LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 5 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The collections yesterday afternoon at the public Meeting amounted to £67 3/, and at the service, at, nliht to £63 iO/. It is anticipated that if the; National Cabinet is formed Mr. Allen will re.-, main Minister for 13cfcn.ce, and that Sir Joseph Ward will become Minister for Finance.

During the year, 1914 the investments, on the totalisator at race meetings throughout New Zealand totalled £.1,188,574.

A professional deerstalker has been engaged by the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society to go through the Hawke’s Bay herds ion a we'cdihg-out tour.

Prime Nelson Apples, delivered free to the Thihape railway station arc advertised by a loading Nelson fruit farmer. , The dairy factories in the Wairarapa and Forty-Mile,Bush districts will, it is expected, open earlier this season than in former years.

Since thei war began Germany has added six battleships to its complement. If the war holds out long enough, Germany may have to enlarge the Kiel Canal—New York Morning Telegraph, (if.. vtiiA .

A son of the late Ira I). Sankey, evangelist and hymn-writer, is being, sued by his wife for divorce and alimony. She alleges habitual intemperance, intolerable cruelty, and desertion, also that Sankey is worth over £IO,OOO. It was stated at a recent meeting of the Waitotara County Council that the native rates outstanding to the county for the last two years amount to nearly £9OO. It was decided to register Hens against the lands wherever possible.

In this issue Mr. W. McLennan advertises that he has been instructed by Mr. J. R, Cuaninghamc to sell highclass, handsome bedroom and diningroom furniture; the latter expensively upholstered in real buffalo leather. Also, on behalf of other interests, a quantity of very valuable and desirable household goods.

Much regret was expressed at a meeting of the Yorkshire Dialect Society that education is steadily banishing dialects from the country. The Lord Mayor Of York -said that he would not regret the absence of the Cockney dialect, but It would be a loss if the delightful Northumbrian dialect was lyttt, and the Yor Jcshire',;was no longer ftpokon;-’ -hd- mi* ■ ' For the home there’s no Tea comparable to "Desert Gold.” It is so saving and satisfying that yon will regret every day you have been without it. A id; for the 2/- blend.