LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 81, 4 December 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Before the Electoral Commission the editors of both the Melbourne Argus and the Age condemned signed newspaper articles. The editor of the Herald favoured the system.

A Waimarino elector complains that there is to be no polling both at Kaitoke. The nearest booth is at Mr. Casey’s place at while the majority of the people in the district dwell at Kaitoke, where there is a (Inc hall centrally situated.

To-morrow afternoon, weather and circumstances permitting, the Taihapo Tennis Club open their 1914-15 season. The courts are practically out of the contractor’s hands and are in Splendid; order; All members and their friends are cordially invited to be present. «

At Feilding court on Wednesday IT. Futchbr v. G. A. Wheeler, claim £45 for training a racehourse, judgment was given for plaintiff with £5 6s costs. G. A. Wheeler v. H. Butcher for £4O for failing to carry out his duty to ride the plaintiff’s horse at the Avondale Races, judgment was given for plaintiff for £23 with £3 5s costs.

A meeting of farmers is called for Tuesday, jafte.rnpop,/..tat 3.30 iji the Argyje Hall, Himteryille, when it is hoped that there will be a represensatiye ; attendance. The busibe;; to;,arrange for a special train load of fat sheep from Mangaweka, Taihape and Hunterville districts; as a donation towards the British and Belgian . Reliefs Fund. The Gear Go. will .freeze the sheep and put them on the boats .free of .charge, and the Government will rail- them free of charge. 'The co-operation of the farming community is necessary.

' The winning numbers in the Orient Lodge Art Union were:—First prize, 35557-/ V>VMackay, Wa.nguru; second brr:-. 10210/ G: W. Publes, Eltham; thi: C ■ prize, 49464, J. T. Kay, Palmers;.;or_ North/ fourth prize, 11030, Mrs. .r/..:'Fenton, Palmerston North; fifth ;i?;e, 47032, B. Beswlck-,. Palmerston v/srth; sixth.pri>{e,, 11037,, A. Needham,. tq nlmerstpn, ,North; f . peyenth prize, .:.i/.276 f , ,wl I£ilein,., ; •, Ashhurst; eighth , >rize, .4740,4,1 Mrs. Scott,; Glen Oroua; ninth prize, .. 5334, T. Stratton Ashhurst; teritfi prize, A.- Schwartz,. Addington'; elevehtHTprize;,. 49802, W. Mann, Palmferstori'Nbfth'; ‘

At the Police Court yesterday afternoon Leonard Wm. Gockburn was fined £1 for breech of his prohibition order. This morning Frank Vincent Gully ami John Burke, second offending inebriates were each convicted and fined £1 in default seven days. Two first offenders -were convicted and discharged.

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Mr. 11. M. Speed, Reform candidate for Waimarino, is unfortunately confined to his room with a severe cold and consequently is' unable to deliver his address in the Town Hall to-night. Mr. Speed hopes to continue his campaign in a day or two, when he wflll address Taihape electors in the Towm Hall. The date will be duly advertised.

According to the hon. treasurer of the Wanganui Agricultural Association, the efforts of the ladies on behalf of the Belgian Food Fund and the Queen Mary’s appeal for the sick and wounded, resulted in the fine sum of £GSO being netted. It is also understood that the association made a net profit of about £6OO on the show.