LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 212, 20 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pheasants were plentiful last season in the Waimarino County, and quail were very numerous. The Waimarino Acclimatisation Society’s balance-sheet shows a surplus of assets over liabilities of £4ll 0/7.

Sawmill refuse.is said to be a serious menace to stocking Waimarino streams and rivers with trout. General Sir lan Hamilton cablse that General Bridges, the commander of the Australians, has been seriously wounded.

For winter’s amusements,suitable ap. parel is advertised by Collinson and Cunninghame, of Palmerston North. This firm will send patterns of their newest fabrics to any address on request. For ready-to-wears a visit is invited. See advt. on page 8.

The Waimarino Acclimatisation Society has had a successful year. The amount received for licenses was £289 16/-. Fishing licenses dropped £23 11/but game licenses returned an increase of £3O 11/-.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated 17th inst:— "Owing to congestion the London brokers have been obliged to cut out wool from the following ships in the present series of wool sales, viz., s.s. AngloBrazilian, s.s. Largo Law, s.s. Dalmore.

Mr. Roosevelt counsels prompt action on the part of America, He says the drowned women and babies arc an eloquent commentary on. President Wilson's theory that a policy of blood and iron can be met by a policy of milk and water.

The .German Embassy .i.H ton baa .notified ■•the papers in the iaiger cities of. the United States to discon-

tinue advertising warnings to Americans against, travelling across the Atlantic in steamships owned by belliger-

The " Charley 'a Aunt ” Company appears at the Town Hall to-night in the humorous play of that name.

A public meeting of mothers is announced for May 21st, at 8 p.m., to form a "Women's Club."

During the past season trout fishing has been good at Karloi, but the fish have been on the small side.

Deer are reported to be increasing in the Karioi district. A settler found it necessary to kill a hermit stag that persistently worried his cattle.

Warders Jordan, Banks, and Yoarbury, of the Waimarino Prison Camp, have-been appointed officers under the Animals ’ Protection Act.

According to a Melbourne cable, the State Cabinet discussed the earlier Closing of hotels. It is understood that it is intended to make the hotels close a* 10 instead of 11.30.

Th_e Prime Minister states that New Zealand must wait for a lead from the Imperial authorities respecting the demand that all enemy aliens in the country should be interned.

Mr. Winston Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty, has been away from the Admiralty for only a fortnight since the war began. He has just recently been across to Paris on important Admiralty business.

In a letter to the press the Mayor of New Plymouth suggests that, in order to encourage farmers to put in more crops, associations should be formed in towns for the purpose of guaranteeing a supply of labour at harvest time.

An income-tax payer in tlio Old Country, well known as tlie last to pay. and whose body was often seized, paid up in January of this year. In a covering letter he said that as he had two sons at the front the least he could do was to pay for their ammunition.

"I make shells during the week to fire at the Prussians, and shells on Sunday to fire at the devil," says the Rev. Stuart Robertson, of Glasgow, who has been accepted as an unskilled worker in Messrs. G. and T. Wetir’s ammunition factory. Mr, Robertson works from 6.30 a.m, until 5 at, night, and then conducts the evening service at his church.

Expressig his opinion of New Zealand, in his .quaint way to the president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Japanese Trade Commission that recently visited Auckland, stated that in its hills and long valleys and volcanoes, New Zealand very much resembled Japan, but, he concluded, "New Zealand is inhabited by sheepses and cowses, while Japan .is inhabited by peoples and children."

A proposal that was made at the Masonic Communication in Wellington that "the hat should; be passed round,” caused Mr. F. A. Peterkin, Wellington Provincial Grand Master, to send for his hat, a light grey belltopper, which has become part and parcel of his make-up this many years. The hat was passed round with many a joke, and when finally handed in it contained a sum of £44. Then someone suggested that " Peterkin’g tile” should be sold by auction, and the genial owner, nothing loath, w r as Ihe first to commence the sale. The end was that over £IOO was raised on the grey belltopper, which wms finally purchased by the Scinde Lodge, Napier, for £25.

Captain Edward McDonnell, a hero of the Maori war, who was 80 years of age on the 29th of last month, called at the Auckland Drill Hall last week wdth the object of giving in his name for the National Eeserve. The old veteran is still anxious to do wffiat he can for his King and country, and sets a noble example to the younger generation. Captain McDonnell was one of the bravest and most capable officers that saw service in the Maori war. He it was who acted as guide to Von Ternsky, when the latter made the memorable but fatal attack on To Ngutu-o-te-Manu, he famous Maori stronghold in Taranaki, and who was of great assistance in leading the remnant of forces through the bush at night after their disastrous experience.

lu their desire to render assistance to the brave Belgians, thousands of whom are now entirely destitute, innumerable charitable and other functions have been held in the Dominion to raise funds for these deserving people. Every gathering of this sort has helped to swell the funds, and now the people of the Raketapauma and Rangiwaea districts are going to hold a combined dance in the Rangiwaea Hall on Monday next, in aid of the Belgian people. Everyone is working to make it a great success and it is to b e hoped there will be a splendid attendance. Good music will be supplied and a really enjoyable evening is assured. The price of admission is 2/6 for gentlemen and 1/ for ladies, so therefore, a full hall would mean a substantial addition to the fund for th e Belgians.

What fate is in the word M It tells of parting, pain and sad regret afcfc'.sometimes-sobs the sound of friendship's knelt. ‘ ■-Fare well, if spelt .tray meana otherwise. Pare well with health, make strength secure, . Tk’Sc cheeks, ved lips and dancing