LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 184, 12 April 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The whole of the Australian mills are now an organised -braneh of the Defence Department, and will remain se for the next six or seven months. The three trawlers purchased by the New South Wales Government for fishery development purposes are duo to arrive at Sydney from Grimsby towards the end of April, Twenty-three of Now Zealand’s First Contingent for the South African War, fifteen years ago, are serving in the present war. All except three of these are now officers. The First Contingent was only 214 strong. Australian notes valued at £3OOO, posted at Townsville on March 12, and addressed to the Treasury in Melbourne, were stolen from the steamer Bombala. The notes have been cancelled. The recent wheat harvest in Australia amounted to about 26,000,000 bushels, and as requirements will be about 35,000.000 bushels, it is probable that 9,000,000 bushels will have to bo imported.

Sonic £225.000 on about 11.000 claims, have since the outbreak of war been paid by British insurance companies in respect of the lives of soldiers and sailors, principally the latter. One company has paid on an average £5230 a week. Exports of New Zealand products during the week ended April 6th were valued as under: —Butter, £81.215; cheese, £13,691; frozen lamb, £37,015; frozen mutton, £14,083; frozen beef, etc., £13.513; gold. £10,000; grain and pulse, £7745: hides and skins, £21.959; kauri p-m. £1266; flax and tow, £.IS.179: tallow. £l3 59-1; timber, £11.252; wool, £169 999. An Elih-rn reside fit jest returned from. No 1 , n informed a reporter that apple;; so plentiful in that district that it was impossible to dispose of them.kb- o apples had been exported. this year than ever before, and the ground irn literally covered with them, whip <i. number of oreliardists were feeding their pigs with the fruit. Tie predicted a groat future for the apple exporting industry in Nelson. The practice of throwing coin on to the stage at entertainments is ’attended by an element of danger that might very po-Mbly result in injury to the performers-. On. last Wednesday evening, at the Palmerston Operatic Society’s concert, a coin narrowly missed the eye of a member of the Orchestral Society, who was in'the orchestra pit in front of the stage. ■ Taihape performers make no complaint in this respect.

The delicate question was raised at | the luncheon to the Japanese visitors as to the particular complexion of the Massey Ministry. “Is it Liberal or Conservative?” inquired Dr. Miura of the president cf the Chamber of Commerce (Mr C. W. Jones). The question was turned on to the lion. H. D. Bell. Ills response was: “Oh, Sir Joseph Ward can tell you,” On the loader of the Opposition bhing appealed to, he said: “If Mr Bell cannot toil you, I don’t know who can.” • \Mf.h the increase of opossums in the 'Nelson district quite an industry is •■springing un in’ capturing the little animals and curing their skins (says the “Mail”). A taxidermist last winter procured over 600 skins, from the best of which lie has turned out some excellent rugs, muffs, and furs. A novel feature i» that the heads of the animals arc retained on the muffs and furs, being cured in the skins. The articles are being exhibited, and have called forth very favourable comment. Albert Dorrh’.gton writes from London as follow::;—In the recent North which resulted in the loss to r? the Biuchcr, .Admiral - !;•'■> : er 1 of over aux'oty in attacking ike f ■■■■;:!; rs- bab\--k ; Hers. A vmfor battle that Cm Lug v cud A.~ C-ydliiz. Tf a ■ * r ■' ; r., r- a ; ]> •! t* ■v • ■ v • ■ , ... . ■ I ‘ - a ' = : : !

Temtoriala in this district are this day making their way to Levin where they are to go into camp tor two Weeks.

The annual general meeting of the Rangitikei Hunt will be held at the White' Hart Hotel, Marten, on Monday, April 19th at 2AO p.sh.

Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M., fined a man named Francis, 40/ for a breach of hii prohibition erder at Mangaweka.

©wing to the scarcity of wheat three Sydney flour mills have closed and a fourth is running short time. It is hoped the stoppage will prove to be temporary..

At Mangawteka, on Thursday, Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M., fined Thomas Wood, Donald Watkins, John Carr, Prank Gorringe, Guthrie Bros,, and Harold Rowlings, • for falling to keep down Californian Thistle.

Building operations In Gisborne for the year ended March. 31st total £IOO,892. In the last three years over £300,000 has been expended on buildings, Amongst the new buildings now decided on is a People ’a- Picture Palace costing £15,000, te the order of a local company just floated.

Alfred Thompson, at Maagaweka, was fined 20/ and costa for allowing sheep to remain in the railway yards without suffioijant food and water. He was also fined for failing to bury two dead sheep which had become a menace to public health.

