LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Population of boroughs according to returns in last Gazette: Ohakune, 1371; Taihape, 1927; Taumarunui, 1875; Te Kuiti 1982. There will be a full-dress rehearsal of the Grand Revue at 7 o'clock this evening. On no account whatever will an excuse for absence be received. A very severe hail and rain storm fell at Napier on Saturday afternoon breaking many skylights and flooding business premises. The damage is estimated at some hundreds of pounds. Theda BaTa will be at the Town Hall Pictures Thursday. Be sure to be there. Remember Theda Bara in "Under Two Flags?" Rather! Well, see her in "Heart and Soul," Thursday, Town Hall Pictures. The increasing. ravages of hawks in and around Mercer (iWaikato) are causing farmers considerable anxiety The bird has entered, on a new phase of destruction so far as its habits in the district go by pouncing down on lambs, and kililng them, first denuding them of their eyes. They have even been bold enough to tackle grown cast sheep, and one settler has seen turkeys seeking safety with the hawk in pursuit.

An engine-driver with first ticket is wanted at Shute's, Taihape labour exchange. By advertisement elsewhere Messrs. Collinson and Cunninghame, of Palmerston, invite show-time visitors to inspect their fine displays.

A benchman, tailer-out, cross-cut-ters, yardmen, breakdown men and others are advertised for at very top wages by Shute's, Taihape labour exchange.

The petition of" the Taihape shopkeepers for the closing of shops in the town to be 5.30 p.m. on five days of the week and 83.0 p.m. on Saturdays has been gazetted and is to take effect from to-night.

Theda Bara will be at the Town Hall Pictures Thursday. Be sure to be there. Remember Theda Bara in "Under Two Flags?" Rather! Well, see her in "Heart and Soul," Thursday, Town Hall Pictures.

We understand the "Taumarunui Press, hitherto published as a triweekly, will appear as a daily on November Ist. We congratulate the management on its enterprise, and wish the venture every success.

The Dublin brewers, Arthur Guin--ess, Son and Co., who own the largest brewery in the world, made a profit during the year ended June 30 last of £4,102,601 and the net profit is £2,022,086 after allowing for the payment of £1,995,461 in excise and license duties and general expenses.

It is reported that David Griffin and John Troy, of the Maoriland Irish Society, have been served with summonses under the War Regulations for having, in an appeal issued, en behalf of the dependents of Cummins and O'Ryan of the Green Ray), stated that "one of the articles (published in the Green Ray), complained of was written in commemoration of the 'Memory of the Dead/ and referred to that gallant band of heroes who gave their lives during Easter week, 1916, or in connection therewith."

The second session of Parliament; of the present year will open ,on Thursday and.on the present occasion both 'the House and the Legislative Council will sit : in the new Parliamentary Buildings, where the necessary accommodation has been provided, much of which, however, is of a more or less "makeshift" character. Both Chambers are fine rooms, and the accommodation for the public is a great improvement on that hitherto existing. As the seats have only just been placed in position, very few members have as yet claimed their location.

Theda Bara will be at the Town Hall Pictures Thursday. Be sure to be there. Remember Theda Bara in "Under Two Flags f" Rather! Well, see her in "Heart and Soul," Thursday, Town Hall Pictures..

•Instancing that pupils in , State schools were taught a lot of things that were useless to theni in after-life the Rev. W. G. Monckton, speaking on the subject at the Auckland Synod on Monday evening, said that 99 out of every 100 did not use arithmetic in life. Women, he said, made practically no use of it at all, and mental arithmetic was the bane of their lives. A woman went into a butcher's shop, added the speaker, and was told that sausages were 9d per lb. She would take three lbs. and put down 2/6, which the butcher would sweep into his till and say, "Thank you," and the woman would go quite satisfied. (Laughter.)

A well known Invercargill musician soldier, writing from one of the largest training camps in the world situated in England, mentions that 10,000 German prisoners are at present interned near where the New Zealanders are located, and that they arc particularly well fed and housed. He says that when it was announced recently that arrangements had been made with Germany for an exchange of prisoners and volunteers were called for from the ranks of the Huns to return to the Fatherland, only about 50 men stood forth from the great body of internees. The young cornetist from Southland suggests that "the Germans will have to be introduced to the ballot system to start a sufficient number on the way home."

Nine entries have been received for the Ladies' 5-aside Hockey Tournament on Labour Day. It was originally intended to accept entries from four teams only, but owing to the keenness and enthusiasm displayed by the ladies it was decided as a tribute to them to allow all teams to compete. The following teams will take part: Ramblers (Raetihi), Taihape School A, School B, Old Girls' A, Old Girls 8., Hula A, Huia B, Huia C, Rangataua. To enable the afternoon's programme to be gone through punctually, the hockey matches first round will commence at 12 o'clock sharp; teams not ready to compete will forfeit. Five minute spells will be played, and a drawn games will be decided by the team taking the ball over their opponents goal line in third spell being declared the winner.

Two capable young men want work at post or firewood splitting, on contract. The official opening of the Taihape bowling green, which was postponed from last Thursday on account of the weather, will take place to-morrow. Members are reminded that it will be a general tea day.