LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3340, 19 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Readers are reminded of the Labour social and dance to be held in the Three Stars -Hall to-mo:-row night.

Jack Ross dié the 17th hole in one stroke while playing on the Addington Golf Club’s course (says the" London Express). The length -of the hole is 200 yards.

The Canadian land lines have 110 W been restored, and the Eastern Company notify toidivert all full rate and Govel-nment telegrams to the United Kingdom via Pacific until further advised. Deferred traffic, via Eastern. as usual. -

Mr J. R. Cunningfiamc, the chairman of the Taihape Chautauqua Committee, has received -the ':Eo-llowing telegram from Mr McGrc-gor, chairman of the I\~lol-rinsville Committee: ‘ ‘ Chautauqua entirely satisfactory. Last year’s doubters, next your ’s contract

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A The death occurred at Tcaihape this morning of Mrs Gregory, wife of Mr Gregory, a ganger in the employ of the Railway »Departmcnt, at Taihape. Deceased had been ailing for some time, and contracted vtAubel'culcsis, which ev.elltu’ally caused her death. A great deal of sympathy has -been expressed with the bereaved husband and family of young children. The funeral will. take place on Friday next '

The humble cl_3thes~peg, so useful to housewives who» do their own washing, has not escaped the attention of the German manufacturer (says a London paper of September Among the cal-liest of their cxporfs to this country will be -gréat quantities ‘of these simple domestic al'tic'les. The result is that the refail shops’ clothes pegs, which cost 9d to. 1/ per dozen during the war, are'alrcady being sold at 3-1.-<1 the dozen.

“Whe'l-0 do you catch. ‘these old men," asked Mr F. K. Hunt, s.M.,' of the police, when a. vagrant man, aged 79, had’ been charged in the Auckland Police Court on Monday and sent to the Salvation Army Home. “Oh! they are night birds,” replied Senior—sergeant McNamara. “We wait until most of the respectable Citizens have gone to bedf’ “Do they come out then?” askegl Mr Hunt. “Yes, they come out then, like the owls,” the sergeant replied. t

A Press Association 1)10SSElg(‘ from Dunedinostates that Miss Agnes Carter, aged nineteen, died suddenly on Sunday morning at her parents’ residence, M-aori Hill. She had been subjected to headaches, and had a severe "one on Satux-day night. Early in the morning her parents’ noticed a change and sent for -medical assistance, but she died before a. doctor arrived. The verdiit at the inquest was that death was due to a cyst on the brain. The Coroner added that it was a case of an unusual nature, and could not have been diagnosed.

A good story was related at the Supreme Court recently by Mr Justice Chapman during the hearing of an appeal arising‘ out of the decision in a case previously heard in Woodville, in which a dog‘ had been run’ over and killed by a, motor car. Counsel were wrestling verbally with the point. at issue as to whether the driver had been guilty of negligence. when his Honour intercepted. Many years ‘ago. said his Honour, a case was heard before 3. nragistrato in whielr .:3.’ivehicle had come into contact with a cow on a narrow read one hill abutting the sea, and had knocked the" bovine into the water. The animal was drowned, land compensation was claimed on the grounds of negligent driving. After hearing the evidence, the magistrate non—suited the plaintiff. holding that the cow, having been on the wrong side. of the road, was -guilty of contributory negligence.

It is now certain, Says the Christchurch Sun, that :1 llstrge quantity of frozen meal held in_ store in Canterbury will be ca:-i'iof(l over nifo next season, while SOlll(‘ of last S\':lS()n’.< wool will also bn hold tlmra when the new clip comes forward. The Rmnuora is at present. loading at l._vttvlton. and is taking all her frozen meat oal'go~ from there. The vessel is lifting 72,000 frciglit carcases‘ oqmal to ]..';’.5,000 carcases of mutton and lamb. In ‘addition 55,000 bales of Wool will bo falimi, which will leave 21.000 halos 01’ old clip yet to be shipped. She is also loading 1000 cmtes of cheese, 1100 .~"{!()l{S of peas and clover, and 750 cases of meals. besides a quantity of tullow and pelté. Overseas shipping‘ for December -loading has not yet been allocated, but refrigerated linvrs to load -at"'Domiuion ports next month include the Kaikoura, Ruahine, Rimmtaka, Pékeha, land Waimana.

The social and dance held by the combined Sports Clubs last. night was voiced by all -as a great success. During the evening Mr Reid, president of the Hockey Association, and Mr Wrightson, president of the Football Association, presented the difi'el-ent. cups and medals won by_ the teams and players. Dancing was corxtinued until the early hours of the morning.