LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no publication of the “Taihape Daily Times” on ■Wednesday next, Anniversary Day.

A small, round gold brooch, a keepsake, lost in Taihape on Saturday last, is advertised for.

The Taihape Tradesmen's Association notifies that all shops will be closed on Wednesday next. Anniversary Day, On the following Thursday the shops will remain open all day.

The miail services which .were curtailed owing to the war are being reinstated on and after to-day. Through the courtesy of Mr Boland our local postmaster, wo are enabled to publish to-day the extended mail services, both inward and outward for the Taihape district, which will be found on page six of to-day’s issue.

Dr. Paton, head of the N.S.W. Health Department, discredits the statement that a lighthouse keeper contracted pneumonic-influenza notwithstanding the fact that he was isolated for eight months. He declared that it has been proved that there must be contact with a sufferer before the disease can be contracted.

A motor car occupied by Mr Vivian Cox, of the National Insurance Co., iand Mr Fancourf, a Main Body returned soldier, erstwhile employed by Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewan, when proceeding from Napier to Cranthorpe, overturned, at Harper’s Corner, pinning Mr Pancourt underneath”; iand killing him, Mr Cox was uninjured.

The rescue of two young boys from drowning was effected at Otaki on Friday by Mr R. (>. Higgins, who is a guest at the seaside resort. Finding that the boys, who had gone in for a bathe in the sea, wore in difficulties, Mr Higgins left the beach and swam out to them. The youngsters were soon themselves again, but Mr. Higgins was much exhausted.

Advice has been received by the Union Steam Ship Company that the crew of the steamer Wairuna, captured by the German raider Wolf in 1917, except Campbell, an engineer and two firemen, Stenman ifjd Patterson, have arrived safely in England from Germany, where they have been prisoners of war. It is expected that (he men will shortly return to Xew Zealand..

IV c in New Zealand thoifght We had plumbed the depths of military ineptitude, but in England they can do even, An English paper statesT' This is probably the most amazing medical history sheet held by any man; He has undergone fourteen examination, been rejected eleven times, next classified C 3, again'raised to 83, and his last attempt the doctors made him Grade 2. Then Ihe military applied for him!

A trainload of Huns taken in the recent fighting happened to stop at a station in France where a number of American soldiers were waiting on the platform. Some of the Huns had the insolence to put their fingers to their noses at the Amexes, thinking, of course, they were quite safe in doing so. Not so, however, for the Yanks — there were about a dozen —went for the waggon, climbed in, and gave the Bodies a severe pummelling.

The following vessels will probably be within wireless range, to-night:: — Maori, Mararoa, Moana, and Moeraki.

Efforts arc being made to induce Mr H. P. Lethbridge, chairman of the Rangitikei County Council to contest the Rangitikei seat at next elections.

Mr Mabcn, the newly appointed Borough Electrical and Waterworks Engineer, has been requested to furnish a report to the Borough Council with regard to the Council’s plant, and on matters generally in connection with his department.

A “Gazette” notice, dated January 9, re the exportation of rabbitskins to the United States of America notifies that the embargo on rabbitskins from New Zealand has been withdrawn for all skins purchased before I3th May, the date of the imposition of the embargo. Skins imported into Canada before Ist July will be permitted to enter the United States

Two local anglers, Messrs. Ormond and Lavin, put up somewhat of a record last week, Fishing in the Moawhango stream on the 12th they caught between them 33 fine fainbow trout, and yesterday they caught 32. They report the sport to be particularly good and the fish in fine condition. The fish averaged about 31b. and from the samples left at our office we can vouch for the quality.

One of the German mines laid off the coast of New Zealand was sighted on Thursday by Captain Bridgen, officer in charge of the s.s. Wavcrley, some 16 miles off Patea, as the vessel was proceeding to the latter port from Wellington. Imnxcdiatcdy (She mine was sighted Captain B'ridgen took measures to sink it by means of gunfire, circling round it until its destruction was successfully accomplished. The mine was directly in the track of the steamer route between Wellington and Patea. /

A fracas took place in the Main Street on Saturday afternoon between a number of shearers, the outcome being a free fight, which soon attracted a considerable number of spectators. When the barrage lifted one dazed individual w&s seen to pick himself from the ground, with his fact covered with blood from the punishment administered by the boot of a burly Maori, who made a quick getaway. It wfcs altogether a most regrettable and unpleasant occurrence. The police have the matter in hand.

A New Zealander, who was privileged to visit the western front some little time ago, states that whilst coming out of the trenches he witnessed a remarkable scene which will remain long in his memory as showing the feeling of admiration felt by the Imperial troops for the New Zealanders. A party of the latter were coming out of the trenches and were met by a well known Highland regiment who were going in. As the Highlanders passed, they cheered the New Zealffnders to the echo, a compliment which needless to say wa heartily returned.

The case of a man married in the early day of the war after being assured twice that he would never be fit to go to the front, was later passed by a medical board, was ill most of the time he spent in the army and has now boon discharged "ruined for life” as far as his health is concerned, came before the Taranaki War Relief Association the other day. The Defence Department refused to grant a pension on the ground, that the trouble was a pre-war affliction. The point raised was why, if this was so the man was taken for service.] The Association decided to make a grant of £1 a week for a period of six months.