LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A troop train passed through Taihape early this morning, with drafts returning from final leave. A capable woman, with daughter 12 years of age, Avants position as housekeeper to» bachelor or widower. Mr E. W. Smith, M.P., for Waimarino, has returned from his trip to the Commonwealth, and was in Taihape yesterday and to-day. The casaulties to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force since the beginning of the Spring Campaign, according to Sir James Allen, number abodt five thousand. To suit the convenience of the business people the Grand Popular Concert by the Queen Alexandra Regimental Band and accompanying artists will not commence till 8.30 p.m. on Saturday. The Anglican Synod carried a resolution expressing the opinion that the Government should give the people an early opportunity of deciding by referendum, the question of national prohibition versus continuance. A remarkable feat was recently accomplished by a 11-year-old girl named Dolany, 0 f Tahuna, Nelson/ She Avas placed i n charge of a mob of 500 sheep, and drove it all the way from Moutere into Nelson. Not a single animal was lost.

A Winiata lud was convicted and discharged, at the Magistrate s Court this morning, for failing to register under the Defence Act, 1909. The charge Avas not pressed and was laid chiefly as a warning to all other lacrs.

B. Raukawa and Wi Paki Avere charged at the Taihape Magistrate’s Court this morning Avith failing to attend Territorial military parades; they were convicted and fined £5 each, it is hoped this will be a Avarning to others, Avhether in the Senior Cadets or Territorials.

According to the report submitted by the Engineer to the Waimariuo County Council at its meeting on Saturday last the damage sustained throughout the County by the bad Aveather of a month ago totalled £3650. Since July, 1915, the total flood and fire damage amounts to £17,000.

Mr Mcpham, the Bristol Pianoforte Company tuner, is in Taihape and will remain for about one week. Mr Mepham is a professional tuner, fully accredited by the Manager of the Bristol Company in New Zealand, therefore pianoforte owners should avail themselves of his services. Country residents may arrange with Mr Mepham to visit their homes. Communications addressed to the Taihape Times Office will promptly be handed to him.

On Saturday evening next ithe Queen Alexandra’s Own Regimental Band and Concert; Party of high-class artists will give one of their popular concerts in the Town Hall, Taihape, in aid of the Red Cross Effort. If weather permits an open air concert will be given for the same fund in the Domain Grounds on " Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. If the weather conditions are unfavourable a sacred concert will be given in the Town Hall on Sunday evening at 5.30. Full particulars re programme will be published later.

Writes a New Zealander from Switzerland, after intervening many people who have come out of Germany during recent months: If an Independent Socialist member raises his voice in the Reichstag, his utterances never penetrate beyond its -walls: and if he pro-posss-speaking at any public meeting the Reichstag, he must either summit his speech beforehand to . the censorship or he must promise not to say anything that would .cause the ofcial present—for an official is always at all such meetings—to stop him from speaking. I am in no way exaggerating This is exactly what is happening in Germany to-day. All the people are told is that “our bravo troops have kept the enemy from invading Germany.”