LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 249, 12 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. N. H. Cahill, representative of the New Zealand Home Bulders, Ltd., will be staying at the Gretna Hoter, Taihape, from July 15th to 20th.

Kum .Lee, of Blenheim, announces that he and his Chineso compatriots* have decided not to go near any hotel employing a German cook. Apparently, not even to solium cabbagee!

The Native Land Purchr.se Board re"ontiy paid out close on £.15G,000 to Hawke's Bay Maoris in connection with the purchase of Purahotangihifl, xnown as Kaiwaka station (2(5.000 acres), and Awaototara (15,000 acre.-;).

The Prime Minister states that no word had come to the New Zealand Government about the appearance of seven German submarines in the Dardanelles, or of any menace to safety of our troops or communicatins thorefroin.

Mr. William Beotham, of Masterton, who lived in the. Hutt district about 60 years ago, states that the site of tne Trcntham camp was formerly coyerec in black birch, and was a swamp. Trie subsoil renders drainage exceedingly difficult, and, in his opinion, it is a mistake to retain the camp at Trentnam.

"I am given to understand," said the Prim e Minister, in referring to the subject of the sugar supply, "that the price of sugar is £ls per ton in bond, or £2l duty paid. The London price is £27 10s per ton, and the price in New York is about the same. I think our bargain with the Colonial Sugar Company is a remarkably good one." Now is the time for looking to the replenishment of dairy herds, and no better opportunity offers than disclosed in an advertisement in another column. Mr. H. D. Bennett has one hundred sclectd prime dairy heifers, near to calving, to be disposed of in lots of two or more. Dairy-farmers, and those wanting a good, reliable milker, should make a point of seeing Mr. Bennett's stock.

A wire, to-day. states that a collision occurred on Thursday night, off Whangarei Heads, between the barque Hazel Craig and the scow Combine. The barque Avas towed to Opua and the scow was towed to Whangarei. When the collision occurred the barque was being towed by the steamer Waitangi. The scow was struck between the foremast and mainmast. A man from the scow climbed aboard the barque, stating that the Combine was badly damaged. The damage sustained by- the Hazel Craig proved light.

A newspaper in Petrograd states i that a conference of Austro-German representatives at Vienna to discuss territorial compensations being granted to Eouraanu. resulted in failure, the representatives being unable to reach tangible results. Thus again the diplomatic history of the Italo-Austro-Ger-man negotiations repeats itself. As iu the case of Italy, the Kaiser urged iho Emperor to give up his territory to keep Roumania out of the fight. Francis Joseph docs not see why he should be giving up all the time. But that's the penalty he has to pay for falling to the lure of the Hohenzollern —whic'i , ; s move than BonmanJa will do,

The Taihape "Women's "Working Out) have completed the first equipment for a hospital bed at Trenthara.

The general public is invited to attend a meeting of the Taihape Chamber of Commerce, whieh takes place in the Town Hall Supper Room to-night. A •»- port of the quarter's operations will be submitted. A meeting of the executive of fne Taihape Chamber of Commerce w;is held on Friday, when several matters of interest were discussed, including the Taihape-Napier road question. Owing to pressure on space, we are unable to publish a detailed report. During an interval at the stock sale on Thursday, the drawing of the raffle in connection with the Paraparaumu section of land, given tij> the Eaumati Land Syndicate for Carnival Queen purposes, took place. Tno ; winning ticket was No. 235, which bore: the name of G. Tattersall, of Otaki. , It is announced that Mr. A. C. Nu- j than, LL.B., son of Mr. Anthony Nath- > an, of this town, is commencing the 1 practice of his profession in Taihape. Mr. Nathan was educated at the Wanganui Collegiate School, going on from there to the Victoria University College, -where lie took the course in law. During the past two years he has been / with Mr. D. M. Findlay, the wellknown Wellington barrister. Mr. Nathan took his degree among last year's graduates.

Mr. G. E. Little has commenced tils patriotic sale and his window contains a fine display of overcoats, suits, ha»s, ties, boots and shooes to be disposed of during the sale. A donation of five per cent, of the proceeds of every casli purchase will be made to the Woundfi Soldiers' Fund by Mr. Little, so thai patrons not only have the knowledge that they are getting the best v ; ,lue for their mouej, but know also that they are indirectly helping the boys at the front.

A cinematographic film of great historic value has been prepared by the New Zealand Government's official photographers as a. record of the sending of troops to the seat of war. The film is of excellent quality. It records the training of the men at the Trentham camp, including both infantry and mounted infantry, and other features of the, camp. The marching of the troops through Wellington, the farewell at Newtown Park, and the embarkation of the Main Expeditionary Force are well pictured, and a section is devoted to the Maori Contingent. There is a line view of the departure of the first squadron, of transports, escorted by H.M.S. Minotaur and the big Ja panose cruiser Ibuki.