LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 15 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ ■ *» ——— Entries for tho Rangitikei A. iand P. Show close with the secretary. Mr A. M. Ryan, to-day. Swarms of bees occasioned no little inconvenience to members of the (Wellington) Regiment who were going through their annual musketry course at Trentham. Twenty-five targets should have been available on the range, but owing to fnc" presence of bees in several parts of the trench and in the telephone box, more than eral of .the marker? were stung by the half of them were left unused. Several of the markers were stung by little winged tyrants.

The Sydney Sun published recently an official statement of guns, trench mortars, machine-guns, and other equipment and materials captured by Australian troops from the German 1 !. On Seing isked Whether! similar information was available as to the captures made by the N.Z.E.F., the Acting-Prime Minister replied that th o Defence Department had cabled for a schedule, but the list had not yet been received. The trophies would be distributed to headquarters of units, and such headquarters would get into touch with the various districts of New Zealand for a fair allocation of guns and other articles. A representative collection would be in the National War Museum, under the Department of Internal Affairs.

Word was received in Taumarunui last night that a man named Peter Rhynd, married, aged 51, was killed at Matiere yesterday through a cart capsizing on him. Rhynd was employed for the past three years by Mr. Alexander, baker.

Evidence and addresses in tho libel action, Grierson v. Dr. Thacker. concluded yesterday afternoon. The jury after a retirement of forty-five minutes returned a verdict for the plaintiff with 100 guineas damages. The judge entered accordingly.

"It seems as if there arc two kinds of New Zealandors at present in

London," writes our correspondent, "those who iare all eagerness to get on board ship again bound for South of tho line, and those are regretting missed opportunities of seeing things in the Old Country they had always wanted to see, and are now concentrating on 'doing them before they turn Downwards. A number of boats are under way or on the point of being so, and quite ia number of people at Miss Helen Mackenzie's wedding were having to make it an opportunity for good-byes to London friends and New Zealand friends not Cutting the painter so soon as they." ; -, |ff

An Auckland suburban business resident had a bit of hard luck the other day. A fine bulldog strayed into his and observing that this particular specimen of the canine species w.as of good breeding, the shopkeeper decided .that the dog would surely be the subject of search. "Bully" appeared lost, so the business rain decided to take the dog home to await the sweetness of reward. The lady of the house was far from enamoured of the handsome qualities of the bulldog, so after enduring its presence for nearly three days, she came to a decision with an alternatice. "Either I leave this house or. that dog leaves the place," she addressed her husband, who that night reluctantly unloosed the dog. The next day a substantial reward was advertised for "Bully," Hubby has decided what course to take next timo his wife sees fit to propound an ejectment propdsition and alternative.

The omission to write "not negotiable" on a cheque is one that tradesmen should regard as extremely risky, as a case just reported to the police proves (says *he Lyttelton Times.'') A Christchurch tradesman paid an account with ia crossed cheque for £24 odd. The person to whom it was paid lost it. and the payment was stopped. Meanwhile the loss was reported to the bank and finder of the cheque had forged .an endorsement on the cheque in the name of the person to whom it. was made payable, and had tendered it at a city establishment in payment for ia suit of clothes valued at £4 10s. This was on Friday night, at an hour when it would not have been easy to find out the genuineness of the cheque. The firm, however, accepted the cheque, and gave £2O in change, together .with the suit. The cheque was paid in. but payment was stopped. However, it is stated that the drawer of the cheque will have to honour it, whatever further action he may take in the matter.