LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"The richest land in New Zealand is going to be cut up into 10-acre blocks some day, like Denmark," said Cr. J. J. Bryce at the Kiwitea County Council meeting on Saturday. John Mac Lean Bolshevist Consul m Glasgow, formerly a teacher, was sentenced in the'High Court, Edinburgh, to five years penal servitude for making speecheVand statements likely to prejudice ' recruiting and cause mutiny and se'dition among civilians. - ■ 'lifi The Taihape Women's, Working Club's shop will be open to-morrow for the sale of goods. A very comprehensive selection of articles will be offered for disposal, including farm and garden produce, eggs, cream, bread, cakes, pickles, sauces, vegetables, sweets, etc. The attention of our readers is drawn to the fact that a waltzing competition will be held at the Women's Working Club's social and dance tomorrow night. Valuable trophies are being given for lady and gentleman. Gents' nominations will be taken by Messrs McLaughlan and Dunlbar tomorrow or on the night. A pleasant little "sing-song" was held in the train yesterday afternoon, during the return journey of the Taihape medical examinees from Marton, assisted by one or two outsiders. The impromptu concert consisted of songs and recitations, in which Mr. J. Wham (our local comedian) took a prominent part. The financial result was £1 5s 3d, which has been handed to the Taihape branch of the Red Cross Society. Members of the Old Girls' Hockey Cluib at Bennett's Siding have decided to hold a social and dance in the Bennett's Siding Hall on Wednesday evening, 31st July. It is hoped Taihape hockey enthusiasts will render assistance by their presence in raising funds that will warrant a hockey team being sent from Taihape to take part at the Wellington championship meeting.

Owing to the rapid expansion of his business, Mr. v. Nicholls has been compelled to secure larger premises to enable him to copn with it, and for that purpose has taken over the Rink Garage (formerly known as O'Connor's Hall) in Tui Street. Therefore he will hav e no further use for the shop, garage, and offices known as "Nicholls' Garage," adjoining tile King's Picture Threatre, which are advertised to be let, either singly or jointly.

Some impression of the effect of the war on business life in the city of

London may be gained from the fact that there have been withdrawn from the active service of one great bank no fewer than 3,700 men, and that, in addition to those wounded ana missing, as many as 320 have been killed. This bank has now on its staff 3600 women, "who are doing their work in a most excellent way." Some are acting as managers of small offices,' other women are cashiers, and "others are occupying very important positions in our different departments."

Medical men are unanimous in stating that cold feet (not of the military variety) are an almost complete bar to sleep. The cold snap we are now experiencing renders cold feet and a chilled body more prevalent than is pleasant. It is just to meet this contingency that hot water bags are so welcome; they are not only a comfort, but a hygienic necessity. Mr. "W. H. Fookes has in stock a splendid assortment of hot water bags of the 1918 pattern, small, in extra heavy rubber, with adjustable funnels, at prices to suit all. Before purchasing these articles peruse his advertisement in another column, and then consult Mr| Fookes.

In •an article on the oil-producing deposits of the Empire the journal of the Royal Colonial Institute, Mr. E. H. Cunningham Craig writes of New Zealand as follows: "Oil-shales of very fair quality have been described ana prospected in this Dominion. The percentage of sulphur in the crude oil has apparently been one of the chief difficulties to be overcome. The same difficulty has been experienced with the Kimmeridge oil-shales of Dorset and Norfolk, and has been the subjeet of much experimental work. It is anticipated that a solution of the problem will be achieved eventually, and will render available as a source of oil' great quantities of material that has at present to remain unexploited."