LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 March 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Those who signed the Chautauqua guarantee at Napier have been asked to find £1 19s 3d each to make good the agreement.

A Gazette has been issued revoking and canceling permits to make collections to raise money for War funds and patriotic purposes.

President Wilson, speaking by wireless telephone in his study at White House, directed six army aeroplanes over Washington, the pilots manoeuvring according to his orders.

In reply to a communication from Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., requesting that Admiral Jellicoe should visit Tavanaki during his itinary, the ActingPrime Minister (Sir James Allen) has written to say that he has given instructions for the request to he noted for consideration at the proper time.

A five-roomed furnished house is

advertised to let or for lease

A young man with two years' experience, requires a position on a sheep station. ,

The members of the Hibernian Club wish to thanK all those who assisted them to make the day such a success.

Thlo following vessels will be within wireless range to-night•:—Maori, Mararoa, Fateena, Xlonowai and Riverina-

Agents are wanted by a large manufacturing firm of all sporting accessories, cricket, tennis, and such line, to work in spare time, and to whom a good yearly salary and commission is offered.

From reports furnished foy field inspectors of the Department, of Agriculture, it is estimated that the total yield of wheat for the Dominion this season should be approximately 6,265,000 bushels.

The Town Clerk of Waitara informed the Council at its meeting last week that there were no funds, and the payment of the month's accounts would have to stand over; there were some heavy interest payments coming due, he added.

The National Efficiency Board has just completed, and will forward to the Government shortly, the report embodying the result of its inquiries on education. The Board made elaborate inquiries in all directions, and the document should prove interesting.

A Press Association wire received from Auckland yesterday states that a cable has been received by Messrs. Tyndall and Ross that their cutter Janet was lost with all hands between Vavau and KeppelPs Island, to where she was despatched on Decem--29, to re-provision the island. The captain is a European, and he has a crew of seven natives. There was probably one European passenger, of whose identity nothing is known. It is not known whether the Janet was lost going or returning from Keppcl's Islaud.

Mr. Schwab, the American steel magnate, is a specimen of the Yankee boaster that so undermine the good opinion formed of the soldiers from the United States. His most recent pronouncement is: "We paid a terrible price from a business man's point of view, but we built the ships. We met the emergency. We got two million soldiers to France. We defeated the U boats. We saved the world for civilisation." As a matter of fact not a single American soldier could have been sent over to France if it had not been for the British fleet, and most of the men were transported in British ships.

The many friends-of Mr. R. S. Partridge (one-legged swimmer) will be pleaesd to learn that he was successful at Napier swimming contests. At a recent carnival he won the veteran's o3i yards event off scratch. Last Wednesday lie won his heat in the 33£ yards dash in the fast time of 19 2/5 seconds. J;; the final he got second to G. Seymour, ex-champion of New Zealand, who, by the way, enly conceded Partridge two seconds, beating him by a touch. During the last three carnivals Partridge has won one first, two seconds, and four thirds. While swimming for the returned soldiers in a relay team, he won his lap, and in the final came third. The people of Napier gave him a great ovation the first time he swam.