LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 November 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'An advertiser wants a sawmill plant that is capable of turning out at least 10,000 superficial feet of sawn timber per day.

Owing to the large number of prisoners taken by ■ the British, the services of both men and women capable of 1 reading German correspondence have been urgently required for censorship work in London.

The Austrian Empress was recently presented with an address of homage in the name of 2229 women of the Austrian nobility and numerous officers’ wives, assuring her of their constant fidelity and unchangeable trust.

The longest continuous fence in the world is that which stretches from the south coast of Western Australia to the north coast at Banningarra, a distance of over 1200 miles. This wonderful fence of woven wire-netting, is designed to stop the inroads of rabbits.

Billy Sunday, the American revivalist, expresses in characteristic fashion his opinion of the type of young girl known as flapper. He says: “I would give more for one good God-fearing, pants-patching, sock-darning, bread making, praying mother in Israel than I would for a whole trainload of these little fizzle-headed missies of our day.’

Captain Hall Thompson, Naval Adviser to the Government, reports that on the morning of October 31st, in heavy weather, the 'Anchor Line stea--1 mer Waimea, on the way from Wanganui to Greymouth observed, a float- | ing mine off Cape Farewell, and after considerable trouble, succeeded' in 'sinking it.

The Rev. W. P. Stent writes: On the "Day” that we learn that Germany has accepted our terms there will be a thanksgiving service and To Dcum in St. Maragret ’s Church at 7.30 p.m. In the meanwhile we shall practice Jackson’s Te Deura every Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. and all who mil do so are asked to come and help us.

On Monday afternoon next the children 5 taking part in the Taihape D. H. School Plain and Fancy Dress Ball will commence practising in the Town Hall. Pupils attending the private schools are cordially Invited to atjfond and all who wish to do so, are asked to be at the Town Hall at 3 p.m. sharp. The date of the ball has been fixed for Friday, 22nd inst.