LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 11 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

From to-morrow the price of certain brands cf butter, on the Wellington market, will be; reduced by 2d a poun , t „ l 3 7d. Other brands are reduced

one penny 7 . In a case of eggs imported from Norway, Mr. .1. Smith, of Hull, found an egg on which was written: Englishman, a Dane sends you. friendly greetings, and trusts you may conquer in this horrible war.”

It having been said that Mr and Mrs Graham. Moffatt. the authors of “Bunty Pulls the, Strings,” and “A Scrape o the Pen,” would not be m Taihape to-night, • these talented authors an nc tcrs wish it positively known that they will both perform in Taihape, tonight. These actors are now the rage cf the world. T»opining to .the Moderate League deputation, the Prime Minister -m that one of the things ashed foi h - ■he League was that inspectors should ,c appointed to keep the trade tree Prom abases./ For rann> jcais provision ini the law had been a dean Letter, and there was no reason wh., w should be. He would go into the mutter with the Minister for Justine. Ae very enjoyable dance was held- in the Fire Brigade Hall last night, un der the auspices cf the Brigade, anc. good number of dancers were present. The entire function was devoted iO dancing and the merriment was kept ] up until past midnight. Very effective music was, kindly supplied by Miss Beattie. - The -supper, which was of » dainty nature, was generously provided by the ladies and was much appreciated.. The committee, consisting of Messrs. H. Green* G. Maher, T. Meinteer, and W. .Draper, have- every cause to foci gratified at the success of the function, -which went off without a hitch. " , \

The estimated strength of the Nationa.l Reserve in New Zealand is now between 18,000 and 20,000.

Trooper Crawhurst died at the Wellington Hospital from eerebro-spuial meningitis. He was 20 years of age, all d came from the Auckland district, wher Ills relatives reside.

Taxpayers’ money is being spent at the rate of £OO a second, Mr. Aeland, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told a meeting in aid of the London School of Medicine for Women.

On a man charged at the Guildhall, London, were tattooed the names of “Alice.” “Laura,” "Maggie,” and “Kate G”; no wonder he gets into trouble.

Claiming to be the largest hotel in Europe, the Regent Palace Hotel, London. which contains 1,028 bedrooms, and' has cost £OOO,OOO, was opened on Mav 20th.

The Pope has two nephews serving at the front, one a captain and the other as lieutenant of cavalry. One of lus nephews by marriage, Captain the Count Venier, of the artillery, is also at present, with the colours.

An ex-Ncw Zealander, who has offered his services to the War Office and received a captaincy in an Indian Cavalry Regiment, writes to a relative: “My First Lieutenant is Rajah Sahib of Something, with pots of money. He has three motor-cars and a motor-bike.’ ’

On the occasion of the centenary of the battle of Bello Alliance the GjOv-ernor-General of Brussels, Baron von Bissing, addressing officers, officials, and soldiers, concluded with a vow that the German people would stand by the Kaiser until the enemies of the empire again found their Waterloo.

Supplies of new season’s milk are now coming to hand at most factories in the Auckland district, and buttermaking on a fair scale is commencing in many parts of Taranaki. The effect of this is to materially add to the quantity of butter available for Now Zealand’s own consumption.

It is one of the curiosities of the war that Dir. Bryan, who is so closely identified with the peace movement, should have a son-in-law lighting on the British side. He is Captain Reginald Owen, son of Mr. Theodore Owen, of Parksido, W.; and ho is now with the Royal Engineers at the front.

Barbers in urban districts of England are great sufferers by the war, through so many young men having gone to the military camps. In Manchester many barbers have shut thenshops and gone to work in munition factories. So many chimney sweeps have enlisted that the remaining staff is working very long hours—even up to IS hours a day. A woman was one of the crowd at some Liverpool' anti-German riots, and , as she said, “some chairs came , through a window.” A man said to her, “Take the to out of this," ■and “so I took them home.” Most people thought only the censor knew where the places indicated by a where. The Australian soldier has been dubbed “ Tommy 'Brown. ” and at a patriotic meeting in Melbourne the other ■day the following impromptu toast was given: “Here's to Tommy Brown, grandson of John Bull, cousin to Tommy Atkins, and a distant relativevery distant, some of you think—of Uncle Sam.” The slips in the Whangamomona (Taranaki) tunnel were cleared oil I p r ;d a y aftonum, after blocking the ! line for a fortnight. The heavy work I iu clearing the tunnel is well iliustrat- , ed by the statement that 20 drains inside the tunnel a huge rata was found embedded in the mud. The log was cut in four and a 4-1-ton enginu hitched , to one piece, but could not move it. Eventuollv, by cutting the rata again, the workers were enabled to remove the obstruction.

The Defence Minister states that, from information he has received. New Zoakiqders cannot send too many cigarettes or wholesome sweets to the men at the front or in the base hospitals. “A cigarette is worth a guinea ■a day iu the trenches,” wrote one officer to Mr. Allen. Strange to say, barlev sugar, chocolates, and other forms of sweets are in great demand in the trenches. They can be either sent from here or purchased in Egypt and forwarded to Gallipoli. Here is a tip for New Zealand’s Patriotic Commit-

tees. A private letter received in Christ - church by the last mail from Scotland SK vs: A submarine was sunk a few days ago 1 off Peterhead, and instead of sinking the men with the ship—six officers and 2.1 men were taken prisoners. What do you think was done with them? The oflieers could nt be expected to walk from the harbour, so mo-tor-cars were provided to drive them from the port to the Palace Hotel (the best in Peterhead), where they were put "up overnight, and they were then removed south, in, I am told by an eyewitness, a particular?}- luxurious corridor train, lam told the Peterhead fishwives would have lynched them if they could have got at them, but the guard was too strong. Oneyiwoman, however, managed to smack one of tire officers on both sides of his face with her shoe, "What fools we are!