LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 149, 26 February 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A cigar presented by the German Emperor to Lord Lonsdale, and by him tc a gentleman living at Hambliadpn, was sold by auction at Henley-on-Thames Christmas Market in aid of the local Red Cross Hospital, It realised £l4 10/.

“These sheep have been living on scenery i'ur the past six months,” said an auctioneer at a ram fair at Daunevirke in accounting for the condition of the animals in the pen he was oi ering. They have comfe (says the News) from a drought-stricken district.

The Whakatane County Council is moving in the direction of asking this Government to have the law amended to enable local bodies to allow a rebate for payment of ratjes within a certain time, in a similar manner to that adopted by Crown Land Heards ip connection with the payment of rents.

Mr H. G. Wickham., the British Trade Commissioner, was asked at Timaru if he thought that, after thja war, New Zealand ircr.en meat would be\ allowed to go into the Continent free. In reply, he said Ur could not anticipate what would happen in this regard, but his experience cf Paris restaurants was that ycb could not get a dedent piece of beef or mutton to eat; in fact, veal was the only meat worth eating there.

There being no criminal ea»es for trial at the sittings of th(e Supreme Court , which opened in Palma Aon North on Tuesday before his, Honour Mr Justice Hosking, the time-honoured custom,, of the sheriff, Mr Hewlett, presenting his Honour with a pair of white gloves was followed, This is the fourth time since Mr Justice' Hosking has been appointed a Judge cf the Supreme Court, about 12 months ago, that he has presided at a Court where no criminal cases have been diaalt with. The other places were

The sight of a Pongoroa settler, conveying a stud ram, together with his family, in a motor car, en route for his home, created quite a diversion in Masterton on Saturday last.

A water diviner paid a visit to Tolago Bay last week, and has located several vfary good supplies of water (says the Poverty Bay Herald), one bore producing 21,000 gallons per day at 28 feet.

The Palmerston North Supreme Court was ccupied yesterday hearing the case of W. H. Hankins against JT. Johnston, secretary of the Manawatu Racing Club, for alleged assault. Plaintiff claimed £205 damages. The verdict was for defendant.

On Sunday the Rev. R. H. Gatherwood will conduct the services in the Presbyterian Church at Mart on. The Rev. Porter, of Marton, will preach at Utiku at .11 a.xn., at Taoroa at 2.30 p.m., and at Taihape in the evening at 7.