LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To date 118 have been lulled and 236 wounded by the 1 long range bombardment of the- city of Paris.

It is notifed that any person found on Mr. G- .A. Wheeler's property with dog or gun, after this date will be prosecuted.

The wonderful Fish Jubilee Singers, who are now drawing overflowing houses in the South Island, are to appear in the Taihape Town Hall, on Friday, 31st May, next.

A first-class sawyer for breakingdown bench, one able" to assist in the erection of the mill, is advertised for by the Wanganui Sash, Door and Timber Co., at their Karioi mill.

The shoot arranged by the Awarua Gun Club for Thursday next has been postponed until Thursday, 9th May, in order to avoid clashing with "Anzac Day."

On page six of to-day's issue will be found an extremely interesting statement of the financial position of the Taihape Borough Council, compiled by the Town Clerk, Mr. J. F. Mem zies, and submitted to the Council at its meeting on Friday last.

A peculiar accident happened at Gisborne a few days ago. When a taxidriver was cranking his car, the en-

| gine "backfired" with the result that the starting-lever flew off and crashed through a large pane of glass in a shop front.

A Press Association message from New Plymouth, received this morning, states the Taranaki Producers' Freezing Works Co. has decided to increase its capital by £40,000 and to immediately provide additional storage for 40,000 crates of cheese. The Company has .only recently completed storage for 37.000 crates.

By direction of Archbishop Eedwood Anzac Day will be observed in all the Catholic Churches of the archdiocese of Wellington by a Solemn Jlass for the souls, of the fallen soldiers. The three days previous will be set apart for prayer and special services for the spiritual and temporal welfare of the soldiers on active service

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