The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 65, 16 November 1914, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL

J Ti. i t*. T. • t • -(With which is incorporated The Taihapo Post v.na Wtiimarino New r s.) L

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-a K ' »■ ' > | A compulsory parade of the '‘ D ' Company, 7th Regiment, is to be held at Mangaweka next Thursday. The New Zealand Tennis Championships are to be played at Dunedin this j year' during the Christmas season. At the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday last Robert Boag, or Tnumarunui, ’ was charged with beefing liquor for I sale in a piohibited idstiict. Defend- - ant was repiesented by Mr. J. F. Strang, who pleaded! .guilty on his behaß and asked for leniency. He was fined £SO and costs. The effects of the war are making themselves felt very severely in the photographic business. Nearly all the chemicals used by New Zealand photographers have been manufactured in J Germany, and the supply is now comj pletely stopped. The result has been that prices have risen by big percent* r ages. Amidol alone has increased 000 per cent, in price, while potassium bromide, which used to cost 3/- per lb, is now 33/- per lb, an increase of 1000 percent. A peculiar fact is that a number of the chemicals are cheaper in New 9 Zealand than in England. j A most successful and enjoyable card party and dance, in aid of the Iluntly Distress Fund was hold in the Taoroa Hall on Friday last. Despite the showery weather about 20 couples put in an appearance and dancing and cards wore kept up to the early hours or morning. " The floor was in excellent order and F •j music, which was supplied free .if charge, was ul that could be d..;,,-d. .Supper whs much appreciated by one and all. As the result of F.o evening - .iho extent of nearly £B. Much of the success was due to the atimw anorrrv of the

During UU last two weeks close on 1250 bales of wool have been sent away It ora the Huntervillc oration, tbo value being estimated at about £22,000. ItS bales have as yet been I sent from the Taihape station, the Isjrgi est consignment being only 20 bales. I i A quiet wedding was celebrated by | the Rev. W. E. Stent at -Sr. Margaret’s i Church on Saturday morning;, when Mr. > Harry dames Huffy, late of London, t was 'married to Miss Alice Taylor, who I arrived from the Old Country last li L ■ WOCK. t The congregation at St. Margaret’s Church last night sang the hymn “Now the Labourer** Task is O’er" as a , mark of respeck to the late'Marl Heberts. The orsantefr Mvc C. Henrichs, rendered the Ded March in Saul. Flags were hoisted half-mast at the Post Office and various other buildings tbi s morning, A burning question with bowlers and bowling clubs throughout the Dominion at tho present time is the new rule recently adopted by the Dominion Association, which states that a player, when delivering bis bowl must have his two feet on the mat. Many players object to going tit rough the drudgery of learning a new style, and adopting an attitude on the mat which is neither graceful nor effective.