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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 110, 10 May 1916, Page 4

A settler, who has on his property what are known i>s "fairy rings, ■.'■'. states that he has killed the fruigiis by. the use of ordinary salt.

A Hobart cable states that the Gov-ernor-General and Mr. Earle (ex-Pre-mier) performed the- opening ceremony in connction with" the water-power scheme at the Great Lake for supplying Hobart with t'lectrieity., ~.,

The aeroplane which is to be presented to the Home authorities by the people of Otago will take the form of a 100-h.p. Gnome-Vickers gun-mounted biplane. It is a superior type of machine, costing £2250.

The returns from the output of butter and cheese from the Taranaki Province this season will probably approach £2,000,000. Meat, wool, skins, and hides wiM account for another £1,000,000. The province contains ]■ than (50,000 inhabitants.

The General Manager of Eailways, in a letter to rt-ue Associated Chambers of Commerce, states again that he is unable to arrange for the taking of receipts for goods delivered at railway flag stations. The matter will form the subject of a deputation to the Minister for Eailways.

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has received from the Associated Chambers a request that the chamber should formulate a scheme of trade terms and dates of delivery applicable to particular trades, and exchange views with larger chambers in the hope that uniformity throughout NewZealand can be arranged. The matter was referred to a committee meeting of the council of the Wellington Chamber.

Trooper J. W. Garratt, in writing of an attack on a hill known as Dead Man's Land, where a Turkish machinegun was giving a lot of trouble, tells how things had reached a climax who* a bomb-thrower named R. M. Carr crawled up to within five yards of the gun, and, standing up, threw two bombs at it, putting it out of action, "thus enabling us to advance, and probably saving scores of lives. That was the bravest deed I ever saw at Ga»lipoli. If ever a man won the Victoria Cross that man did. I'm sorry to say he never got mentioned at all."

The agreement come to between the "Wellington Frezing Works Employees Union and the Gear Meat Comany and the Wellington Meat Export Company has been filed with the clerk of awards (Mr. G. S. Clark). The agreement, which establishes an eight hours' day and all-round increases of pay, came into operation on March 23rd last, and is to continue in force either for three years or for the period of the war. An agreement on practically the same lines between the employees and the Well-, ington Farmers' Meat Company, of Masterton, is also to be filed.

A Sydney cable states t-hat the new rates fixed for flour are £ll a ton, and for bran and pollard £5 a ton.

The General Synod of the Anglican Church, on the motion of Dean Fitchett, seconded by the Rev. A. S. Holmes, reaffirmed its adherence to the principles and aims of the Bible in State Schools League.

In order to release for military service many of the men now engaged in the el-ectrical industry, the Electric Contractors' Association of Liverpool 'ias decided to trfin a number of women in electrical work.

The Municipal Association has decided not. tc hold its biennial conference this year, owing to the session being a short one. The executive meets in Wellington on the 19th inst,, to deal witvi any remits received and any legislation affecting municipalities.

The Wellington Town Hall Recruiting Committee is now engaged in sending out recruiting cards to afl men of military age in the city and suburbs, making an appeal for a reply immediately as to willingness to serve .with the army, and to give information as to experience, dependents, and fitness.

In Baetihi some champions in nieanspiritedness, callousness, and indill'erenc e to the safety of street pedestrians, hav stolen a number of lamps t-hat have indicated during the night where deep street cuttings are situated, leaving these excavations veritable deathtraps to men, women, and children. Such acts caH for very severe punishment.

"I am convinced that the Bible-in-State Schools movement has failed," said the Rev. A. M. Johnson in Wellington a few days ago. " Thenef ore, " he continued, "there is only one thing left for the churches to do, and that is to giv e such religious instruction as the State schools deny. That is, our classes or schools should be on as large scale as possible."

