LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

When being welcomed home at Palmerston on Friday, Lieut., Bert Jacobs stated that the New Zealand Division had the record 'in .the British army foxtaking objectives and holding them.

An important clearing sale of stock on behalf of a Waikato client is notified to take place In the Taihape saTeyards on Monday, 15th 'April. Full particulars will be given in a future issue.

Mails close on Tuesday, March 19th for —Cook Islands 6a.m., Tahiti 6 a.m., Penrhyn Island 6 a.m., TJ.S.A. 6 a.m., Canada 6 a.m., Central America 6 a.m, South America 6 a.m., Egypt 6 a.m., United Kingdom 6 a.m., Europe 6 a.m.

The latest returns frami the Red Triangle appeal arc: Wellington City, £23,000; Wellington province £20,250; Christchurch city, £15,500; Canterbury province, £12,700; Dunedin, £11,750; Otago province, £IO,OOO. Total North Island, £43,250; South Island £50,000; grand total, £93,250.

After the Napier Park meeting on Friday the stewards held an inquiry concerning what was alleged to be inconsistent running of Sweet Corn, ridden by Deelcy on each day. The judicial stewards expressed much dissatisfaction with the running of the horse and considered it a case in which suspicion was attached to the rider.

A correspondent writing to * Auckland Star says f The numerous readers of the Star will note in the article, "Feeling the Pinch,” that in England the retail prices at which standard boots will be sold have been officially fixed —men’s los to 20s, women’s 13s nd to ISs 6d. Compare these prices in beleaguered Britain, with those obtaining in war-free New Zealand, and I think one may ask what the New Zealand Cost of Commission is doing for the screw it draws.

One of the statements cabled to New Zealand in connection with the career of the German raider Wolf in the Pacific,, is that the enemy ship twice nearly captured the Union Co.’s Yanccuvcrc steamer. It is understood that on one of the occasions the steamer had on board Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Word. If they had been taken they doubtless would have been by this time prisoners of war in Germany and able to tell ns first-hand all about the treatment of our prisoners in German hands.

A resident in the West End (New Plymouth) had an unwelcome visitor a day or two ago. The family were sitting at tea when a strange noise, as of someone doing a clog dance on the verandah, was heard. Leaving the kitchen to investigate, the Householder was startled upon entering the passage to meet a full-grown bull, with a ring in its nose, walking towards him. There was not sufficient room to allow the animal to turn, and so an attempt was made to get it to back out; but this was not accomplished until the beast had entered the front room and caused a certain amount of damage to the furniture.