LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 January 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In a boxing contest at Hokltika, between Murphy and Ireland, the former won on points.

Constable Sweeney, of Marton, formerly of Feilding, where he was favourably known, has been promoted to sergeant and transferred to 'Auckland.

For some months past there has been a shortage of labour on the Wellington wharves, and, as a result, several shipping companies have been hampered in their operations.

Among the most interesting of recent military appointments is that of Sir Henry Wilson to the Eastern command. He is acknowledged to have one of the most brilliant brains in the British Army.

Premier Massey now hints that probably ho and Sir Joseph Ward will again represent New Zealand at this year's sitting of the Imperial War Conference. What has our Minister of Defence done to deserve this?

It is notified by Messrs". Hussey and Thompson, solicitors,' Hunterville, that all clauses against the estate of the late Ani Paki, of Kai Iwi, near Taihape must be sent with aIT particulars to' their office, at Hunterville, on or before the Ist March, All moneys payable to tne estate should also be paid to {hem

'A free return train trip to Palmerston is offered all readers by Collinson and Cunninghame whose sale starts on Thursday. Full details appear in advertisement on page 8. The purchase of 50/ worth. The firm say, stock-up with drapery now —prices arc rising.

A public meeting is called for to-mor-row evening at S o'clock in the Town Hall Supper Boom, for the purpose of devising ways to replenish the funds of the, Women's Working Club. To keep current the good work that has been continually done in providing comforts for lads in the fighting line more money is needed, and the public are asked to show their interest in this good work by being at the meeting.

The large audience at the King'o Theatre last night were somewhat disappointed to find that the railway had omitted to bring along the spools of films that were to be screened, but they <rood humouredly took their money back and sought other entertainment. It appears that the films were not put on the train at Marton; the waybill came on to Taihapo by the 5.20 train, but no films. The Marton railway axithorities were communicated with by telephone; they said the films were there, having been overlooked but that they should certainly be dispatched by the express. The express' arrived to time but the films still lay snugly and safely in the Marton railway offices. Mr. jSTicholls broke the unpleasant news to the audience, many of whom stayed sometime listening to the picture orchestra practising. The famous "Babbctte" has now arrived and will be screened tonight.

At a luncheon in London lately, Boyd Cable, the Australian soldierwriter told a story of one of our airmen who flew round and round a German aerodrome hangar, peppering the windows of the place with bullets, then went after a Hun convoy, on to a troop train, shooting loose at them all. Finally, he sighted a train in a siding. The trucks of this were loaded with boxes which he supposed contained ammunition. He tackled low on this, and fired all the snots he had without effect. He was disappointed, and returned to report. His major was sympathetic with his non-success with what he thought would have happened if any of the shots had done what he expected. The boy anticipated the train would have blown up —and he was flyng 15ft. above it. When the major told him that he, also, would 3;avc gone up with the debris, the youngster said he had not thought of that. All he thought of was blowing the Hun train off the section. Enquiry elicited the information that the truck was carrying high" explosives.