LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 19 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No dominion has done-'more in proportion, to its size than New Zealand has done.—Viscount Bryce.,

The New York World announces that Fr ! ed Pulton boxes Jess Willard for the heavy-weight" championship title on July 4. . ■"•;■

It is not generally known that girls attending compulsory continuation classes are not compelled to attend in the night-time, but they can attend the day classes if they so desire. This was made perfectly clear by the chairman of the Wanganui Education Board at its last meeting.

Leading consultants of Sydney and Melbourne attached to the staff of the great Australian Hospital in France report that the Australians' health was never better. The men have wintered splendidly, having had plenty of woollens, food and rest. The same applies to the New Zealanders in France.

An investment of £IO,OOO in the new war loan is to be made by the Auckland Education Board, providing the Minister will give his approval. The money will be drawn from the maintenance fund! Judging by the condition of some of tb« schools taken over from Auckland by the Wanganui Education Board, it is not surprising that money ha* been saved from the maintenance grant.

Sergeant-Major Evans writes to the "Post" from Peton e making complaint that German prisoners of war are receiving medical treatment in the Wellington Public Hospital in the same ward as other patients. Not only, he says, do the ether patients have to suffer the indignity of mixing with these men, but the prisoners are not under any regular guard, and, being convalescents' have free access to other parts of the hospital.

The Maori team which won the tug-of-war championship at yester-

day's sports handed their prizes back to the Red Triangle Fund.

Two pounds reward is offered for the return of a lost collie sheep dog wihch answers to the name of Darkie and has a lame leg.

Those taking part in the married men's race yesterday were not altogether satisfied by the first contest. One challenged the others to a sweepstakes which three accepted. The final resulted in Mr. Dowling being the winner, with J : Kilkolly a close run-ner-up.

A feature at the Red Triangle sports yesterday were the exhibitions given by the Boy Scouts. Their bridge-building, tent-pitching and other work is a credit to them and their instructors. The exhibitions in the manly art of self-defence attracted quite a great crowd of spectators.