LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3534, 23 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A smart agent to worfc in the Tai hape district is required by an adver tiser.

• The following vessels will be within wireless range on. 23rd July. With Wellington: Pa'teena, Maori, Wahine, Monowai, Tofua, G-argett, Singapore, Mahana, Kaiapoi, Moeraki, and Rananga. With Awarua: Westralia, Paloona and Tutanekai.

The nineteenth anniversary of the Torere Methodist Church, will be celebrated on Sunday next. Mr H. Dixon who assisted with the erection of the building will preach at 11 a.m. At 7 p.m. a special musical service will be conducted by Rev. W. Lea.

The Inspector-General of Hospitals has refused his aprjroval of the scheme for giving nurses their full training at Taihape, which hospital, he said, could be used for that purpose only in co-operation with the Wanganui Institution.

Tautnarunui Borough Council is endeavouring to solve the thorny problem as to whether it would be advisable to permit a private firm to supply electric light and power, which some of the ratepayers consider would be. gTcatly superior to the Borough supply of gas.

The New Zealand footballers .arrived at Sydney fit and keen. The first match will be played on Saturday. The team selected is:—O'Brien. Steele, Algar, Storey, Roberts, Tilynrd, Brown, Jacobs, Carroll, Duncan, Moffitt, West, Baird, Bellis, and Ddsnld. The team will play New South Wales on July

24 and 31 and August 2, and Northern Rivers at Taree on July 28. At the meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board on Wednesday the latest infectious disease figures (for the

month of June) were reported as foj- j lows:—lnfluenza' 48, diphtheria 4, ty- • phoid 1, tuberculosis 2, pneumonia 2, j measles 1, chickenpox 2. Taihape fig- ! ures totalled 20, including 19 cases of influenza. The children will be delighted to ' hear that a real live Cahrlie Chaplin ; will visit Taihape to-morrow in the | person of Mr Leonard Doogood. the | Chaplin impersonator. Mr Doogood j acted recently in the films as a Chap- ! lin impersonator with remarkable ] success. This is perhaps the firs! I time Taihape has been visited by n j

real live film actor M the meeting 0 f the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday if was mentioned that a peculiar position had cropped up in connection with the Taihape School. The committee there raised £57 for school purposes, and ashed for a subsidy. The Board took the necessary steps, and a subsidy of £57 was received from the Department. Now It appears that, the committee is unable to lif t the subsidy, with the result that the £57 reverts to tire Department.—Chronicle.

An advertiser requires four draught horses suitable for ploughing.

The committee of the No. 3 School Queen in connection w r ith the Catholic Church Building Carnival will open a shop on Saturday for the sale of produce, etc., in the premises vacated by Mr Pratt.

Gunners are reminded of the shoot for the £IOO Handicap under the auspices of the Awarua Gun Club on Thursday next. Nominations close with Mr E. McLaughlan on Wednesday.

At the meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Beard on Wednesday, the architect and Mr J. P. Aldridge stressed the necessity for additions to Taihape Hospital. It was decided to make provision for a further sixteen beds.

Tt stands to the credit of Taihape that sums of money lost and advertised for are usually returned by the finder. In yesterday's issue three pound note s were advertised for and they were brought to this office this morning.

Id Parliament, this week, Mr Massey miado ±he sensational annourißeroe.nt that enly 3 per cent, of the people of this countfy paid 70 per cent, of the total direct taxation. The Labour Leader audibly gasped >.with astonishment. What a lucky 3 pe.r cent., how their hearts must bleed for the 97 pe«r cent, who are too poor to be directly taxed.

A fancy dress dance will be held in the Three Stars Theatre on Monday next, July 26th, in aid of the Sports Queen in the carnival, being held in aid of the Catholic Church building fund. Prizes are offered for the best fancy costumes, and also for the best set.of lancers in the hall. Those who were in possession of fancy costumes on Wednesday last can take advantage of this opportunity of using them a g ain - • .. «* . v. •-' -.-.

A number of Wellington, business men who have secured coal rights near Taihia will visit Otorohanga 6rT Saturday next for the purpose of commencing coal mining operations on'the proparty. The coal is believed to be of good quality, the Government analysis being very favourable. The company •propose to erect a tramway from the locality of the proposed mine to the Main Trunk line near CTtorohanga, a distance of six miles. "Mr Jennings, M.P. for the district, has been invited to accompany the party.

The right to "squat" on a small section at the Hamilton East cemetery was granted some years ago by the Hamilton Borough Council to a certain person, and o*u Tuesday he applied to the Council to give him some better form of tenure. A flippant member suggested that the only way for the applicant to secure the freehold was to die. Another member remarked that the applicant evidently wanted to pass on his interest. The Council decided that at present it could not grant the squatter any fixture of tenure. At the Masterton Pigfeon Shooting Match, held this week, Mr Cyril Timbs, of the Taihape Gun Club came within an ace of winning the £l2O match. Mr Timbs shot all his birds, "but one fell on the fence and bounced outside the limit, riddled with shot. The width of that wire fence meant a difference of £l2O to Mr Timbs, to say nothing of the honour of winning so important a match. The thirteenth was the unlucky bird. At Masterton Mr Timbs met several of New Zealand's best shots, wlro have signified their intention of being present at the Taihape match on Tuesday, 27th July.