The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. MONDAY, MAY 3, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3476, 3 May 1920, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

MONDAY, MAY 3, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

With. which is incorporated “The Taihape Post and Vvaimarino News.”

An impounding sale notice appears in another column.

A roll of ‘notes lost on Saturday between the Taihape post ofliee and Winiata is advertised for. A reward is offered. - A railway social and dance will be held in the Three ‘Stars Theatre this evening at 8 o’elock. Admission, gentlemen 2/6, ladies, a basket.

During the course of a. football match on the Recreation Grounds on Saturday, between the railwaymen and Pirates, R. Healey had a rib broken, and Cowie injured his foot.

The arrangements for the journey of the school chil'dl-en from Taihape to Marten have of necessity been amended, full particulars of which will be found elsewhere. .

The local postmaster informs us that Wellington reports owing to line interruptions there will "be heavy delay -on work for Christchurch, Dunedin and districts.

In a notice in connection with the visit of the Senior Cadets and Territorials to Marton to-mom-ow, Lieut. R. J. 'iGbbs notifies that those wishing to go are requested to parade in uniform at the drill hall to-morrow morning at 7 o’clock.

The train conveying the Prince to New Plymouth passed through the Taihape station this morning between one and two o’clock without stopping. Notwithstanding the early hour there was quite a crowd on the -platform to witness his passing through.

A very successful sale of dairying and toppingofi land was held at_"Fcilding on Friday, on .behalf‘of_‘Ml"s E. Short and Mr E. C. shim. "The highest price was £l5O an’ acre for 36‘ acres, purchased by L. T. Mc'Lcali. A total of 536 acres in all neal" Feilding averaged about £l2O per acre.

‘ When the general labourers’ dispute was being held at Napier this week, one oftho employers’ assessors stated that he could keep house on £4 per week. and save money. He added that this sum included his housekeeper’s wages, of £1 per week, the food for himself, his son, and thehousekeeper.

Mr Wyvorn Wilson, 8.31., at the Court on Thursday, in fining five of the I-ingleadtirs £5 each for :1, breach of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, by striking at the Otaihape meat works on January 17th, said it was men like those Who were the cause of a. large portion of the industrial strife in New Zoaland.

By an a<lvel'tisement in another column, it will he noticed that owing to the I'el'il'eme7lt. of Mr A. Arrowsmith from active practice, the partnership hitherto existing between him and Mr R. J. Loughnan has been dissolved, but the practice will ‘be carried on under the same firm name by Ml‘ Loughnan, who will receive and diselmrge all assets and liabilities of the late firm. Mr Arrowsmith anticipates leaving for Whakatane. his new home, either this evening or tO-l]lol‘l'oW.

A. gruesome incident is narrated by .'«rlle Constantinople correspondent. of the Daily Mail, in the course of :1 letter dealing with -the recent massacres by the Turks of unarmed Armenians in Cilica. He states that :1 survivor of one of the villages which was attacked tells Hie following sfory:-—“Tlle ’l‘urks drove abonf 140 Arinenizins, mostly boys and girls, into :1 'farm house, and fired at them through the windows. They then came in and finished the Work with their axes. A Turk took 3. baby of four months old ;I'nd- handed it’ to his son, a boy of ion, and said: ‘Now, my son, cut. this infidel’s throat, and drink the blood, and you will become a. brave man.’ The boy obeyed. I had been wounded and lay under some corpses, and so escaped death. In the night I fled to Isiahieh.” ~