LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 34, 10 February 1916, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The Kairanga County Council has decided on a general rise of 1/ per day in the wages of its employees.

A country schoolmaster is prepared to tak e two hoy pupils as boarders on moderate terms. A notification appears on page 1 of this issue. No alien enemies or sons of alien enemies are to be accepted for the Expeditionary Forces without permission first being obtained from District Headquarters.

On Wednesday afternoon the Mayoress (Mrs. A. L. Arrowsniith) gave a garden party to enable the lady friends of Mrs. (Dr.) Barnett to say good-bye to her before she leaves Taihape to reside in Palmerston North, where Dr. Barnett is taking over the practice of Dr. Martin, who is again going to the front. The garden and grounds were lovely with flowers and luxuriant growth, and many wore the; complimentary remaks made upon them and on the perfect arrangements made by Mrs. Arrowsniith fur the general enjoyment. There were a. very large number of ladies present, the colouring of the dresses adding to the beauty of the scene. The popularity and the high esteem in which Mrs. Barnett is held was amply evidenced in the general regryt| ..expressed at her leaving.

The Rev. ,T, E. Parsons, formerly Methodist Minister in Taihape, is a visitor here. He leaves shortly on a trip to England.

The cases of infantile' paralysis in Auckland are swelling daily. Yesterday the already large number were added to by ten additional cases.

Visitors to the reservoir, from whence the town's water supply comes, remark upon the huge numbers of frogs therein and thereabouts. During the evening their croaking is an almost unbearable din.

A sitting of of the Medical Board will be held at the Taihape Courthouse to-morrow. The following men are to be examined: —Bremner, Cameron, Goddard, Wise, and Thomas. The personel of the board is as follows: —Dr. Mac Diarmid (President), Drs. Sinclair and Serpcll. Sergt.Majcr Lynam will represent the Base Records and Staff Sergt.-Major Tuckey the Defence Department.

The Defence Authorities have been put to considerable trouble and inconvenience and expense through lads enlisting under the age of 20. So much trouble lids been caused by par-

ents, that the Department is determined to put a stop to this practice. Before men go to camp now they are required to sign a declaration to the effect that they are 20 years of age, and thdt by giving a false age they render themselves liable to prosecution. The local office has had several cases of lads under 20 enlisting, and S.M. Tuckey has received ordefs to stop this practice. In any case of doubt a birth certificate will have to be produced.