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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 127, 30 May 1916, Page 4

A lost black polled Angus cow is advertised for by Mr M. Byrne, of Mattiroa Just on three weeks of the session have flitted past, and so far only one Bill has been passed by the Lower House. —Evening Post. A Masterton resident is now digging potatoes that he planted in the month of February, says the Age. The suggestion that 10s banknotes should be issued in view of the shortage of half-sovereigns, is under consideration by the Government. A cherry coloured scarf, lost on .Sunday, evening, between St, Margaret's Church and Ellis Road, is advertied for. Under the Military Service Bill, trie persons liable to service are tbos* "not less than 20, and less than 4ti years.'' At the meeting of the Taihape and District Patriotic Committee last evening a sub-committee consisting of Messrs James. Neagle, and Powell was set up to deal with returned soldiers.

The Swiss Government demanded from Berlin an explanation for the alleged shooting of five Swiss and the imprisonment of'twenty-one others charged with espionage.

11l view of the increased cost of living owing - to the war, the directors of the Union Bank of Australia havw authorised a special allowance to the staff of 10 per cent, on saJaries, as from January Ist last.

The aeroplane in which Lieut. A. Cio B. Brandon, of Wellington, made his now historic attack on a German Zeppelin, in Essex, on March 31, was one of the machines presented to the War Ofriet by the Gaekwar of Baroda.

Information lias been received by the Manawatu A. and P. Association to the effect that owing to the ionmandeering of meat, the lambs selected from the Manawatu Spring Show and sent to London to be judged got mixed up and were lost.

Says a cable message from London, Mr Alfred Grace, the last survivor of the three famous cricketing Graces, is dead. Dr Grace "W.G") was the greatest player of the three. Commander Grace of the Battleship New Zealand,, is a son of the famous ericket-

The General Manager of Railways has telegraphed to the Mayor of Palmerston North regretting' that excursion fares cannot be extended to June 5, on which date the King's Birthday will be observed in Palmerston North. The fares will thus be available from June 1 to June 3.

Colonel Feyler, a Swiss expert, says that prior to the present attack on Verdun, the Germans lost 30,000 •of whom 20,000 were Africans. When th e present attack began the Germans showed visible repugnance to leave the trenches. A number were imprisoned for refusing to march to Verdun

At the sitting of the Land B'oard yesterday, the chairman (Mr. McClure) informed the members that he was surprised to find how quickly newspapers got into the backblocks. Newspapers, he said, were delivered to far-away places off the Main Trunk line more quickly than he had known telegrams in some instances to be belivered to his residence in (Wellington.

London society is steadily reforming itself in regard to extravagance which. I nowadays, is regarded as a doai'Ly social sin. The latest idea, however, ! of the fashionable smart woman is to I have her gowns duplicated, so as ,-r>J give the impression that she is wenr-H isg the, same otic all the while, as i! | is considered such, 'bad form" to anpear in new frocks too often

Nino entries were received by the ! Rangitikci A. and P. Association for the hemp growing, and Mr T. A. Duni can lias already commenced the judging,

A Turkish communique says: Two aeroplanes droped 16 bombs in the civilian quarter of Smyrna on Wednesday, flilling three and injuring three women and a child.

The Taihape Patriotic Committee last evening decided to grant aid to a returned soldier, who is at present unable to follow his former occupation.

Owing to serious nerve strain, the Crown Prince, though remaining at headquarters, no longer takes an active part in direction operations at Verdun. His condition i s not occasioning anxiety.

At billiards (Walter Lindrum 18,000 beat McCcnarchy (a New Zealander), 12,469. The winner's younger brother Fred, aged 17, a left bander, made some remarkable breaks, mostly with the red ball. The best were 705, 766, 707. 704, 617.

An interesting constitutional question was raised by the passing of a Bill in the House of Commons to enable the Canadian Parliament to be prolonged till October. 1917, for which the Imperial Parliament's consent is neccessary.

T-'ie local Patriotic Committee are repeatedly receiving applications from' returned soldiers for work and have placed a number of these men, but it is rather surprising that up to date only one offer to employ a returned man has been mad e by any of the farmers in the district.

In the Reichstag, Herr Dittman, a Socialist, made a violent protest against the military violating mails, prchibiting freedom cf speec-h, and arrests under the martial law. He instanced case s where innocent people had been kept in gaol for fifteen months without trial. The speech made a great impression. The Government's reply will be made next week.

Mr Dawe, president of the Chamber of Mines, stated that during the period from September, 1915, to January, 1010, the Transvaal production was at the rate of £40,000,000 per annum for the first time in its history. ?\ r o doubt the output had been a considerable factor in enabling the Imperial Government to maintain London as an open market for gold

A wcl'l known insurance agent whose premises are in a local block of buildings yesterday had occasion to calJ in at his office and heard someone moving about inside. He immediately rushed up to the Police Station and returned shortly accompanied by a constable, On arriving at the office the suppn burglar was still inside, making no attempt to act noiselessly. In reply to the command to "Come out" an innocent-looking man, with his coat off and his sleeves roifted up, walked out, somewhat astonished. The embarrassed agent recollected that it was the caretaker, who was engaged in giving the office the weekly clean-out.

