LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 209, 17 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A cable to-day says King Constantino, of Greece, is recovering from his illness.

Th e Native Land Court will sit at Wanganui on Tuesday, May 25, when a lajrge volume of business will be dealth with.

A Maori woman named Rangitukuru Kingi committed suicide at Otorohanga on Tuesday night by shooting herself with a shot gun. Her husband was away. Th e reason for the act is not known.

Week-end cable telegram s sent direct to wounded soldiers of the expeditionary force may be addressed to Egypt. Full address must be supplied and message s must be routed via East, ern.

The Saturday half-holiday in Wellington commences on sth June. The Labour Department has informed grocers that if they decide to close on the 3rd June, the King's Birthday, they can keep open on Saturday, making that the late night fofr* the week.

An important judgment has been given by Mr S. E. McCarthy at the recent sittings of the Dannevirke Magistrate's Court. The prinncipal point of decision is that where a valuer includes in a valuation articles he has no authority to value the Couirt will not recognise the valuation.

At the Wellington Magistrate's Court Barclay Hector pleaded guilty to three charges of fraudulent conversion of moneys totalling £837'12s 2d, received by him on account of the Senate of the University, of which he was till lately registrar. He was remanded for sentence.

The Prime Minister states that ther e was now less ground for anxiety as to a shortage of butter for local needs. There alr e 55,000 boxes of butter in stor e to-day, and the factories are still working, although on a reduced scale, owing tb the shortage of milk. He repeated his prveious statement that all export would cease if there was any increase in the retail pfc'ice. i At the Wellington Supreme Court, ion Saturday, Henry Morgan, dyer, Charged with indJecent assault, was sentenced to four years' reformative treatment. William Jones, on a similar charge, received five years. James Andrews was convicted on a charge of receiving goods, stolen from a mail bag on the Corinthic, and sentenced to 18 months. Arthur George Young, for 'arson, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.

. "A man has no right to strike another if he can get away. He has only to resort to forc e when he cannot get away. That is our law/' This was the pronouncement made, during tjhe hearing of an assault case in the Wellington Supreme Court by His Honor the Chief Justice (Sir Robeirt Stout), who added that the law was very precise on this matter, and was set out in sections 71 and 74 of the Criminal Code.

According to a writer in the War Budget it would cost the Queen Elizabeth, Britain's new super-Dreadnought which is working havoc among the forts of Dardanelles, a quarter of a million sterling if she was to fight all her guns to the full capacity for one hour. The famous Lion, flagship of Admiral Beatty, used up about £75 worth of cordite and shell every time she empted one of her 13.5 guns at the Blucher.

A story i s told of a German soldier was sent to draw rations for his I company, and somehow managed to get hold of the wine which is -red, losing his bearirfgs completely, anil some English soldiers were surprised to see him pusjhing a wheelbarrow towards thejr trench, whilst it was also clear that he was well "oiled," He came gaily on singing as though he had not a care in the world. He was received with lopen anfi when his mistake came home to him he accepted the situation in the best of "spirits."

I Humorous incidents help to brighiten camp life in Egypt, writes a troop- | er, recently a pair of engineers, who ;had over-stayed their leave in Cairo one night, were caught by the division, al police and in consequence spent the night at the Citadel as prisoners. Since then one of them has received a commission and the other day the sapper came before him for the same offence. "And what have you to say for yourself," said the young officer to his erstwhile comrade, with a twinkle in his eye. "Well, I forgot the time," replied the defaulter, "and-t-and— well, you know how these thing s occur, sir."

It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good (rema(rk s the Grey Star) While the sea is busy reducing Cobden beach, endangering residence sites in the vicinity, the scouring has uncovered a certain amount of latent treasure in the way of gold-bearing black sand A few beach-combers of late have been studying the tides, enabling them between tides to remove sand of sufficient richness to ,earn a, decent Hveli*Qod. Two boy« are reported to hate made, 15s eacjb, before went: to r achool one morning The ol#fashioned cradle, pump, and boxes *r e HMd for dealing witfc the washdlrt, but as there is not a very great quantity there is no need f*>»* a rn^h.

The South Express was an hour and five minutes late in leaving Taihape thi s morning. Tjhe- delay occurred some distance north of Taumarunui.

Mr Abel Johnson Foss, eldest son of Mrs Foss, of Ngawaka, died at his mother's residence yesterday, after a long and painful illness. The lat e Mr Foss was 49 years of age and single. His quiet unassuming! nature made him well liked and respected by those who knew him.

To-mor)row week, the 25th inst., Mr H. Bailey, of the Town Hall Pictures, will give a benefit to the Returned Soldiers' Relief Fund, when absolutely all prcoeeds will go to the fund. Mr Bailey will be glad if the picture screening is varied by vocal and instrumental items, and he will be pleased to hear from anyone willing to contribute an item. As this is for a good cause it is earnestly hoped that our local pdrformers will come forward.