LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 4, 6 January 1916, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Mr. A. ,T. Norman notifies the public of Taihape that he has commenced business as a jobbing carpenter and joiner. He asks for a trial and undertakes to attend to all work entrusted to him with prompitude.

The Defence Department are 'advertising in Palmerston (!) for the supply of the follownig articles for the Maheno: Cocoa 2001bs, roast fowl 1440 tins, meat extract 4601b5, stout (nips) 7200 bottles, pearl barley 448 lbs., pea soup powder 40Ibs, tapioca 1501bs. an dlemons 12 cases.

Mr. J. E. Henrys, the well-known handicapper .recently won in an art union at the Wellington Patriotic Carnival a hack called Loch Erin. He has handed the hack to the Defence authorities, after first riding him and putting him through his paces to test his suitability.

Buy a Special Box Suit at Peyton's with an unbreakable front. Hundreds to choose from from 45/-.

Servian live s'tbck has been removed to Germany, and pigs sold in the Berlin markets brought phenomenal prices.

Owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever at Murchison (Nelson), the township was "isolated” during the holidays, and no * public entertainments of any kind were allowed.

Sir Thomas Mackenzie has completed the reorganisation of the postal parcels forwarding department, which was in a chaotic state owing to disorganisation in Egypt, 200 bags being sometimes received daily.

A silk shirt is very nice for wear during the hot weather. See Stanley Peyton’s stock from S/6.

Weather forecast for 2i hours from 0 a.m. today;—Westerly winds, moderate to strong, with southerly tendency for short time. The weather * will probably prove squally and j changeable and an unfavourable | change in the weather following. The barometer has a rising tendency, be falling shortly.

Porty officers and men of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry wish to enlist as a body in the mounted reinforcements for April. They wish tc be kept together, both officers and men. Mr. Allen was interviewed or. the matter the other day, and Cartain Overton has gone to Wellington to secure the desired permissiono from the military authorities at Headquarters!.

While excavating on his property at Upper Takaha, Nelson, some Aveekg ago, Mr. Henry Spittall discovered an almost complete set of moa bones lying about three feet under the surface. The skeleton is in Avonderful repair, the body being considered one f the most perfect yet unearthed. The bone s of the legs are complete, and a great many pieces of the backbone and neck are also included, the peculiarly small head being easily recognised. The height of the bird when alive is estimated to have reached about 9ft. 9in.

Soft felt hats’ for men at Stanley Peyton’s from 3/11.

In regard to the New Zealand wheat outlook, the Prime Minister stated that it Avas as yet impossib’ to say definitely what the position after the harvest would be, chiefly - because it could not be foretold whether the crops would be a success or a failure through rust and drought. Statistics would be obtained as soon as possible, and meanwhile he was going to Canterbury himself at an early date, and would give personal attention to the condition of things in that dtrict, which is the’chief wheat-produc-ing area of the Dominion.

One of those contemptible actions the English language has no words strong enough to describe took place at Bencousfield the other night, when the alms box in the Anglican Church was rifled, some £3 in gold and silver collected for the Servian Distress Fund stolen, and half a bottle of communion wine, which was in th vestry cupboard, taken. A considerable amount of indignation has been expressed by local residents at the outrage, and it Avould be hard for the thief if his identity could be established.

Splendid line of summer singlets at 1/6. Very cool and comfortable; at Stanley Peyton’s.

It lias been asserted by Mr. Hall (Attorney-General for South Wales') that his bread monopoly scheme will be revived as soon as the opposition offered to it by trade unionists has been overcome. He expressed a determination not to drop the project. It would be a big tn?n~, and having put his hand to • the plough he wanted to see the thing through. The financial difficulty did not deter him in the least, and employment would bo found for a number of master bakers as district managers. Handsome profits were expected as soon as the scheme was working properly.

Grave concern has been felt for those who have been posted as missing at Gallipoli. It will therefore be comforting to relatives to learn that Chaplain-Colonel W. E. Gillam has no fear for the misisng who are in the hands of the Turks. Colonel Gillam made this statement on returning to his former charge at St. Matthew’s, Auckland, after his period of service on the hospital ship Maheno. “Nothing has surprised us more, ” he said, “than the humanity of the Turk where he has not been overruled by German officers. The Turk is a brace soldier and a clean fighter.” Colonel Gillam quoted instances in which out wounded had been carefully attendee to while temporarily in Lbe hanc s tbe Turks. A point for good housewives. Always use SHARLAjND’S Baking Powder. Costs least —goes farthest gives best results.

