LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 15 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Three bushmen and two cross-cut-ters can get permanent employment and good wages on applying to the Patata Timber Company, Manunui, or to. the Strand Labour Bureau, Taumarunui. Exhibitors at the A. and P. Winter Show, which takes place on the 19th and 20th inst, are requested to donate fowls and produce to make up an auction sale on Thursday evening next, in aid of the funds of the Women's Working Club. The Rev. W. F. Stent asks donors to communicate to him the nature of their gifts as early as possible. Holiday excursion tickets to Taihape will be issued on the 19th and 20th July, by morning trains from Ohakune and Marton, and from all intermediate stations, available for return till the 24th July, on the occasion of the Rangitikei Agricultural and Pastoral Winter Show. As there are bright prospects of a good exhibition, there should be many visitors to Taihape.

The subject of the operations, or the supposed operations of a Meat Tnust in New Zealand was touched on in a report submitted to the Council of Agriculture's Conference by the Board of Agriculture. The report ran: "In connection with the Meat Trust, we had several conferences'of a very confiden tial nature. The Board is not losing sight of this important matter."

German professors are appealing for subscriptions for the benefit of ■ the Armenians. They declare that the condition of the Armenians is the most dreadful in history. Hundreds of thousands have perished during transportation. The Germans could not remember the war with an easy conscience if they failed to hely their co-religionists in Turkey.

"It is quite apparent that Ave in New Zealand will have to go in for more intense fanning than is the case now or has been in the past," stated a delegate at the Council of Agriculture. Consequently, he said, the farmer could not learn too much, and should take o. personal interest in co-opera-tive experiments and the worik of the Agricultural Department generally.

Australian files show that the uurehase of a number of ships by Mr. W. M. Hughes, on behalf of the Commonwealth, is generally regarded with approval, it being held that the position was becoming so desperate as regards lack of tonnage as to warrant the Premier's drastic action.

In the House on Monday the Hon. A. T. Ngata, who made a speech edged with satire, said that in the opinion of th e public, the work done by Pardiament even at the best of times was ''rotten,'-' and that therefore it did not matter a great deal in the said public's opinion where the' legislators did their work.

There-will be a partial'eclipse of the moon early this evening, though the conditions will not be very favourable to extended observations. The centre of the eclipse will be about the time the moon rises, and she will pass out of the shadow at 5.42 p.m. There- will bo a partial eclipse of the sun on the 30th inst..

A few weeks' ago a motor car, alleged to be of all-British manufacture, was taken down in a Hawkes' Bay town (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune.) Th c mechanic who was doing the work noticed some stampings about a quarter of an inch square on the gear box, and on examining these through a powerful magnifying glass could plainly see the words "made in Germany."

In the opinion of the French authorities, 30,000 troops and 30,000 tons of war material could be transported daily from Britaiii lo France if the Channel tunnel were in existance. The Minister of Commence told the chairman of the recent iJconomic Conference that the full execution of the Conference's decisions largely depended on the construction of the tunnel.

"Whatever we produce in the way of horses should be the best," soid the Hon. W. J). S. McDonald, Minister of Agriculture, when opening the Council of Agriculture's Conference. "There are thousands of useless horses an over New Zealand, doing nothing better than eating up good grass. I have been at many agricultural shows and have seen a good many poor quality animals there. ''

"It is quite apparent that we in New Zealand ..will, liave-to"go* lir'fdr"much more intense fa inning : thatt is the case now, or has boen'in the 'past,'" : stated a' delegate at the'.Council of 'Agriculture "Consequently,'' he said, " the farmer could not learn too much,'and Should take a.personal iute.rt'St in cooperative experiments and the work of the- Agricultural -.Department generally.''

A ■ case in which two youths named Alderson, members of the Christadfclphian body applied for exemption "from miliary, fei.fi inihg service on the ground that it was contrary to their •religious beliefs', was ' settled at "the Police Court this morning,, both youths signing a declaration-' that they would serve their King and Country as members of the New Zealand Anmy Ambulance Corps, provided their work was of a non-combatant nature.

Mr W. H. Paterson, of Oamaru, has a juartz stone weighing 421 b, which by measurement should contain only 281 bof quarts (says the "Mail"). It is estimated to contain 9lv of gold. The stone is the prototype of the many simiar stones taken out of the Shotover, near Stoney Creole, in the early days, which ielded i 175,000 worth of gold, but this specimen, secured many months ago, showed little signs of crater wear. Acting upon the obvious deduction, Mr Paterson has since been piospecting for the main reef from which it came, and this he thinks ho lias now located.

From the time he ascended the throne h L > Kaiser assumed despotic authority over all his relations, interfering in their domestic affairs, and ordering their goings out and comings in. One instanns of this is fairly well known. Princess Frederick Leopold, sister to the present Kaiserin, went skating with only one lady in attendance, and geting on to thin ice, fell in, being promptly rescued. William, on hearing of it, immediately ordered the punishment of Princ e Frederick for allowing his wife so much liberty. Neithen Prince nor Princess was allowed to leave their house for a certain number of days, and all lights were to be put out in their rooms at S o'clock 'every evening, as though they were two naughty children.

A gigantic private sale of the very highest class of nursery stock is to be held in Mr D. J. McLennaivs auction Mart Tui Street from Wednesday to Saturday of next week, both days inclusive. This furnishes without doubt, a splendid opportunity to select fruit trees, flowering shrubs, shelter trees, and hedge plants from stock, or to procure orders to sample—no sending away for a "pig in a poke." The growers of the trees and plants and people with a great reputation, and buyers can depend upon getting wdiat they want and of the best. Now is the best time to plant, therefore settlers and farmers •cannot do better than see the stock that Messrs. Duncan and Davies, Ltd, of New Plymouth, have to offer. Their tree expert will be in attendance to offer suggestions and take orders.

Mr "W. Hinckley, Winiata. has three first-class dairy cows for sale; they calve in September.

A property in the Wairarapa recently changed hands at £BO per acre. Ton on twelve years ago it was purchased at £25 pet acre. The Napier High School Board of Governors pnopose to spend £45,000 on a new school, and are asking Government what grant it is prepared to make! In war time, too!

Dunlng this week the Truant Inspector for the Wanganui district proceded against seven persons for permitting children to be absent from school for periods longer than the Education Act allows One of the defendants was lined 10s., costs 75., and three others paid a penaly of 55., with Costs. The remaining three were fined 2s. each, their offences being of a minor nature.

The Rev W. Mayson, one of the first missionaries sent by the New Zealand

Presbyterian Church to the Canton villages, China, is now home on furlough, and will take the service in the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening. He will also take the service at Taoioa, his subject being: "The Beginnings of a Chinese Church."