LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 June 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

American troops in France now number 80,000, 60 per cent of wholm are fighting men.

Station cooks, housekeeper, sawmill hands, contractors to fall 120 acres of bush, and "others, are wanted at Shute's Labour Exchange.

A recent cable from London stated that an English-bred Friesian cow yielded 2400 galluns of (milk in a year. She was sold for 3500 guineas.

An official announcement states that Australian casualties to date are: Dead 48,337, missing 391, prisoners 3,250, wounded 132,775, sick 71.502 unsepcified 213.

It has been left to the British Pensions Ministry to. plumb the depths of meanness, A soldier killed fcii the battlefield was buried in /his regimental blanket. The cost was deducted from his widow's pension!

The cribbage tournament played last night between the Fire Brigade and returned soldiers was won by the brigadesmen by 17 to 13. This makes both teams even, each having scored a win. The final rubber will be played next Monday night.

The Society for the Protection of Women and Children has passed a resolution at Wellington protesting against the proposal to remove Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.M., from the Wellington bench of Magistrates, and asserting that he had administered the law fearlessly and consistently and had made the streets much safer for children and old people, and bad fostered every attempt to safeguard the interests of the holme and family life

A Press Association message from New Plymouth reports that renewed interest has been given to petroleum prospecting by the fact a big blow-out has occurred at the Blenheim bore at 1 o'clock yesterday morning, and continued for five hours, proving that the drill has not reached the main source of oil. and confirming geologists' opinions the source is over 5000 ft. down The Blcnheilm bore is now down 5200 ft. When the blow-out was exhausted drilling was resumed, and an important early development is hoped for.