In a very little while now the men of the Sixth Reinforcements will be called into camp at Trentham. It is i an interesting testimony to the satisfactory progress recruiting is .making in New Zealand that the members for the Seventh Contingent have already been obtained, and that th .oral for the Eighth i s almost obtaind. The following are the namles of the fifty New Zealand nurses who left Wellington for the front: . Bertha Nurse, Frances Prices, Fanny Speedy,Edna Pcngelly, Vida Mac Lean, F. V ason, Elizabeth Nixon, Isabella Scott, Kate Wight, May Chalmer, Annie Buckley, . Matilda Fricker, Carrie Young, Cora Anderson, Emma Harris, Louisa Bird, Kathlcten Davies, Emily Cuitios, Daphne Commons, Grace Caleb:-:’, Jean Cormack, Marie Wilkie, Janet Moor, .'can Dciads| .Christina Lowe,Many Mcßeth,Elizabeth Smailes, Mary Sutherland,Maud Mitchell,Sarah darkle, Emily Nutsey, Ina Bennett, Mabel Crook, Ethel Taylor, Isla Slewart. Florence Siddclls, Rose Fanning, Alicia Inglis, Eva Livesey, Edith Har- ; is. Theresa Butler, Ivy Foote, Margate 1 Samson, Alice Searsll, Christina Gibbon, Jane Miller, Kate Baraitt, Jean. Ingram, Agnes Williams', Lily Burke. Unworn is installing a conjilotc new •system . of electric automata} fire alarms. JPr many months the FL-c E-card has been coudderirg Ilia ndvisab.litv of Instill!i / such a svsrca!, and

j Taihaj.e, which was designed and manufactured by Mr. . 8 Bvrgis, Borough Electrical Engineer, a trial. It sent the superintendent and two c cher gentlemen o Tailiape, who reported favourable nn.mi, i. A few wwAs ago r,:.<, circuit, with four boxes —one near Jt. Mary A schoolroom, one ain Cumin u Street, one near St. Mary s ■ schoolioom, one near the hospital, and one and received a thorough trial by the superintendent, who reported to the Board on Monday hat it was quite successful, and recommended the Board A complete the system. I has been unanimously decided to complete the system throughout' the town, the work to be under the direction of he superintendent, will the chairman of ho Board. The New Plymouth members were very pleased with the test, am! said that Novr Plyu ruth would watch the system keenly. This system lias also been supplied to tk? ’A’-u-d;- ..it Buuiph Connell.

An .eld Native tchunga living at Wailii, beyond Waitara, had a dream other night, and as a consequence three carloads of Natives arrived at daylight a morning or two ago at Mr George Hoby’s farm at BcJ.l Block, and, proceeding straight to an old kanaka tree standi ag near the boundary lino bctwtion Mr Hobj'a and Mr Bish--01/3 farms, oonmenced to dig in the latter's land. About two feet below the surface they carac upon a stone, the object cf their search, which they Look possession cf and took back home with them, iogteber with other stones found on Mr Hoby’s land. Thera stones course, a history, and great • ;v; :n the Native’s byes. They are . .1.1 to bo charmed fish akrmv. Helen 1 / ago front rivers in A.tea da* idem Hie Native ; t d 1 r.f a; by am her !

Butter in Brisbane has advance*:! ; other. i s now 150/. Our Mataroa friends will bo pleased to hear that their schoolmistress, Mrs Kennedy, was able to leave her bed on Saturday last. Sortie of the Taihape eating-house keepers are taking steps to have their shops kept open an hour later each night.. , The severe frosts lately have begun to have an effect upon the young growth of grass, which will seriously interfere with the winter feed. The ball held in the Mataroa Hall on Easter Monday in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund resulted in the sum of £ls being handed over to the Belgian Relief authorities in Taihape

The annual general meeting of the Taihape branch of the Society for the -Promotion of the Health of Women and Children is to be held in the Town Hall Supper Room on Thursday, 15th inst., at 8 p.m~, when officers for the ensuing year will bo elected. A meeting of shareholders of the Otaihape Moat and Produce Company Ltd, will be held in the Town. Hall Supper Room, immediately following the Californian Thistle meeting. All farmers attending the thistle meeting are requested to stay for the company meeting. The erection of the hutments at Trentham eamp is to be proceeded with very shortly. The contract will be a large one. There are to be 84 men’s huts, each 140 ft by 23ft, to accommodate 3400 men, and 11 officers, huts, each having 10 cubicles. The huts are to have -walls and roof of wood covered with corrugated iron. The time allowed for the completion of the huts is six weeks from the date of the acceptance of the tender.

A Garden Party is to be hold or. Thursday next in the grounds at .Mr A. L. Arrowsmith. ; s residence ruder the auspices of the Society for the Promotion of Health of "Women and Children; ■ . The function, which will take place between the hours of *1.30 and 5 p.m., is in aid of a fund to provide infants’ clothing for the women and widows of British soldiers and sailors. Such a noble object deserves the utmost attention of our community towards making it a monster success.