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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 118, 19 May 1916, Page 4

The North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, has, during the past year, successfully reared Canadian geese, American, wood duck, pukeko, pea fowl, pheasants and quail. The route to he taken hy the four members of Parliament who are proceeding to England is said to be a secret, but it is understood that it will prove a most interesting one. Between the present time and the middle of August one motor company in New Zealand has under order to arrive 1200 motor cars, valued at £llO,000. A mob of about 49 bullocks were taken on Tuesday to water in the River Wairua. The current proved too strong for the animals, and the whole mob was swept over the big Wairua Fall. Reports vary as to the number killed.

Recently a returned soldier entered the Napier Soldiers’ Club and asked for the loan of a few pounds so that he might purchase a few necessaries. On being satisfied that everything was in order, fie club authorities handed over to him £2. A few days later the same soldier entered the club and placed a £5 note before one of the officials, remarking at the same time that he wished to “settle up.” The surprised >official asked the soldier if he was sure that he was over his financial troubles. The soldier replied that he had been trusted with the money, and “it was only fair he should return it.”

A laundress-housemaid is wanted at once at the Taihape Hospital.

Throe Home boats are due in Bluff shortly to load frozen meat for London—the Indralema, Karamea, and Eemuora.

The members of the Board of Trade left Wellington last night to continue investigation in Auckland, Napier, and Gisborne.

A sheep weighing 1681 b dressed was displayed in a butcher'sshop at Cambridge on Friday. This is probably a record for the Waikato. The live weight of the sheep was 2711ib.

Sir Edward Carson was originally intended to be an architect, but the attraction of the law proved too great for him.

The fly-wheel of the suction gas engine recently erected at the borough power house, weighs 10 tons and considerable difficulty was experienced in carting the wheel to the power house.

Tlio military and police authorities continue to maintain strict reticence regarding the detained foreigners Schack and Komasco. They are still in custody in the Palmerston police station, but beyond this no statement is available for publication.

What is stated to be the record price of a fat lamb was paid by an Ellerslie butcher at the Westfield market last week for a crossbred lamb reared by Mrs. E. jW. Alison, of Takapuna. Hhe price realised was £2 Bs.

W'.’u'ii a vote of thanks to the press was being moved at a • sitting of the Synod at Christchurch this week for the assistance it had given during the session, and for its many kindly notices, a member interjected "not forgetting in the vote, the North Island newspapers which reported the opening of the session a day before it happened.” “The days of the prophets are not yet over,” remarked the Primate.

At a meeting of those engaged in the recruiting canvass at Christchurch the other evening, one of the canvassers reported that he had induced a man to enlist, who on presenting himself at the recruiting office was greeted with the question, “How many years have y6u served in gaol?” He protested strongly against such a question. Even if a man, he said, had been to gaol, there was no occasion to bring it up against him, if he was willing to do hi s duty by going to the front.

During the month of April twelve cases of infectious diseases occurred in. Wasganui Borough, Two patients were victims of scarlet fever,, nine contracted diphtheria, and one caught typhoid. The Taihape hospital also treated eight patients, comprising one case of scarlet fever, two of diphtheria, one of typhoid, one of erysipelas, and one of infantile paralysis.

North Canterbury local) bodies, like those in Wellington, are indicating that, they do not appreciate the increased levy this year for hospital and charitable aid purposes. The New Brighton Borough Council, whose levy has been iacrea sed this year from £IBO to £303, suggested at their last meeting that the Hospital Board should consult the contributing local bodies before authorising any large expenditure.

The Wanganui Hospital Board have acceded to the request of the Health Department to send a nurse to Wellington for training in the treatment of infantile paralysis. TTe department has expressed itself willing to pay travelling expenses, and the nurse will receive training under Dr. Bovilaqua, the Russian lady who has had much experience in diseases of this type, and whom the department has been fortunate in securing from Adelaide. The suggestion of the Minister for Public Health that the board allow its nurses to receive from the departmental lecturers lessons in the treatment of tuberculosis was also gratefully accepted.

Mr J. Payne (Grey Lynn) wilies to ask the Prime Minister: (1) Was there any delay in the presentation of the Grierson cose? (2) What was the reason for such delay, if any? (3) Did the Royal Commissioner ask fur an extension of time in which to present his report? (d) On what gnoune'ds was te extension of time asked? (5). Is it a fact that after making his report, the said report was refolded back to the Royal Commissioner for further consideration. (6) If referred back to the Royal Commissioner foir further consideration what were the reasons for so doing?

