NOTES AND COMMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 151, 1 March 1915, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

SOMETBING REGRETTABLE. A rather dramatic and not altogether pleasant Incident ocfiourred on a Wellington bowling preen en Tuesday afternoon last, in which the status of x German resident who h~d undergone internment on Somes Islad was called into question (says the Dominion). The German in question is an 01-..1 member cf the club, and cue who.was formerly held in great respect. For, some cft'ence against the law he was interned on the. island, and was liberated. again a ?3W. days ago since when he has visited the green to or three limes. When about to commence play on Tuesday afternoon, another member objected strongly to a member cf an enemy country being allowed to play, and he personally objected •■■to playing the --member Hvix question.'•The* person most,;;* interested, r: was dumbfounded at-the speech-,,.and .after.asking the speaker,if. he;,xyere;in f; earne&t4 and receiving, an answjer ,in..the v .af|irr mative, picked f up his, bowls and walk--, ed off the green!

The Postmaster-General announces that he has been able to arrange with* the London and Egyptian post offices' for the acceptance of Soldiers' Gift Club parcels. Such parcels must be addressed to the officer commanding

a regiment, and must be superscribed "Soldiers' Gift Club." They may contain separate packages addressed to individual members of the Forces, and the whole parcel must be postage paid according to th : 3 tariff already published. This concession may also be used for gifts to members of the

Force at Samoa. The postage for the

whole parcel is: To Egypt: Not exceeding 31b, Is; not exceeding 71b, 2s; \ not exceeding 111 b, 3s. The greatest

length of parcels must not exceed 3ft 6in nor the greatest length and girth combined 6ft; maximum weight, 111 b. To Samoa: For the first lb, 3d; for each additional lb up to 131 b„ l£d; for each additional lb between 131 b and 2Slb, Id. The greatest length of parcels must not exceed 3ft 6in, nor the greatest length and girth combined-,