LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3659, 22 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A. reward is offered for the recov_ ery of a lost black and tan white collie dog.

Messrs M'cLaughlan Brcs. have a large consignment of (Christmas hams for sale at 1/10 per lb.

Tae Borough. Council offices will be closed from 24th December till 3rd January, both days inclusive.

A reward is offered for the recov, ery of a half-bred German collie dog and a smooth-haired collie slut.

Buy heir a Voile Blouse—something sensible, you will find the right one at Thomas'.

»The Rangit'ikei County Council gives notice of the result of the loan poll taken in the Erewhon Riding on 15th inst.

The assortment of Ladies' Handkerchiefs make a great show; come in and see them for yourself at Thomas'.

The Govemor.General competod in a race for 14. feet yachts on Saturday at Auckland, sailing' his own vessel, the Iron Duke. Lord Jollicoe. who got. a very bad start owing to a light breeze, finished fourth in a field of ten.

Ties make useful .presents. Dozens

of dozens to choose from and all on view at Thomasf,

There will be no publication of the Taihape Daily Times on Saturday, December 25th, nor on Monday December 27th. Advertisers and subscribers please note.

A great variety of Tray Cloths, Duchess Sets Runners. These make make useful presents. G-et them at Thomas?.

The London Daily Chronicle states that the Government proposes that the building trades union should ac_ cept at least 50000 ex.serviee men, the Government agreeing to allow the unions a grant for every such mam taken, with a guarantee against unemployment and libera! allowance for time lost and' bad weather.

I At the inquest into the death of I William James Granville, a farmer I employer of Thorn who was execut. ,ed on Monday, a verdict was re, I turned . that deceased died from si gunshot wound self-inflicted white under the influence of liquor and mental strain, due to financial worry. '•"Evidence showed that deceased had tried to suicide on former occasions. Wm. Roberts, married, "60 years of ago, fell from a scaffolding at Dun. edin while wheeling debris, a dis. tance of ten feet. No one saw him fall, but he was found lying on the footpath along with a barrow in an unconscious condition, and a bad cut. on the side of the head. The unfortunate man died while on the way to the hospital.