LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A girl is wanted for the Main Trunk Dining Rooms, Station Strcet.

Up* to March 119, a total of 634 soldiers had taken up land under the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act. The total area selected is 417,207 acres, the average of 660 acres indicating that a food - number of the men have gone in for shcepfarmlng.

The South Canterbury Farmers' Union executive resolved that it was of opinion that nothing less than 7s per bushel would induce farmers to grow the Tvhcat sufficient for the Dominion ’s requirements. A doubt was expressed as to whether even 7s would be sufficient to do so.

H. Hiley General Manager of Eailways, expires in August next. The decision of the Australian Government in refusing admission to Pansy, the pet cat of the new Governor of New South Wales, Sir Walter Davidson, or, rather, of the family, has resulted in the cat being sent to Suva. Efforts are being made by the Efficiency Board to have butter boxes made of a uniform size throughout New Zealand. It is believed the Taranaki box will be adopted, measuring 15i x 12| x 111 over all.

The Taihape Women’s Working Club’s Shop will be open to-morrow for Comforts Fund.. The Misses Spooner Cmforts Fund. The Misses Spooner will have charge and a choice assortment of miscellaneous goods will be submitted for sale.

A subscription list has been opened at the local District High School, in aid of the sufferers by the late ih

and it is expected that about £5 will be raised by this means. It makes us feel proud of our" “kiddies” that they have so nobly responded to the appeal made.

A conference of representative sawmillers and the representatives of such industries as meat-freezing and dairying is to be held with the Efficiency Board, in Wellington, on 4th April. It is understood that the exportation of white pine is to be the chief subject of consideration.

The re-construction of sawmills in areas devastated by the late fires Is being vigorously pushed forward. No sawmill hands are out of employment, all find ample work in rebuilding and reinstating. All mills are expected to be in full operation again within two months.

One of the French aviators at Salonika was recently attacked by two eagles, but he was lucky enough to bring them both down with his ma-chine-gun. It will be remembered that Vedrines, in crossing the Pyrenees oh bis flight from Paris to Madrid, was also attacked by an eagle, and had considerable difficulty in escaping.

The Taihape Tradesmen’s Association has passed the following resolution: That the Executive of the Association express their regret’ that their Association was’notTinvited ih formulating a scheme' for the" relief of the sufferers by the Raetihi disaster, but they urge the members of the Association to offer every immediate : assistance possible. • •• ' 1 '

“The Taranaki Squadron had . the honour of being the first troops in Jaffa, ” writes Lieut. Pierce to a Stratford friend; “We had an interesting day,, which for all the hardships of the campaign, Jerusalem fell some time later, but we were not in that, though all the brigades sent a few representatives at the official entry.’ 1 •

i i 'A Eangitikei • settler received anurgent call from a neighbour a week of two back. He had a hay crop-out, and it must be garnered. Could he get the use of a man? This, was agreed to, and the man went on to the job. Shortly afterwards the latter saw a limousine travelling quickly along an adjoining road. “Who’s that chap?” he asked the fellow haymaker. “Oh, that’s the boss, he’s off to the races!’’ was the astounding reply. “Well, if that’s the way he’s winning the war, he can’t have me,” said the newcomer, and he walked off the job shortly after and forgot to come back.

The Taihape Women’s Working Club last night despatched a large case of clothing to the Raetihi sufferers by the late fire. The case contained between 700 and 800 articles. The tradespeople contributed very generously in this matter, but what are now urgently required are children’s clothing and blankets. In sending in articles for this relief fund, it cannot be too strongly impressed upon donors that they should be in a condition for immediate use, as the officials of the club have not the time to wash and repair any articles sent in. In the matter of the making up of materials, assistance is very urgently wanted. Now what are the young women and girls of Taihape going to do about it? For the honour of their sex and the credit of the town thjs appeal should not go unanswered.

War trophies from France have arrived in New Zealand, and on the Wellington wharves on Friday were seen dismantled three field carriage guns captured from the Germans. The guns bear the marks of hard fighting, the steel protection shields having been pierced in a number of places. Jagged holes about Sin. in diameter are scattered at odd places, but each gun looks as if it had been deliberately damaged to render it useless to its captors. One of the guns was captured by the 11th Cheshire Regiment on June 7, 1917, ill the Messincs fighting, and has been claimed by the 2nd Auckland Batta’ion; a second has boon claimed by tl ' Ist Otago Battalion.