LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 12 September 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A handy man about a farm that can 4o a bit of fencing can secure employment at good wages by applying to E. Cleaver, Koekc, telephone 455. A fur necklet and muff found near Mr A E. Fannin's property on the Papakai Road, is awaiting the owner at the "Times" Office Messrs Gardner and Co., have an advertisement on page one which is of interest to ladies who are desirous of wearing-Hats decreed by Fashion for the Summer-time." All varieties of trimmed and untrimmed millinery are now in stock at this up-to-the-minute shop, and at prices that must appeal to all. Our lady readers are referred to the advertisement, which tells its own story.

Owing to a presentation send-off which is being tendered to Branchman Mathie by his comrades of the Fire Brigade in the Fire Brigade Hall tomorrow night, the usual euchre tournament of the Brigade has been postponed till Friday, 20th inst.

Mr James Moore, Wellington's Sailor's Missioner, recently said: We frequently have men with us who have been torpedoed three, four or six times. Recently a boy of 16 was with us who had been blown up once and torpedoed oftce, yet was still "doing his bit" at sea.

For the crime of having given orders for the decent burial of an English prisoner who died in Belgium, the Germans brutally arrested during the night M. Novent, town clerk of Verviers, and threw him into prison, where he has remained for two months.

A reminder is given of the Huia Ladies' Hockey Social at the Three Stars this evening, when what is possibly the last of the season by this club will be held. The girls are determined to make it a "grand finale," and nothing will be left undone to eclipse all previous efforts.

The Acting - Postmaster - General announces loss at sea by enemy action of certain parcel mails of Egypt. The mails contained parcels posted at Wellington between April 9 and 15, at Auckland from April 9 to 12, at Christchureh from April 8 to 13. and at Dunedin from April 3 to 10.

"The Germans destroyed Beims," declared Mr Hurst Seager (a well known Wellington architect) "hot from any military necessity, but because of their jealousy of the great world-famous Gothic, art works of France." He had read in a German magazine years before the war an article showing how great was that jealousy.

The Church of England Military Affairs Committee have just cabled Home another £IBOO for the immediate erection of three more Church Army. Huts—these are the Auckland No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 Huts. Since the commencement of the present year, this committee has remitted no less than £11,(344 for the purpose of building these Eecreation Huts in the firing line.

A remark upon the high cost of legal proceedings was made by Mr Justice Hosking during a sitting in Chembers in Wellington last week "In these times," he said "I am not going to allow costs, to solicitor and client unless I know what they are going to be. These originating summonses are being abused. I noticed the other day that to determine two or three unimportant questions the costs amounted to £360."

Auckland is achieving quite an unenviable reputation for its safe burglaries, another one being perpetrated at Barton's Boot factory, at Commercial Road Ivingsland. The safe had been transferred to an adjacent gully and there blown open. The crooks drew a blank, as there was no cash inside. There have been four similar burglaries during the last month, and it is presumed the same gang operated in each instance. i The serial "The Neglected Wife," which commences at the King's tonight, is aptly termed one of the greatest and most enthralling ever projected on the screen. It illustrates a problem in social life that is as deep to-day as ever in the history of the human race. To husbands and wives it conveys a lesson and points a moral, the observance of which will lead to the avoidance of much married unhappincss. The serial will be shown every Thursday night.

The price of children's hose is a source never-ending worry to materfamilias, and the juveniles still continue, as of you, and in spite of war conditions, to present holes in their hose which makes mother give a gasp of consternation. Messrs. Bennett Ltd., have endeavoured to lessen this anxiety by offering children's hose of quality at prices that are remarkably low, considering "these hard times." An advertisement on page one of this issue gives particulars as to sizes and prices.

Capitation payments for education do not appear to be made on a satisfactory system. "I want to tell you frankly," said the Minister for Education, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, to the Technical Education Conference when mentioning the results of a recent investigation, "that I am far from satisfied. There must be an alteration." There was in this country added Mr Hanan, an institution that received nearly £BOO by way of capitation for free-place pupils, when as a matter of fact those free-place pupils did not exist. Possibly later on he would condemn very strongly certain conditions that he had found as the result of close personal investigation.

Ladies' smart ready to wear hats in the newest shapes, gage finish, prices 11/6, 13/6, 15/6, 17/11, 18/11, 19/6, to 355. The big value house, Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

The Kiwitea County Council is ad

vertising for twelve men to work at removing slips. Good wages' are offered; Applicants should communicate with Mr. L. J. Verry, County Of fice, Kimboiton.

A Sydney firm recently sold on account of the Austin Wanganclla Co., Wanganella, N.S.W.. a special stud merino ram, 4 years old. at 1200 guineas, to Mr B. Chaffey, Moorna Wcntworth N.S.W.

Says the New York Herald referring to tho recruiting problem in the United States: "Men who are fit and ready to fight at fifty arc better men than those who tremble in the twenties! Let down the bars, Mr President, and win the war! "

Speaking at a meeting of old folks at Onehunga, the Kev. Val Triggc asked who of those present had been the longest married. "Not." he added, "the most married." He put it that way because at one place when he held a similar meeting the prize for being the longest married was won by a lady who it afterwards transpired had been married five times. (Laughter.

To-day is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the arrival of the first four pioneers in Taihapc. The names of these gentlemen are Messrs. W. H. J. McCormick, T. Shute (both living at present in Taihape) and Jackson and Burren The last two anmed are still living but have left Taihape. It was four days later, 24 years ago, that the second party arrived on the bush clad spot that is now the flourishing town of Taihape.

A new advertisement appears on page 3. of to-day's issue from Messrs. Collinson and Gifford, the title of their preachment being "New Dress Fabrics for Spring and Summer Wear.'' These fabrics include all the latest weaves and fashionable colourings and have been listed at prices, which will still further increase their popularity and vogue. We refer our readers to the notification in question for further particulars.