuestion of advertising New Zealand Herefords in overseas markets. and a sub-committee was set up to specially deal with this matter, but owing to the Jack of shipping facilities it lias been impossible to make a start with a scheme. However, •as soon as space is available, a commencement will be made to bring.the Here'fords of the Dominion to the notice of breeders in North and South: America. General business is largely influenced by the sensational news regarding the break in 'prices in England and America., says ilie New Zealand Herald, and buyers are showing a tendency to hold off as much as possible. Wholesale houses report a reduced turnover on “first of the month” account, largelv attributable to the desire to adopt a waiting attitude. This tendency on the part of buyers is being supported by the further news of a fall in wool. Considerable curiosity has been aroused by the information that one of the largest retail establishments in London has reduced prices, including groceries. States tlie annual report of the New Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association: —It is gratifying to record that the 'Association is making steady progress, - the number of registered herds standing at 12V. During the past year there were several'large sales of Hereford', stud cattle,' aiid' ttt"one of those an {Australasian record was .rea,' fheVl. in the tered bnl'l. The last Herd Book published (Volume XXL), .contained an entry of (571 bulls and 2229 Cows and hgifers. The following volume- is now I,'jing printed. Entries are now being received for Volume XXTJ.I.; and mem-, bers are asked to forward their forms to the office without delay.. • •. .y. The Illinois Congress of Mothers has formally decreed that thin “Peck-m Into” blouses and silk stockings in the eo-cducatioiial high schools must go. The congress, believing that “moral conditions in the schools in the United’ States are verv bad,” has declared war on silk-clad angles, high-heeled slipper' filmy blouses, and lflw-cut .and, short dresses. “ A boy confessed to mo

said one of the members of the organisation, “ that it was impossible to. study so long as some girls sat. in trout of him with exceedingly thin blouses, while I am sure that a young teacher’s mind would be distracted by the appearance beneath a desk of a silk-clad ankle.”

The danger of playing practical jokes was illustrated in the case of William Roland Jenkins, a mechanic, who, at Birmingham Police Court, was charged with trying to poison his .wife. She thought that lie had adopted a ruse to get her away from the table in order to put, the • ‘poison** m her tea, and it was at first suggested that the substance administered was salts of lemon. On analysis, however, it was found to be ordinary table salt. Tib prosecuting solicitor said that a man whose sense of humour rose no higher than such a, trick deserved the punishment he had suffered; biff Jenkins’ solicitor retorted that the jnaii could not distinguish between salts of lemon and tatde salt deserved to be in the dock instead of his client. The Stipendiary enjoined the husband to refrain from practical jokes; and set him’ at Liberty.

For miinv years it has been the practice of the Prisons Department to employ prisoners at tree-planting the biggest of the tree planting camps being at Kaingaroa, on the plains near Rotorua. ’ This' practice is to be discontinued very shortly, and the prison camp at Kaing/.’ou. is td bo broken up, probably about the end of next month. From the poiii.t of view of the prison authorities, ffVe planting is no longer considered to be a desirable use to make of prison labour. The cost of maintenance of the camps often, with the cdn-paratlveTy small members, of men in'them, is considered to be excessive. The aim of the authorities now is to give the work to do which will improve thcm'for their life as free men after discharge. This is now being done on the .prison farms. Picadors (the -.mounted men with lances who excite the bull) a'ud matadors (the men on foot who dispatch the animal) all over Spain have formed a trade union, and they Jiave chosen Holy Week— when the biggest hud most popular bullfights of the year take place —to issue a demand for higher .pay, said the Madrid correspondent of a London paper in a message written just before Easter. The demand is backed up bv a strike threat. Picadors aro now ‘paid £lO to £2O a fight, and matadors £240 to £220. Holy Week is also the occasion in Spain of great and "orgeous religious processions. The acolytes who carry the effiges of saints in these displays have also founded a union ,and they, too, have realised that now is the time to t-v to exact more money from the Church'. They threaten if their demand is not met to spoil the processions bv abandoning their images half-wav in the streets.

