LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 September 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. Two fu mished rooms in a central situation are advertised to let. A very enjoyable social and dance given by the local railway staff was held in the Three Stars Theatre on Thursday evening.

A ploughman and teamster is advertised for by Mr. G. A. Wheeler, "Hiwera," Taihape.

The Scarlet Troubadours have booked the Taihape Town Hall for Wednesday night, October 2.

The Government has determined to •abolish the position of Secretary of Agriculture, and to create the position of Assistant Director-General of the Department oil Agricuture, Industries, and Commerce.

Owing to the lateness of the season the Church of England Bulb Show and Bazaar fixed for this month has been postponed until September 25th, by which timq a good display of bulbs and spring flowers may be looked to.

The last of the euchre parties in aid of St. Margaret's Vicarage Fund was held last night. The ladies? aggregate prize was won by Miss "Gilette and the gentleman's by Mr Etevcneaux. These parties have netted £IOO towards the object for which they were instituted.

A cable message states the Germans are burning everything in their retreat in order to create a desert zone. La Ee*v G'haunayy 'and Sussy are nowablaze while several villages between the Veslo and the Aisne have all been destroyed.

An address on "Mormonism" will be given at the King's Theatre tomorrow night at 8.15, when the principles underlying the Morman faith will be expounded. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone. This evening an address will be giyen in the Main Street.

The erection has been commenced on the site of the old To Aro railway station of a factory for the manufacture of artifica* limbs for returned soldiers. The building should be completed in a few months. The machinery has been ordered. Already machinery for a similar building in Christchurch has come to hand*

According to. Mr C. Grayndler, general secretary of the Shearers'' Federaton .indications point ' to a marked shortage of shearers' durign the season which is just about to commence. This is due in a very large measure to many of the mst competent shearers in the First Division having gone to the front.

The Makotuku Timber Co., started work this week clearing a site for a new sawmill a few chains from the Makotuku bridge on the Main Trunk Line. The work of erecting will be proceeded with at once in order that the Company may deal with, the vast .amount of timber blown down during the. gale of March last.

A cold storage shod has just been completed 'at Baratonga. Up to the present time the residents especially the European population, have had to depend entirely on the island meat, which is composed principally of chickens and pork, in addition to tinned meat. New Zealand meat can now be sent to the Islands and placed in cold store and be sold as required.

The Wellington master bakers, at a special meeting, decided to reduce the price of bread to all shops to sell at 5d cash as from to-day. After eight weeks' trial of selling at 5Jd per loaf, it was found that the public in some localities, through living so far away from bakers' premises, could not take adavntage of the 5d loaf for cash over the counter. It is for this reason that the change was made.

A big landslide came down on the Taihape—Moawkar,go road last night or early this morning, just outside Mr. Spooner's entrance. The mass of earth is about 12 feet in height, and effectually blocks vehicular traffic. A detour for pedestrians and horsemen has been made round the lower side of the slip and the Hautapu river, it will be at least a couple of days before the obstruction is cleared away.

According to a cable message received yesterday. German agents in Switzerland are busily circulating reports that Germany is ready to conclude peace on the basis of the evacuation of France and Belgium against the payment of an indemnity. Germany is willing to accept the English labourites' suggestion for a referendum regarding Alsace and Lor.rraine, provided it is taken under German supervision.

Negotiations for the purchase of Ml\ G. Parker's butchery by the Ota'ihape Meat and Produce Company have been completed, and it is the intention of the new proprietary to carry on the business as a retail butchery. The very best quality of meat w|l be sold, which will be passed by the Government Inspector. Prices will be considerably reduced for cash, and the manufacture of small goods will be a speciality.. An advertisement giving all particulars will be found on page one of to-day's issue.