LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 8 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Tenders for inland mail-carrying are advertised for in another column by the Postal Department. A list of the services for which tenders are called may be seen at the Taihapo or any other post-office. A Dunedin correspondent states that a petition is being largely signed for the release of Captain Hendersop, who was sentenced to 12 mouths’ imprisonment iri connection with the theft at Milton of Defence Department moneys. The number of cheese, factories in the Dominion has risen to 327, no fewer than 2G haying been added to the total during the, the'past year. It is estimated that from 3,0 to 40 changes from butter-making to cheese-making will, be made within . the next few months.

An innovation was introduced at a late farewell to a couple of northern troopers departing for Trentham, "who were 'kissed "good-bye” by all the young ladies, present, at the .function. The universal adoption of this practice (a correspondent suggests) would no doubt stimulate recruiting, and patriotic young ladies might take the hint.

The next transport leaving New Zealand will take three nurses, namely Matron Agile's Kate Stephenson (Te Waikato Sanatorium), who will he in charge, Nurse Mary Affleck (Christchurch -Hospital!), and Nurse Margaret Boyd (Wellington Hospital). • Both Nurse Affleck find Nurse Boyd have been nursing at Trentham camp:

Captain McLaglen, inventor of the new system of bayonet fighting adopted by the British Army, stands Tift 6Jin in his socks, and is a well-propor-tioned man of magnificent physique. His fine horsemanship and the wonderful of his biceps and forearm explain the ease with which he performed his world’s record feat of cutting through seven sheep ■with the back-handed sword cut at a single gallop at the sports in Wellington on Saturday. During July last 47 ordinary Crown land leases, comprising 14,141 acres, were converted to freehold, the total consideration money being £16,378. In the same month 12 land for settlement leases, comprising 1,340 acres, were converted to freehold, the consideration being £ll,lß. This means a total of 50 leases, comprising 15,481 acres, for the month, converted for a totaJ consideration of £27,576. During the first four months of the year the total number of leases so converted was 248, the area affected being 66,486, and the total consideration money £110,909.

A business man lately called on an 1 Auckland merchant, asking him if he was'able to supply an indefinite number of sheepskins with an inch of wool on (says a southern exchange). These skins were, of course, to be used to make warm coats and waistcoats for British soldier's.' The merchant -was thotightful, ‘‘What length of wool did you sayl” “About an inch.” The merchant looked several times more 'thoughtful than before, and w v ent to the counting-house t'o look up some papers. He came back quite pale. “Eighteen months ago,” he said, “a German agent came and bought enormous quantities of these skins. Wo all wondered what they were wanted for, and presumed they were for new experiments.” As a matter of fact, the incredible Huns are wearing tons of thousands of sheepskin garments bought in New Zealand by innoeent- ’ looking agents before the war.

A cold in the head makes one miserable. Lose no time in getting “NAZOL.” Clears out colds and catarrh in duuMo-quick time. Costs less than r i-i'i •• done, ' .

A meeting of the General Committee of the Rangitikei A. and P. Associa-

tion jg called for the 10th September.

A visit to a house in the vicinity or the Taranaki Street wharf, Wellington, by the police resulted .in tw r o Chinamen being arrested and charger with smoking opium. A search of the place, it is reported, revealed a dozetins of ■ the drug carefully stowed away. In connection with the Empire trade movement in Sydney to capture trade formerly held by Germans,_ and also to develop local manufactories, over 3,000 shops are displaying for a week Australian-manufactured goods. During 19.13, the last year for which the figures are available, Australia imported £7,000,000 worth of German manufactures. Attention! New Zealand!

An incident of great gallantry on the part of a non-commissioned officer, I which too place during an Allied at- • tack in the Fostubert area in May. is * related. During the protracted fightj iug. one of the British officers was see.-. .to be lying out on the front. He was on the lip of a mine-crater, where h< was hidden from the Germans; but ho could be bombed, and the space between him and the nearest portion of 'the British line was swept by rifle-fire. It was at first thought that he was dead, and when he gave signs of life it was at once decided to help him *n. Under cover of the fire of snipers, a non-commissioned officer crawled out with a rope, which he made fast to the wounded officer, who then crawled or was gradually dragged into the tren-a, his rescuer staying behind in his place. The latter remained within the shelter of the crater, being continuously bombed for some time before ho was also able to crawl back to safety.

A young and rather pretty teacher from Lincoln" County (U.S.A.) told Mia following experience: "It has boon mv custom to encourage discussion of subjects outside the lesson papers, and along l this line I one day spoke of ambitions: ’ After I had set before the class the desirability of having high aims: I asked' my pupils what each planned to be: One' 1 wanted to be » doctor, another president, another an aviator, another an electric car motorman, and so'oh around the class, until I reached Tommy. Tommy is a bright handsome youngster of seven years, and I was expecting him to want to be someone - of great importance in the world. I was puzzled to find him plainly much embarrassed. He didn’t want to tell me his ambitions, but finally asked if he might whisper to me. Much interested, I gave him permission, and he trudged up to my desk. 'Come hero, Tommy,’ I said somewhat impatiently. 'Tell me what it is y.ou want to be in life.’ He raised himself on tip-toes, and slipped one arm about my neck, as he whispered, ‘Your—ypur husband! ”