LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A rough estimate of the cost of attempt to salve the Indrabarah puts it at quite £IO,OOO.

A cable message states that Sir Louis Mallet, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has been appointed British Ambassador at the Porte.

Tom Gunn, a Chinese airman, has sailed from San Francisco for Shanghai, where he intends to establish an aviation school. He took away with him a biplane and other flying parahernalia.

Two motor-cyclists crashed into each other opposite the Empire Theatre, at about 11 o'clock last night. Neither rider was hurt. One machine was dam-a-ged somewhat seriously; the other escaped almost without injury.

The following, new. books have been added to the Carnegie i Library:— "Poison," by A. and C. A%kew;- "The Long Patrol," H. A. "The Little Grey Shoe," P. J. Brebner; "The Mountain Girl," Payne Erskine; "The Happy Warrior," A. S. M. Hutchinson; "Stella Maris," W. J. Locke; "White Ashes," Kennedy Noble; "The Reluctant Lover," S. MeKenna; 'The Plunderers," Roy Norton; "Where Are You Going To?" E. Robins; "Hiram Blair," Drew Tufts; "The Destroying Angel," L. J. Vance. On enquiry among some of the business places yesterday afternoon, our representative was informed that the retail business during the day had been fairly satisfactory. One of the leading drapers of the town told the pressman that, while the amount of business in no way constituted a record, still it was noticeable that the trade done was largely with people who are not among their regular country visitors. He considered that this went far to show that the drapers were wise in their decision to remain open, to give country people an opportunity to shop. When Captain Halscy ascended Marsland Hill yesterday, he met on the summit, one of Taranaki's oldest settlers, Mr. W. D. Webster. Naturally conversation drifted to days of fifty years ago, and the times when H.M.S. Niger, Eclipse, Iris, and others were anchored in the bay in which the New Zealand was then lying. "Were you ever tossed out of a hammock?" asked Captain Halsev. "I should think so," replied Mr. Webster. "I used to go down and sleep on board the Niger many a time, and used to get tossed out pretty often. 'Madcap' Wells was the worst of them all." "He was my uncle," was the exclamation that came from Captain Halsey, and the two shook bands again. The Tukapa First Junior Football Club held another of their enjoyable euchre parties and dances in the Broug- ' ham Street Hall last night. Eighteen tables were occupied, sixteen games being played. The winners proved to be: Ladies—Mrs. Vales (12 games) 1; Miss D. Rich; (11 games), 2; Miss Eva (10 «ames) 3, after playing off with Mrs. Baldock. Gentlemen—Messrs. Chant (14 games) 1; W. Hooker (13 games), 2; j and Bermont (12 games), 3. The aggregate prizes were also decided last night, the winners being Mrs TTr aters, with 02 games, and Mr. L. i tv with 61 games, after playing off wnh*Mr. Nichols. Mr. Lister acted as M.C. for the dance, music for which was provided by Mrs._ George's orchestra, Mr. Birmont playing an extra.