LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160739, 27 August 1920, Page 11

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The price, of eggs has receded to Is 6d per dozen iq Canterbury and bukers are securing Supplies for pickling purposes. It is considered that the rates will probably not go down much further. Medical evidence was given at the Supremo Court yesterday in *the case in which Arthur G. Murray petitioned for a dissolution of marriage from Agnes B. Murray., after which his Honor, Sir John Salmond, granted a decree nisi, to be moved absolute in three months. People who have occasion to take walks on the Esplanade at Wanganui East complain''of the action of, cyclists in using the Esplanade and sCorching along to the danger of pedestrians. This practice is against tile by-laws, and the offenders should take Warning if they wish to avoid prosecutions, A letter, addressed “Mr David McNeil, care Rev G. W. Blair, Presbyterian Manse, Wanganui East, New Zealand,” has arrived from Canada. As Mr Neil’s address is unknown, he can have the letter re-directed by applying to the Rev. Blair, The Manse, Ellerslie, Auckland . ' A steak or fillet this week is costing Id a pound more than it cost last week, but joints are on a par with last week’s values. A slight drop in mutton, however, has occurred. Butchers fear a sharp rise if an export license should be issued to Armours, Ltd. Meat is high enough already, owing to short supply.— Lyttelton Times. ' The work of excavating the site for the new power-house on Taupo Quay extension is in full swing. In order to facilitate the dumping of spoil, two tram tracks have been laid down to the river flat below the railway ehgine shed, upon which small trucks are used to deposit the sand. Sluicing will also be resorted to, pipes to carry the discharged water and sand being laid to the water’s edge. A recent visitor to Newcastle, who has just arrived in Wanganui, states that the New South Wales coal port is a very busy place just now. Yessels, including quite a number Japanese, from all of the world make Newcastle a port of call in search of coal. The port -was fast returning to its busy pre-war condition. Mr Dunn, speaking at the Sydney Farmers’ Conference, stated that he estimated the coming wheat crop at forty million bushels, which would realise twenty millions. Tho Government proposed to legislate to compulsorily acquire the crop and prevent private, trading. Mr Storey announced that the Government’s policy in appointing new Judges in future would give preference to politicians, all things being equal. Matters arising out of an application to the Minister of Agriculture to grant an export license to Armour and Company were discussed at some length by the executive of the North Canterbury Farmers’ Union yesterday. Opinion was divided, but eventually a motion was carried that the Government be urged to take steps to prevent meat trusts monopolising the export trade of the Dominion. Mr W. E. Leadley was appointed to represent the Union before the Parliamentary Committee, on Eriday. A charge against Mr J. J. Boyd, formerly of Aramoho, of having committed a breach of the Onehunga Borough bylaws by keeping lions, tigers, hyenas, and jackals for exhibition purposes, camo before the Auckland Police Court this week. Mr Reed applied for an adjournment, stating that a case was now before the supreme Court, brought by his 1 client for the testing of tho law on the ground of its unreasonableness. After hearing argument, Mr Hunt granted a peremptory adjournment until 25th October. Costs amounting to £2 2s were allowed to the Borough Council. Mr Boyd recently returned from a visit to America, where, it is understood, he mado arrangements for the disposal of his collection of animals.

At the annual meeting- of shareholders of the Wanganui M&at Freezing Co. on "Wednesday, the chairman referred to the wool outlook, and stated that it seemed as if the Imperial Government was trying to stop the despatch of wool from New Zealand until the accumulation of wool in England was disposed of. Mr W. J. Poison said he was not present at the recent conference, and he could only speak from hearsay, but ho understood the position actually was that the Imperial authorities had actually asked New Zealand woolgrowers to hold up their sales in New Zealand for twelve months to allow the Imperial Government to get rid of their wool. This meant that New Zealand woolgrowers would next year be in the same position that the Imperial authorities now found themselves in. “We should decline to hold up our sales for twelve months,” said Mr Poison. “I don’t know if the prospects in twelve months’ time will be as good as now. Rather than hold up our sales) we should advertise to the world that we are holding wool sales here. Tell the Japanese, the Americana, and others to come here and buy at any reasonable price. I am quite satisfied that the Imperial Government controls a great deal of shipping till March next. There is ample Japanese and American shipping to take away all the wool bought here. Farmers should take a strong stand in the matter.”