The Taihape Daily Times THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915 LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 30 September 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915 LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

A.ND WAIMAEINO ADVOCATE

(With which is incorporated The Taihape Post oaa Waimarino News.)

An Alfredton (Forty-mile Bus a) settler who last season shore two pet hoggets and mislaid the wool, sent it to Wellington with his crutchh-.gs. The two fleeces realised £1 17/10--rather a remarkable retunr for two sheep.

In answer to an inquiry from the Christchurch branch of the Red Cross Society, Dr. Aelaud, of No. 1 Base Hospital for New Zealanders at Port Said, has cabled as follows: —“Please send blankets, pyjamas (flannelette permissible), shirts, underpants, socks, and housewives.”

About a week ago tihe price of butter wont up a penny a pound in Wellington, seemingly on account of Mr Massey removing the prohibition cn exports. The rise has now reached Taihape, and yet the Government persists in saying their actions are not increasing the cost of living.

Messrs. Collinson and Cunninghame, of Palmerston North* report a steady growth of mail order business. During September orders were received from Fiji, Chatham Islands, Norfolk Island, while all places in New Zealand, including Wellington City, sent their quota. A new advertisement appears on page 8, On Saturdajy Mr D. J. McLennan will conduct a clearance sale at Mangaweka, for Mr T. W. Hall, wjho is leaving the district. Among other useful farm stock is a magnificent lot of highgrade Jersey cows, heifers and calves. Furniture and all farm implements, practically new, are also to he sold without reserve.

A new measure which has yet to ce discussed in the House is the Dairy Industry Amendment Bill, which provides that every person shall be liable to a fine not exeeding £SO who sends to any grading store for the purpose of being graded butter containing more than 16 per cent, of water, the inspector has power to dispose cf such butter in any way he sees fit.

The Minister for Mines informed Mr, Webb that as five fatal gelignite accidents and many minor ones had occurred in the past year, samples of . gelignite had been submitted to the Government analyst with the intention of trying

find out the cause of the defect in the explosive used, and, if possible, a remedy. There certainly seemed to be some justification for the anxiety or mine managers and others respecting the use of the explosive, he added.

In to-morrow’s issue will appear an important announcement from Mr. Chas. E. Darvill, storekeeper, who is re-

moving to a more central) position in the town. Some business innovations, successfully followed in other centres,

are promised, and a revision of prices is to bo made that should make it worth while for cverj' prudent housekeeper to visit Mr. Darvill’s new premises, those lately vacated by Eeady-Moncy Mac.

A tribute to the physique and fitness of the 7th Reniforcements was made by Colonel Gibbon, Chief of the General Staff, in conversation with a “Times” reporter yesterday. The colonel described the troops as a fine body of men, and in proof of their powers of endurance he mentioned that, during the march over the Rimutakas only two men fell out—one through having his hand cut by the bursting of a sodawater Dottle and the other on account of a previous injury to one of his ankles.

It is reported that there is a groat need for a large supply of bags to make sand-bags for trench fortifications. The bags should be 33in ir 14in,- and each should be supplied with a length of strong string or rope to fasten the neck. The basic slag bags i are of the right dimensions. Many hundreds of these are allowed to lie on the ground and rot once the slag has been emptied out of them. This is a great waste of useful' material when it is realised that eight or ten bags are required to fortify each yard of trench. This does not include the large number required for gun emplacements. Tu Hawera many ladies are collecting basic slag bags and dispatching them for use in the Dardanelles. If such work is to be effective at all, it must be done systematically throughout the Dominion.

In illustrating llio operation of international exchange, Mr. Bedford in n speech, showed that the New Zealand Government were incidentally saving exchange charges to a very considerable amount by the purchase of meat they were making for the British Government. Tlw former Government paid for the meat by cheque in New Zealand and received payment for the meat in London. Thus they were able to apply the money received in London to meet the interest charges on the Now Zealand loans. In the ordinary case the Government would pay their interest to their banks in New Zealand, and the bank would arrange the payment in London on receiving exchange charges from the Government. Thus, by buying for the British . Government, the New Zealand Government were able to save several thousands of pounds formerly paid for Exchange.

The following i s an extract from a circular letter from the headquarters of the Navy League to the local branch secretary;—“lt has been arranged that the Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square shall be decorated as in previous years with appropriate wreath s commemorative cf the gallant deeds of the British Navy, to which will be added appropriate floral tributes to our chivalrous enemies of a former time who are now our comrades in aims. Wreaths will also be placed upon tjhe column to the memory of the officers and men of each ship lost in the present war. Everything possible will be done to make the anniversary., one ' which will stimplate patriotic effort, and which will bring more closely to the hearts and the thoughts of our poeple their entire dependence for their Imperial safety and for the prestige of the British name upon the maintenance of British sea-power in co-operation with the seapower of our Allies in this Avar.” The Wellington branch has sent, on behalf of t[he joint branches of the league In New Zealand, a frozen wreath of native foliage and flowers in a large ! block of ice to he placed at the base of the column.