LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 25 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

<f l have lived in Masterton 58 years, and I have never seen snow like this before,” said an old Masterton resident on Tuesday morning.

A meeting of those interested in furthering the Red Jersey Campaign in Taihape will be held in the. Supperroom of the Town Hall .to-morrqw night.

The correspondent of the London Times with the American army states that a Chicago soldier, Private Lennart, brought in five German officers, and 78 men, representing a whole unit, w r ho voluntarily surrendered.

An unusual visitor to the shores of How Zealand is to be seen at Mauku. near Pukekohe. A large albatross, evidently sheltering from the recent gales is making its temporary home on a farm in company with a large flock of seagulls

Snow fell on and around Pukekohe Hill late on Monday, while earlier in the day a fall occurred on Bombay Hill, The fall at Pukekohe lasted for ■about ten minutes, Old residents of the district can recollect only one or two occasions, many years ago, upon which snow has fallen in this district. The last fall at B'ombay was about 18 years ■ago. Mr W. Beach Thomas, the Daily (Mail’s correspondent at the British headquarters in France says: ‘'Owing to the weeding out of troops in order to maintain the special corps thd greater part of the German army in the west is now divided between' the sheep and the goats. This explains many recent fighting episodes. There arc numerous evidences that the commanders are obliged to bribe, wheedle, scold, and punish the ordinary troops as never before. ’ ’

After a period of over 43 years' service in the Auckland Diocese Archdeacon Caldcr has resigned his charge of All Saints’ Church, which he has hold for 36 years. The health of the venerable clergyman —he is in his 70th year—has been indifferent lately, hence his resignation. During his long residence in Auckland Archdeacon Calder has been intimately connected with the Masonic fraternity, and for about two years was chaplain to the Grand Lodge of Masons, S.C. He has been a member of Lodge Beta ever since IS75_ Archdeacon Calder will still take an interest in church work, acting as commissary for the Melanesian Mission. ’ : • J • Ail

j The Shah of Persia bonyM “'''TOO | worth of United States Liberty r..-••• s j Mails close at Taihape on Saturday i the 27th July, at sp.m. for Australia, ( Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji. During the snow-balling operations I in Mastcrton on Monday, the glass | screens of several motoi cais weic ] smashed. Shop windows were also j cracked. i Wild pigs arc being driven by the J cold weather from the- Euahine Ranges ; to the level country. Two pigs, in ex- , ccllont ■ condition, were shot by a set- j tier near Palmerston North last week, j Nicholls’ Garage has a new list of , splendid second-hand motor-cars foi | sale, including some of highest stand- i ard makes. The latest additions to j the list are a 5-seater Oakland, in excellent order, and a 5-seater Allan car, which have been listed at prices which are little short of a gift. Germany now is at war -with twen-ty-three countries, Honduras, a tiny republic in Central America, declaring I war against her on July 22. Honduras • has an area of -46,250 square miles, , and a population of 744,000. It is not . expected that the accession of Hon- , duras to the ranks of the Allies will have any material effect on the pro- , cress of the war ) ° In a butcher’s shop in London, recently a customer asked an assistant 1 for a shoulder of English mutton, r “Here’s a nice bit o’ Canterbury.” ! said the man. “I want English meat, ” ‘ persisted the customer, “Well, ain’t’ - Canterbury in England?” the shop--1 man asked, adding with some show of ■ indignation: “Some folks ’ave never 5 ’card of geograffey.” 1 . ; j. The residents of Bennett’s Siding will have control of the Red Cross j Shop on Saturday next, and have laid j themselves out to do justice to this 7 district. There will be a comprehensive supply of farm and garden pro- ? duce, eggs, butter, meat, bread, cakes, 3 sweets, etc. A quantity of timber 3 will be sold by auction at 3 p.m. The a results of the various competitions in--3 itiated by the Bennett’s Siding peo- , pie will be announced at 3 o’clock. 3 Something special in the way of u timepieces has been secured by Mr W. ‘ Howens, jeweller, of Taihape. This s is the “Dominion Lever Watch,” " which is a reliable timckes|ier, at the remarkably low price of 9/6. Mr. Howens also has a big assortment of 5 watches and clocks at all prices, as well as comprehensive selection of 0 electro-plated goods. A new advertisement in another column gives further particulars of his well-selected stock of jewellery, etc.,

The social and dance given last night by the Women’s Working Club was a distinct success, though there were hardly as many on the floor as the object of the effort warranted. The floor was in excellent order, and the

music was supplied by Mrs. Plummer, Miss E. Bray, and Messrs, Lang; Grayling and Roberts. 'During 'the evening a waltzing competition w r as held, and the judges, Mrs Kclsall, and Messrs. Kclsall and Dashwood, had quite a task in allotting the prize between the two best couples, the first prize evenutally going to Mr Campbell and Miss Brcmncr, Mr Green and Miss Donovan being second. A splendid supper was provided by the committee. The stage was devoted to cards, and several interesting games were played.