LOCAL & GENERAL.

Western Star, 30 March 1920, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The next issue of this journal will be published on Thursday instead of Friday.

Daring, the voyage of the' Renown to Barbadoea dimmer W. J. Lush fell from, the boat deck into the sea' and wag not seen again. The Prince of Wales sent a personal message of condolence to liia parents. Heavy floods have occurred in the North Island at Pa.pa.roa. Mrs Matthews and three children were drowned. Mr Pearce, was also drowned by the flood'.. Considerable damage has also been caused at Whaugarei and Gisborne.

Mr A. Provan last week received an order from the North Island for 109 White Leghorn pullets. Mr Provan’s poultry has established more than a local reputation. Pullets bred by him reached as high as 12/6 each at a clearing! sale held some few weeks, ago. •: The military authorities are presenting the various public bodies with var trophies. The local County ana Borough Councils have been, offered two or three Fritz machine guns, while the larger centres will probably receive what the Diggers designate as Fritz’s “whiz-bangs.” At the Otautau sale on Friday the New Zealand Loan Company sold on behalf of Mr William Bradley the annual draft of fat cattle from the Belmont estate, comprising 30 head of nicely finished well-grown cattle, the line averaged £lB, the top price obtained being £25.

Mr Jamies Begg is contesting the Bruce seat in the Reform interest, and will commence his campaign with an address at Milton on Monday night. Mr John Edie, who ran Sir James Allen close at the general election, will also be a candidate in the Liberal interest-. Nominations close on April 5, and the election will take place on April 14. Glasgow saw the crest of a matrimonial wave on the last day of 1919. Fully 5b couples with their witnesses lined up before the sheriff to swear that they Had fulfilled the legal requirements under the marriage schedule, which is afterwards completed! at the office of the registrar. This' socalled “irregular form” of marriage, which is in every respect legal in Scotland, lias been very popular in Glasgow. Over 4,500' couples, from all classes and of practically all marriageable. ages, appeared before the sheriff last year. This is easily a record, heating the previous year’s figure by 200, and the record war rush by 1,000.

The advisability of retaining, Sir Thomas Mackenzie in Loudon as the Produce 'Commissioner for New Zealand, is the burden of a, resolution passed by the North Canterbury Farmers’ Union, who point out that the wide experience gained by him by long connection with our tna.de and commerce give him eminent qualifications for J;he post, and) that in view of the volume and value of our dairy produce, etc., it is essential that some provision be made l for the safeguarding; of the interests otf Dominion producers when the existing contracts with the Imperial Government terminate.

The exact position in regard to supplementary pensions for totally incapacitated soldiers was made clear in a letter received by the R.S.A. Committee, Invercargill, last week from the Commissi oner of Pensions. The Commissioner stated that only soldiers who were absolutely precluded by their injuries from earning a living were entitled to an extra pension of £1 per week, in addition to their full pension. If, in the opinion of the board, the pensioner was capable of earning, together with any pension payable in respect of his disablement, an insufficient amount to enable him to maintain himself and family, the board could then grant a supplementary pension, the. amount of which would bo determined by the particular circumstances otf the case.

The upstanding, bright bay hack Bayard, which has been selected from practically the whole of the Commonwealth as the handsomest and most .suitable amount for the Prince of Wales during his Australian tour, lias tTeen entered for the Sydney Royal Faster Show. Bayard is the property of Mrs P. H. Suter, of Adelaide, who has signified her willingness to lead her favourite steed to the Royal visitor; but cannot bring herself to sell the horse with which she has won so. many show ring honours. Bayard is a popular idol with show-goers in South Australia, and some consternation was occasioned at the recent Adelaide Show by the judge, Mr J. Ball, of Victoria, passing him over on, the ground that he Was “ too big for a lady’s hack.”

A form, of paralysis has (says an exchange) appeared amongst horses in the Raugiora district. So far, the outbreak is very limited, but fears are entertained that, unless precautions are taken by owners of horses, the disease will spread. Two years' ago an outbreak occurred, in the district, making its appearance about ten days after a spell of rain. Somewhat similar circumstances mark the present outbreak. The symptoms closely approximate to those o? ordinary paralysis. The disease is not infectious iu H’u usual way. toil horse - :' grazing is. idle saute pacVh as an animal which had contracted the malady are extremely liable to become affected.

Advice of n further increase - in the price of cotton was received, by a. Wellington firm of warehousemen on Friday from, their London agent. Reporting upon the condition dtf the market at Home, the firm’s representative stated that probably the most important news in regard to cotton was that the Egyptian Government proposed to put a now tax on Egyptian cotton which would! moan a. rise - of a. penny per pound. Owing to the scarcity of good quality American cotton, ho said, the demand had been driven into the Egyptian, article, and wiais estimated that the tax would mean to the Lancashire manufacturers in general an increased cost of a million pounds per annum.

