The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 71, 23 November 1914, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL

("With which . i inci porated The Taihapb Post "Waimarino News.)

Careless of censure, not too fond of fame Still free to praise, yet not afraid to blame: A verse alike to flatter or offend, Not free from faults, nor yet 100 vain to mend.

Christopher Hampton was charged ' at the Police Court this morning with his second offence cf drunkenness. He was fined £1 in default 48 hours' imprisonment. The second supplementary roil for the Waimarino Electorate clrsrd on Saturday evening, and will 1 is 'ed some time this week. The numbers on the two supplement: .y roily for this constituency total i!275. wbish with the main roll make a grand-total of 9679. Mr. F. Withers, of Pukeokaku, met with a nasty accident while driving home from Taihape. on Saturday night. When a short distance on the other side of Mr. Morrison's section, the vehicle went over the bank. The occupant managed to jump clear, but received painful injuries to his chest. The horse and trap escaped serious damage. Matters in connection with the sawmilling trade in this district have shown little change during the past rrionth. Most of the mills still carry on four days a week, although there are several working longer shifts, ir eluding Mr. R. W. Smith's mill ■ I Pukena'ua which is reported t-" . ■ ! working full time. The timlr"' u. \ in demand is that for boxing purpose; :..■] The Rangitikei General and Cc-openi-

An address on the Prohibition quesion was delivered in Main Street on Saturday right by Mr. Mazengarb, VI.A., slchjitor of Wellington The jrator spoke, before a large audience, lelivering his arguments ago ins: the lrink evil with striking effect. At he conclusion he was heartily apdauded. A strong and sustained endeavour is being made to re-org ani.se the district manch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and for that purpose a general meeting is to be held in the Eire Brigade Hall at 11.30 on Wednesday mornng, to which tannery are especially .nvited". The meting will be addressed )y Mr. H. <T. Richards, organiser for ho Union. in a recent issue of this journal appeared a statement, by a well-known sawmiller, predicting a boom in Now Zealand timbers on the Australian market, consequent upon the stoppage, ( )f supplies from foreign sources on ic- I :;ount o\~ the war. The forecast in 1 question is now borne out. in striking fashion in a letter from an Australian timber merchant received in the lastmail by* a Eangitikei sawmiller. "In both Adelaide and Melbiuruc, prior to the war" states the writer, "1 should say that at leas;, two thirds of the finishing timber used in buildings over here (Vitcoria) was Baltic pine. I believe large quantities were also used in Sydney. Since the war started Baltic timbers have boon in short supply and, moreover, sentiment has been all against it. It. seems to me to be an excellent opening for white pine, o.b. matai and rimu. It is in fact, a golden opportunity t.ha New Zealand sawmillers should not be stow to realise. The outbreak of war had a very disastrous effect on the fishing industry in Great Britain, and one London company which supplies quantities of tinned herrings for New Zealand has circularised its New Zealand clients stating that owing to the sudden outbreak of war it was impossible for the fishing craft of Great Britain to secure anything like the quantify of fish for business requirements. During the first few weeks of the war numbers of the fishermen still went out, but so many lives we-.e 'est through boats being captu ec". ;r lk and blown up by mines, ibs.t va ise fishermen, haidy as th:y r'C c )n 'lered it too bozpidous f_. <• \ '" er fishing in the North Sea. Sire th 3 t iCbreak of war the North Sea Ms I en closed by the British Admiralty, " id the public of New Zealand can lcok for dear fish this coming season, so far as imported varieties are concerned.