LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 2 May 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following vessels will he within wireless range to-night: Maori, Mararoa, Monowiai, Patcena, Athcnie. In range of Chathams: Kai Ora.

On Saturday, at 2 p.m., Messrs Ward and Co. will sell, at the Tni Street Mart, a number of fowls, weaner pigs, fruit, furniture. 1(1 handsome oil paintings. five boxes of tea, and general sundries.

A meeting of farmers, whether members of the Farmers'* Onion or not, will be hold in thg Firo Brigade Hall at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 7th May. At the close of this meeting the annual general meeting of the Fanners’ Union will tube, place.

The following players will represent til c* Taihape Junior football team against against Mataroa to-morrow, at 3 p.m.—Forwards: Hunt, Darvill. Kilkolly, Kennedy, Crossman. Shields, Ingham, and Keating. Backs; Henson, Leahy. McAmliffe, Fbotej De-rbridge, Rowe, and Marsh. Emergencies: P. O’Reilly, Croon, and Knox.

Another return has been received by (he Minister of Defence regarding the progress of demobilisation of the Division. On April 10, the total number of men evacuated from the United Kingdom since the signing of the armistice was 24,823. There were still 281 men in France, 19,155 in the United (Kingdom and 2,012 in hospital in the United Kingdom.

A notable coincidence was the arrival at Wellington on Monday of the Tainui and Raranga—two big liners which had both been torpedoed and saved by the skill of their navigators. The Tainui was submarined on April 8, .1018, in the English Channel, and. was beached by her master, Captain, Kelly, at Falmouth, The Raranga was struck by a torpedo in No. 5 hold on June 26, 1918, and was brought safely to an anchorage at Southampton by Captain Charman

There was no accommulation of Now Zealand cargo awaiting shipment at New York, when the Whakatane left there in March. She loaded all that was offering at the time. There is ?i however, awaiting shipmnt to Australian ports cargo sufficient to keep all ships available for that trade busy for some time.

While the Tainui was at Colon, Panama, a serious accident befel Private H .1. Irvine, During a journey on the Cristobal railway, Irvine had the misfortune to fall from the train and received serious Injuries to his leg. He was removed to the hospital, where upon examination, it was found necessary to amputate the limb. Private Irvine was left at Cristobal, where ho is reported to be making good recovery

An extraordinary demand for steerage passages to England is reported in Melbourne, although there is no| means of satisfying it. The fare is £37. where some months ago it was £6B. The Osterley, which recently left Melbourne, is one of the few boats which has steerage occommodation. She took 200 steerage passengers, and it is' ! said that her capacity in this direction could have been filled four times over.

While on route from New York to Auckland, the Whakatanv stopped off Pitcairn Island for about an hour. Three boat-loads of the residents visited the steamer, and exchangd fruit and curios for clothing and other articles. They were offered newspapers, but showed very little interest in news. Their principal request was for clothing, and after that for gramaphonc needles and records, especially records of hymns or sacred music. They refused to take tobacco or intoxicating liquor.

Propaganda work, even in Allied countries, has its dangers. An Englishman employed by the British Bureau of Information in the States helped last year to break a strike of munition workers organised by German intrigue. After a successful outdoor meeting, at which his audience pledged itself to “carry on,’ he ’was walking towards hkis car, when a shot was fired from a building near by, One of the two detectives told off to shadow him spotted the man, and, firing from the hip at 12 yards’ range, put three bullets through his head before he fell.