‘When the people know more than they do at present and take a greater interest in these matters they will demand that important industries which are at present monopolies, like the sugar business, shall be nationalised,” said the Mayor of Petone (Mr. J. W. MeEwan), when discussing the alleged sugar shortage this week. He stated that he believed the exportation of sugar had been a factor in the present shortage. 'Will the Prime Minister be able to assure us that the price of butter will not be again raised?” said a councillor. He stated that it was a scandal that the people should be paying the present price while a large supply was being stored in the Dominion. s -

•i I The Bataier, submarined yesterday i carried £75,000 in gold. Throe gold rings, two plain and one with five stories, are advertised for. A reward is offered to the finder.

A man handy with shears, to, worn, among- sheep, is wanted by Mr F. Overton, Taoroa.

A splendid lionsc of furniture, owned by a lady who is leaving the district, •will be sold at the Tui Street Mart by Mr D. .T. McLennan, to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock.. Mr McLennan will also sell the vegetables and fruit in season. Men are still engaged in fumigating the Willochra and it is expected evening, after which a start will be made to load her for the next trip The waterside workers offer no objection to going aboard • provided an assurance is given that there is no risk of infection. There are no fresh cases of smallpox, but three soldiers arc under observation. The doctors, owevcr, are confident that they have not smallpox. The next of kin of the second smallpox patient lives in England.

The Post and Telegraph’ Officers Association’s Conference opened in Wellington yesterday. The president, in his address, pointed out that over GOO members had gone on active service. He hoped no attempt would be made to fill the vacancies by underpaid girls, as appeared to be the Government’s policy, judging by the advertisements calling applications from women willing to be trained as telegraphists at a salary commencing £lO lower than that paid to boys.

Some interesting' mementoes from the front have been sent to a Wellington lady by her son, a member of the New Zealand expeditionary force. They include a gas mask, a trumpet, and a bugle. The latter was used to sound the “Last Post” over the late Mr Seddon's grave, and was albo used during the Wellington ceremonies in connection with the Coronation of His i>s, •jesty King George. The owner of the instrument was in the Permanent Artillery before leaving for the front..

In answer to a question put by Mr G. Witty (Eiccarton). the Minister for Internal Affairs (Hon G. W. Enssell) stated in the House of Eepresentatives yesterday that he would make inquiries regarding soldiers who might have been struck off the rolls owing to their omission to vote at tire mst general' election, and. who. might Wave lost their •qualification ■.technically, owing to absence from. New' Zealand If necessary the Government would bring down legislation during the present session to secure the electoral rights of the soldiers. •. ..

The value of conferences of the Coyncil of Agriculture was mentioned at Tuesday’s meeting of the Manawatu A. and P. Association (says last night's Standard). Mr. A. Conway, who has had considerable experience as a delegate, said he was firmly of opinion that no good was going to come out of them until the Council was properly constituted and had rules to guide it. Mr. J. H. Perrett expressed the opinion that the value of these conferences was lost because there was nothing in between the conferences to maintain the interest in tie business which came forward from time to time. Business was discussed, referred to the Government, as the case may be. and that would be the last heard of it.

The police at Palmerston North and Wellington have, by peculiar circum- [ stances, been placed in a qujandry (sates the Manawatu 'Standard 7 )- It appears that a few days ago the father of six-year-old boy placed the lad !in the care of a passenger by the Main Trunk train, to be taken to ft certain boardinghouse in Wellington and the temporary guardian understood that the necessary arrangements had been completed with the boardinghouse proprietor. However, on arrival at the place mentioned it was found that the people of the house did not expect the boy and had no knowledge of him or his father. The only alternative for the guardian was to place the little fellow in the care of the police is Wellington. The child was respectably clothed, and carried a small bag with some articles of clothing.

“We are beginning to feel the pinch now,” said an employer at the Conciliation Council in Christchurch this week, referring to the necessity for boy labour, in'view of so many men going to the Avar. “In our office,” he continued, “wc are working twelve hours a day, and soon Avill not have enough men to carry on the industry.” “On the whole the system of regulating food prices in Australia is working satisfactorily,” is the opinion expressed by the Hon. P. McM. Glynn, a member of the Federal War- Committee. who. was in Auckland on Monday. “Some of the Avheat-buyers think they can manage the export of wheat t~- better advantage and with greater expedition than th e Government can do it,” he continued. “The chief difficulty in connection with the export of wheat is the shortage of ships, and one of the objects of Mr. Hughes’ visit to England is to try to secure better shipping arrangements for Australian export.—Auckland “Herald.”