LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 December 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nurse Mcßride has taken up her duties as Blanket Nurse, and will be at the Plunket Rooms on Wednesday, at the usual time . George Fros.t (City Councillor), R. Semple (Labour nominee), and John j Castle (City Councillor) are the only I nominees for the Wellington South by-election. The Post Office Department announces that the post and telegraph office at Tauhcrenikau military camp was permanently closed on the sth December. The Maoriland Dairy Company ask cow owners to rail their cream and I they intimate that the company never drops its advances. All cream should he railed to the company, St. Johns’ Station. The company’s postal address is Box 185, Wanganui. Many New Zealand residents have long been under the impression that the Union Steam Ship Company’s fine ferry steamei;, the Wahine, which Took up war service soon after the out break of hostilities, was torpedoed two or more years ago. Such, however, is not the case. When the Union Company last heard of her, a 1 few weeks ago, she was still doing good service for the Navy. Taihape and Ohakune residents will regret to learn of the death at Suva of Mr. J. D. Willoughby, and his son James, both of whom passed away last week, victims of the epidemic. Mr. Willoughby, who was the brother of Mrs. W. R. Morgan, of Bignell St., Gonvillc, and of Mrs. W. C. MorgaH, 'of Te Tuhi, was one of the pioneer settlers of Taihape. He leaves a wife . (who is dangerously ill) and six children. One son, Jack, is at the front. The Suevic, which left London on November 21st for New Zealand, Has had a somewhat interesting career. Some years ago she went ashore in the English Channel, and was believed to I he a total loss. A salvage party, I However, then commenced operations. The Suevic was cut in two as she was held fast on the rocks, and the after part was safely towed to an English port, when a new fore-part was fitted. Since then the vessel has seen much useful service in all parts of the world. The saving lof the Suevic was considered to be one of the most marvellous feats of salvage carried out in any part of the world, ffhe Suevic lias been a frequent visitor to Australian ports.

We learn from a reliable source that the influenza epidemic has not made its appearance in the Tokaanu district. It is with great regret wo have to record the death of Mrs. Tuckey, wife of the late Sergt.-Major Tuckey. Mrs Tuckey died at tne residence of Mrs. Hadfield, at Paraparaumu, on Sunday last, from bronchial pneumonia, supervening on influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Tuckey were both well known in Taihape. and were highly respected by all with whom they came in contact. An orphan boy of two years of age is left to mourn an irreparable loss.

“No finer tribute lias been paid to New Zealand than the general admination expressed abroad of the fine personal qualities and good behaviour on and off the field of our soldier lads,” runs a paragraph in the annual report of the Minister !of Education. “In tins, as in other respects, the schools should have the support and assistance of the home and of other agencies concerned with the moral and spiritual welfare of lour children. It is folly to act as if the whole responsibility for the moral training of children rested on the teacher who controls the child for 25 hours out of the 168 hours of each week. The school will continue to do its part, but it is hoped that the home and other agencies will realise and meet their responsibilities in the matter of the moral training of the children of the Dominion.” ! 1 i i