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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 132, 7 June 1916, Page 4

. Two cases of diphtheria arc reported in Taihapo and a ease of infantile paralysis at Rata ? .

A small black handbag, a keepsake, is lost. The finder is asked to be good enough to leave it at the Daily Times office

Two natives have been sentenced to be hanged for a conspiracy to kill the Sultan cf Egypt, on July 10, with a bomb.

Captain E. G. Pretyman (Secretary to the Board cf Trade) announced in the House of Commons that the Paris Economic Conference had been definitely fixed for June 14.

One day tittle Flora was ft ken (. have an aching troth removd. That night, while sh . was saying he" p\ - ers, her motho • was surprised to no:’ f Iter say: 'and forgive ns our debts as wo forgive our dentists. 1 ’

“Look hero, Sam, don’t you believe that an honest man is the noblest work of God?” * Well sah, I ’so done given up de idea oh bein’ de noblest work oh God; all I asks is to make a livin ’. ’ ’

In view of the outbreak of infantile paralysis the Masterton Borough Council has instituted a house-tc-house inspection in the borough, six men being engaged in the work. Other steps are being taken to ele.ri up the town

The world’s long distance muk and butter record is claimed by the American Jersey Cattle Club for the Jersey cow, Sophie 19th, of Hood Farm, Massachusetts In six consecutive lactation periods this remarkable cow produced 38 tons of milk, cr the equivalent of over 5000 pounds of butter

Owing to so many of the engineering staff of the Public (Works Department having left for the front, it has so far been impossible to complete the surveys of the alternative routes of the Rimutaka railway deviation. “A railway line which must be built, and where all our difficulties are going to occur, is between Paekakariki and .Wellington,” said Mr. R. W. McVilly, giving evidence before the Railway Deviation Commission.

Black walnut trees are in great demand at from £6 to £lO per 1000 feet in U.S.A, .because gunstocks are made from them. Largo, clean, prime logs, 12 to 14 feet long and from 24 inches and up in diameter, sell for £ls to £2O per 1000 feet. The hotter grade walnut logs are very scarce. One lowa sawmill company pays out annually to its customers more than £2OOO for black walnut logs. This company produces more than a million gunstocks every year.

Owing to the indisposition of Sir Joseph Ward, Minister of Finance, the delivery of the Financial Statement in the House, has been postponed.

A London cable stats that Sir Hartman Just has retired from the Colonial Office after 38 years’ service.

The cream cart from Manga woka to Taihape will continue running during the month of June, and dairymen can despatch their cream on Mondays and Thursdays.

At a meeting of the Nobel Explosives Company the chairman said that the original £IOO shares were worth £3OOO, on which £BSOO had been paid in dividends. Sir Joseph Ward, who has been confined to his room for a week or two by a severe attack of influenza, was able to return to his parliamentary duties on Monday. He attended a Cabinet'meeting on Monday afternoon. At the smoke concert hold by the Moawhango Collie Club on Friday night Mr R. T. Batley President, stated that there were 12 single men on the committee last year and all were now serving their King and Empire. In his reply on the second reading of the Military Service Bill,' the Premier said: “As to the Bill,” lie considered that the clauses relating to men married after August 4* 1914, were too drastic, and ho was prepared to amend them.” Senator Pearce. Acting-Premier, announces that the Commonwealth and Now Zealand Governments had offered to pay half the cost of an expedition to relieve SacklTon's party, on a population basis. This means that Australia would pay four-llfihs of the contribution

The annual report of th e Romney Marsh. Sheep Breeders ’ Association states that the number of registered flocks at the commencement of the year was 319, during the war 27 new flocks were admitted, and 21 flicks were dispersed during the twelve months; leaving 324 registered flocks at December 31, 1915.

The Marlborough “Express” stat / '- that the veteran, Kimble Bent, 79 years —a “man with a past,” according to his own writings—passed away at the Waiaru Hospital recently. In the days of the Maori war Bent was considered to be a dangerous rebel, and a big reward was offered for his body, dead or alive.

In the House, Premier Massey read a telegram that he had just, received from Kopn, near Thames, regarding the visit of the Board of Trade to that district. Teh Board had inquired into the prices of batter and bread, and as a result, the telegram stated, the price of bread had been that day reduced from lOd to 9d per 41b loaf.

The Union Steam Ship Company has decided to grant a concession, of 20 per cent in inter-colonial fares to any member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force travelling on special leave. The applicant must in all cases present a certificate from the Defence Department The company has already granted a reduction to returned soldiers on their three weeks’ leave.

The Auckland Social Democratic party. Labour Representatives Committee, Women’s International Freedom League, Society of Friends, and the United Federation of Labour, have combined to invite the Labour members opposing the Military Service Bill to address a public meeting in Auckland on Monday next. Messrs Hindmarsh, McCombs, Webb and Walker will accept the invitation.

The strictest economy must be observed in the use of all .stationery and office requisites (announces the Trentham Camp Commandant in routine orders). Envelopes should not be used for internal camp communications unless absolutely necessary, and halfsheets of foolscap should be used wherever possible. Officers responsible will give this matter careful attention.

In liis address before the Technological Section of the Philosophical Society last night, Mr E. Parry, Government Electrical. Engineer, referred to the signal success of two New Zealand men, Mr Overend and Mr Grinl'.ngton, who had succeeded in inventing a solder and devising a process for soldering aluminium, which had passed the most rigorous tests by the War Office at Woolwich, and had been forthwith adopted by them Their success was all the more notably because ever since aluminium came into general use countless efforts had been made to solve the problem.

Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner .for Hew Zealand, desires to say ho is now persuaded that many letters he lias sent to people in the Dominion have been lost probably through the action of submarines. Those who have not receiveprompt acknowledgements to their communications he asks kindly to write again,, when he will, wherever possible, furnish duplicates of his reples. The High Commissioner trusts this explanation will be acceptable to those who may have been inconvenienced by i son of not hearing from him..-’*