LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 233, 25 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The attention of readers is directed to a large drapery sale advertised on page 7 of this issue. Mr. Arthur Standish, aged 77, a very old settler, died at New Plymouth yesterday. He was the first Mayor of New Plymouth, and a member of the old Provincial Council, and the occupant of many important public positions.

At the Tui Street Mart to-morrow (Saturday), Mr. W. McLennan will sell the high-class furniture of Mr. R. .1. Bird, who is leaving for the front. The list comprises many useful pieces of furniture, all of a high-grade order, and also a number of pictures. Pat: “Arc you looking for German spies?" "Yes,” said the policeman, taking from under his cape his notebook and pencil. “Then go to the Hotel de Blanc and arrest the proprietor; he’s put up at least two concrete beds there. I know, because m f wife and I slept in. ’em last night," The Terex Photo Studio proprietor is advertising a patriotic offer in this issue. Football matches, tennis, golf, or any function which is being held to raise money ofr patriotic purposes will be photographed anl half the money from sales of the pictures will be donated to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund.

Taihape is well represented In tlie poultry section at the Palmerston Show. Local .exhibitors include the Rev. W. F. Stent, and Messrs. B. A. Fraser, J. McKenzie, Eeg. Field, J. R. Cunninghame, and W. Mathie. The judging w r as not completed yesterday, so we are unable to give a list of the local prize-winners. During one of his public speeches, Mr. Lloyd George once asked the question, “What do our opponents ,really want?" “I know what I want,” chimed in a member of the audience in a husky voice that told its own tale, “I want a change of Government.” “No, you don’t,” answered Mr. Lloyd George in a flash, “what you want is a change of drinks.” Says a London correspondent: ! Our moralists have been bemoaning the ungodliness of football matches whilst Flanders is being stained with British blood. The great Harwood Congregaton Football Club won the final tie for the Blackburn Sunday School League on a recent Saturday, then marched to a recruiting depot and enlisted to a man in the Royal Field Artillery. An Irish lady who recently returned from Belgium writes:; —“The Germans are tryng to get all the young men of | military age to sign a document in 1 which they promise not to take up j arms in defence of their country when the Allies come back through Belgium. I At first the men protested vigorously. ! In some of the villages they even over- j came the officials, but now, remember- j ing Germany’s own outraged treaty, j they do so quite voluntarily. ‘ A mere scrap of paper,’ they say, taking up their pens. ‘Oh, certainly; where do I sign'?’ Which makes the officials awfully wild, because, of course, they can’t retort about the sanctity of written promises. Awfully 'cute of them, I think.’ ’ Peyton's for overcoats. New shipment just landed. The quality and ,prices will please you, , - Peyton’s tor ovceaajafs.- , A good selection, latest style «nd the quality and right. , ♦ •. Neglected chills.doctors *Vhlllfk Let “NASpiP’ ■ yea'; right. celled .-for rcHeViss thids &5, - ftSft/Woieldsi 'tr6u&oap' ; ‘' TSSlif. • to talcs and most offictieieng. ■: ■ '

A cable states that the Czar has gone to the front.

It has been arranged that the annual conference of delegates of various acclimatisation societies of New Zealand be held towards the end of the month.

Mr W. McLennan has been instructed by the liquidators in the estate of Mr. Arch. Crawford to sell a horse, rrap, and complete harness in first-class condition. Anyone wanting a turnout or the kind will find it to their advantage to be present at the Tui Street Mart on Saturday, June 26th, not later than 2 p.m. Mr. McLennan will also offer a consignment of fruit, pumpkins, potatoes, etc.

A meeting of the genral commsfteo of the Taihape Carnival is to Ip-held in the supper room of the Towfri Hall to-night, at 8 p.m. Several matters of vital interest to the success of the Carnival will come under discussion. As it is the ardent wish of every resident of Taihape that this function be crowned with success, it is incumbent upon every member of the committee to be present.

As the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has received letters from kindred bodies throughout the Dominion favouring the proposal to hold a conference this year, the sub-committee of the Chamber has fixed August 4th, sth, and 6th next as the dates for the conference. Resolutions and remits must be received in Wellington by July 17th next, as the subjects for discussion must be circularised at least a fortnight before the conference begins. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Cecil Herbert Ward was charged with stealing one bottle containing ten shillings in mixed coin, the property of Nellie Matilda Kirkpatrick, of Taihape. The offence was committed yesterday, and . at the Court this morning accused pleaded guilty. He was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Ward agreed to a prohibition order being Issued against him.

It is very gratifying to the local Plunket Nurse Society and its numerous friends and supporters in this district to learn that the good work done by the Society throughout the Dominion has received praise from the King and Queen. Royalty has recognised the philanthrophic nature of the Society and its beneficial effects by giving it Royal recognition. The Society will in future be known as the Royal Plunket Nurse Society of New Zealand.

Taihape poultry enthusiasts had a good innings at Palmerston Show. Mr. B. A. Fraser was the most successful of local competitors, securing four firsts, a special for best Orpington her or puilet in the Show, two thirds, and a v.hc. with eight entries —all in the black Orpington classes. Mr. Jas. McKenzie secured a first award for Leghorn utility hen, and Mr. W. Mathle obtained one first, two thirds, and two v.h.c.’s with his white Wyandottes. Mr. Reg. Field- was awarded three firsts in the white Wyandotte classes, and the Rev. Stent secured one second and a v.h.c. award for Orpingtons, and a h.c. card for a Leghorn hen exhibit.

Drastic steps have been taken by the authorities against the Germans in Singapore since the recent rising. It transpired that several of the interned Germans escaped from the concentration camp at Singapore, and took part in the rising, the offenders including a lieutenant and several naval men. Fortunately, the outbreak was nipped in the bud, but subsequent investigations showed that the Germans in Singapore were a serious menace to the “Gates of the East.” The authorities acted promptly in the matter, and orders were issued that all German residents at Singapore be deported. These orders were quietly carried out by the authorities, and Singapore is now de-. dared to be free of Germans.

Peyton’s for overcoats. Special line, generally 42/ , now selling 29/6.

CONNOISEURS, when referring to the merits of “Tiki” Stout, say, “It*s as good as English Stout.” Try it