LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no publication of the “Taihape Daily Times” on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

Half-a-dozen second-hand pianos arc wanted by Mr. Savage, piano-tuner and repairer, of Marton.

A -further draft of sick and wounded officers and men is expected to arrive in New Zealand this month. The number returning is 78.

A church parade will be held in Taihape on Sunday morning. All bandsmen arc requested to meet at the bandroom on Sunday morning at 10 o 'clock sharp.

A working class w'-nian who wore a man's overcoat as an outer garment entered a leading emporium in Liverpool recently and asked to be shown some -fur coats. She selected one at £45, paid for it, and, having no further use for the man’s coat, cast it on the floor as she quitted the shop.

Here is a sample of how the settlers at Raetihi are taking their losses. A man was staying at King’s Court Hotel at Ohakune. A friend of his came into the dining-room and said, “Hullo, old chap How’s things f’ “Oh,” said the diner, “I got hit for about £3000; but I would like to get hold ofi the chap that sneaked my new felt hat out of the hall last night. He’s the bloke I’m after,”

The story of a dramatic encounter duiing the interchange of prisoners of war at Rotterdam between Captain von Muller, of the Emden, disembarked from the Dutch hospital ship, and a sailor of a British steamer captured by the Emden in the Atlantic three years ago, is told in the London Express. * The two men looked at each other in amazement. Then the Englishman saluted in an easy, pleasant way, and von Muller clicked his heels together and returned the salute.

The other day (says a London writer) I witnessed a pathetic incident while washing my hands in an hotel r svvn young officers entered, strangers t other, one with his left coat sleove&mpty, the other wjth his right arm in aVling. They looked at each other, and \nc of them said with diffidence: ‘ ‘Smnll wo wash hands together WhWcupou each washed the other's handV dried it, and after this novel introduction they went off to lunch together.%

A man for farm work, sheep, and general, is wanted by an advertiser.

Private P. C. Webb , arrived at Rotorua by train on Wednesday night, and was sent on to Kaingaroa Prison Camp the following morning.

Owing to the unprecedented demand for grass seed being expected from fire stricken districts around Eaetihi, a sharp rise in nominal prices was reported. The Government, to meet the situation, has made an Order-in-Coun-cil limiting the prices of seed to those ruling immediately before the fire, What the Government should do is to provide the burned out farmers with seed at the wholesale price before the rise of some weeks ago.

The late Florence Army Brough, who died after a long and lingering illness in Taihapc yesterday, was the daughter of Frederic and Ellen Brough of Ohakune, and the neice of Mr. P. Kcarins of Taihape. The deceased was deeply beloved by a large circle of her friends and the regret felt at her demise will be heart-felt and widespread. Sojnc eight or nine years ago she resided with her parents in Taihape, but latterly has lived with her parents at Ohakune. She had been in hospital about a -week.