LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 January 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An. 'advertiser wants t,btaria, for splitting into posts, either on shares or rayolty.

'A contract is wanted for post-split-ting, fencing, scrub-cutting or bushfelling by a practical, experienced workman.

Teaching does not appeal to young men in Taranaki. Out of 45 applications received by the Education Board for positions as pupil teachers or probationers only two were young men.

The Marton Jockey Club paid the Government a cheque for £1669 for war taxes, imposed on its recent summer meeting, made up as follows: Totalisator and revenue tax £SS6, dividend tax £751, stakes tax £lB, amusement tax £43.

A fine shearing record was put up at Rere, near Gisborne, Six Maoris shearing for Mr Charles Matthews put through no less than 1528 sheep in the day. This was accomplished despite the fact that they were all big sheep, and that one of the men lost about three-quarters of an hour. The gang averaged 254 a man.

"I have spoken to Americans who did not know there was such a place as New Zealand," said Mr John Macway, who has just returned from a trip to the States, "Others I met," he said "knew a good deal about the Dominion and they were glad to meet someone who could give them further information.' '

The Milton (Otago) Borough Council is in quandary concerning its future lighting arrangements, owing to the difficulty of procuring the supplies of carbide, except at exorbitant prices. The council has decided to increase the price of gas from S/6 to £1 per 1000 ft. but if the consumers decide not to agree to the increase, the works will be closed down.

When appealing for the exemption of a master at King's College, Auckland, before the First Military Service Board, on Monday, Mr C. T. Major tho headmaster, gave some interesting figures as to the school's record of service. He said there were 300 boys in the school, and 600 old ooys had gone to the front, about 80 of whom had been killed. Eleven masters had gone to the front, and two had been killed. He claimed that no school could

show a better record

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Taihapc Borough Council will be held on Friday night.

An advertiser, signing himself "Househunter," is anxious to rent or lease a -house in or near Taihape.

The friends of Mr. J. Cooper, of Wainui, will be pleased to hear that he is making a good recovery from his severe illness at Dr. Sinclair's hospital.

His Grace Archbishop O'Shea will visit Ohakune on February 3rd, for the purpose of formally opening the new Convent 'School inaugurated by (the Sisters of St. Joseph.

A public meeting will be held in the supper-room of' the Town Hall this evening at S o'clock to consider ways and means of financially assisting the operations of the Taihape Women's Working Club. The Mayor will preside

Messrs R. Wilson notify that they are buyers of good cocksfoot seed. The advantage of selling local seed to a local firm is that the seller can see his seed weighed and get his cash the moment it is off the scales; there are no disputes by mail to trouble about.

The Auckland Efficient Service Keal Estate Agency has an announcement, next the sale column on page 8, that should prove particularly interasting to people who own land, or who want to own land. Anyone having land to dispose of, no matter what the price, should communicate with this Agency.

Eecently, when surveying near Waimarino, Mr. W. Stewart had the misfortune to fall off a cliff. He was precipitated about 30 feet into a creek, his leg being broken as a result of the fall. Mr Stewart was alone at the time, but he managed to crawl up the cliff again and a couple of miles before he could get assistance at the camp. It was two days afterwards before medical aid was secured from Ohakune. Mr. Stewart is now recovering satisfactorily from his injuries.

Swimmers are reminded of the 50 yards handicap race to be held at the municipal baths on Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Nominations will be received by the secretary of thf Swimming Club. W. Gieseking, at the Bank of New Zealand. This race is the first of a series of races that are to be held' during the swimingml2343 to be held of an evening during the swimming .season. There will also be a 25 yards schoolboys' race, and intending competitors are requested to be in attendance at 4.45 p.m. sharp.

A fire broke out in' the Feilding Freezing Works shortly after 9 o'clock on Monday night. The fire extinguishing plant which the company had installed on the premises came in valuably,' being operated by members of the staff and of the Feilding Fire Brigrade who were promptly on the spot th G flames being confined to the wooldrying room. The damage done was small in a momentary sense, and fully covered by insurance. There were 16 butchers operating on the boards, putting through 1500 lambs per day.

In compliance with the request of His Majesty the King, Rangir/aca people held an intercessory service in the Rangiwaea Hall, the meeting being conducted by Mr Matthew Bell, a preacher from the South Island, who is looking after his brother's (Mr William Bell) property while he is at the front There was a large gathering and the collection taken up for sick and wounded fund totalled no less than £lO 2s 6d, which Mr B'ell sent direct to Mr J P. Luke, the Mayor of Wellington.

Two experiences of the present war surpass in strangeness and variety all the imaginings of storytellers, say the Dunedin Star. Here is a marvellous example. One of our young men who came back in the last trip of the hospital ship 'Carried on his ibody J4B shrapnel wounds. He and another man were signalling, when a' bomb burst between them. The Otago man was peppered but he has come home. His mate was blown to pieces. The Only permanent hurt sustained by the survivor is one of his heels. He poohpoohs sympathy, and, though thankful to be alive, he scouts the suggestion (that his ijs a jremarkaDle cascj, his reply to any suggestion of that being that he knows a New Zealander who has 96 marks of the same sort.

Speaking in Sydney of his missions to China and other parts for "The Times," Dr. Morrison said that one of the first men he met in Peking was a native of Trieste, who called himself a "stalwart Britisher." His name was Louis Schneider. This man had had an exciting career in this country, where on two occasions he became known to the courts, while in Peking he got inta a good position, and was one of the most successful arm dealers who had ever gone to China. It was on record that that man planted on the Chinese the most inferior consignment of weapons ever brought Into China, and that he succeeded in inducing the Chinese to buy them on tho ground that they were the weapons with which England had won tho battle of Waterloo.

A smart waitress, also a girl to as

sist in kitchen is wanted at Saunders' Crystal Bar.

The box plan for "The Daughter of the Gods,' 'to be shoTvn in the Town Hall to-morrow night, is fast filling up. Those who wish to secure a comfortable seat should book Sari}-.