LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Belgium is only half the size of Tasmania but with 650 people on every square mile. Last Friday night 14 degrees 'of frost were registered in Wellington. The Government Metereologist, Mr. Bates considers this is the lowest ever recorded in Wellington. Some extraordinary bargains have been listed by Messrs. Collinson and Gifford to mark the closing days of their Colossal Sale. The lines singled out for special treatment are costumes in various textures. A new advertisement giving details will be found on page 3.

Out of seven chemists in No lor, five were drawn in the recent b&ilot, and the other two are eligile.

• Mr W. 11. Bates, optician will unfortunately be unable to attend at Mr I'ookes' Pharmacy to-morrow, but may be consulted there on Wednesday, August 14th.

Mr Spencc, draper, of Taihape, has a notice with reference to his great winter sale, drawing attention to the startling offerings in coats and raincoats.

There was a slight fall of snow in Taihape yesterday evening, but it did ot remain long on the ground, except where the frozen ground from the morning's frost had not thawed. The night was intensely cold, but this morning broke fine with an unmistakeable rise in temperature.

Mr. Martin Swenson, of Ngawaka, has received a conimainication from the Defence Minister, that his son, Private E. H. J. Swenson, had been admitted to hospital in London, suffering from gunshot wounds, the left humerus being fractured. This is the second time Private Swenson has been wounded.

A social and dance will be held at Bennett's Siding to-morrow night by the Hockey Club. In addition to the usual social programme there will be a waltzing competition. These socials have achieved a reputation for their enjoyable homeliness and the one tomorrow night will prove no exception to the rule.

Eoman 'Catholic priests of French j birth and .military age are fighting in ■ France as conscripts, in obedience to the law of France, and in defiance of , the canon law-of their church, France | has made her own laws and has taken ; matters into her own hands; enforcing ] the law that her sons, clerical or lay, j are subject to her dictates, and not ' to that of another, not even the "Vati- j can. At the meeting in connection with the Red Jersey Appeal last night- Brig.adier Troomcr., in mentioning various 'ways in which money could be raised, said that in Napier the residents, at ■ the instance of Mrs. Lowry, held a' '' waste or Tubbish day,'' when a collection of all that was considered useless or had been rejected was made. It was an inspiring sight, said the Brigadier, to see the Mayor of Napier and some of the leading townspeople delving amongst and sorting out old boots, bottles, etc. However, £4OO was the net result of this particular effort.

Besides the retirements from the Magistracy, other changes are pending in the Justice Department staffs consequent, on some seven or eight positions which are about to be permanently filled. These positions have been vacant for some time, certain officers having acted in a temporary capacity up to the present time. Among the positions to be filled arc those of Deputy Eegistrar of Supreme Court and second cler of court, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington, clerk of court Ashburton, Feilding, Tauranga, Strat- . ford, Waihiand Reef ton. Besides these positions there will, in consequence of changes, be many other vacancies to be filled.