LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lieut.-Aviat.or Fronck, the star airman of France, interviewed the other day, said he hid brought down altogether 124 enemy aeroplanes.

A letter from the Old Country dealt with at a meeting at Auckland was addressed: "New Zealand Acclimatisation Society, Auckland, Australia."

It is notified by. advertisement that the Supplementary Electoral Roll of the Waimarino district, on which the Special Licensing Poll will be taken on K'th -April, will close for printing en Thursday. (Uh March. After that date no further names can be added.

The Oroua Electoral District supplementary roll will close for printing on 6th March; after that date no names can be enrolled.

Tenders are wanted for cutting 50 chains or r.ci'O of drains on a farm at Kaetihi. Pariculars are obtainable from H. W. Hili, Hihitahi.

j A two-year whey-fed sow, when slaughtered by Mr. Herbert Gawler, of Bunnythorpe, last Monday, scaled 331 b. dressed weight. The sow was in the primest condition, which proves the quality of whey as a fodder.

A Te Deum which now has a place in the services at Westminster Abbey is the composition of Master Oswald Moat, of Folkesstone. The composer who is a chorister in the Abbey, is not yet 15. He has been appointed deputy organist at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street.

There are roughly 40,000 typewriters—valued at present prices at £l,soo,ooo—in use in British Government departments at home and aboard. Officials are still searching for a number of typewriters which are believed to have been removed from Government departments.

Quite a novel method of attempting' to dispose of enemy manufactures was detected by an Ashburton stationer. On receiving some postcards from an Auckland firm he found that a small border had been printed over thje vords "Prinrjed in Bavaria." The retailer in question has sent the cards .back to the firm in Auckland, minus one, which will be sent to the Solicitor-General.

Said Dr. Alan Thomson, New Zealadn's first Rhodes scholar, to the Industries Commit sion: 'I think there . : s too n.uch of <h3 idea in the country that the mineral wealth of New Zealand lies in rare minerals, and not in the common things like clay, limestone, coal and oils; iand it is only by researches in pure science that you can find out the distribution vf these tlrrgs, the-depth'of which you will got them, and so on."

Tho land upon which Christchurch Hospital stands is a "No Man's Land;' it is not in the city, it is not in Ricearton Borough, it is not in the "Waimari County. Consequently, the 160 people employed at the hospital, and residing there, have not tho right to vote at Municipal elections. To remedy this, it is proposed that the Council take steps to hav.o the area of the land occupied by the Hospital Board included in the city.

Ail Auckland fruitgrower, who was in Christchurch last week, made some remarks about the high price of fruit there. He sent down some plums for sale, and received 3Jd per lb for them. He was quite satisfied with thes price, but he saw the same plums shortly afterwards offered shortly afterwards at 8d per retail. A consignment of lemons sold at the equivalent of 14s per case, he said, but on the retail prices asked they will cost the customer about 35s per case. This, to him, seemed an unfair profit to ask the consumer to provide.

Last session. Parliament passed the proposals of the Minister for Defence for the payment of a bonus to soldiers on the basis of service in the Expeditionary Force overseas. A rumour that was current that authority had been given for the payment of a service bonus to officers who are still overseas was mentioned by Sir James Allen, Minister for Defence on Tuesday, and he denied that such action had been taken. He stated that the amounts to be paid to individuals had not been fixed; in fact the whole scheme was being reconsidered, and it was possible that alterations might be made.

It is obvious that our debt to the troops cannot cease with the ending of the war; for so- long as there are sick and maimed soldiers they must command public sympathy and sup. port. Whatever methods of assistance are undertaken by the State, there will remain a constant need for providing help and cheerful comfort to the brave fellows who have done so much for us. This fact has already received practical attention, and atßotorua, where a large number oT sick and maimed soldiers are convalescing there is being conducted a Church of England Institute for Wounded Soldiers. It is a place of welcome rest, and recreation, wherein "The Boys" can happily while away the hours by means of games, reading, music, and social intercourse. It is said that five thousand free morning and afternoon teas are Applied month —a fact which gives some idea of the broad scope of the work to be dona. Public support is needed to maintain and extend the activities of the Institute, so that it may be able to welcome the ever-increasing number of home-coming New Zeaianders.

Put it in your cruet—SHARLAND '8 MALT VINEGAR. Mellow and mature. Most wholesome and most palatable Vinegar in New Zealnda. In hulk and bottle. Obtainable from H. J. Broughton. 3

Will Mrs. Hannigan, who advertised ia lost brooch, please call at this ofßce.

The Base Records Branch advises that the s.s. Ruapchu, with Returned Draft 213, is to arrive at Wellington this ail^rnoon.

All kinds of workers are in de> mand at Shute's Registry, ' Station Street. A married couple wants position on a farm.

Steel production Sri the United States has reached its highest level, last year's estimated production totalling 33,000,000 tons.

Time lost in Canada on account of industrial disputes during November amounted to 36,843 working days, This was less in November, 1917, There were in existence during the month 23 strikes, :. affecting 4330 people.

At the Industries Commission, sit ting at Christchurch, on Tuesday, iepresentatives of the machinery, uSbestos, floru ,and brush industries, urged the imposition of higher duties to enable them to compete successfully with imported articles.

M. Cambon. the French Ambassador, at his reception at his Embassy in London, to enable French residents to greet Marshal Foch and M. Clemenceau, told the story how, at one period of the war, Marshal Foch was shelved. M. Clemenceau was at that time only a Senator, but he said to Foch "Wait!" Within the fortnight Foch was appointed Chief of the Staff. M b chen resiled Marshal's famous reaiark: "I cannot hold on so I shall attack," and the no less famous saying about Amiens when that place whs threatened: "I shall fight in front of Amiens, and I snail fight behind Amiens." The Marshal had modestly described his mission in the words: "I have wished to save the most beautiful country in the world."

The German ex-Orown PrincesWiliam and RupprccM—quickly disclosed the plea by vvdiica. Germany's rulers hope to «sscap«3 the consequences of their crimes. Ludondoxif was to be made iha scapegoat. The Gexraan ex-Crowu Priaeo declared in an interview that he SuMve for mace and that LudendorC? was to b?ame for everything, i.ds.ilical statements v.ere made in an inspired apology for lii'pprecht of Ba/ar-.a. There is ev'dwice that the whole plan was prepared as. soon as the inevitable end was perceived. General Ludendorff who is of a simple merchant family, was almost unknown until he came into power in August, 1916. (Jovai ?hcles regarded him as an unstart, and the ex-Kaiser disliked him. Here \<as a man made for the part of scapegoat.