LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 251, 14 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The next European and American mail to reach New Zealand will come by the Moana, which is,due at Wellington to-morrow from San Francisco. “I am quite satisfied that motorists in the Dominion are not paying sufficient towards the cost of the roads.”— Mr. G. B. Bullock, at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Automobile Union, It was urged by Dr.' Sprott, at the Wellington Anglican Synod, that Wednesday, August 4, the anniversary of the declaration of war, should be sot aside for universal prayer throughout the diocese. He hoped the clergy would give effect to the suggestion. As an outcome of,the efforts of the Salvation Army on behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers of New Zealand, officers, raised £900.j - The money has been forwarded to London, Malta, and the Army’s-chaplin travelling,with the sick and wounded between ■ the .different ports,., |,, .... - Arrangements 'are; rapidly nearing completion for the installation; of the whole of the Auckland Ci.ty Markets on the Customs Street West site. On traders and market habitues this will confer enormous ’advantages, It concentrates tho whole of the markets of the City on this most suitable site, the area cf which .is nearly three acres, possessing three fronages, Mr. Fred Tucker, of Ashburton, who is with General Botha’s forces in their arduous, but successful campaign in German South-West Africa, writes as I follows from Usakos to hie father: “These burghers, of whom I am now one, trek like the very devil.” Ho mentions that at the beginning of the trek he weighed 14st 101 b, but ,at the time of writing, in May, he was down to 12st lib, and was “very fit.”

The Prime Minister was asked on Saturday for a definite statement as to the reason for so suddenly shifting the military camp. It was pointed out that the public desired the information, and Mr. Massey replied: “The medical authorities told us that the complaint from which a number of the men were suffering at Trentham was infectious, and there was no probability of being able to cope with it unless the men were shifted at onee.”

The supply of knitting needles having become exhausted in Auckland, on accunt of the “knitting craze,” the furniture makers were prevailed upon to try and manufacture something that would meet the position, and the idea proved to be a good one, for now there are seres of apprentices in the city turning out wooden knitting needles as hard as they can go.

The date of the drawing for the fiveseater motor-car will take place at Levin on the 21st inst., and not on the 16th.

Lieutenant Sydney Cook, aon of Mr. Joseph Cook, recently met his bride (formerly Miss Elsie Sheppard), while in hospital at Alexandria. Lieutenant Cook married Nurse Sheppard a few days before he left for the front, and Mrs. Cook, who was a nurse in Prince Alfred Hospital, left Sydney for England. The Kyarra, however, landed the nurses in Egypt, where Mrs. Cook resumed her* nursing duties. Lieutenant Cook, wounded, was in bed in hospital at Alexandria, when, to his amazement and delight, he saw his wifi' walking down the centre cf 4he ward. He put up hi? hand and called her by nOßic. The ws-tc. r* n itn *l pefrted.

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Tenders for the Borough scavengering closes with the Town Clerk tomorrow, Thursday, at 4 p.m. Prospective tenderers should see advertisement in another column.

In a sawmilling district not far from Auckland a Maori was asked to act as master of ceremonies for a local dance. Bcingt unconversant with the procedure he decided to write to a pakeha friend for advice. This is what he wrote: — “Dear Siry—Please kindle give me the ider of useing a dance I want to know the m.c. Send for lanceras and squire dance first quadrilel. Please send at onee. Remain yours faithfully.” Acting upon, information that a movement is afoot in London to initiate meetings to bo held throughout the Empire on August 4, the anniversary of the war, recording an inflexible determination to continue the struggle victoriously till the end of the war, Whangarci Borough Council has decided to call a public meeting on the date in question.

In connection with the arrival of the Willochra, to-morrow, bringing home disabled soldiers, arrangements have been made for the issue of second class return tickets, on all New Zealand railways, available for thre e months, to mother and fathek, or if no parents, to the next of kin of any soldier that is returning. Should there be anyone in this locality wishing to avail themselves of this concession, they may leav e hero by this night’s express.

The cinematograph machine is playing an important part in the formation of the Government records of the working of training camps in New Zealand. An official photographer has been appointed, and films are being taken of the camps and of the various forces leaving the Dominion. By this means the camps can be examined and an idea obtained from the pictures of the methods of formation and the routine working of each unit.

Mr Edward Branscombe’s English Costume Comedy Co., “The Dandies,” appeared at the Taihape Town Hall last night, and were greeted with a Tull house. A splendid programme was given, and the reappearance of many well-known singers was welcomed with loud applause. Th e various artists received many encores,and it was considerably past ten o’clock before the programme was finished. The company my rest assured ,of a good hearing on any future occasion.

The concert and danc© to be held in St. Margaret’s Parish Hall to-night promises to be enjoyable, and indications point to a good attendance. Admission is by a gift of any kind, and these articles will be sold at the Winter Show. Th e programme for the concert contains the names of many good singers and the tableaux at the commencement of the programme, if a reheasal is any criterion, should be one of the best yet shown in Taihape. The procession' from the rear of the hall will be very effective, and a characterisation of distressed Belgium is very well carried out. A dance will be held at the conclusion of the concert.

The following resolution was passed by, the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Locomotive Enginedrivers’, Firemen, and Cleaners’ Association:— “That this meeting of the Auckland branch of the Enginedrivers’, Firemen, and Cleaners’ Association suggest to the Prime Minister that he introduce legislation during this session to effectively prohibit the export of necessaries which have risen to an exorbitant price, and to make it illegal for any firm or combine to hold stocks for the purpose of undue exploitation, such firms being compelled to register all stocks, and failure to do so being dealt with by confiscation of such stocks held. ’ ’