It is not at all uncommon for a person to swear by a dictionary but never on a dictionary. The latter form of ceremony however,; was solemnly gone through at the Magistrate's ourt la:st wtek. An affidavit was required to be sworn. A clerk produced a book similar to a Bible and placed it in the right hand of the person to be sworn. It was not until the oath had been administered that it was discovered that the "Bible" was a dictionarv!

At the meeting of the local Patriotic Committee held last evening a communication was received from the Secretary of the French Bed Cross Fund stating that the French Bed Cross had authorised him to publish under their patronage a book condensing all that had been done in New Zealand on behalf of the French Bed Cross. The book, which would contain well over 200 pages, would be profusely illustrated in black and white. The first issue was to be of 10,000 copies and would be sold at 2s fid each. It would contain many original articles on France, the French, the Bed Cross, messages from prominent New Zealand men to France, patriotic messages from Mayors of large French cities in relation to the war, articles of high educational value and also original articles in French and French translation, The committee decided to order 24 copies of the book, to be sold.

Recently the Taihape and District Patriotic Committee communicated with tire Ohakune Committee asking them to find employment, if possible, fcr a returned soldier, who came from Ohakune. The secretary (Mr. L. Deacon) reported that he had sent two letters to the Secretary of the Ohakune Committee and one telegram to the Mayer, but no reply whatever had been received. One member of the local committee suggested that a tombstone with the inscription "Sacred to the memory of the Ohakune Patriotic Society" should be sent to Ohakune and erected in some prominent position. The secretary of the Ohakune Committee is to be interviewed in connection with the application for work.

Residents of the district arc earnestly requested to report to the Secretary any cases coming to their ksowledge of returned soldiers or their dependents requiring assistance.

At NieholFs Garage there is a nearly new Chevrolet motor car, with all the very latest improvements, i'o" sale. Mr NiehoJls has also a s : x-s?a<vr Studebaker car. cycles and mot ir cycles for sale cheap.

A excellent programme was screened at the Three Stars Theatre headed by a very good photo-melodrama entitled '"King's Outcast," supported by a Irish comic "Pat Hogan, Deceased." The same programme will be repeated to-night.

The Meat Trades Red Cross Fund stands at £4,400. A special effort is to be made at Smithfield on Thursday and Friday by auctioning meat and produce presented to the British Government by North and South America, Canada and South Africa. It is hoped Australia and New Zealand will contribute similarly.

Asked as to the possibility of the Federal Government fallowing New Zealand 's example in introducing a measure of compulsory service, Senator Gardiner said the recent secret meeting of Parliament showed that at present conscription was neither necessary nor wanted. Only those who did not know this were advocating conscription.

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,425,000 quarters, and for rhe Continent of Europe 4,43o.')oo.Atl::jriic shipments 99,000; Pacific nil. The total shipments for Europe for the week were 1,500.000 quarters, of which the Argentine supplied quarters, Australia and Nevy Zealand 211,000.

A cable message reports the death of General Joseph Gallieni, who was until recently Military Governor of Paris. In the critical attack of von Kluck, his swift measures were of enormous value. He commandod a division at a younger age than any French officer since Nnpoleo.i snul served in the Franeo-Germar. War of 1870. General Gallfreni was in his 07th year.

The Premiers' Conference resolved to ask the British authorities 'o crcat an organisation to with the Agents-General in bringing before British soldiers contemplating, after the war, emigrating, the advantages accruing to themselves and Imperial interest from making their future homes in the Dominions and to arrange such emigration as may be satisfactorily absorbable.

The Premiers' Conference resolved to ask the British authorities to create an organisation to co-operate with the Agents-General in bringing before British soldiers contemplating, after the war, emigrating, the advantages accruing to themselves and Imperial interests from making their future homes in the Dominions and to arrange such emigration as may be satisfactorily absorbable.

The Associated Board of the Eoyal Academy of Music, the Eoyal College of Music, has awarded an exhibition to Miss Madclainc Hooker, of Hawera, This exhibition entitles her to a course of musical tuition at the Royal Academy or the Royal College in London for two or three years' duration with all the advantages that these world-famous institutions can offer. Miss Hooker was only sixteen years of age at the time of her examination.

"I am sorry to say that the outlook for the speedy conclusion of the war is not good,'' said the Prime Minister in the Hous e of Representatives last evening. "I don't think the war is going to end for a very long time to come. I cannot speak as a military expert, but I do say that we have to be careful. The outlook as far as the ending of the war is concerned is not as good as it seemed to be a year ago. We thought then the war was going to end within a year. I doubt if the war will end within a year from the present time.' 5

Mr Edmund Goodbehore, of Feilding, gave some interesting particulars of the early development of the Manawatu County and the country in the ■ vicinity of Feilding, at the sitting of the Deviation Commission at Palmerston North. Mr Goodbeherc stated that he was appointed secretary to the Kiwitea Road Board in ISS2, at which time the present counties of Pohangina and Kiwitea were included as ridings in the Manawatu County Council, the countv town being F.oxton. After the passing of the Counties Act,, Pohangina and Kiwitea broke away and formed separate counties. At this time ninotenths of the Kiwitea and adjoining country was in the hands of native owners, and was covered in dense bush. Since that time, however, settlement had gone on amazingly, said 1 Mr Goodbeherc, and the country generally in tins locality had shown wonderful development. This existed for fully fifty miles towards the interior of the island, now known as the Kimbolton district, which was now of such importance that it was worthy of the attention of the authorities in the matter of railway provision.