The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 270, 19 August 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

(With which is incorporated The Taihape Poet ‘ma "Waimarino News.)

The Prime Minister hopes to have the report of the Royal Commission on the Trentham Camp about the end of the present week.

Private Fred Pirani son of Mr. Fred Pirani, of the Feilding Star, is in the Ihtest list of wounded. He arrived at the front with the first reinforcements.

The hemp industry in the Manawatu district is experiencing busy times at present, and all the mills are “running full.”

Mr. Hugh Beetham, of Braneepeth, added to his already large contributions to the War Fund by providing a machine-gun for use at the Dardanelles.

Owing to the big prices of horse feed, many business firms in Southland are dispensing with horse-drawn vehicles and replacing them with motor propelled machines.

In our advertising columns the New Zealand Society of Accountants advise intending candidates that entries for the Professional and Book-keepers ’ Examinations, 1915, close with the Registrar of (lie University, Wellington, on or before Ist September next.

A deputation of Natives in Poverty Bay waited on the Hon. W. 1). 8. MacDonald at Gisborne last week with a request that Native girls be accepted

for service in attending tlie Maori soldiers at the front. The Minister said he personally approved of sending trained Native nurses, and would put the question before the authorities.

Mr E Nordon, of Christchurch.who is away on a health trip, writes from San Francisco under date July 16th. He says he all the New Zealand press delegates were staying at the same hotel. H e finds Sau Francisco "rottenly pro-German.” On the voyage from Wellington, Mr Nordon edited and published the "Manama Mail,” containing much matter of interest to th e Manama's passengers. The newspaper did not live long, but ft was quite a financial success, and £ls of it s profits are to go to th e Gawterbury n V r-r- y f Tn,-v,q i

To-morrow is the last day for dis counts on electric light accounts.

Parliament opens to-day. The National Ministry Avill occupy the Government benches.

Lieutenant T. M. Grace, killed in action, Avas well-knoAvn in sporting circles in Wellington, and during 1904-5 was at Wellington College. He was also a member of Parata’s football team which visited Australia in 1912.

News has been received in Wellington that Major A. G. Hume had been killed. Major Hume Avas formerly company commander, of the electric-l'ight section of the Wellington Garrison Artillery Di% r ision.

A Dunedin wire states that Patrick Fahey, a single man, aged 57, employed at Ida Valley Irrigation Works, died at the Clyde Hospital yesterday from burns caused by his tent catching fire.

Whether it is because the erection of the Taihape freezing works is absorbing all the surplus labour, or whether it is that other building operations together with Borough road improvements are responsible, there is a shortage of labour in the town.

A Melbourne cable states that the loss in the postal and telegraph department last year was half a million. The Postmaster-General proposes to make it up by reducing the Avord limit on telegraph messages from sixteen to twelve and increasing the cost of messages inside the States, other than town and suburban, from 9d to 1/, also increasing the telephone call rates.'*

The importance of the present appeal for funds for machine-guns is stressed by the Navy League, which points out that the acquisition of more of these weapons would undoubtedly be the means of saving the lives of many gallant troops, and would at the same time help to bring about victory for the Allied arms and a cessation of the wa r. The 6th Reinforcements wi'Jl be accompanied to the front by a fine specimen of the bulldog family, which is appropriately christened “Kitchener, ” The mascot was presented by Mr. Austin Walker, of Wellington, who has received a letter from Captain C. 11. Weston (commanding B Company) heartily thanking him, on behalf of the officers and men of the Sixth, for his generous gift.

A New Zealander writes from Gallipoli: "I witnessed a very interesting sight the other day—a submarine hunt. One of our areoplanes had sighted a submarine, and immediately on the signal being given the British destroyers were scouring the vicinity like the hounds after a hare. The aeroplane, like a huge bird, kept hovering above, performing graceful swoops ;as it directed the hunt. Nothing, however, came of the chase. ’ ’

It is notified in another column that all persons trespassing on section 4, block 13, Onewarua, and section 27, block 16, Mangakaretu—sections adjoining—will be procseuted without fear or favour. Th e owner, Mr J. Bowler, Mataroa, has been compelled to take this step owing to injury caused by trespaSlse'r& > and on account of people taking dogs which are a menace to his sheep. All dogs found on his land will be destroyed.

The Hon. James Allen (Minister for Defence) is at present in Dunedin. Questioned in connection with the movement to send additional machineguns to the New Zealand Forces, Mr. Allen said he had twice cabled to England to ask if they had any machineguns available for the Zealand Forces, but had so far received no reply. He presumed that the British War Office was getting these guns manufactured as fast as it could for its own forces.

Referring to the unsuccessful experience of Sergeant Pini, of the native expeditionary force, in his re-

cruiting operations in Taranaki, owing to the resurrection of the teaching of Te Whiti, the Taranaki Maori prophet of old, Mr Alexander Takarangi, who has taken a prominent part in the recruiting operations among the states that this disinclination to join the expeditionary force is probably confined entirely to the Taranaki natives. Throughout th e North and South Island the recruiting has been remarkable. From Wanganui alone sixty Maori recruits have gone forward

By a unanimous vote Mr Fred Plrani was re elected chairman of the Wanganui Education Board last night, and in turn all the members rose and paid tribute to hi s administrative ability. A high compliment was paid by Mr Bennett, who said if the Government took into consideration the appointment of Mr Pirani as Administrator of Education in New Zealand they would be doing a good thing. Mr Pirani, in reply, said that it would have been impossible for him to carry out the work without the splendid co-operation of the Board’s staff, and particularly, the secretary, Mr Swangar.

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