LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 152, 2 March 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Tailmpe representatives who attended the fire brigade competitions at Timaru will return by to-night’s express. 1 I The banana is the most prolific of all j the fruits of the earth, being 44 times I more productive than potatoes, and ( 31 times more than wheat. At the hearing of a libel action in Romo, the editor of the Secolo gave evidence.that a group of German merchants asked him to arrange for the publication of German war news at the rate of twelve shillings a line.

In yesterday’s report of the freezing works meeting Russell and Bignell ware credited with having obtained the contract for the erection of accommodation houses in connection with this freezing works. Mr H. Hjesketh’s tender of £586 10s Avas accepted.

Miss Berry, who has been an attendant at the local telephone exchange for almost three years, left this morning on transfer for Gisborne. Miss Berry has proved a courteous officer and has the best wishes of a large circle. of ffiends for her future advancement.

The British Medical Association states that the only cure for cancer at present available is its early recognition and complete removal. Cancer, if recognised and removed early, is a curable disease. On the contrary, if unrecognised and neglected it is invnriablv fatal.

An auctioneer at a, country stock sale near Timaru the other day, where business was none too brisk, summed ,ip the position to the crowd as follows: —“1 have just anaylsed the sale to-day, and find that there are two vendors, one timid buyer, five auctioneers, three stock agents, a dog-tax collector, one man looking for Work, and nineteen farmers dodging it.”

A French offider who is a prisoner in Germany has on tAvo occasions managed to communicate with his family by attaching a letter to a. toy balloon. The first was found in a lady’s garden at Coulomraiers, and carried a letter enclosed in an cu'pr cohering which boro a message asking the finder to forward the missive. The second balloon was found near Compiegne.

Local patrons of amusement will be veil catered for as the following bookings for the Town Hall indicate: March 10th and 11th, Humpty Dumpty pantomiirje; loth, Cherniavsky concert; IGth, Nellie Stewart (J. C. Williams, Ltd.) 17th, Hibernian concert; April 3rd and sth (Easter Saturday and Easter Monday) “Within The Law” Company: April 9th, Napier Frivolity Minstrels.