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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 112, 13 May 1916, Page 4

Mr. G. Bernard Shaw proposed that members of the Sinn Fein should, be handed over to General Joffre to be formed into an Irish brigade, and allowed to expiate their offences by fighting for France, as the Irish Brigade did at Fontenoy.

The "New York Tribune" says: "If Mr Wilson is impressed with the .Ger> man! peace talk, let him inquire • at Paris, Petrograd, or . London. There is no disguising th e Allies' terms. Germany can have peace by paying, not otherwise. She should apply at Paris, not at Washington.'' .

Jubilant letters are being received from men at the front to the'' effect that German prisoners are crowding in from the vicinity of Verdun, and they say that the war will be over in two months. Verdun being "almost the Kaisers' last kick." Large numbers of mere boys of fifteen and old men are in the German ranks.

A young Dane, who has recently arrived in England, states that opinion in Denmark is that the collapse of the Central Powrs will eome much sooner than is expected in this country. "I wa ssurprised," he said, "to find that English people seem to think that the war will be attenuated, and that Germany can hold out much longer.''

A party of surveyors is at Owhango, laying out some small farms about 100 acres each, for returned soldiers. The land is at present timbered and in good position, about half fronting the Kakahi stream, and the others to the Mangapapa, River and all of them close to the railway station and good train service to the Kaitieke butter factory, at Pirihaka.

"There is a pretty general feeling amongst, a number of our junior officers in Egypt," reports Mr. McCallum, M.P., "against sending out with future reinforcements any new men with a higheu rank than that of junior lieutenant. Those who have served at Gallipoli, if otherwise qualified, should surely rank before those who are only now offering their services, valuable and all as they may be."

j The members of Parliament who were candidates for the trip Home were. The Hons "W. Beehan, iW. F. C. Carncros, G. Carson, W. Earnshaw, R. Moore, Messrs Bollard, Craigie, Dickson (Chalmers), Forbes, Hudson, Isitt, Jennings, Lee, Parr, Poole, Sykes, Thacker, Veitch, Thomson, SixJames Carrol. Of the four chosen Mr Parr easily topped the poll. The members selected should sail by the Makura, leaving Auckland on the 16th. It is understood the Australian representatives will be on board that vessel. The Canadian Pacific railway has offered special carriage right cross the continent. „

A cable to-day states that the Military Bill has' passed the Committee stages in the British Parliament.

Mr Saville, the poundkeepen, notfies that two head of cattle have been impounded, and that if they are not claimed and expenses paid they will be sold at noon on May 27 th instant.

Next Wednesday May 17th, in the Salvation Amry Hall, Major: Toomer will hold a Special Meetings his talk being '' The Salvation Army and the Great War." Collection in aid of Serbians. ->

On Wednesday next Major Toomer will visit Taihape and hold a special meeting in the Salvation Army Hall. His talk will be on the "Salvation Army and the Great War.'' The collection will be devoted to the Serbian Relief Fund. >

Mr G. D. McGregor has for sale an Englis engine of from four ti five orse power;, mounted on a wheeled ledge; it is equipped wit mgneto ignition, is water cooled, and is altogether in perfect working order.

In a new advertistment Messrs W. M Luxfond and Co, the Wanganui merchant storekeepers, publish a list of groceries and drapery that should appeal to those who/Wish to save money by cash buying. The list is well worth inspection.

The Ohakunb Labour Bureau is wanting sawyers, breaking down men, offsiders, slabby, runner-out, bullock driver,, bushmen, and lad for sheep station Men wanting work as above should apply to Mr E. L. Christie, agent, Ohakune Labour Bureau, Ohakune. . Ste advertisement. fV '

The Willochra, with a large nun'" Zealanders on board, is due at PoChalmers early on Sunday morning. The Wellington and Northern men are due to arrive in Wellington about about Tuesday. Next of kin going to Wellington to meet their relatives will do so at teir own risk, as it is possible that some of those on board the Wilochra. will not be allowed to leav.e the ship for some days, owing to tfio outbreak of smallpox. "The greatest bar to recruiting in this country to-dav is the Minister of Defence," said Mr Wilford yesteV afternoon (Chorus of "Hear, hears.") ("No Minister works more harder than he does," went on the member for Hu.tt, "but he has no sap, no heart:.he is a man with a big opportunity has.,failed. Let the Minister of Defence drop his portfolio of Defence and take up any other, and let the Premier and his colleagues appoint a new Defence Minister, from his own side. I am sure the change will be, welcomed not only in this House, but by public opinion from Auckland to Invercargill." ("Hear, hear.") - >

An important step has been taken by the Public Health Department in connection vrith the treatment of children suffering from infantile parralysis. Tht> services of a nurse skilled in special forms of massage used in the treatment of this affliction'have been secured, and the lady arrived in "Wllington yesterday., She will give demonstrations in the various centres during the next few weeks.

I desire purely on my own account, and because of an experience I had at the Moascar cvamp, near Ismailia, to enter my emphatic protest against ou»men being supplied with tinned "meat from South America.— Mr McCallum, M.P., who has just returned from Egypt.

The New York "World" relates that Colonel House haa a remarkable experience during the few days he was in Berlin. Colonel House presented a cheque at the cashier's window of a bank in Berlin, and among the notes he received in exchange was one on the back of which had been written the words "Gott Strafe England mid Amerika." . Colonel House put it in his pocket with the others, evidently deciding to retain it as a souvenir. ■

"I was not long in Egypt before I found there was deep resentment against the military order excluding all non-commissioned officers and men from the best hotels in Cairo and Alexandria," says Mr. McCallum, M.P., of Blenheim, in an interview. "I felt impressed with the indignity and injustice of the order. If an embargo were placed upon all officers and men going into hotels or places Avhere intoxicating drinks were sold, no exception could have been taken, but to discriminate between officers and men in such an order introduced a social distinction that was bound to cause trouble. All the world knows many of our non-commissioned officers and men occupy better social positions in their own country, and possess greater, means than many officers. The rule had the effect of shutting men out of good hotels and forcing them to s tay at less desirable places. I saw a notice over the door of an hotel in one of the lowest parts of Cairo as follows: 'This hotel is in bounds for British 'soldiers.' The fact scarcely needs comment."