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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 26, 1 February 1916, Page 5

Oamaru papers state that one of tli' biggest land deal's of recent times in tire Dominion,/ has just been . put through, Mr E. Dv D.. McLean's Maraekakaho Estate, Hawke's Bay, having been irarckased by a North Otago man for something approaching £IOO,OOO. A prominent Wairarapa-settler s'f •ed to an Age representative that in - T iis opinion the Government should legislate to prevent the. ruthless sale of ewe lambs that -was at present beingcarried on, in order to avert a shortage that appeared imminent in the near future. One effect of New Zealand's part in t!ie war (aecolrding to a Wellington man now in camp) is that many of the soldiers of to-day who formerly wv.ro in-door workers will never go bach to sedentery employment. In camp one moots pressmen, lawyers, labour secretaries, clerks, factory workers, and so on. All are fit and well, and of them have ever looked so healthy. The outdoor life and the hours have made" a big difference in them,, aad they know it. The question is: Will they ever give up the open-air life :, '~ ter the war. At least one opinion is t the effect that many of them will not.

<f Xow, Gladys, g<!< m oH that gas-box, It's time all young girls were in bed; Tte nigirta axe too cold for love-non-sense, And y-ya havy a bad cold in your Lead.-;'. . . . "O, maiaxba, it's so warm in tlxis corner Tftere'-'s no need to worry, I'm sure, Jar Bertie's just brought rn e a bottle Of Woods' Great Pepperiniat Cure/'