Mrs. A. L. Arrowsmith having kindly lent her house and gardens, a Bed Cross Tea has been arranged for Thursday afternoon, May 11th. As is usual at such functions, a charge of one shilling will be made'for admission. The entertainment offered will be a short musical programme, afternoon tea, arid fortune,telling, a small charge beiiig made for t-he latter. Home-made sweets, cakes, and flowers will be oh sale. All proceeds will be handed oveu to the Red Cross Fund. Knowing that very many people have this great cause at heart, the promoters hope for a large attendance of the public

That a doctor's prescription written in a dog version of a dead language may be misread with deadly effect was shown at Melbourne the other day (comments th e Bulletin). A Kew medico wrote on a prescription:—"One tablespoonful to be taken hora somni," which ig the un-English way they have in the. Doctors' Union of writing "bedtime." The chemist who made up the mxture—a sleeping draught—read the words "hora omni" (every hour,) and wrote the label for the bottle accordingly. When the patient had been given three doses of the draught, which contained morphia, the family did not like t-'ie look if him, and he died soon after th e arrival of the hastily-sum-moned doctor. As the patient had been in a very low state and was about due to leave the world, and as several members of the Doctors' Union gave evidence that the morphia was not enough to kill a man, the Coroner merely remarked that the chemist had been careless, and returned a verdict of misadventure. He might have made a few observation anent the absurdity of writing medical directions in a dead languange, but he did not—perhaps because he is a member of the Doctors' Union himself.

It would appear,, says the "Farmers' Union Advocate," that the dairy industry is threatened by yet another invasion in the form of artificial miliv. A Japanese chemist has just invented a process for turning into account the Sova bean in the manufacture of a liquid said to have very similar properties to ordinary milk, and which, when it is condensed, will retain these properties for a long period. Thi is called "vegetable milk," and is thought to be specially adapted to hot countries. It is cheap, owing to the fact that the Soya bean is cultivated in large quantities in the East as food. The first part of the process consists of softening the beans in water, after which they are crushed and boiled. The liquid which is boiled out bears a very close resemblance to milk, and an analysis of its chemical constituents is as follows: Water, 92.5 per cent; albuminoids, 3.2 per cent; fat, 4 per cent; sugar, 1.8 per cent; ash, 4 per cent. tliis liquid is added some sugar and phosphate of soda., aften which it is concentrated by boiling to such a degree as to resemble condensed milk. Vegetable milk is of a deeper color than the natural commodity, and preserves some of th e characteristic flavour of the Sova bean. .. ■

Tli e l'th Reinforcements have been notified to report for service on May 29, when they go into camp.

Mr. R. B. Pyke, of Horopito, pub lishes a challenge to chop Mr." J. Bird of Taiiiape, through a 15-inch log, un derhrnd, for £lO aside.

A British General of high, rank, who has been on the Western front since the outbreak of the war, writes to a friend in Masterton in most optimistic terms regarding the prospect of the near future.

A German known as "German Jack" was arrested at Wkangaiuomona on Thursday, and was sent to Somes Island. It is understood (says the Stratford Post) that the arrest was the result of correspondence between Wellington and the local authorities.

Yet another of the Taihape Times staff has offered and been accepted for military service. Mr. Geo. S. Wrack, who has worked as a linotype operator on the Times for the past two years leaves for camp with the 17th Reinforcements. Every member of the staff will regret the severance, but there arises a unanimous ''Well done, George."

It is with extreme regret that we have to chronicle the death of the father of Mr S Henrichs, foreman of the Taihape Times Job Printing works. Mr. Henrichs received a letter yesterday saying that his father was very ill, and late last night he was called by telegram to Wanganui, where his father passed away this morning.

A bread deliverer in Napier recently discovered a way of adding materially to his income. The bakers have a custom of selling coupons, a dozen on a card. The person under review, however, conceived the idea of re-selling detached tickets, which lie had collected from customers, to other customers. The practice was discovered, but the person concerned got clear away. The pplice are now looking for him.

' While speaking of the British Red Cross, it may be as well to state (says an authorit.y) that there is in man,quarters a misapprehension in the outlying parts of the Empire as to'the scope of its labour. Every article ar-d all money is devoted to the sick and wounded solely. Many people, lam sure, think that articles are distributed to soldiers at the front through the agency of the Red Cross. This is*not SO, and anything intended for. the amelioration of the i'ot of the soldier on active service who is neither sicic nor wounded should be sent to some other agency for distribution.

A tone that is an octave lower than any ever pnoduced by an organ is given out by a 12Sft. pipe installed in a new pipe organ at Lowell, . Mass., U.S.A. This tone is described as "a mighty atmospheric throb of awesome majesty." The lowest tone heretofore produced by ah organ was produced by a combination of stops giving the effect of 6ft. pipe. The fundamental tone of a 32ft. open pipe has sixteen vibrations to the second, and this has been regarded as practically the lowest musical tone the human ear can perceive. The new pipe produces only four vibrations to the second, and for this reason it is said that the tone must b e felt rather than heard.