LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Property-owners on the Papakai Road notify that any person found trespassing with dog or gun on their properties will be prosecuted.

It is officially announced that, until further notice, no more purchases of butter will be made in Australia on behalf of the Imperial Government.

People don’t want cottages nowadays—they want mansions to live in, and a picture . entertainment every night. A Foxton landlord.

The Post and Telegraph Association now has 7500 members. There are only 200 non-members. About 1600 members of the Association have gone on active service.

Sawmillers, or others, requiring boilers, engines, or any mill plant are notified by Mr. F. V. Simons, of Westown, New Plymouth, that he lias such for quick sale.

The annual general meeting of the parishioners, of St. Margaret’s Church will bo held in the Parish Hall to-night at 8 d ’clock. A full attendance of parishioners is earnestly requested.

It is • understood that Mr. James Kerr, mentioned as Liberal candidate for the Grey seat, has decided to withdraw, as he considers three candidates in the field'would’'only : fesult in vote splitting.

A meeting’ of the Taihape and District Returned Soldiers’ Association will be held in the supper-room of the Town Hall this evening, and as the business is important ,a full muster is requested.

The Taihape' 1 ' Women’s Working Club Shop will be open to-morrow, when the sale of goods will be under the supervision of Mesdames Powell and Wrightson. . A good and varied collection of- farm produce, cakes, etc, will be submitted for sale.

Mr. M.. L. Gayey,,notifies, that,,, owing 'to going Into camp he has sold his florist, and seed business,,.and that to reduce the stock to suit the .incoming owner a great reduction sale (; will be held. The prices of everything in stock will be drastically cut to effect the essential clearance.

A Palmerston reservist was recently ordered to the Cl Camp at Tauherenikau, and after a ten day’s stay was discharged. On leaving camp he was handed the sum of £ll which represented ten days’ wages at ss, £2 £1 10s; and one month’s wages 10s; wife’s allowance for same period extra, £7; total, £ll.