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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 141, 17 June 1916, Page 4

The regular meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening, a report of which is crowded out of this issue, but will appear in Monday ’s issue. Another member of the ‘DaDy Times’ staff, Mr . Jowett, has enlisted, and will proceed to camp with the Taihapc quota of the 18th Reinforcements on the 20th instant. \ memorial tablet erected to Major Loin, who) was killed at Gallipoli, will be unveiled at Greatford on Sunday. The ceremony will be performed bv Archdeacon A. S. Inncs Jones.

On the occasion of a patriotic concert at linn ter ville, it is notified that a tram will leave Hunterville for Taihape at 10.30 p.m,, thus enabling residents In all intermediate townships to retain after the concert.

The Clerk of the Upper Wungaehu Road Board, Mr A. M. Ryan, notifies that after Wednesday, 28th June, next, all outstanding rates will be sued for, and that ten per cent will be added thereto.

All persons who have received a Recruiting Report Card are requested by the Chairman of the Taihape Recruiting Committee to return it to the Secretary. Recruiting Office* Taihape.

In order to remove some doubt which exists it is definitely stated that the annual inter-collegiate football match Te Ante and Wanganui will take plh.ee on the Manawatu Show Ground on Wednesday next. The “Sailors’ Day” list sent to Ruanui has subscriptions in aid of the dependents of sailors lost in the North Sea battle totalling twenty-five pounds. It is hoped that all lists sent out will make a showing equally good, at leas.

Mrs O’Connor and Mrs Sep. Rcift x are holding a Social and Dance in O’Connor’s Hall, on Thursday night In aid of the “Sailors’ Day” fund. This is a meritorious effort to help the orphans and widows of the brave fellows who willingly gave their lives for their country as the ladies mentioned arc providing everything quite gratuitously. Every penny paid for admission goes straight to the fund. It is hoped this social will be patronised as well as it richly deserves to be. j ; . ,

The following extra men have been warned for the 18th Reinforcements: —E. Jewett, Taihape; P. Butler, Raetihi; E, Vincent, Ohutu; R. Isaacs, Erua,

The Allied Powers, it is stated intend to erect vast numbers of portable steel dwelling-houses for the use of soldiers at the' Front, and also as homes for the inhabitants of territory which has been devastated by the war. France plans to build 100.000 such dwellings.

A peculiar accident happened at Waihi the other day. The seven-months-old son of Mrs Barr met with a painful accident. A five-year-old brother, white attempting to cut a stick for a whip with a tomahawk, severed two toes of the little one’s right foot.

Mr Vernon Castle, the Anglo-American dancer and highest-paid artist in America, where he had been with his wife for ten years, has gone to England to join the Flying Corps. He was born in Norwich, and has sacrificed a salary of £IOOO a week in order to do ’‘his bit" for England.

It is whispered in the Ibbbies that the Labour Pary is not a very happy family. At least one member (is it Mr Vetch?) contemplates severing liis connction with the organisation in consequence of recent happenings and that it will not be surprising if another group of Progressives,, still owning allegiance to the Liberal Party, takes shape before the end of the session or early in the next session.

During the last financial year 3699 persons arrived in the Dominion from the United Kingdom, of which 1103 were assisted to the Dominion by the Government. The latter brought declared capital amounting to £2564. The assisted immigrants comprised 104 men, 576 women and 423 children. Of the total number of these immigrants 32.1 were boohed to Auckland.

Among the wills recently proved in England is that of a country clergyman, who left £38,611. Clerics' wills, like other people’s, present the most curious contrasts. Canon Liddon left £45,000, Dean Stanley more than twice as much. Kingsley, on the other hand, left a bare £6OO. A wellknown Roman Catholic dignitary, Dr. Eyre, of Glasgow, who died about fourteen years ago, owned £100,000;

Cardinal Manning died with Is Old in his pocket, his sole wealth.

Whaling in Queen Charlbtte Sound and Cook Strait is being carried on this season by two parties*—Messrs Perano and Go. and Messrs Baldick Bros, Perano and Co. have three launches—the Crescent and Bohna, which participated in the last season’s catch of forty-three, and a new launch, the Cachalot. The i Cachalot is 35ft long, with a 7ft beam, and has an engine of 130 horse-power, which drives her at a speed of 26 mites an hour. Baldick Bros have two,launches, newly built for the season. On., is expected to rival the Cachalot. Each launch is manned by two men, one ar the wheel and one at the gun.

A VenezeJist newspaper, published in j Athens, says:—“We were told that one great advantage of the policy of the present Government was that we should escape danger. Now, great fortunes Imve been lost, lives are sacrificd in air raids on Salonika and in frontier fighting. If. the Germano-Bulgarian invasion should take place, Macedonia would be reduced to ruins. The only iiTerence between it and Servia would be that whiie Servia has won glory, we are humiliated. And where is the danger if we arc at war; if the Germans. Bulgarians, Austrians, and Turks cannot now attack the English, how could they if Greece were also to join, to restore Servia, and perhaps bring in Romania? ’’ The Premier stated in the House yesterday afternoon that lie had received from the managing director of the Union Steamship Company a letter enclosing a cheque for £2250, whicli he suggesteJ should be allocated to purchase an aeroplane to be called the ‘Maori.” Mr Massey added that he had great pleasure in giving effect to the company ’s wish. The Premier also announced that he had received a chcqin* for £IOOO for the Hon A. M, Myers- to be remitted to the Auckland branch of the Navy League, and to be devoted to the Sailors’, Widows’ and ChiHrcn’s Fund

The production of ostrich feathers will probably be removed shortly from the list of New Zealand Industries, as tlie farm at Pukekohc will be closed, and the property sold. The farm was established in 1902, and stocked with birds from South Africa in 1903. The war has almost stifled the demand for ostrich plumes, and, owing to the unfavourable conditions. the stock has not been increased during the past two years. There are now about 240 birds on the farm. Their commercial valine is difficult to estimate,, as there is no indication of any now enterprise that would utilise them. In the United States, even at the present time, the value of ostriches is very high.

There’s nothing to equal “NAZOL” for stopping coughs and colds, soothing sore throats and banishing influenza. Good for. old and young.