LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 163, 15 March 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Will the lady who left a letter at the “ Times” office from the boys ia Egypt be good enough to call at her earliest convenience?

For the first time in the history nr the Rangiora aaleyards, pigs were sold last week at so low a price as .1/- per head.

A Rangitlkel farmer who last year got 3/9 per bushel for his wheat, disposed of this season’s crop last week for 7/3 per bushel.

During the current month 54,-110 acres of Crown lands are being thrown open for selection in various parts of Now Zealand.

A Christchurch telegram states that Bishop Crimes has undergone an operation for appendicitis in .Sydney. ills condition is said to be serious.

At the meeting of the Council of the Milking Shorthorn Cattle Breeders’ Association in Palmerston, a member stated that recently he realised the satisfactory price 55gns for a two-voar-old .Shorthorn bull.

The Indies’ committee that is organising the Belgian Relief luncheon and afternoon tea in connection with the Hibernian Club’s Sports on Wednesday, has its arrangements well in hand, and is making provision for mammoth business. The committee will provide luncheon to i o'clock and afternoon tea f<sr the rest of the day.

A Poultry Conference is to bo held in Wellington during Easter.

The monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board will be held on March 24.

East Friday evening the Rangataua residents gave a concert in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. Everyone present had a splendid evening’s enjoyment and the fund benefited by about ■£S

From entries already received, and from other indications, the Hibernian Club expects to have a record day’s outing at its annual sports on Wednesday (St. Patrick’s Day). Every provision is being macfe for visitors to spend a pleasant day’s outing.

' A collision between two motor-ears oeuvred on the Rangiwahia, road a short distance from Mangwweka on Friday morning. They were being driven respectively by Mr. Badland and Mr. Smith, jun., of Taihape. The former sustained very little damage, but Mr. Smith’s car had one of its wheels broken.

The Taihape Co-operative Dairy Company propose paying 1/11 per lb for bntterfat supplied during this month. Tliis price constitutes a record by that company, and is offered to induce all suppliers to keep their cows in for as long a period as possible in the hope of making up loss in supidles due to the excessive dry weather.

There is some trouble about the handicaps for the chopping events at the Hibernian Club’s sports on Wednesday. The handicapper telegraphed to Mr. McLaughlan, the secretary, saying that they were posted at Eltham some days ago, but they have not yet come to hand. As soon as they come to hand they will be published, and, in any case, they will appear in the programme that will be on sale to-mor-row (Tuesday) night.

“You will spend three or four thousand dollars for an automobile, and I don’t begrudge you that, but you won't put anyt)hlr*g in the collection box. You women spend more for a hat than you would give in the eaiiSjO of religion in a life-time. 1 dun \ begrudge yon that hat, but when you sweep down the aisle with a 50dol. and a 200clol. dress and put a plmgged cent in the collection box .1 do begrudge you that. I want to tell you that God don’t stand for that kind of thing.—The Rev. Wm. Sunday, the American revivalist.

Two first Government shipment of meat for the Imperial Government is aboard the Ruahine, which sailed Saturday, and comprises 27,27-1 careases of mutton and lamb This is not the full shipment as private space had previously been arranged for. Mr. Massey stated that It had been said that certain freezing companies had declined to afford facilities to producers for putting meat through the works on their own account and selling it to the Government f.o.b. He had communicated with the freezing companies on the matter, twenty of whom had replied denying the allegation.

Tlie Clieniiavskys appear in the Town Hall this evening in the fincstt programme of high-class nuud. 1 that has ever been submitted to a Taihape audience. No real lover of music should fat to hear these young Russian geniuses. They are no ordinary company of travelling musicians, but they are performers in the very frontrank of the world’s greatest artists. Each one of them is a prodigy, and it is doubtful whether there is a much finer cellist in the world than young Misohel Ohevniavsky. The programs will leave something in the mind of everyone to talk about for the rest of his or her days, so far as music Is concerned.