LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 March 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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A gazette extraordinary still fUitber prorogues Parliament until 24th April next

Hon. Russcjd says the Legislation of last session reducing picture theatre hours is to be enforced, and several prosecutions arc impending.

Contractors who wish to tender for the erection of Stock Sale Yards a-. Taihapc, Mangaweka, Huuterville ana Marton are notified that the time for receiving tenders is extended to Thursday, April 3. at 6 p.m.

Mr William Callender, who has for many years been general manager of the Bank of New Zealand is shortly retiring and will be succeeded by Mr. I-]. Bucklcton, who for a number or years was manager in Auckland.

For neglecting’ to attend cadet parades. R. Simcock, a lad of 17, was fined £5. in default 28 days’ military detention, at Hamilton on Moudfty. This is a lesson some of our local cadets, who are not particular in the matter of attendances at pafarfes, should take to heart.

The troops on the transport Ajau~, which arrived in Auckland on Tuesday were landed to-day, and arrangements have been made for the distribution of the men to their homes in various parts of the Dominion. A troop tram conveying the southern portion will pass through Taihape to-morrow morning between 4 and 5 o’clock. There are several Taihape boys returning.

At the Police Court, Hamilton, a Chinaman named James Mook, charged with drunkenness and procuring liquor while prohibited, was fined £1 and costs. Mr. Poynton commented upon the unusual fact of a Celestial being arraigned for ov,er-indulgcnee, and intimated that if he came up again the fine would be £lO, with the option of two months. The police affirmed that the accused was a troublesome subject when in his cups.

Unemployed munition girls in South Wales were offered work as grave

The following vessels will be wilam wireless range to-night:—Maori,, Mararoa, Patecua, Rivcrina, Monowai, Waipori, and Moeraki.

‘“lf I had my way;” said Father Cronin recently. "I would have Catholics and Protestants working side bj side in every movement for social betterment.’ ’

The results of the polls in connection with the lean proposal an|d the rating on unimproved value, and the referendum on grass plots in Main Street, wiL be announced at 7.30 this evening.

Giving evidence before the influenza Commission at Christchurch, Mr. "W. McKinney referred to the work of the St. John Ambulance, and recommended that the Government should financially assist the organisation in order that it could send out a man to organise the sub-centres.

Mr. W. Haybittle, who for the pasr eleven years has been chairman or directors of the Rangiikci General and Cooperative Timber Co., LRi. is relinquishing that position. Members of the Rangitikei Co., will give him a complimentary banquet at Taihape on April 4.

“It is rumoured in well-informed circles,” says the Otago Daily Times, “that Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, the Reform M.P., for Egmont has a good chance of becoming the leader of the new political party formed in Wellington last week. Mr. Wilkinson at present occupies the position of chairman of the Industries Commission.’ ’

News from Raratonga states that 300 returned native soldiers broke Into shops and stores, which were more or less wrecked, and took away or damaged foods valued at £IOOO. A sergeant of police quelled the disturbance with a revolver. The Flora was comamndcered to carry the soldiers to their homes'on the various islands.

The Minister of Defence (Sir James Ailen) rccenly cabled to Egypt intimating that New Zealand would grant leave to 10 per cent, of members of the N.Z.E.P., in Egypt to go to England at the Dominion’s expense if shipipng were available, A reply has now been received to the effect that the War Office has arranged for the leave as stated.

On Sunday morning recently, Gus- j lave Horve, one of Paris’ best-known patriotic Socialists, in his journal, La Histoirc. addressed to Premier Clemenceau, himself an appeal to do some- | thing to relieve the pitiful lot of the French prisoners, who were arriving at the termini in their thousands witn clothes in rags and boots in tatters, met, fed or cared for by nobody. The next morning came the sequel: “The Tiger” had read M. Hervc’s outburst, raced down to the depots, and boors were to be issued to every single exprisoner by 4 o’clock that afternoon. At that hour “The Tiger” again ap- ■ peared upon the scene to see that his orders were carried out. He was—and I they were!

I The Union Co’s big cargo steamer j Leitrim, which commenced the dis- ) charge of Now York cargo at Wellington recently, carries a pair of “paravanes,” the ingenious torpedo-like devices that protect the vessel from mines. The London “Daily Mail” says; The paravane saved us approximately £40,000,000 worth of worships, besides merchant tonnage to an unknown though enormous amount. Like many other great conceptions, the paravane seems a quite simple thing. Hawsers with kites at the end of them are pur into the water on each side of tne ship. As the ship moves along the pull on the kites tightens the hawsers, which stand out in a straight line on oither beam and swoop up any mines that may be mot with.

Enjoying the distinction of having lived in three centuries, India Maria, believed to have been the oldest woman in California if not in the world, has just died at the supposed age ,of 134 years, her end being recorded at the ancient Californian town of Martinez, about 40 miles up the coast from San Fransico. She has been the object of medical and scientific interest for many years. She was born in 1785 When 12 years old she recalled having ben taken by her father to witness the founding of the historic Padre settlement of Mission San Jose, in 'Alamada County, California, which, according to the records of the old Padres occurred in 1797. Maria is said to have been the mother of 27 children, all of whom are believed to be dead. For 23 years she had been an inmate of the county hospital. Of late years she had grown a third set of teeth

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The Hon. D, G/Uthrie states that Mr. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, and the Imperial authorities have been cabled to, pointing out that Australia will apparently have the freezing chambers of the Commonwealth cleared by the end of April. It appears that an undue proportion of tonnage has been allocated to the Commonwealth, and strong representations -have been made for a redistribution of ships.

A soldier who returned by the Hororata caused considerable excitement on the race train to Woodvillc on Wednesday. The man had a bottle or whisky in the carriage, and from it he took frequent neat draughts. The passengers considering that he was not |in immediate need of more, relieves [him of the bottle, and threw it off the | train. The soldier became violent, ! and put his fist through a window of 1 the carriage With the result that he j cut an artery in his arm. The carriage I was soon a shocking sight. Blood was j everywhere, and good suits and good j dresses were either ruined, or nearly i so. The soldier was attended to as ! best those on the train could, and was (then motored back to P almerstpn | North to a doctor.