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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 136, 12 June 1916, Page 4

A competent househelp for the country is advertised for by Slmtc’s Labour Exchange.

. The adjourned inquest on the victims of the Ohakune explosion resumes on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., iu the Ohakune Court house.

A meeting’ of all those "who are interested in collecting for wounded sailors and the dependents of’ thos e killed in tho recent g'reat naval battle are asked to meet in the Town Htll supper room, on Tuesday, to-morrow, at M.MO p.m. At a sitting of the Taihape Police Court tin's morning before Mr H. ”5. Bennett. .T.P.. Carl Gustav Robert Hobbend was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and was convicted and fined 20s for using obscene language. Three first offenders were convicted, one being fined ss, and ordered to pay car hire 7s fid, another was fined os and ordered to pay car hire amounting to 2s and the third was fined os.

Last evening the Presbyterian Church was taxed to its fullest holding capacity when the Rev E. H. Catherwood preached from the text in second Samuel, third Chapter and SStlx verse. The preacher gave a terse, epitomised biography of the lat e Lord Kitchener, emphasising the lessons to be learned from his life and work. The large congregation listened with rapt attention to the last word.

London newspapers attach the utmost significance to the German admission of the loss of the Lutzow, and the fatuous explanation of the German Admiralty that it refrained for military reasons from making the announcement It is believed that the admission is only the first of a series, which must have a deep impression on neutrals, particularly after the Kaiser's braggadocio in stating that "fear will creep into Britain ’s bones. ”

The following is from a letter sent by a private who is fighting in the East: "It was the first day, he says, that the Australian had used their new trench mortar, which hurled a Golb bomb 250 yards. After the first bomb had been thrown a Turk was seen advancing towards our lines. Our fellows called out to know what ho wanted, and he said he had come to find out who had thrown that bomb. The Australians asked him why he wanted to know, and the Turk an-

swered: "I am recognised as the best bomb-thrower in the Turkish army, but I have come to eongratulte the man who threw that bomb! ,?

Sydney carried an early closing poll t by an overwhelming majority. All ho- 1 tels will now have to close at six o ’clock every evening,. There was a pathetic incident. in connection with the screening of tnc Gallipoli pictures at the Grand Theatre, Wanganui. A mother who now mourns the loss of her son, recognised him on the screen assisting to carry a wounded comrade to the beach it Anzac. It is officially notified that the Wanganui Education Board election wll take place on July 19th, the number of memwill be received by Mr W. H. Swanger, the returning officer. Wanganui. . until 5 p.m., on Wednesday, 28th June, forms of application being obtainable given in the advertisement in another column.

A united intercessory service was held in Knox Church, Masterton, on Wednesday evening,) when there was a largo congregation. By an unfortunate circumstance, a report in circulation that the late Earl Kit’ehencr had been saved was announced by a clergyman, and the .congregation spontaneously rose and sang the Doxology

The usual weekly gathering of the Railway Social Club was held in Die Railway social hall, on Friday evening, at which there were from 50 to (10 people present. Up till 10 o’clock a euchre tournament was in progress,, and then on till 11.30 dancing was indulged in The euchre party prize winners wore: Mrs Kirkpatrick, ladies’ fur; Mr Garforth, gent’s socks and tie. The ladies’ booby prize, six pennyworth of postage stamps, was won by Miss Campbell, and the gentleman booby was Mr Hawthorn, who was presented with a box of chocolates. The gathering was one of the most enjoyable yet held. Kext Friday evening a similar programme will be followed.

At the quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, Mr C. H Hewlett drew attention to the facilities given to enemy subjects in the Dominion to do damage to ships and shipping generally. Only a few days ago Tie was surprised to meet an ex-enemy Consul walking at large in the street. The following resolution was unanimously passer*; “That the Government should be at once urged to intern all alien enemy subjects, espeeialy those who have held official positiou in the past, and that precautions should be taken -on the waterfront iir regard to the safety of the load ing and manning of our ships"

A peculiar position was met with at the meeting of the Wellington Land Board An application to transfer was received from a young man anxious to go to the front, but there was no evidence to show that the transferee, also a young man, was unfit for military service, The Board decided to withhold the transfer, and to inform the applicant that, if he desired to serve his country, he would be granted all exemptions and, if lucky enough to return would be able to walk on to his section free Three other transfers were held over until there was evidence that the transferees, who were of military age, wore unfit for active service

In conversation with a postal official, a Christchurch ' ‘ Press ? ’ representative was apprised of the fact that in spite of the German submarine menace., the Post Office to-day is dealing with a far largemass of matter between England and 3STew Zealand than has ever been the ease Never before as the postal service been so largely utilised for the carriage of goods and parcels, and all through the war, with one dr two slight: exceptions, there has not been one mail missed The goods by post arrive with the greatest regularity, and the amount of stuff that comes to hand grows in size with every shipment

The cure of paralysis by means of shock is not unknown and a case wliich is reported from Dunedin draws particular attention to a “miracle” of this description Corporal Mcßride, of the New Zealand Field Artillery, who loft. New Zealand with the Main Body, warserving at Gallipoli when a bomb was dropped from a Turkish aeroplane, landing on the parapet of the gun emplacement killing his brother and seven other soldiers. Corporal Mcßride received an injury to his spine which affected his right arm and leg. The leg became better but his arm was paralysed, and after spending seven months in the hospital in Cairo, and two months in the Wellington Hospital, Mcßride came to Dunedin, about a fortnight ago, with the object of having it amputated, his medical advisers having recommended, such n course. He was lying in bed on Wedncs day morning when the news of the loss of the Hampshire reached Dunedin and when h e was informed of what had occurred he got a severe shock as he had served under Earl Kitchener at Omdurman and in the South African war, having been present at the capture of General Cronje at Paardeburg. Afterwards it was discovered that the shock had resulted in the restoration of the use of I his arm. Corporal Mcßride is now able | to use his arm freely. Mr G. .W. Wilson, commenting on this remarkable occurrence to-day, expressed his strong conviction that many such cures could bq accomplished by hypnotic suggestion)