LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A number of men are wanted at once to sow grass-seed in the Kaitieke block.

A good benchman, 3 good busbmen, and a tramlayer, are advertised for by the Waerenga Sawmill- Co.

Miss Alma Carpenter won the camisole left over from Ruanui Red Cross day, the ticket being No. 54.

The annual election of school committees in the Wellington Education District will be held on April 22.

Mr. Clement Wragge, in his latest forecast, earnestly advises those living in the bush not to start bush fires until after the middle of April.

A good story comes from the front, A badly wounded man was rushed to a dressing 'station. Almost unconscious with pain, he fought stubbornly when the doctor .tried to take his coat off. At last the garment was freed from the pain-racked body, and the doctor had turned to toss it into a corner. "Don't throw it, doctor," murmured the feeble voice, "don't throw it —there's a bomb in the pocket."

At one of the depots in Sydney where food and clothing are distributed to those in need, is it customary to ask the condition or state of the women who apply for relief. Recently a well-built woman of about 45, neatly dressed, and rather above the average applicant in appearance, was asked the usual question: "Are~ybu a widow, or a deserted wife, or is 3'our husband out of work, or what?" She looked up with a shy, humorous twinkle in her eye, "No sir," she replied, "I'm an unappropriated blessing!"

Mails for Australia close at Taihape, on Monday, the 25th inst., at 7 tf.m.

A nearly new, conveniently situates modern six-roomed bouse is advertised for sale.

Several sawmill hands" are wanted at A. F. Gibbs and Co's sawmill at Utiku. They include hauler-driver, skiddy and slabby. \

Mr. C. A. Woolley, Superintendent of the Auckland Fire Brigade, has resigned his position on account of illhealth.

A transport will arrive in New Zealand, within the course of a day or twp. She has 78 sick and wounded soldiers on board

Master bakers in Wellington yesterday decided to leave the price of bread to householders at lid per 41b. loaf, and increase the price to hotels, restaurants and shops #

Mr. J. Ormond, who won the motordriving competition at the Red Triangle Sports donated one- of the two guineas to the Raetihi Refugee Fund, the other he handed back to the Red Triangle Fund.

A cablegram addressed to a Wellington man was received there on Wednesday, bearing the date of February 10. This would appear to constitute a record —for tardiness (adds the New Zealand Times.)

It is apparent from a letter received from the Hon. Mr. Guthrie that, while £SOO is tho amount to be advanced to soldier settlers in ordinary cases, the Minister has power to advance up to £750, when he is satisfied that such an increase is required to give the'soldier a proper chance of success. All soldiers are to be treated alike in matter.

At Dunedin on Thursday sentence of the court-martial was promulgated on Private William Baxter, the fourth member of the Brighton "family of conscientious objectors to be dealt with in this way. Baxter was drawn in the ballot, and refused to undergo medical examination. On a charge of disobeying; a lawful command*' hV'wa's Sentenced toil months' hard labour. a&az-nraj; .'<io-: macro ;:'^a.tjh:- : ? A • Carterton woman who has a few fowls jvent: to feed them. She found a duck dead,,, with, its. head nearly off. \ Enter .a hen was seen in a similar ..condition, and another on a nes.t.with its .head drooping over. Then she ..was considerably startled by a, weasel jumping out from beside the hen. ghe quickly shut the door. The old proverb says that you cannot catch a weasel asleep. A neighbour came in, however, and ended its career with a'club