LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 29 November 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A New York Supreme Court recently awarded £(5000 for the loss of a right foot, and another court £SOO for the loss o# a husband!

Sir James Allen, says demobilisation at the camps is proceeding as rap'idly as possible, but cannot be completed this week. He hopes to have the camps clear by the beginning of next week. Hospital staffs ‘in ‘sufficient strength to deal with cases of sickness will remain. ‘CI notice that there are six charges of drunkenness on the charge-sheet, ’ ’ said Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., at Wellington on Thursday. “Where did the defendants procure the liquor? Have they found a secret spring somewhere? I suppose it is not much use asking, the men where they got the liquor?’ ’ Inspector Marsack replied that probably the men had found a back way in, and they were practically aiding and abetting an offence if the liquor was obtained from a hotel. “If there is a secret spring, many persons would like to know its location,” added Inspector Marsack. The magistrate asked two of the defendants where they procured the liquor. One replied “From a friend off a ship,” and the other “From a secret spring.”

One of the tragedies of the epidemic

at Petoue is the death of both the father and mother of a family of nine children.

There are 4153 women in the Public Service in a permanent or temporary capacity, compared with 1826 before the war. The Commissioners speak highly of their work.

In the latest casualty list appear the names of Private L. J. 0 ’BTicu,

Mangawoka, killed in action; and Private Joseph Webb, of Taihapc, Avho was wounded on November 4th.

The hairdressing saloons in Taihape are to be re-open to-morrow. To-day they have heeli undergoing a thorough fumigation and disinfection under the supervision "of the District Health Officer.

The mail steamer iMakura arrives at Auckland to-morrow, and it is reported that she has cases of measles on board. The Health Department is taking the necessary steps to deal with the cases.

Although Kaikoura is a great stock district, the town is in the unique position of being without fresh meat, the butcher having been obliged to close his shop last week owing to the high price of stock.

It has been reliably stated that Kimboltou is one of the few districts in New Zealand that has not been-vis-ited by the influenza epidemic! It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that the German element largely predominate there.

A novel way of taking fat stock to the Smart Road Freezing Works was witnessed recently, when a well known settlor’s wife, living not many miles from New Plymouth, was ) noticed walking along the road with a small bundle of hay under her arm, and a few bullocks quietly following.

Three men were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at Wellington on Wednesday for assaulting Constable Hunt, who had just returned to duty after an attack nf influenza. The magistrate denounced these “cowardly and brutal assaults,” and refused to inflict a mere fine.

The Prime Minister yesterday sent a cable to the Premier of New South Wales regarding vessels bound for New Zealand being held up at Sydney, presumably on account of the epidemic here, and reassuring him that there is no good reason to justify this, as the epidemic is rapidly decreasing. The vessels held up include the Arawa.

“I sincerely hope the Government will in the near future go in fer a vm-y vigorous policy of building workers’ homes,” said Mr. J. P. Luke in the House On Wednesday evening. Taihape could do with a few of them at the present time, as to our knowledge two married men with families have loft, or leaving the town, owing to the impossibility of getting a decent dwelling house.

Prices for fat stock at the Westfield markets on Wednesday were equal to the rates that have ruled for the last few weeks. Choice ox beef brought £2 13s per 1001 b, ordinary to prime beef fetching from £2 2s to £2 10s, according to quality. Wethers realised from £1 3s to £2 Os 6d, ewes £1 2s to £1 16s. Pigs w-ere in good demand, choppers and baconers ranging in price from £4 10s to £7 7s 6d.

The “Foxton Herald” reports that Constable Woods visited a locality in the borough where it was' alleged that “King Country Whisky” was being manufactured and dispensed. The occupants of the house were in bed, and stated that they were suffering from influenza. Another place was visited, and the two male occupants " were found under the influence of the vile concoction. A flask containing the liquid was commandeered. Prom* the smell, the liquor appears to be methylated spirits.

Although a certain amount of reasonable latitude has been allowed hotel keepers in the observance "of the Health Department’s order closing hotel bars, a number of instances in which hotel-keepers have, in the language of the man in the street, “made it too hot,” have come under the notice of the police. In consequence several informations' have been issued charging licensees of hotels with having committed breaches of the 'Order’ requiring them to keep fheir bars closed.—“ Auckland Star.” The report that horses in Hawke’s Bay are contracting influenza is not, surprising to those who remember the' first epidemic in 1890. In the Taranaki district especially, horses suffer-? ed severely from the'trouble, anff many young animals died through it/ The poor beasts wore a most pathetic appearance, and staggered ato'ouf fn a hopeless fashion, as if trying to get away from the torment of the attack!; It seemed to affect their eyes very badly, and sonic of those who finally got well never seemed to get thoroughly over the eye trouble, which could always be noticed when they were working hard or got fatigued.