NEWS AND NOTES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 140, 16 February 1915, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES

At the To Kuiii races last wee!:, £12,250 was put through tho totslisato:-. a* compared with £9,287 last your. Napier bakers are not now oxoer'.oncing any difficulty in securing orders of flour, although it is not expected that the price of bread will fall for some time. The recent solar eclipse afj seen in New South Wales had well-observed features cf a very large sunspot, and also a number of smaller spots, as well as a distant view of a lunar mountain rnn go. An Oamaru miller filled a southern order a few days ago for a small quantity of flour at the rate cf £l7 a ton, on tracks at Invereargill. This is the highest .price paid in the district for flour for mc.uv rears.

An aeeidcut occurred In Napier early | on Saturday evening, when, a child j about five years old was knocked down | by a motor-ear. In addition to sustain- ; ing a dislocated collarbone the child's ' head and face was badly cut and j bruised. A return of the cost of f'eedi.ng tinL'ahiatua County teams for the year ended December 31st, 191-1, was presented at the monthly meeting of the Council on Saturday. The total cost was £913 19/3, which works out at 10/9 a ! horse a week. I A novel way of assisting the dis- ! tressed Belgians has been adopted by | Mr. E. Short, of Parorarigi. Mr. Short ! has promised that if his horse, Loapuki, wins its race at the next meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club, he will donate the stakes to the relief fund of the Salvation Army which is to be devoted to the assistance of Belgian refugees.

The French Flag - Nursing- Corps is taking volunteers without salary: the nurses being' given nxereiy a sufficient allowance of board and lodging as they do not live in hospital. Mrs. Bedford Fenwick, of London, lias supplied many nurses for that corps, and some at least of our New Zealand era are serving under it, and thus having the opportunity of giving practically free service.

Many young men seem to be under the impression that aft-cr passing the Defence Department's doctor they are accepted for service in the expeditionary force and throw up their billets. What really happens is that the men placed on a waiting list, and when reinforcements are required the group sergt.-maor makes recommendations to the group officer, who makes the final selection. It may occur that more than are required pass the medical examination, and volunteers should therefor;; not be so ready to give up their employment.

A young bride had a most unpleasant experience in Napier a few days ago. Arrangements had been made 'for the wedding to take place at the Cathedral at. 2 o 'clock. At the appointed hour the bride and her friends drove up in five motor-cars suitably decked out with white ribbons. The party entered the church and were alarmed to find thai the bridegroom had failed to put in an appearance. After a long wait a messenger was despatched to the brinegroom's home, but he was not there. Eventually the bride and her friends left the Cathedral, the wedding ceremony being abandoned. It is not known exactly why the bridegroom failed to keep his engagement, although sevens! more or less wild stories are told.