LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 4 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

A parcel of drapery, lost between W. J. White and Sons' shop and the Railway Station, is advertised for in another column.

"It is pleasing to note/' states a passage in th,e monthly report of the Labour Department, "that one engineering firm in the district is turning out a considerable amount of work wjhich, -prior to the war, was manufactured almost wholly in German'y."

An amended regulation under the Motor Regulations Act, 190 S, has been gazetted. It provides tlhat, in the case of a motor-cjycle, the registering authority may require the registered number to be fixed both at the front and rear of the machine.

After be'ing delayed at Wellington for a week owing to a difficulty with the crew, the Huddart Parker Co.'s steamer Victoria left Wellington en Thursday morning for Auckland and Sydney. The vessel is to sail from Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day for the New South Wales port.

Wairarapa farmers assert that the past winter has been one of the best for stock and lygrieuilturaj pursuits that has ever been experienced. 'J lie* occasional showers of warm rain, followed by bright, surmv days, nave I materially assisted the lambing, and have given the crops an excellent p<art. ["Now, Gladys, get in off that gas-box, It's ttae all young girls wer e in bed; T-he nights aro too cold for teve-non-sense, And you have a bad cold in your iead." I "O, mamma, it's so warm in this corner | T.a*re"s no nee*4o worry, I'm sure. ! For MertW'S just brought m e a bottle i Of 'iVoodi' Great Peppermint Cur,e."

Thei'e will be no practice of the Taihape Orchestra on Monday evening, owing to a number of members beins unable to attend.

Mr G. Collins, who has been one of the representatives of the Mangamahu Riding of the Wanganui County Council since November last, has resigned his seat in order to join the Expeditionary Force. The Defence Minister has received a telegram from Alexandria to the effect that it is intended to establish there an information bureau in order that inquiries about members of .he New Zealand Expeditionary Force may receive more satisfactory attention.

Mrs Wilson, of Bondi, Sydney, has six sons, four of whom are fighting with the forces, while the other two, despite 'ihat they are still in their teens, ar e anxious to get away to the front, too. Mrs Wilson, however, considers that she has done her shave.

The anthem, "Abide With Me," will be rendered by the Methodist Church Choir at the service to-mororw evening. The Rev. Lester Minifie will deliver an address on "Three Steps Towards the Heights." The subject for the morning service is "Individual Work.''

The members of the Taihape Women's Working Club have just completed another case of garments, etc.. which are to be sent to Hospital No. 17, Alexandria. The parcel contains, among other things: 12 outfits (towel, shirt, socks, etc.), hospital suits, drawsheets, hospitaJ feeders, old linen, bandages ,and chocolate. A large number of private parcels were included. Reading matter was also sent the men. The committee wish to thank ull those who supplied various quantities of old linen. .

Lieutenant-Colonel ft. H. Rhodes, the ex-Postm/aster-General, left for Sydney yestrday on his way to Egypt, where he is to make inquiries on behalf of tih e Government with regard to the treatment of New /iealand wounded, the postal arrangements and the distribution of gifts in Egypt and Malta. Mr Rhodes told a "New Zealand Times" reporter before his departure that he could not say how long he would be away. He was prepared to make a full investigation, and the task would hardly be a short one.

"If a few of the people who are worrying how to help the war along could sit down and write a page to all their friends they would do more good than even sending socks. When a mail arrives everyone is happy and contented . . . We tucker very well, really, and ihave lots of jam. Our daily ration is: Bully 12oz, biscuits 14oz, bacon (good) 4oz, jam 4oz, pressed vegetables Boz, tea and sugar, rum twice weekly, 2oz tobacco weekly.—Extract from the letter of a New Zeal and er at the front.

At the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, evidence was given by drovers that it was a common practice for drovers to take instructions from strangers about lifting and trucking shesp, without making any inquiries. His Honor recommended drovers to discontinue the practise, as they ran considerable danger. Drovers.w&ien taking instructions from strangers, should make inquiries as to the name and whereabouts of the employer, or they would be liable to get into trouble, altsh

ough they woulld be innocent in their intentions. "It was a foolish way of doing business —business should be done in a businesslike manner," concluded his Honor. Writing to a friend in Christchurcb a member, of the crew oC 11.M.S Ne - v Zealand states that the ship was not hit at all during che t-vo engagements she has beea in. 'lho buV.or !)osieves they all bear r.haviv.«d lives', or '.we their immunity vt the charm of the Maori tiki they have on board. The mascot, Pelorus Jack, a b'ii.dog puppy, came to an untimely death !:y Calling down tlhe funnel casing and beiug burn e d to death. His loss is mourned by the men, who had become v.ery attached to the dog, as he was on deck barking at the shells all through the tv.o engagements, and he was to ha-3 been ' presented with a medal. It is believed that the New Zealanders in England are goirig to present the ship with another mascot, as a little black kitten is the only pet they have no*.

The question having been raised as to whether th e wives of civil servants are debarred from taking part in business, such a 3 the running of a store or the teaching of music, it was ascertained by a "Times" reporter on inquiry at the offices of the Civil Service Commissioners on Thursday that there is ! n0 provision in the regulations that I prohibits such a practice; but as re- | gards the teaching of music for fees by the wive s of public servants, an instruction against it was issued by the Government before the advent of the Comm/seioners. Civil servants themcelves are, of course, expressly forbiddm to engage in paid services other than those which they render to the State.

'<Muca virtue in IF," said Touchstone. Yes, IF that scientific spe'ctitc "NAZOL" is in your home you need never fear coughs and colds, Good for young, old, or middle-aged persons.