The man Norman Edward Keats, who is undergoing a life-sentence at the Mount Eden Gaol for murdering at Onewhero about a year ago his brother’s wife, Mrs Emma Kcals, and her infant child, succeeded on Sunday evening in breaking a medicine bottle in his cell and in mutilating himself with the jagged glass. The Herald reorts that subsequently he was removed to the hospital, where an operation was performed.

A Balclntha motorist had an unusual experience the other day w-hils’ conveying a party from Gore to Warepa. At one part of the road i ■ car ran into a swarm of bees, and t 1 party had to tuck their coats rounr their heads while the car went at f

speed ahead for a considerable distance before a halt could be called. Even then numbers of bees were found in the car and adhering to the occupants’ clothing, but luckily ■ were shaken off without any of the motorists being stung.

A special correspondent in Gallipoli states that recently some officers discussed the comparative odorousne.-'--m f the goat and the Turk. The officer who maintained most vehemently that the Turk was the loss desirable neighbour was segregated in his tent and a goat introduced. Looking in '■ few minutes later the jury found that the officer had fainted. On the chance of bringing him to they inserted the Turk also into the tent. On lifting the flap soon after they saw that V officer was still in a state of coma, and the goat had fainted. This concluded the test.

'Nurse CaA r ell’s fate has aroused a feeling cf horror in France. The execution ha s evoked the deepest consternation, and the Paris Press is unanimous in crying for vengeance on the brutes avlio premediated the murder of this very gallant lady, Avho offence was that of assisting her oavh countrymen. Her martyrdom Avas suffered in the cause of right, but her doing to death Avill prove to be another blunder on the p'-.rt cf the Huns, and adds another blot on the escutcheon cf Germany. No fate is had enough for the murderer's.

Tlic following is an extract from a letter from an officer of the Australian forces, Avho is at present on furlough in England, to his mother;—“lt is hard luck for you and father the' all three boys haA'e had to come, bif you were o\ T cr here you would know how every man is needed. It is more than a parents’ Avar —it is everybody’s war—the mother’s war, the father’s Avar, the young married man’s, the wife’s, the baby’s—we are all in it to stop the Hun. And this is as it should be. It must be, so that the next tAvo generations may have no Avar, and so that the Empire even stays alive.”

A spirit of enterprise which might advantageously be directed into more profitable channels was shown by a boy of nine years whom Detective Cullen Intercepted on New Year’s Eve driving a stylish horse and trap among the lanes at Ellerslie. Presenting himself at a stable near the racecourse on one of the race-days the lad had announced that he had been sent to fetch his uncle’s vehicle. A particular horse and trap were pointed out, which the stableman trustfully handed over and allowed him to drive away. Later it was discovered that the horse and trap belonged to Mr. F. C. Mitchell, with Avhom the boy was in no way connected. In order to have them ready to his hand during the holidays he was turning them at night into the Kemuera school grounds. Brought before the Juvenile Court on Saturday the boy was remanded for a week on bail. —Auckland Herald.

Many good stories are told men over age keen to join the Expeditionary Force, but the story concerning a well-known Eangitikoi settler will take a lot of beating. His real age is 03, but anxious to do his little bit for the Empire, he registered at the Defence office, giving his age as 39. He was passed by the doctor, who was apparently satisfied with his statement as to age. In course of time the oldyoung soldier arrived at Suez with his company —the fittest man of th all. This ardent patriot has a son ir camp whose age is 38 years. Tn another case a married soldier who looked as young as he said he was and who of course gave his conec ao . e W hen he enlisted, was applying for separation allowance (for his wile. He was naturally armed with a c' of his marriage license, and the adjutant, comparing notes, suddenly remarked: “Why man, you must b married very early; according to those dates yon must have been m _ Had when you were three years old.

Lower cost extra goodr.ess-.hcse are the secrets of the wonderful popularity of SHARLAND'S Baking Powder. Your grocer sells it.

Unrivalled for strength and purity is SHARLAND’S Baking, Powder. Once tried —always used. Costs less than other compounds —worth more.