LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Y.M.C.A.’S big Red Triangle campaign has already attained a total of £32,050 in the Wellington area. Canterbury totals £20 ; 000 and Otago £14,900.

A cinema picture of the war area, recently shown in Wanganui, was attended by a brother of Mr. Alex Campion, of Waikanae, who recognised the name of his brother’s soldier son on the headstone of a grave in the rocks.

Mr. J. W. Court, of Auckland, has made a donation of £IOOO (his thanks giving offering for 6 o’clock closing) to the Auckland Methodist mission, to be used by the mission in employing special agents to engage in work among boys and girls in the city.

“We will be short of everything after the war, except debts and taxes,” said Mr. A. R. Atkinson at Wellington, when pleading, in the course of an address on socml and economic conditions following peace, for rigid national economy* He stated that he was satisfied from his own observation, that economy was in no way a colonial virtue, and it was almost unknown in New Zealand.

Ladies’ black ribbed cashmere hose, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/11, 2/4, 2/6, 2/9 to 4/3 per pair.—Collinson and Gifford Ltd.

Tenders, to close on Monday, 25th, at 8 p.m., are invited, in another column, for alterations to St. Margaret’s Vicarage. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Vicarage, Taihape.

A Press Association message from Hokitika states that Justice Herdman presided at the Supreme Court yesterday. A warm welcome was extended to him by the Bar and the Grand Jury.

Amongst the names of those who returned by the three transports who have arrrived in Auckland appear the following:—Pte. F. Haitana, Raetihi; Pte. W. R. Thomasen, Taihape; Pte. O. C. Capill, Taihape; Pte. O. Lundergreen, Taihape; and W. McLaren, Taihape, "

The Board of Trade has informed Mr. Poole, M.P., in reply to a telefram which he sent to the Prime Minister relative to the prices of benzine, that from information in its possession it has formed the opinion that there will be no need of panic-buying on the part of consumers.

The Waitara Mail states that a court of enquiry is to sit regarding the alleged disloyal utterances of one Oscar Menzel, a naturalised British subject, born in Germany, who is now resident in the Awakino district. Why all this expense, when the S.M. Court could deal with the alien?

What premies to be one of the finest items on Monday’s sports programme is the tug-of-war. Up to the present seven teams have notified their intention of competing, and taking a line from what we have seen of this recreation at local sports gatherings in the past, competition should be of the keenest. Mr. Jim Pine’s team, with its great reputation, is at present ruling favourite, but if reports from Mataroa and the Taihape firemen can be relied upon, the natives will have to consider themselves extremely fortunate if they are not included in the “also rans.” Good reports have also been received concerning the doings of the Licensed Victuallers, with big “Bill” as anchor, and the “Top-weights,” captained by Albert Warren. Private information elicits the fact that the “Tradesmen’s” team, under the capable guidance of Stan. Peyton, is quite sanguine of “bringing home the bacon.”