The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

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

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

(With which is incorporated The Tai hape Post uaa Wahnarinu Newg.)

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies in another column that sections 5-1, block 10, Hautapu Survey District, and 31, Ohakune Village Settlement, will be open for application on renewable lease on Wednesday, 29th September. Particulars and plans may be seen at all principal Post Offices.

A cable was recently received by Mr. J. P. Aldridge from his son with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces at the Dardanelles, stating that he was well up to the 15th August. It appears that such messages have to be carried to Alexandria and cabled from there.

A young man, who'did not appear to be more than 22 years of age, when charged in the Wellington Magistrate 'a Court with failing to attend drill, said that he was married, and had five children, aud that he had his hands full in providing for them. He attended drill, lie said, as often as he was able, and had recently enlisted.

The rainfall for the month, of August was 1.01 inches. There were 9 days with rain, and the maximum fall was 0.25 inches on the lOtih. The average fall for th e corresponding month Of the previous 9 years is 2.26 inches. The i mean maximum temperature in the shade for the month was 51.16 deg. F. | The mean minimum temperature in the ! Shade was 37.93 deg. F. The extreme i maximum temperature in the shade was 58.6 deg. F. on th e 22nd, and the extreme minimum temperature in the shade was 30 deg, F. on the 27th. The. mean terrestial radiation (grass temp.) was 36.08 deg. F., the minimum being 24 4 deg. F. on the st[h. The mean earth „+ <m wnc 4fi desr. F.,rangtemperature at 2ft. was w u«»a- v nt the first week or ins from 4o deg. *• at tne uiav t, le month to 47des. P. at the latter L n d ot O 0 m<ma..-A. E. Panmn.

Smiling and curtseying to the magistrate, a little old woman entered the Welliington Police Court on Satnrday as a first offender, to answer si charge of drunkenness, which disclosed rather peculiar circumstances. It appeared that, having become intoxicated, she created a disturbance in the house of [some people for whom* she worked, m I Devon Street. The residents were ! obliged to send for the police, but orr the arrival of a constable the old lady proved very intractable, and went to the "length of undressing herself, so that she might not be escorted to the police station. In this way a delay cf an hour occurred before she could be removed to the station by taxi-car. Her ' little spree cost her a conviction and

An experienced saleswoman for the show-room is wanted by Messrs. Collinson and Gifford who have purchased the premises now occupied by Mr. Darviill. A smart boy is also advertitsed for.

A double record was put up at Glenfield on Saturday, when a Methodist mission church, a neat and commodious structure measuring 55ft by 21ft, v erected in one day, not only fre Q

debt, but with a small credit balance (reports an Auckland Press Associa-

tion telegram)

At the conference of engineers to consider the possibility of manufacturing munitions in New Zealand, the following telegram from, the attorneys of the Wailii Goldmining Company was received by . the/ conference with applause:—"Waihi Company can offer six lathes, also drilling and planing machines, available sixten hours per day for munition work, also brass and iron foundry."

Messrs. Collir.son and Gifford have purchased the large premises owned by Mr. Chas. E. Darvill, in Taihape, and as soon as Mr. Darvill 'vacates, workmen will transform the building, inside and outside, into a thoroughly modern drapery, millinery, and clothing estnb lishment. Until this can be done, business will be carried on in the old shop. Opening day will be anonunced in these columns shortly.

The Kinemacolour Picture Company were greeted by' a large house, last night, at the Town Hall. The pictures were certainly a great advance on anything ever before shown in this country. Most of them, if not all, bora unmistakable evidence, of their having been produced in no ordinary way, for it was as though real life and scene was being looked upon. The whole screening was so entirely out of the commonplace as to make it a particr larlly interesting exhibition, both from a pleasure and a scientific point of view.

From the August abstract statistics we learn that the year ending March 31st, 1915, shows 2,945 miles of State railways open for traffic, as against 2.854 the previous year; 13,565,772' passengers carried, as' against 13.355,893: 302,912 season-ticket holders (not included in preceding figures), as against 287,037; 6,453,472 tons of goods carried, as against 6,019,633 tons; a revenue of £4,105,457, as against £4,043,328; and expenditure- £2,9-20,455 as against £2,580,323. For the past year, the ratio of expenditure to revenue was 71.14 per cent.' ,aa' against 71.24 for the previous year —onlsy a slight difference, but on the right side-, ai decrease.

Volunteers for the' front have come from all branches of the railway serent, the total number tfrat have t-n----listed is 1,375 men. representing about 10 per cent, of the 14,000 employees in the Kailway Department. The large majority of those who have already proceeded to the front are single men. In several instances applications for leave have had to be declined,, the services of the officers concerned being reckoned indispensable to the department. As the casualty lists come to hand, the railway roll of-honour continues to grow. Sapper lii'sl'op, whose name is first on the* roll, met his death without seeking active servi'e; just after the outbreak of the war he was patrolling the railway line in the Auckland district, and felT through a | bridge, with fatal result..

Yesterday morning was the last oceasiono on which Mr. W. R. HaseMen, S.M., is to preside at the Taihape Court, as he lias-- been transferred to Wanganui, where he will relieve Mr. Kerr. At the Court yesterday, Mr. Haseldeu took the opportunity of making a few valedictory remarks, and expressed his regret at leaving Taihape. His relations with the practitioners at Taihape and at other centres where lie had fallen the bench, had always been of the most cordial nature. In all probability he would not meet them again in the practice of their profession, but he hoped to do as friends. His relations with the Clerk of th Court and with the members of the Police Force had also always been of a cordial character. He could not say whether he would leave Taihape in a better state than when he came here, but he knew that he would leave the Court House grounds in a better condition as & result of his personal efforts. Mr. Loughnau, speaking on behalf of the other solicitors of the town, expressed regret at Mr. Haselden's departure, and trusted that they wouM meet again. Mr. and Mrs. Haseldeu left Taihape by the express this morning.

The Dominion's export s of wool for July show a decrease in quantity, but an increase in value, as compared with July, 1014, and the same applies to the totals for the first seven months of this year, compared with the corresponding period of last year. The number of bales of wool exported this July was 16,983, ae against 20.* °~ | July, 1914, but the value £404,293, as [against £321,448. For January to Jiflv, inclusive, this yea*, the number of bales exported was 444,901, as compared witb. 489.430 for January to July. 1914; while the. values were and £7,280,825 riß3fK>cttv,e-<