LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 222, 7 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hospital Ship Fund so far in the hands of the Internal Affairs Department, has now reached £21,830. Dr. McNab says that whatever leader was found ultimately to have a. majority, however small, there was no fear of another general election in Hew Zealand until peace is declared. A mass meeting of Colonial Sugar Company workers protested against th e importation of refined sugar, which would result in closing tjhe works and’ inflicting hardships on thousands of men. " i ; i vfv ‘ ;■ It is notified in another column that a meeting- wil be held in the Gynasium Hall, on Wednesday, 9th June, with a 1 view to* forming a ladies ’ class. All ladies interested are invbitod to attend,. At Invercargill Otto Frita Von Boon was acquitted on the charge of cattle, stealing. Louis Fosbender was found guilty on a charge of manslaughter and remanded for sentence. The .case arose out of . a collison between a motor-ear. driven by prisoner and a spring cart by which the driver of the. latter died. . Quick’s the, word when tackles it,-.;- A.few drops taken lnaq>, sugar,, • will soon relieve, f< NAZOL J ' is the surest cough /ellever i.n Key/ Zealand, Sixty ,for : V&

Mr Mahon stated that Sir George Reid would not be re-appointed to the High Commissionership after the expiration of his present term. An aged Maori at Taumarunui has begged to be allowed to go with the next native contingent, stating that he could be better spared than the younger men. An advertiser Avants a farm, in the Taihape District, capable of carrying 1000 or 1500 breeding eAves. Particulars ar e to be sent to “Farmer,” Post Office Box 41, Taihape. Washington reports that President Wilson has warned Mexico that unless her differences are settled Avith a view to achieving unity, America Avill be compelled to decide the means of helping Mexico to save herself. While some of the greatest minds in Britain are ad\ r ocating conscription, a i Greymouth paper butts in Avith the opin ion that “we think that the necessity has not yet arisen for such a drastic change.” The foregoing reminds us of the Wairarapa paper, which, a few years ago, solemnly' ‘‘w-arned the Czar for the last time” regarding Russia’s conduct in international affairs. ‘ There was an interesting story attached to a motor-car sold by Mr. Jas. Dykes in Wellington last Thursday (says the Post). It Avas included in;the sale of an extraordinary accumulation of unclaimed goods. The vehicle was described as an American six-cylinder racing car, of 90 h.p,, and was said to havp been left behind by' an American millionaire, who was too tired to bother about shipping it back to the States. He just'left it on the wharf. The ear realised £360. It had probably' cost £I7OO. * : In an interview at Rotorua last night the Hon. Mr. Rhodes, Postmaster-Gene ral stated that in order to provide the Department’s facilities for settlers residing beyond easy distance of a Post Office, it w r as proposed that drivers of mail vehicles on certain selected; mail ■delivery routes,.-in addition to the delivery of mail matter into and collection of mail matter-from, rural boxes shall undertake at all stopping places the sale of stamps, issue of postal notes, registration of postal packet s, and receipt from, the public of : telegrams, . ■ .. -v:, : ,U : ’ At the Methodist Church last;; night the Rev. Lister. Minifie delivered a very interesting discourse ihtitled 1 ‘ Why a Christian Nation Goes to War,” in which h e endeavoured to show that although Christian-men. were. fightlng each other at the present time that did not prevent them from: being Christians; In the Old Testament, and,' the NeAV, "Christians were behoved not to kill' earft other, but at the present, day the Christian Press and Christian preachers were: doirig : everything to stimulate' yeernftmg: • Had Christianity .run riot or was there a feasible.; explanation? What- would Christ have done if he had- witnessed such atrocities as rhad been committed? He felt that our i Lord would have' exerted, his influence '.to still the enemy’, in-the' same Avay as | he had turned, the commercial men out .of his temple when he found them buy* ! ing and selling;. If they had not been a Christian nation'they would have not ;• regarded a ‘‘Scrap of,Paper”, as of ’Such value, and' for a nation to; ignore ■ it) meant that"it had lost its soul, which' 1 was" indeed' a dreadful thing. It had been stated' that if the Socialists had been stronger this* war would not have occurred, but lie would say .if this church had' been stronger there AA’ould have been no war. He appealed to them to take church’; as< their King and thus help to, strengthen; the hold of the ■ church. A special- Glfurofis Parade Service Avas | held at St; Margaret’s Church of England yesterday- morning, when a good congregation- was present, including members of tile Railway National Reserve and 