LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no publication of “The Taihape Daily Times ’’ on Monday next (Labour Day). ' y '

Owing to the cold snap we . are at present experiencing the management of Everybody’s Pictures has decided to have the heaters in operation tonight.

Mr C. H. Burnett, well known throughout the Eahgitikei Electorate, has announced himself as a candidate against all comers at the next elections. Mr Burnett’s manifesto appears in our advertising columns.

The Secretary of the United States Navy, Mr. Daniels, in a speech last week, said: My most fervent • prayer is that as Pershing ’s r army goes into Berlin, those German battleships will come but of their hiding place and give the Allied navies a chance to fight.

The American-'Military Headquarters has distributed among Swiss firms' orders for 1,000,000 watches for the use of United States troops in France. The Swiss watch industry has been in a languishing condition for some time past.

The Church Army has established a number of Soldiers’ Welcome Offices in various positions in London, by means of which inquiring and perplexed service men shall be jput in touch with any organisation best suited to help their particular need, and bo given general information of every sort.

The grand annual Show of the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held on November 13th and 14th. Entries close on November 2nd. Schedules may be obtained on application to the secretary, Mr. C. T. Gifford-Moore, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, Full particulars will be found, on page two of to-day’s issue.

Information was received ah this office to-day that Private C. Jeayes has been dangerously wounded and is now in hospital in France. Private Jeayes was a member of the Taihape Daily Times staff, and enlisted from Taihape, where he was well-known and highly respected. He had only just rejoined his unit, after being in hospital for some months.

Lake Rotomahana is stated to have risen within the last two or three months to a higher level than at any time in its history, as the result of the heavy rainfall of the early part of the year. Captain Gilbert Mair informed the Native Land Court at Rotorua this week that prior to the eruption of Tarawera in 1886, Rotomahana covered only 187 acres, whereas its present area is nearly 6000 acres. ‘

I was taking to a Christchurch business man the other day, and he said he was just waiting for the war to be over to be able to import pianos in the world.stated a speaker at the annual meeting of the Central Chamber of Commerce in Wellington It was pointed out that people must be brought to realise that the English article is quite as good as the German one.

Thirty famous American actors sail shortly for the western front to give entertainments to United States troops

“The Arawa are the bluest blood of the Maoris/’ said Mr. Fred Earl, K.C. in putting their claim to the bed of Hake Rotorua before Judge Wilson in the Native Land Court. “No other tribes that I know of can, with the same facility, and as much certainty, trace their genealogy back to the original voyageurs from Hawalki as the Ara-was can —bach to the landing of To Arawa canoe at Maketu some 500 years ago.” In illustration, Mr Earl mentioned that Lieutenant Ivepa Ehau who was appearing with him before the Court, can trace his ancestry through 20 generations, back to Tama te Kapua, the commander of Te Arawa and also to Ngatoro Irangi, the high priest of the canoe.

Eight entries have been received by the organisers of the Baby Shoyr to be held in connection with the Labour Day Demonstration. Following are the names of the entrants: Mrs Wham No. 1, Mrs Porter No. 2, Mrs Hall No. 3, Mrs. ;S. Johnstone No. 4/ Mrs Rae No. 5, Mrs C. R. Currie No" 6, Mrs D. Greenless (Winiata) No 7, Kiha Pukutoke No. 8. Voting tickets, 3d each, may now be obtained from Sergt.-Ma-jor Forrest and Mr. H. D. Bond. As previously announced, the result will be governed by the number of votes by ticket received for each contestant. It is desirable that the supporters of each should procure their tickets from Messrs Forrest and Bond without delay, and the campaign of disposing of them can 'h« started immediately.