LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 11 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Government is asking the various committees which are collecting for the various patriotic funds .to have auditors appointed to audit the accounts. The Government, --ha Minister for Finance says, had no power to insist on this being done. It would be impossible for the Audid 1) payment to undertake this work, and the Minister said to a reporter that here was an opportunity for the members of the Society of Accountants to come forward and offer to “do their little bit.”

At Wanganui A. Hall, J. King, R. Harrison, and T. McLean, who pleaded not guilty, were committed for trial in connection wtih the recent anti-Ger-man riot !n which premises were damaged. The Savings Bank returns for first three weeks of May show an excess of deposits over withdrawals of £96,737. During the corresponding period of May. 1914, the excess deposits was £46,13£‘.

The Telegraph Office advises . that the Cable Company notifies that the New Zealand Military Headquarters being 'at Alexandria messages to their code address t should be addressed “Alexandria,” not “Cairo.”

Over 15,000 applications were received for sections of the Glenmark Estate, Christchurch, coming from about 1000 applicants. There are 25 sections, ranging from 11 to 897 acres. The date of the ballot has not been fixed.

Word wag received recently by Mr. T. Nolan, of Utjku, that his brother Bernard, of the Eighth Battalion, was wounded: at the Dardanelles; Mr. Bernard iSToIan ia weU-kiiown in- Bulls, bo; %g a son af- Mtv X, H. . late of tlu't town. '

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, David Frauds Daly, allegedly suf-

fering from delirium tremens, was charged with being in a state of helpless drunkenness, and w*as remanded for seven days’ medical treatment.

The Albion Football Club is hokPng a meeting on Saturday, June 12th, to consider handing over their surplus funds to some patriotic? purpose. 'Hie meeting wall be held in the Gretna Hotel, Taihape, at 1.30 to-morrow afternoon.

A peculiar feature of the Bay of Islands by-election is that the Opposition candidate (Mr. Menzies) polled tw r o votes less than the Opposition candidate (Dr. Eangihiroa) at the general election, while the Government candidate polled 808 votes less than the two Government candidates last December; but there were 806 less votes recorded.

The Taihape schoolgirls’ hockey team played a team representing the Ladies’ Club yesterday, the latter winning by one goal to nil. The teams were evenly matched but lack of combination robbed the game of its usual attractiveness. The schoolgirls, who played wfith more dash, will improve their play considerably by practising harder hitting by the backs, and by developing a habit of feeding the wings more.

A meeting of householders in the Taihape School District will be held at the School-house on Monday, June 21st, at S p.m., for the election of nine householders to form the School Committee of this district for the current year. This is a matter that vitally affects every parent, and a good attendance should be present at this annual meeting. dominations of householders as members of the committee will be received up till June 14th. Nominations may also be made at the meeting. Teams from the Taihape School go to Huntervillo to-morrow (Saturday) to play return matches of hockey and football. The following will be the players:—Football: Backs, V. Capill, D. Syme, R. McClure, W. Pine, J. Heise, J. McAuliffe; forwards: R. Crawford, J. Hay, C. Boyd, R, O‘Callaghan, G. Darvill, F. Donovan, F, Leahy, S. Boj*d, L. James. Hockey:—Girls: D. Bray, M. Beattie, P. Currie, E. Kilkolly, R. Treadwell, E. Wakeman, M. Siddlc, B. Hall, B. Hay, A. Campbell, J. Robinson.

St. Margaret’s Sunday School Winter Gathering was held last evening in the Parish Hall. The children numbered over one hundred, and a great many parents and friends were also present. It was essentially a children’s night and went with a hearty swing from first to last. A sumptious tea was provided, to which one need hardly say full justice wuis done. Games also were greatly enjoyed and a good programme of musical items and recitations were rendered by some of the children and were loudly applauded. Mr. Sherwin kindly lent a very fine gramophone. The popular records were greatly appreciated, especially Baden-Powell’s “Speech to Boy Scouts.” Great credit is due to all those who so willingly contributed and helped in making the gathering such a great success.