LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man is wanted at once for cutting cocksfoot. Good, wages arc offered.

An English, naval authority estimates it will take eight years for the Naval Prize Tribunal to decide on the allocation of the £14,000,000 prize money that the navy has won.

Definite word has been received in Wellington regarding the resumption of the s.s. Riverinafs Wcllington-Syd-ncy running. She'will ‘leave.Sydney on Thursday next for Wellington, and should arrive at Welligton on Monday.

The practices of the Taihape Huia orchestra, which were suspended owing to th'o epidemic and the Christmas holidays, will be resumed to-night, in the Fire Brigade Hall, when a full attendance is requested. Any players of orchestral instruments who would like to join are requested to write or interview Mr Stewart Dunbar, secretary.

The badge bearing thio letters W.W.0.8. worn By the younger civil servants of a certain Government department does not betray the 'existence of some clandestine body Inaugurated for the purpose of spreading propaganda hostile to the State. The wearers of his insignia are united by a of brotherhood, the aim of which is the advancement of self-in-terest in the most mild and inoffensive way. Their war bonus is long overdue and the badge bearing the letters, W.W.0.8. (we want our bonus) Ts a gentle reminder of the fact.

Now that the process of disbanding the temporary employees in the Government offices has begun, one hears strange stories of former opulence and prospective .poverty (says a London paper of December 4). One of the women clerks, for Instance, has told the head of the department that if he dismisses her she will have to part with her fur coat, for which she paid 40 guineas last winter. Another who has been known to pay 7s and 8s a pound for grapes every Saturday, says she will not be able to buy even oranges in the future.

,Will Mrs. Hatwill call at this office for circular gold brooch which has been found?

The Briton, with a large draft of returning soldiers, arrived at Lyttelton yesterday, anchoring just inside the Hoads. The vessel has* been held up for fumigation, and disembarkation has been postponed till to-day.

A reminder is given of the Methodist Sunday School picnic to be held in Mr. C. E. Darvill’s paddock to-mor-row. A pleasurable outing is assured and scholars, parents and friends are heartily invited; scholars to assemble at 11.30 a.m.

Firemen and seamen on the steamer Tutan'ekai, who joined the vessel last week at rates of pay offered which are higher than Ithose (paid in the coastal service, refuse to sail, as they consider the pay insufficient for the nature of the work of minesweeping. No settlement is in sight.

To enable necessary repairs to i)c made to the pipe line, the water supply from the Tiki Brewery to Moawhango Road and the whole' of Moa Street, will be cut off on this particular section from 8 a.m. till about H a.m. Householders should take advantage of this notice to provide against inconvenience.

The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister for Public Health, stated at Christchurch recently, in answer to a rumour that some' northern cities were not strictly observing the Picture’ Theatre hours recently passed under the Public Health Act, that ho had heard certain reports, but there was nothing to show that the Act was not being observed. He >addcd that the matter was being looked into.

The Minister of Justice intends setting up a committee' to inquire into certain matters affecting the police, including pay and general conditions. The personnel of the committee will bo announced in a few days. The question of including a magistrate is being considered. With regard to the suggested eight-hour .shift Tor uniformed men the Minister fias decided by way of experiment to put the scheme into force in Wellington city as early as possible. If the experiment is successful it will be made general.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue that the due date of payment of the Incometax and Special War-tax is on Wednesday, the sth day of February, 1919. Additional tax will" accrue if the tax is not paid on or before 26th February, 1919. It should be noted, however, that individuals whose surnames commence with the letters l C, D, H, I, J, K, Me, N, 0, P, T, W, will not receive their demands until some days later. In those cases a new due date will be fixed under section 127 and shown on the demands. Additional tax will accrue 21 days thereafter.

The “Daily Chronicle” publishes the following:—“There arc not many stories of Marshal Foch, ” said Father B'ernard Vaughan at Farm Street recently; but he proceeded to tell this one: “One day, when warming to talk with his Jesuit brother, he is reported to have said: 'I know something about preparation for twar, about formation and concentration, and I can follow up an advantage, but victory does not depend on ink. ’ Then, drawing from his tunic a little crucifix hanging from a twist~of twine, the Marshal continued: “There, nailed to the Cross, is the Giver of Victory. Our triumph must come if we trust in Him.’ ”

At an executive meeting of the New Zealand Locomotive Engineers, Firemen and Cleaners’ Association hold on Sunday, a resolution was carried with regard to a telegram from Mr J. McCombs, to the Minister to run Sunday trains. It was as follows: “That this association strongly protests against any Labour member of Parliament urging the Government to iustal Sunday trains at tall, and if they are absolute necessary in the interests of Now Zealand that the Government should pay the men engaged upon these Sunday trains at double rates similar to outside duties. The executive council therefore urges Labour members to object to locomotive men being called upon to work on Sunday "except with the double rates of pay.”

The members of the Wanganui Education Board’s office staff have been busy preparing the teachers’ pay-list for the current month. The total of salaries and allowances is £BOBO, which is considerably higher than usual on account of the substantial increases which are granted under the new scale. War bonuses for the half year amount to £3060, so that over £II,OOO will he paid out on Saturday next. For some time past the Board has had under consideration a scheme for supplying teachers with free cheque forms. Teachers will be pleased to know that forms, in book® of 12, are being distributed this month. School committees’ allowances for the past quarter and the special grant approved by Parliament will be paid early next month. The total is in the vicinity of £2500.

Two gentlemen require two rooms, or a small cottage.

The following vessels will probably be within wireless range Maori, Mararoa, Monowai, Moana, Manuka, Ruahine and Suevic.

It is proposed to form a Gun Club in Raetihi, and an initial practice shoot has been arranged for to-mor-row. Taihape shootists w T ill welcome the now club, and in the near future we will doubtless have some interesting inter-club matches between the two Main Trunk Clubs.

The Now Zealand Labour party’s conference decided to launch next month an organising and educative campaign covering the whole of the Dominion. Meetings will bo hold in the various centres, and it is hoped to form many hew branches of the party The president, the Hon. J. T. Paul, states that evfory endeavour will be made to remove misconceptions as to Labour’s platform and ideals.