That feverish feeling from cold in the head instantly relieved by “NAZOL.” Splendid‘for clearing blocked passages in nose and throat.*

About £65 is required to clear Hie Church of the Epiphany Sunday School building of debt.

A Masterton grocer informed aDaily Times representative that the price of 'sugar, after June 30 th next, would probably be 5d per pound. The chairman of the Canterbury education Hoard said because Mr h. Dirani had “shouted, fought, threatened and demanded" money for Palmerston schools, £58,000 had been granted, whereas a modest request for a sum of £3BOO for the Cobden school, near Greymouth, had been turned down. Women, it is admitted (says an exchange) are playing an important part in the wave of price collapses which is spreading over the United States. They have presented a solid and united front to the profiteers, and have evidently put, as much enthusiasm into saving as formerly into spending. Hairdressers are not often humorists, savs a London writer. Wherefore a reader was all the more surprised to see on the wall of a shop in the city the following notice: “Tt is computed that the average lady ’s scalp possesses 60S hairs per. square inch, or about .109,440 in all. We’ll singe the lot for Is.”

At the meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society last nignt a letter from Mr W. G. Talbot, strongly opposing the proposal for netting fish in Wairarapa Lake, brought by Mr Whatman before the Society at. its previous meeting, was referred to the Fish Committee for consideration and report. Several members expressed agreement with Mr Talbot’s request. Advice has been received that a number of machine guns captured from the Germans during the . Great War are being sent to the Wairarapa for distribution among various townships. Three have already been received in Masterton, and an additional three will be located here. Tn all probability they will be placed in the j) r i)| Hall for safe custody and instructional piiyposes.

In accordance with the rules of the New Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association, the following officers and members of the Gounci retire by rotation: —The president (Mr C. A. J. Lovett), vice-president (Mr A. L. Wheeler), and two members of the ■•Council (Messrs H. A. Kevins and E. Short), all of whom are eligible for reelection.

A Tress Association message states that the recent telegram from Wanganui, reporting the Chief .Justice’s remarks in sentencing Maeky, made him say it was an impulsive act, and he is so reported in one of the Wanganui .papers, but not in the other. His Honour wishes to say that what he reallysaid Was that it was not an impulsive act, basing his opinion on the fact that Maeky had placed the pistol in Cresswell’s hand after lie shot him. , The Masterton West School Committee has passed the following resolution: ‘ 1 That this School Committee views with alarm and disappointment the suggestion of the Education Board to delay the enlargement fo the Mastcr.lo' u West School, lit view of the tion of a High School. This Committee considers,; it imperative that primaryeducation should receive first, consideration, and demands that the Education Board immediately (‘all tenders and proceed with the additions as promised and arranged.” , •. . . • :

A Masterton grocer informed a Daily Times’ representative yesterday „ that he had ddsired to'eanVel an order giVeh to a firm; in Wellington merchants for tea,'as hclhad received information that tea was coming down in price, and he did not wish to have high-priced tea on his hands. The firm, however, replied thafj they could not possibly cancel the' ofder. The grocer in question remarked that--this was very significant. In the past, lie said, when prices were likely to go higher, such a’ request for the cancellation ofj £m order would have been jumped..atiLJay tha merchants.

At the Central Ppllec ney, a'Chinese named Phillip Le Chin, aged 64 years, was charged -with selling liquor without a license. Accused pleaded not guilty. The police prosecutor informed the mavistrate that the police raided the accused’s premises in Dixon street at night, and thousands of bottles of whisky, giu, Chinese bran- , dv, etc., were found there. was valued at £2OOO, .and it took two motor cars to carry it away. Chin was remanded and was allowed- bail. General Booth, the Salvation Army s eonunand(;r-iin-cbjief|f in conversation, with a Wellington reporter, stated that in the very early days of the war he obtained from the British Government 10,000 suits of khaki at £1 per suit. When the time caxne for payment the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Austen Chaiuberain) suggested that the price, £IO,OOO, should be paid, and himself handed a cheque for £IO,OOO to the general to pay the account. “Was that not a graceful act, which demonstrated that our services were being recognised,” said General Booth.

The Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association has a membership of 6750, comprised as follows: Auckland 116 S; Waikato-King Country, 327; Thames, 189; New Plymouth, 143; Wanganui, 388; Manawatu, 285; Gisborne, 111; Napier, 340; Wairarapa, 220; Wellington, 1202; Marlborough, 98; Nelson, ,148; Westport, 55; Greymonth, 118; North Canterbury, 681; Timavu, 156; Oamaru 65; Dunedin, 589; Southland, 271; N.Z.E.F., 96. On April Ist, 1919, the membership was 7681, but. since that date 1088 members resigned from file Department, 128 from the Association, .and So did not agree to the new ratd of subscription. As against these defections there were 27(1 new members, thus bringing the total to 6750. In the course of an interview with a New Zealand Times reported yesterday, General Booth stated that the worts, carried on in the war zone of France, by the Salvation Army was fully apprctfwted. by the “diggers,” and he gave several instances. “While talking to a ‘digger’ tWother day,”he said, “the brave lad Salvation! Arinv huts at the rear of; the firing line and said, ‘lt was not only’ tho grub ye got at your huts, but we also got nianv kind words to us along.’ .Just before 1 left England,” the General continued, “I received a letter from a solicitor who administered the estate of a deceased soldier, enclosing £5 from the soldier towards the funds of. the Army. On the back of the poor fellow’s last letter was written the words: ‘ Give £— to mother, £ — to sister, £— to brother, and £5 to the Salvation A;;my. ’ “Now that will show' you,” General Booth said, “the. spirit of one of the many soldiers who, I am sure, died with thoughts of their happy associations with our forces. ’ ’

Just arrived —Ladies’ Cosy and Quilted Slippers, in black, blue, and pale blue, at—Carpenter an 1 Evans, Masterton.*

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The result of the past year’s trass-** actions is evidence of the excellent financial position of the Association, states the annual report ot the New Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association. The income for the year exceeded the expenditure by £l2O 8s 9d, th amount of accumulated funds of the Association at March 31st last being £IOO3 10s lid. The Commissioner of Crown Lands announces that a 776-aero allotment in the Tirauraea Settlement is open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers. Swedes are advertised for sale.

A bay horse is advertised for sale. A single man, as head shepherd, is sought.

A good dairy farm on shares is required.

Married ploughman requires position: near school.

A woman for laundry work and cleaning is required.

Furniture is advertised for sale in. our wanted column.

The Druids’ euchre tournament will be held to-moft-ow night. A notice with reference to the registration of apiaries appears on page 2. A practice of the Mt. Bruce Football Club will be held in Mr Campbell’s paddock on Saturday afternoon. Messrs Carpenter and Evaps have just received a consignment of cosy slippers for the winter .evenings. The motor drivers’ class at the Mastorton Technical School resumes this evening. New pupils may now jnrol. A reminder is given that Hugo and: Shearer’s great annual winter sale will commence at 9 o ’clock to-morrow morning. The Masterton Borough Council inserts a special advertisement on pag«£ ] of this issue re intention to take land under the Public Works Act, 1908, far the enlargement of the Council’s Gasworks. : *v I The New Zealand Farmers * Co-oper-ative Distributing Co., Ltd., wish to notify clients that at the request of a largely- signed petition of thev have decided to alter the starting time of their Masterton sale from 10.30 a .„). to 1 pan. Clients therefore please note this change. A “Donald” suit is always tip-to-date. We assure this by keeping in close touch with the leading style centres, 'and any new authentic style tendencies are immediately embodied itt our creations. This is only one of the many points in favour of Donald tailoring—Alex. Donald, 44 Queen Street, Masterton. Phone 1222 (Res. 1333). The. Rev. Val Trigge, the well-known missioner, will commence a ten days* mission in the Methodist Church in Masterton on Sunday next. Mr Trigge has for some time past been conducting missions in the Dominion, and they have been very successful. Considerable interest is being taken in the coming mission. An invitation is given to those who are willing to join the Mission Choir to attend a practice in the Methodist Church on Friday evening. VVoMs Great Peppermint Cure 1/9 2/9* For Influenza, take