LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 77, 30 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two first offenders, charged with insobriety forfeited the amount of then5/- in each case, at the Police Court this morning.

Secretary Sell erf ami Treasurer Smith of the local Salvation Array leave Taihape by to-morrow evening’s train on a holiday trip

Lady Stout is giving another address on prohibition in Taihape next Thursday night. On Wednesday night Mr. 3. Andrews of Ashburton, will give an address cf a similar character in the open air, Main Street.

An eight year old boy, Albert White, of Ohakune East met with painful injuries on Saturday, losing three fingeq and a thumb as the result of a blasting accident. He is receiving surgical attention at the Hospital .

This morning’s Wellington express with a full completment of passengers, was delayed some thirty minutes at Horopito owing to delayto the Auckland bound express. The train was still 30 minutes behind on her arrival ■at Taihape.

The borough council’s employees were busily employed on Saturday cleaning cut the local dam. A striking feature during the work was the number of trout brought to view in the stretch below the dam, which ol course, was dry except for a few pools during part of the operations.

Letters and other general correspondence of either neutrals or beligerants during war time whether it be of a public or private nature, is inviolable. If the ship is detained, the correspondence is forwarded by the captor with as little delay as possible. This rule does not apply to blockade runners taking mails to or from a blockaded port.

The unusual long spell of dry weather experienced in the Taihape district lias been varied by much-needed rain. Although the back country hereabouts does not parch up as quickly as some lands in other ports of the Dominion still feed was getting very short and pastures generally showed undoubted evidences of water shortage.

Jack the eldest son of Mr S. Timbs of Taihape, had a marvellous escape from serious injury on Sunday. He was riding in the slaughter yards, when the horse suddenly bolted. The lad was thrown and had the misfortune to get his foot caught in the stirrup iron. He was dragged fully a miMidred yards and, although rendered unconscious, miraculously escaped with a few minor bruises.

- Two rinks were occupied cn the local Bowling green last Saturday. Chief interest was centred round the first match in the newly incepted -i Spurs’ ” competition. The competing teams were P McLaughlau, Train, Thurstcn, Jarrett (s.) and Currie, Andersen, Dinnlson, Drayton (s.) The game resulted in a win for the former by 29 to 8, who thus have the honour

cf being the first to hold the trophies. The other game, an ordinary one was as follows: Bash ford, Lyall, Dyvnock, Wilson (s) .22, v. Fitton, Murrell, Powell, Body (s) 20.

A decision to sell their catches to the dealers by weight was reached by a meeting of about 130 fishermen, held on Saturday morning, at which Mr. A. Sanford, junr., presided. The established custom in Auckland fixes the unit at a bundle, but it has j obvious disadvantages as ja basis of transactions between the fisherman and dealers. The former propose, to sell their catches at lid per lb. and presume that fish will be sold by weight in the shops in future. A deputation was appointed to interview the Mayor, with a view to obtaining information regarding the manner in which the proposed municipal fish market will be conducted.

At a mooting of (lie executive of the Now Zealand Fund Values League, Auckland branch, it. was decided to put the following questions to parliamentary candidates:- (11 Would you, if elected, demand the reduction of the customs taxes on the necessaries of life?. The taxation thus remitted to he made up by an increase of at least 2d in the £ on the ordinary land tax j with no ex-, emptions in respect of such increase. (2) Will the candidate, if elected, demand that the cost of the war and the cost of defence generally shall he met by the taxation of land values, and not by Customs taxes, which already amount' to an income tax of 4s in the £ on the. average income of £l2O per year?. (?>\ Are you in favour of proportional representation.

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