Substantial cheques have been made by rabbTters during the present month, and the work of killing bunny for hisi skin in view of the excellent prices offering will be taken up eagerly during the winter months. A big demonstration protesting against the cost of living and profiteering was made at Wanganui on Saturday by over -1000 residents of that city. Descendants of Scotland) have recently been discovered in the Oan : casus. They landed at Trebizoml in the fifteenth century. They are blue eyed and red -haired, wear kilts and sporrans, and play bagpipes madte of pigs’ bladders. The* cable does not mention whether, or not, they drink whisky.

Messrs J. R. Mills and Son hold their monthly stock sale at Thor rebury to-morrow. On Thursday they will offer by auction in. the estate of the late H. S. Beer two launches and a number of tools and sundries, also a large ancV commodious dwelling on account of W. J. Pankhnrst’s estate. On April 3rd the Railway Department is running an excursion from Invercargill to Queenstown returning the same day. Excursionists will have four hours and a-quiairtor at the Lake.

In. view off the: splendid action fought against the German raider Moewe by the N.Z. Shipping Company’s, steamer Otaki the Admiralty have decided to name a warship Otaki. Owing to the differences in the rates of exchange, the world is getting into a pretty tangle. Before the war the Chinese dollar was worth 1/10; now it is, worth 6/-. In India the rupee is worth nearly 3/-, andl in America the rate of exchange is against the British Empire. At Invercargill a woman cyclist was run into' by a motor car in Kelvin street. It is stated; that she was riding on the wrong side of the; road, a. very comlmon practice with a. lot of people. The Railway Department, is in need of labourer, carpenters, and cleaners. Christchurch firms are offering nineteen' shillings a day to cabinetmakers.

Messrs Rober fluid Jaimes McKenzie have applied for a coal lease in section 20, block 3, Waia-ui Survey District. Murders are still rampant in Ireland. Mr Allen Bell, a Dublin Magistrate was assassinated on Friday. The King held a levee at which the German delegates were presented by Lord Ourzon. They were received in frigid silence. Invercargill Borough Council propose to acquire the old Garrison) Hall' as a site .for tepid baths. Twenty ships were held up ini the Panama Canal owing to land slips. It was thought that, these would cause the delay of the Renown, but a cable received yes ter ay states that the water way has been cleared. The varsity boat race resulted in a win this year for Cambridge, who beat Oxford by Fbur lengths. We would remind Ml members and supporters, of the Riverton Football Club that the annual meeting will take place to-night in the Town Hall at 8 o’clock. A report of the Methodist Church harvest home social is miaviodably held over till next issue. Anyone in quest of a farm, of about 150 acres, handy to the Aparima dairy factory would do well to read our advertising columns. Three rinks from Orepuki Bowling Chub will .visit Riverton on Good Friday and will play Riverton Club in the afternoon. The local rinks will be selected from the following: Willett, Bailey, Beer, King, Scobie, Buddie, Younger, Hall, Harrison, , Wilson, Trail, Patrick, Merrie, O’Brien, Dwyer. The match will commence about 1.30. The Riverton Rowing Club’s fouroared races were completed last night, when Ihe final between Slaughter’s and Helm’s crew proved an interesting race, the latter obtaining, a lead of about a length at the start and maintaining it right, through, the race.

“ All manufacturers prices withdrawn, is the text of a cable message received by a local ' drapery liouse from its English buyers last week (says the Dominion). This, according to one leading indent agent, probably means another rise of 20 to 25 per cent, in cotton and woollen manufactured goods from England, and such, may be anticipated in New Zealand. Such are the conditions existing at the present time here that indentors are unable to mention prices at all. They can only exhibit their samples and the retailer selects what he re* quires, and submits his order, leaving hisi price quite open to the manufacturers ; but such is the reliance placed in the latter that all retailers axe aware that no rise is made wjjthout justification, and so order as freely without quoted prices as with them. There is no option to &j otherwise if they would maintain stocks.

“ Quality ” merchandise «t prices that forcibly demonstrate the advantages of shopping here. The important thing for you to decide is “ where to - buy to the best advantage. ’ The following prices will help you to thift decision. Good Crepe da* Chine Blouses, whit a. black, colours aho swipes, So/ii," OS>/v), -45/- to* 07,u. Net Blouses, 25 /-.to 33/0- 'Silk Blouses iu white, Black, colours and stripes, 14/0, 19/0, 22/0 to 27/0. Flannelette Blouses, plain, and stripes, 19/0, 23/6 to 29/6. Wincey Blouses, stripes, 8/11, 10/6, 12/6, 16/6 to 19/0. White and Coloured Voiles, 5/11, 8/11, 11/6 to 82/6. Morning Blouses, in print and flannelettes, 4/11, 5/11, 7/6 to 10/6. Value in Underclothing, Camisoles 3/Tj to 15/6, Knickers.4/6 fo 10/0, Chemises 4/11 to 12/G, Nightgowns 10/6 to 29/6. All Underclothing made in our own factory, best of lougcloth and flannelette used. 1/- i4x the £ discount on all cash gales. See Showroom upstairs at the Progressive Stores. H. & J. SMITH, Ltd., Tay street, ’lnvercargill; and Main street, Gote.—(Advt.)