LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 207, 12 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr W. Kinkade, who has been on a visit to Australia, has just returned to Taihape.

The Matron of the Hospital desires to gratefully acknowledge receipt of a bag of potatoes from residents at Bennett’s Siding.

We understand that Mr T. W. Williams, of Mataroa, has signed his nomination paper for the extraordinary vacancy on the Upper Wangaehu Road Board, 5

The popular forerunner of the "Charley’s Aunt Comedy Company” is in Taihape today making arrangements for the appearnce of the cute old lady at the Taihape Town Hall on Thursday week. May 20tjh.

, Members of the Huia Football Club ar e notified by advertisement that the annual meeting will be held in the Gretna Hotel on Saturday night, May 15th,

A Press Association message an : nounces the death of Mrs. Carrigan, of New Plymouth, who came out with her father, F, A. Carrigan, in the barque Broughan, arriving on February 11th, 1841.

■ The Telephone Exchange advises that when ringing for persons at any office, other than Taihape, subscribers should ask for 4 ‘TOLL.’ S Then state requirements and also give "‘own number.

It Is officially announced that Private George Wilson Niven, son of Mr. John Niven, of Mataroa Eoad, Taihape, has been wounded at the Dardanelles. Mr. Niven will have the deepest sympathy of Taihapc residents in his son’s misfortune.

New Zealand has its Roman matron, says a London paper. A young student from New Zealand, who has just completed his course of study in England, w T as in some doubt as to w'hether he should join the .colours. He had thought of writing home on the point, not from any hesitancy on his part to service in the but because he wondered whether his mother would wish to see him after his two years’ absence. A cablegram from his mother solved his difficulty, "If you fail to join the colours, " ran the message, "don’t trouble to <;ome home." And he gladly enlisted.

The time will soon arrive when a New Zealander’s invention will enable the operator of a typewriter in tne Wellington Post Office to actuate in Christchurch, Auckland, or any other ( distant city, a machine which will turn i out a type-written copy of the message I without further human attention. This J invention, by Mr. D. Murray, formerly a journalist engaged in Auckland, has been adopted by the British Post Office and the Western Union and Western Electric Telegraph Companies of America for use between points whore heavy traffic has to be handled. A set of Murray,, quadruple printing apparatus has been ordered for Auckland, and one for Christchurch. Two similar sets have been ordered for Wellington, one to work Auckland and the other to work Christchurch. They are expected to be completed in London ready Udispatch to New Zealand about tlie middle of July, and would have beer, ready earlier but for a delay due to the war.