The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 5 October 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915. LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

(With which is incorporated The Tai* hape Poet Ma* Wulxnarino News.)

The garden party that was to have been held at Mrs. Whenuaroa’s house on Thursday has been postponed, and will not be held.

It' is notified in camp orders that Cabinet has now approved of the payment of 1// a day separation allowance to those who have the care of motherless children of members,of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces.

The Wanganui Regimental Band paid a visit to Taihapo during the week-end in connection with the candidature of Mrs. Smith, and the results exceeded expectations. On Saturday night a concert was given in the Town Ha!! and a sacred concert on Sunday night. On Sunday afternoon a programme of music was rendered by the band at the Recreation Ground.

he advantages of the totalisator as compared with the bookmaking method of racecourse speculation appeal more than ever to Mr. Maurice Casey, of Auckland,.since his recent trip to Sydney. Ho says that he visited several race meetings in Now South Wales—they are held almost every day in Sydney—and took notice of the bookmaking operations. . Prominent Australians agreed that the totalisator as used in New Zealand would be preferable, but stated that the bookies had become so numerous as to rehder their suppression difficult.

By arrangement with the Postmast-er-Uenernl of Egypt, Sir Joseph Ward has provided means of sending Christmas comforts and presents of soldiers ia Egypt, provided the whole package, as prepared for the post, does not exceed a weight of 111 b. Tie will accept at sample packet rates packets containing articles of salable value addressed to Soldiers in Egypt. The sample packet rate is Id for the first -loz. and El for each additional' 2oz. As the result of inquiries the Minister Tor Defence, the Ilon./J. Allen, has received information from the High Commissioner to the effect that parcels for prisoners of war in Turkey can be sen? by post provided they are not more than 111 bin weight. Each should rm addressed to the entral Post Office. Constantinople, and should be marked “prisoner of Wnr. ; * T,otters may also be seat. No arrangements have be< n made for the traaaruisiori of money to Turkov:;