1 Railway Engineers. Tha Rev, W:,F; Stent officiated. During the course of’the'service the ceremony efr-unveiling-a-Rolf of Honour Board was performed] when the congregation tojic and sang- the- National Anthem:- The Rev Stenf delivered a very interesting, sermon; taking for his text the ,14th chapter- of' St. Mark, verse Th-20. an«. in his- remarks the preacher laid stress upon the necessity for being prepared. I The'present crisis had ■shoArmtliat Eng* hind’ had not been prepared? but another- nation had borne the brunt, of thewar while the British Empire had gathered her armies together. And. j this applied to the 'Church also.; It was. not just to belittle those who took an. active part in keeping the Church alive,, for they w ere koltlihg the enemy back while others were being prepare®.-. If the Church.‘was allowed to go, back, sia, evil, and. the devil Avould soon run riot. They had a. ceremony to,; perform that morning m unveiling a ‘tßoll or* Honour” containing the names of many whev had left here to, fight for the Empire. To these men all honour was due, far they wore fighting a just cause: thejr were fighting for our Empire. The -names on the roll are as fol-lowi:-/P. W. Clarkson, E, J. S. Somei*. viKe, /A. C. Aldridge, A. T. Bason, ’p. Borjing, W. R, Bennett, W. Borridge f y ; Chrkhili, Ford, *H. G. 'Oarratt, L, iCngpcn, G. Tngpon, P. J; McDouLicl, •S. i.T.'Roid, T. E. Shute, E. R, Bpr jo nor, J. htodart, J.-D. Stodart, ;H. hi, Tangier 's2' Tuukoi’.'. ' The'’follow ing rfamcs jave .also.. to. W, G ,1 S. Wilson) A, J, ,' ,y''

A Montreal Hebrew desired to heip the enemies o. Russia. He supplied Austrian reservists with tickets and money to enable f hern to go back to their colours, and in'6l- ruc t ec l them to swear that they were Bulgarians. He has fourteen charges of high treason to ans Aver for, and the pen alty for each Is death. If he is convicted .It.will bother the authorities to find fom’teen varieties of executions. Speaking at a patriotic .meeting at Woodville Dr. McNab touched on 1111? causes that had led to this war. The seizing of Schleswig-Holstein, with England looking on; Austria in ISSd, brought to the dust, England still look j ing on; France oh her knees in IS7O, England still an onlooker, though each time Germany rose Avith added power until finally' from a large army* of a powerful nation, her fighting capacity'had become that of a powerful nation armed. What the ultimate result Avould have been, had Sir E. Grey’s conditions re maintenance of Belgian neutrality been carried out, all could.see. A moA’ement is on foot to get the Government to construct a railway' from Rotorua to Taupo, via Waiotaph, (says' the Auckland Star), With this object in view' a petition is being free ly signed by European and Maori and European landowners in Taupo, Waio tapu, Murapara, Rotorua, and adjacent districts. Those who sign, both Maori and Europeans, offer to have their land rated at Is per acre, say a total of £100,000) as a contribution towards the cost of constructing the railway. It is claimed that the twenty miles of line wall benefit about 2,000,000 acres of land. The petitioners are walling that' the Government should settle the boundaries- of the suggested rating area.. There is a pretty custom in the 46th Regiment of’ French Infantry'. In this famous regiment served ‘ ‘ The First • Grenadier-of’France,” known as ‘‘La Tour d’Auvergne, ” whose .name is always read first at roll call and ahsAvered by an officer; who replies; ‘‘Dead On the Field of ’ Honour; ” Now the 46th has another hero; Monsieur Collignon formerly C6uncill.br of State and Secre-tary-General tb'the' Republic, * joined the 46th at the'beginning of the Avar, Would not be' ah'officer; but '..'preferred to serve as a private-soldier. On March16th last' at" Yrmquois) Private; Collignon went' out*: under* a hail of shell fire to aid'a wounded* comrade —and was killed. To perpetuate' hfs memory, Collignon has been given equal honour with the’First‘Grenadier. His name is always to b’o ■called 1 on parade and to bo ansAveredi' ‘ { Dead" on the Field of Hon our. ” • The Manawath Pbultry Association Championship Show wMeh-is held In connection with-the' National DairyShow is expected' 1 tO‘be* ® record this year. The Championship's allocated by* the North' Island 1 Poultry Pigeon and Canary Association tlifs; year are for Wyandottes;.-.. The’ N’,Z< .. .Wyandotte Club’s Championships’ are* also 1 to- be competed for.”. There 1 are' four Challenge. Shieldarianthis- eompofition and Wyandotte • fanciers • arm busy working j up their bicdS'fbrthe- Show., The list! of specials spread’thrmighoufr the various breedasia-ya," lengtfiiy: one,.covering also Hfrlityvbreeds,'.Pigeons-: assd Canaries. The Winter-Slio'w Cbnmmttee ; s putting an- addition 25 : feeft o-n ij iebuilding ■ which’ will greatly* impro vtthe accommodation now availaf ,ie. Schedules-may be had’from Mr. W . T. Penny, S&eret&ry/ Baa &5).' IPatmor ,-ston North’..