The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 126, 30 January 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

(With which ia incorporated The Taihape Post ';.fld Waimarino News.)

T. Linton, the first cyclist in the world to ride 30 miles in the hour recently died in Franoe. Tuesday's stock sale at Huntervillo will be the biggest for some time. Over .10,000 sheep have been enterocl.

After the third race at Takapuna yesterday, the officials decided to postpone the balance of the programme owing to continuous rain till Saturday ami Wednesday.

Two flaxmills a few feet apart on the bank of the Oroua at Rongotea were destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. They were respectively owned by Mr. H. Jarvis and Messrs. Broad and Ingram.

Figures compiled by the Austro-Hun-garian and German Consulates in New York show that 550,000 reservists of their countries who registered themselves for service are unable to obtain transportation.

The reports of the Labour Department concerning unemployment in the chief towns of the Dominion for the week ended January 23rd disclose a satisfactory condition of affairs on the whole.

So complete in every detail is tne British eommissiariat system that our men in the fighting line are being supplied with fresh water, which is carried daily across the Channel from Dover,

The Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society has ceased to carry on business in New Zealand, and proposes to withdraw from the Public Trustee the deposits made under the provisions of the Foreign Insurance Companies Act, 1908.

The organisation of rifle clubs for ladies is spreading rapidly throughort England. In one of the latest, that at Gateshead, 150 ladies have given in their names in a little over a week, and proposals for a vmiform are already under consideration

A gift auction held in aid of the Woodville Agricultural and Pastoral Association's funds resulted in £35 being raised. A 2-th. Romney Marsh ram, bred and donated by Md. W. B. AJlen, of Clarevilo, was the subject of jthe auction.

The names-of" the German and Austrian Emperors huve now been removed from the list of British Field-Marshals on the Army List, also from the list of officers of the Eoyal Dragoons and King's Dragoon Guards, of which regiments they wer<? respective!}* eolonels-in-chief.

Much speculation has been aroused as to the identity of "one of the greatest philosophers of the day," whom the war, according to the Bishop of Carlisle, has "convinced of the existence of the Devil," in whom, six months ago. he did not believe at all. In tne bishop's view, this is not war at all, but "hideous, brutal murder and massaere."

Following are the values of the New Zealand products exported during the week ended January 26th: —Butter, £144.122; cheese, £80,713; frozen lamb, i 03,702; frozen mutton, £49,756; frozen beef, etc., £43,281; grain and pulse. £l-010; hides and skins, £28,360; kauri gum, £764; flax and tow, £2,780; tallow, £7,124; timber, £2650: wool, £449,642.

Over 1000 head of cattle have been transferred from one comer of the Masterton district to the Forty-Mile Bush, on account of the drought. Arrangements are being made for the transference of further large drafts. It is 27 years since a drought like the present was experienced in the Masterton district. -In 18S7 the settlers had to transfer their stock to the Fory-Mile Bush to save them from starvation.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Palmerston North on Thursday, 28th inst., when they offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle to a large attendance of the public. Quotations: — Shorn lambs 7/ to 12/2, woolly lambs 7/ to 10/3, 6-tooth ewes 15/, aged ewes 9/ to 10/, 4-tooth wethers 17/, 4-th wethers 17/; cattle: mixed weaner.s 16/ to 20/, 2-J-yr. heifers £4 11/, yearling steers £2 12/6, 2-J- to 3-yr. steers £6 10/; bulls £8 5/; cows £4.

It is reported that a well-known Picton Rounds settler has lately come in for a "windfall," in the shape of a valuable freehold property—a popular racecourse—in the Auckland district, estimated in value at something like £30,000. The story goes that the property in question was left by an old lady years ago (when most of the land in the vicinity was held by natives) tf the settler when very young, but owing to a mistake in hjs initials being made in the will, it has remained unclaimed 'until quite recently.

Three bundles of notes, totalling a considerable amount, and the proceed?? of a property sale, were left by a lady on a chair at a Dargaville theatre after a picture performance. The fact that they, were missing was not noticed until the lady arrived home. Early on Sunday morning the caretaker was interviewed, but he announced that he had seen nothing of the missing treasure. A.*an afterthought, however, the caretaker walked down the body of the hall to the chairs indicated, and there, sure enough, were tbe rolls, just as they had been left.

Owing to the demand for timber having slackened, most of the Auckland sawmills are working short time (says the New Zealand Herald.) Export to the .United Kingdom is blocked by the high freights, and there is nothing doing with Australia. It is* expected that in time the shortage of Baltic pine ship merits to Australia may increase the demand for New Zealand timbers but s: ffiT the interruption of these supplies tlirouf-li the war has made no impression on our market. January is usually a piiet mori f >i in the tim'vr trade, and this month is certainly no excel ti, ii.

By a sort of grim coincidence further discoveries of great interest in the ruins of Pompeii have been made almost at the moment of the great earthquake in Central Italy. The excavation work which has been carried on by the Italian Government has revealed ; magnificent house with the frescoes and vaulting in a perfect state. A fewother houses which have been unearthed have mosaic floors, with picture scenes taken chiefly from the Trojar war. Several bodies of persons who had been surprised by the disaster wer found. The garments were in a good state of preservation.

The Ohakune School Committee intend to celebrate the opening of the new school building at Ohakune in a fitting manner on February .10, and a number of members of the Education Board will be present. The building is a very fine ore, i.nd is situated in • site of nine acres. At the request of the chairman of the Board, the Minister for Railways has promised to allow Mr. Lowe, at one time District Engineer at Ohakune, and a very active worker in school matters, leave to attend the function if he can be spared. Mr. J. Grant, the agricultural instructor for the Central District, will also attend to suggest the beat scheme to utilise the grounds for the promotion of the district. Af no distant date this school should become the centre of advanced education in the Main Trunk section of the education district. A shepherd with dog is advertised fw.

School re-opens Monday

A special service will be held in St. Margaret's Anglican Church to-morrow night, when Mr. Pickering will be initiated as a member of the Church erf England Men's Society.

! The, railway department adv&rtises 1 excursion fares for the Feilding Show ! on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Show \ is refered to under a special heading I in another portion of this issue.

A summary order of the Berlin Chief of Police reveals the fact that there is a large traffic in breastplates for German soldiers. As some of these have "been a source of danger through splintering," those sold in future must have a '' .'.litary guarantee of their protect. . c qualities."

The following applications for partitioning of land, made by Ngamako to Rango, were dealt with at the Native Land Court yesterday:—Awarua 2c No. 6 (granted); Awarua 2c No. 13m (granted); Awarua 4c No. 15 (dismissed); Motukawa, 2a No. 3 (granted); Motukawa, 2;j No. 25 (dihmissed); Oruamatua-Kaimanawa, 2j (granted); and Awarua* la No. 3'North (granted).

Some thirty couples braved the weather last night to take part in the Bennett's Siding Ladies' Hockey Club dance, held in the Bennett's Siding Hall. The floor was in splendid condition and although the atmospltere was at a high temperature ai the commencement it became cooler as the evening advanced, making dancing very pleasant. The music was supplied by Mr. Harry Chase, extras being rendered by Mrs. Hall. A song rendered by Mr. T. Shute was highly appreciated and incid entry loudly applauded. Mr. M. Swenson proved himself a very efficient M.C. The revellers adjourned to a very edible supper at midnight and afterwards continued dancing till after 2 a.jn.