LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Prime Minister has stated that the total payments by the Imperial Supplies Department on account of the Imperial Government for produce purchased in New Zealand up to December 15 amounts to £12,158,224.

The Recruiting Board has issued a list containing the names of 430 men drawn in military ballots who had failed to report; and for whom warrants had been issued, but who had not been found by the police up to the 17th of October.

It is stated from a reliable source that Mr Justice Edwards, who suffers greatly from asthma and is troubled with heart disease, has been told by his medical advisers that he must not spend the winter in New Zealand, and will accordingly apply for extended leave of absence.

During the railway celebrations at Eaetihi, reference w T as made to the fact that at one time the, : . Waimarino escaped falling into the hands of a private syndicate from Auckland, the price arranged being 2s Gd per acre. A hitch occurred, and subsequently the land was acquired by the late Mr John Stevens for the Government.

A “spokesman for the bachelors” complains in the Frankfort Zeituug that the new regulations for restaurant rations in Germany are evidently based on the theory that bachelors should starve first. He declares that they are particularly hard on men who have no homes of their own and are dependent on restaurant fare. This, he says, is “already inadequate,” and extortionately expensive.

A rather serious accident is reported as having occurred a few days ago (says the Wairarapa ’Age). Five soldiers were returning to camp per motor-car, and, being late, offered the driver an extra half-crown to reach camp in time. Speed was put on, but the steering gear went wrong and the car dashed into a telegraph pole, throwing one of the occupants on to the road. The driver was seriously hurt, one soldier had a leg and arm broken another two fingers broken, and was badly cut about, two others were much bruised, and the fifth was the only one to reach camp, and he, too, was hurt.

To reciprocate the season’s greetings I have secured for this year a beautiful assortment of Christmas and New Fear cards; single cards, boxed cards, post cards. In autograph stationery there are many beautiful designs to choose from at Sherwin’s Shop, on the corner of Station and Main Streets, Taihape.—Advt

Orders for the supply of khaki material to the value of nearly £IOO,OOO have been placed with the Onchunga Woollen Mills Company.

There will be no publication of the “Taihape Daily Times” on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Taihape has secured the North Island championship for American Leghorns, also the North Island championship for utility American Leg-* horns.

We have to acknowledge seasonable greetings from the Wellington manager of the Dunlop Rubber Company, which we most heartily reciprocate

Messrs Morgan and Co., the Taihape ironmongers, notify their customers that their shop will be closed from ’ Christmas Day, not re-opening till Saturday morning, 29th December.

Two lambs, straying from Mr S. S. Timbs’ residence on the Terrace are advertised for, and anyone knowing of their whereabouts are asked to leave information at the shop or at the Terrace, The matron of the Taihape Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following gifts: Flowers, Miss Venables, Mrs D. McLennan, and Mrs Bonner; papers, Mr Sherwin; garden fruit and cakes, Mr. D. Ryan; goose, Mrs W. Williams.

A stock sale is being held at Raurimu on 9th January, by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., for which entries are now being invited. The sale list appears in the stock sale column on page 8 of this issue. It is understood these sales will be held, at least quarterly.

The American army in Franco has adopted a novel system of encouraging healthy competition among its various units. Combined exercises in digging trenches, shooting, bomb-throwing, and bayonet fighting are taking place on the Ameriian front, and it is announced that the companies that show the best results of the intensive training they are undergoing will be rewarded with a week’s leave leave in Paris and a new uniform.

In a large advertisement on page six of this issue Mr Fookes, chemist, sets out an attractive list of articles he has specially stocked as desirable for Christmas presents. The articles though too numerous to particularise, may generally be described as useful, dainty and altogether what are calculated to please the most exacting tastes. Our readers ar e strongly recommended to see the goods for t-hemselves.

One of the curious objects, which attracted everyone’s attention when the British forces entered Kut was a monument which had been erected by the Turks to mark the surrender of the place and the capture of General Townshend and his men. The best of it was that the monument was still unveiled —it still had its wrappings round it, evidently awaiting the arrival of some Turkish bigwig to perform the august ceremony. At the base of the mounnxent were two of the naval guns which had been destroyed by General Tonwshend and thrown into the river before capitulation. These had been dug out, and exhibited as a tribute to Turkish prowess. The monument is still there —the British sense of humour would not allow it to be destroyed, as the joke was on the Turks.