LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 217, 31 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A sheep dog trial association lias been formed In Taumarunui —an excellent move.

Mr Massey will make an announcement shortly with regard to dealing with enemy subjects. Tinsley, the sinalman involved in the Quinton Hill railway disaster, in England, has been arrested. —Press Association.

Mr H. C. Groun, of Marton Junction, has adopted a novel method of getting in his accounts. He is giving five per cent, of all accounts paid within the month to the Belgian Relief Fund.

At the Onewhero murder trial Reals pleaded not guilty. The Superintendent of the Mental Hospital said, Kealls is leg'ally sane, but his appreciation of wrong is not so acute as that of a sane man. The Owhango settlers have determined. to resurrect and revitalise the old-time Owhango Settlers 4 Association. The continuance of good work it was wont to accomplish is being very much missed.

Don't go, home to-night without. “NAZOL” —that wonderful remedy for coughs, and colds. Thousands praise it—so will you. 3/6 buys ’6s doses.

Tho. Hoard of Agriculture-^as :: d®’ cided to the Minister, to make cohto S™us mammitis in cows a notifiable die ease under the Stock Act Young New’ Zealanders hare gone to fight for land i’n Europe. We can offer land for fifteen thousand more in the King Europe*. Then be patriotic and become a pro ducer.

Mr W. McLennan , auctioneer of Tlaihape, has kindly gh ’en his service to auction produce, stock -, etc., in connection with the forthcoming Fete, to be held at Ruahine on tihe 3rd June, King's Birthday, •

A most scuceasful school concert was hied in Otunul, the n et proceeds devoted to th e fund for th*e relief of being over £lO, jbaU of whk'h will bo distressed Belgians, and tho a ther half to the equipment of our hospf.tal ship.

An effort is being made at O whango to induce the Government to t'rect a suitable Post Office- Owhango it < fast becoming, the centre of an impo.rtant district, and a Post Office there ha s bo come a preaing neff.

Saturday evenings at Owhango are being set apart for holding a sort of Parliament. Residents have formed a debating society and pleasant and pro* Stable- Saturdays evenings are the result-

It is suggested that one of tho first things to claim the attention of the Settlers ’ Association at Owhango is the need for metalling the Owhango-Hiki-mutu road. This work should indeed be a boon to many settlers.

Constable Squires- and G. Wilson made a thorough search yesterday for the missing man, William Cults,, in the Turakin(a Valley, but failed to find any trace of Bfnr It is probable that a search party will go but tomorrow. '

Th e Australasian mounted troops offered to take part in’ the Dardanelles : operations in the trenches, and their 'offer was accepted, a 1 percentage being I left in Egypt to look' after the horses. (The troopers’ presence in Turkey is 'now an established- fhet. •j

The Datmevirke News mentions a monster tcirnip grown by Mr R , C. Clark, of !Mangator.o, which is 48in. in circumference and 371 b in weight The Teleifraphic Qffice advises that deferred tel’egrams from or to Italy or in transit over Italian lines, are no longer

The Mammui Ladies’ Patriotic League have now decided to hold their Sock Social on Friday, June 4th, instead of on Wednesday, June 2nd, as was previously arranged. The object of the social is tet provide funds for the purchase of Socks for our boys-at the front, a nd a big house is expected. Visitors w3.1l be made very welcome...

It is scmi-officaally confirmed that the Tsar has conferred the Cross of St George upcm- a girl warrioor named Tichinena for conspicuous bravery. The gil'l was wounded three times while fighting? la- the trenches as an ordinary soldier. Tichinena; wsjpi a schoolgirl ateKtelt when the war broke out. U He’

"All those- young men who dob not want German, culture poked down their throats, with a bayonet come right up here to the penitent- form and enlists This, according to the Matataura: Ensign, was Mr D. McDougall’s forcible way of putting the matter at the- recruiting rally, held in Gore. ■ ; ’ .."

The party- of railway men from Talhape wjjo were given a farewell on Friday- evening, prior to their departure for Trentham, to join the Expeditionary Force, left for camp, by the 6.5 train on Saturday morning. Many of their friends were present on the station to see them off and bid them farewell. ' ; r

The public accounts for the year ended Marh 31 show that the revenue was £12,443,525, an increase of £2J9 187, over previous year. Customs showed a decrease of about £300,000, income tax £14,000, marine £13,000, all other departments showing Increas. es, postal about £IOO,OOO, and railways .about £BO,OOO. , .

At a meeting of the Patriotic Funds Committee at Feilding, Mr. ohn Cobbe said Mr. C. E. Levien had requested him to mention the case of those men who had volunteered and had not been acepted. It was suggested that the Defence authorities should issue crtiiicates to those men, so they could show in lat er years it was not their fault that they had not gone on a'etive service, —It was decided to support the suggestion, and lay it before the Defence authorities.

In all sections of trade the wholesale houses report a continued steady demand for practically all lines of goods. “The difficulty in getting further supplies is still the great trouble,” says the Trade Review. “Shortage of freight space, congestion in the Home docks, and trouble with railway carriage in England, combine to cause considerable difficulty in getting supplies forward. This appears likely to cor., tlnue at present, and in a few months it seems probable that we shall he 'faced with a serious shortage of many goods. There is also, of cour? the cutting off Of supplies from •countries engaged, in war.”

For Influenza take Wo o ds’ Great Peppermint Cure. fails. JB#. ~~

Late visitors to ■Wellington at pro* sent express themselves glad to get home to th 0 country again- They

allege that there are so many funds and so many collecting for the funds that people are held up at every cor* ner for coin of the realm. So they become refugees as quickly as possible.

We understand that Mr H. J. Murrell who for some years has been at the office of Messrs Arrowsmith and Loughman, ;has enlisted for the front. Mr Murrell has always been most popular and courteous and his many friends will watch his movements from time to time with the greatest interest.

The rainfall for the past few days has been very welcome to the farmers and th e following are t|he number of points that, have fallen, and which we procured per favour of Mr Fannin, of Papakar Road: Wednesday 50 h points, Thursday 5 points, Friday 43 points, Saturday 42’ points, Sunday 32, This brings the total rainfall to 9 a.m. this morning to 1723 points. A pleasant function took place at the home of Mrs' K-npx on Saturday evening, whe® a gathering: of fellow boarders assembled to bid farewell to Miss M.' Dillon prior to her departure to Waipukursu and to make her a small presenthtbn. This pleasurable duty was assigned' toMrs Knox who voic ed Miss Dillon and'on behalf of the boarders-presented' Her with a nice hand-bag and wished lier all health and happiness. Miss Dillon personally responded* and thanked her friends for their thoughtfulness. Several musical items - were contributed, and the evening closed with the singing of "Auld Lang'Syne."