TAIHAPE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2011, 19 March 1914, Page 3

TAIHAPE.

Mr. Anthony Natlisn, while driving to his residence flu Monday, was thrown from his gig, and sustained rather severe injuries, which included a de-op gash in tho back, bruises, ami a severe shaking. Ho is making good progress under medical treatment. A young: man named Charles Hutton wag crushed between two timber trucks at Messrs. Clcimmt and Hut- •■ ton's eatvtiaiU at Many.! on Monday afternoon. ■ His injuries are regarded as serious, but he is making good progress towards recovery. Complaints are still being made in reference to tho shortage of sheep trucks on the Mavton-OhakwiG section of the Main Trunk railway. A loeql dealer lias been waiting for six trucks since". March 11, and. at time of writ* iiiK lie had completed a week's waiting, and then had no indication of when tile trucks would arrive. Mr. Chas. Lovell, who for the past two years has filled tho position of foreman of the "Daily 'limes" staff, lias accepted a position with, u leading Aucliluiul firm. Prior to Jus departure on Tuesday owning he was presented frith a case of razors by tile "Times" staff. A drovef who passed through Taihapo with a roob <rf sheep stated that ho had driven them all the way from Gisborne, a distance of over 170 miles, without losing a single animal en route. Tho sheep had. been travelling % 4*l days, btit were in splendid condition. Tlmv will bo a few more days on the road before thev reach their destination, Mount View Station, which is distant between thirty ami forty miles from Taihape. The animal sfiotts meeting of the Taihape Hibernian Athlolic CM was held on Tuesday, bat the proceedings were marred by heavy raiu. The sum of £20 wa.s taken at the srates, and tho total receipts will probably be snfficient to cover expenditure, '.fh*?. principal events resulted as follow;— District Handicap (100 yds.): U. Bclliss (%ds.). 1: H. g. Clark (11yds.), 2; K. Terry (10yds.), 3. Ladies 1 Braccht (laOvds.)": M. Bdliss (12yds.), 1; E; ferry {lihihX 2,-H. C. Ciark (15y,] 5 .)., g.' Maiden Chop: R, Kilkolly, I;'P. Curtis, 2. Publicans , Chop (IS-bich log): T. Morris, 20s.ee), 1: J'. Nfial (2m«o'.); 2;. T. H. TlioTOiison os.tc.) f 3. PmUicaiis' Chop (IS-inch log. uiiderhajid): ■' O. ■ ris, (20sec). 1; J. Neal'(2Dscc), 2: F. W. Gregory (SOsoc), -3. Open Pony jump: Wheeler, 1; Mafcota, 2; Brewer, 3. Own Biratefs!' Competition: J: Goodwin, ljF , , Overton, 2; A; Jliiicoim, 3.