The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 280, 30 August 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE

MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

(With which i« incorporated The Taihape Post 'j.na W»imarinn News.)

A notification as to certificates of origin being required for certain imported goods is published in last week ! s Gazette. ; It is announced by the Hon. A. M. Myers that the forms of application for war pensions are now available at the Regstrar’s office, Wellington.

Last Friday was observed in Christchurch as “Violet Day” for the benefit of the wounded soldiers’ fund. A total collection of £741 was the result.

In the Gazette last week there appears a declaration by the AttorneyGeneral that certain contracts entered nto by the New Zealand Casein Co., Ltd., are enemy contracts.

The public is advised by advertisement that the payment, of a cheque drawn by A. F. Gibbs and Co., number 447,256, on‘the Bank of New Zealand, Taihape has been stopped.

Milk vendors adulterating milk are being heavily fined when discovered. On two charges of adulteratng milk, 20 per cent? and 9 per cent, of water respectively, a milk supplier at Levin has been mulcted to the extent of £SO and costs.

A list of the examiners appointed for the Public Service entrance examination of November, 1915, and the

Public Service senior examination of January, 191(5, appears in last week’s Gazette. The regulations for the special examination for junior free places in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical high schools arc also set out.

Under the War Regulations Act, 1914, the Postmaster-General has prohibited correspondence with Germann and Co., Ltd., Manila. Money-order and postal correspondence with the following persons has been prohibited for the Postmaster-General has ground for supposing that they are engaged in promoting or earryng out a lottery or scheme of changeßobert Salter, care Hassen and Company, 98, St. George’s Terrace, Perth, Western Australia; the Secretary, West Australian Distress Fund Art Unon, 1915; the Treasurer, West Australian Distress Fund Art Union, 1915.

We understand that Mr. A. W. Bicknell has decided to sell out his enttire carrying plant at Taihape. He expects to relinguish the business some time during September.

Mr, Chas. E. Darvill notifies in another column that his drapery department will be closed on Tuesday, 51st August, and Wednesday, Ist September, for the purpose of stocktaking. The grocery department will remain open as usual

The Matron of the Public Hospital desires to acknowledge, with thanks, two cases of poultry from Mr. Chas. Ford. The birds were purchased by Mr. Ford at the Mataroa sale of work on Friday night in aid of the wounded soldiers.

Attention was drawn by Chief-Detec-tive Boddam in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington to the fact that when a certain steamer, whose cargo was pillaged recently, was examined by detectives a number of live matches were found amongst the straw. This, said the chief detective, was a gravclv dangerous state of affairs.

If the person who removed a light brown, double-breasted overcoat from the patriotic dance at Mataroa, on Friday night, does not return it to this office promptly, proceedings are to bo instituted.

Music-lovers will be pleased to hear that Taihape is shortly- to be visited by the famous Kennedy Family of Entertainers. Mr. H. C. Cochran has just completed his arrangements with the Company and has engaged them to appear in the Town Hall on September 22nd.

A witness at the Palmerston North Supreme Court addressed his Honour (Mr. Justice Edwards) as “His Worship.” “That is not my title,” replied his Honour, “you may call mo ‘Sir,’ and then there will be no mistake.” “Sir,” added his Honour, “is good enough for anyone. In fact, it is good enough if you were addressing the King.”

A troop-train passed through Taihape at noon yesterday with some 300 men on board. The men comprised part of the 3rd Battalion of the Earl cf Liverpool’s Own, and wctr e mainly from the Auckland distret. They were returning to camp after nine days’ leave. One volunteer to join the train at Taihape was Signaller T.L.Wickens. a grandson cf Mr. Anthony Nathan one of Taihape J s oldest residents. Hr had been spending his leave at Taihape.

A Wellngton merchant, who is also a member of the Charitable Aid Board, agrees with Shakespeare that the wintry wind is less unkind than man’s ingratitude. He was sitting in his. office when a tap came to the door. “A lady to sec you,” he was informed. The lady came in. told a pathetic tale of how the whole world was against her, and that misfortune generally hung to her Ike a shadow. While discussing how to help her the merchant was called away for a moment. When he returned to his office, the woman was gone-—so was the office clock.

The following extract from a German newspaper has been sent to a lady in Timaru reports the Herald: —“The Central Espionage Bureau in New Zealand reports that an open revolt is in progress. Political power being dominated by women, the King has been denounced and a number of rival queens have been proclaimed by the natives. Collisions between the supporters of the various queens are getting more frequent and fierce daily, and as one lias already been crowned in Wellington, it is certain that the two islands will become separate States. The Government is quite helpless, because the whole military force has been sent to an unknown destination.”

A new use for discarded gloves has been discovered by the organisations at Home that are engaged in providing warm garments for the soMiers at the front. Their use is as a lining for waistcoats. Mrs. Robert Nairn, of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, writing to a local paper, says that by the last mail she received correspondence from ladies in England, who are in touch with various relief organisatons, begging for cast-off gloves—-kid, suede, or leather, not woolen, —which are used as a lining for waistcoats. One letter says: "The waistcoats made out of old gloves are a most brilliant and successful idea, and nice-looking garments. The outside is brown linenette, and the gloves are pieced together inside. They use up all kinds of leather, I saw a most luxurious one made out of the much-worn seats of leather chairs. Any gloves are useful, but long evening ones particularly so. About GO women are employed in making these waistcoats —and, therefore given a means of living,—and they turn out about 900 in a week. Each waistcoat -costs About a shilling, and none is distributed unless appled for by commanding officers.”

, There- are many ways of catching cold, but the one quick reliever is ' ‘ NAZOL. ’ ’ This phenomenally successful remedy can be taken on sugar or inhaled. A trial will convince yon of its emeacy.

In another column, Nelson apples—freight‘paid ami delivered at the Tai-

hape, or nearest railway statoa—are advertised at extremely cheap rates by Mr. H. G. Kingsland, Appleby, Nelson.

Taihape bakers notify in another column that the price of bread has

been reduced one penny on the fourpound loaf, makng tenpence cash and elevenpence booked.

The clearing .sale of the late Mr. Scherf’s farm implements, stock, and effects, at Wainui Junction, has been postponed for one week. Particulars will appear in next Friday ’s issue. An amusing yarn is told cf a co. • ial oflicer who was a bit noivy and overwrought. He was explaining the signals to be given for an attack. ; said: "Now, when I blow the biscuittin and kick the whistle you will’ all jump over the parapet, etc.’’ In his excitement lie blew the whistle by mistake, and the boys started or' and had to be called back, and the effi-* cer hopped into the nearest dug-out. He has, of course, been sent a wav it recuperate. ! ’