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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 145, 22 June 1916, Page 4

An advertiser has three unfurnished rooms to let.

So great is the velocity of electricity that it could travel round the world eight times in a minute.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century mere than 200 offences were punishable with death in England.

In the lamp-room of the Rpyal stables at Buckingham Palace there is a pair of lamps made of pure gold.

Great Britain, Russia, and France are, in the order named, the three countries with the greatest area of provinces and dependencies. The first spadeful of earth in the construction of the Kiel Canal was turned by Kaiser Wilhelm 1., grandfather of the present German Emperor. The Eketahuna Express says: It is reported that an outcrop of coal has been discovered on Mr P. McDonald's property at Waiwera, and that an endeavour is being made to obtain a report from a Government expert.

In to-day's issue i s a long announcement representing the celebrated wines made by the very old established firm of wine makers, Messrs J. Wendell and Co., whose headquarters are at Auckland. The article is well worth perusing.

In the sixteenth century dictionaries were chained in the schoolhouses as Bibles were in the churches, by reason of their costliness and rarity. Portugal has a population of close •'-"-" R. 000,000 and a peace army of 30,000 men. When fully mobilised, however, it should consist of a quarter cf a million men of the first and second line.

"We are becoming very good at languages now," writes a Masterton soldier. "We have learned Egyptian, Turkish, French, and Profane." Most of us are more proficient in the latter than in any of the rest."

"The greatest asset we can have in this country," said the Hon J. Barr, at the Conciliation Council at Christchurch on Tuesday, "is well-trained apprentices and workmen. In this matter the British Dominions are far behind the times, and I am hoping that New Zealand, anyway, will be alive in regard to it."

Professor Clement L. Wragge, the eminent scientist, will give a lecture in Taihape on Friday evening, 30th June, on "The War and the Eternal Universe," in St. John's Hall, This lecture has already been given in the large cities and has been highly spoken of in press reports. Professor Wragge is now lecturing in Wanganui. A shooting accident occurred at New Lynn, Auckland, the other day. Mrs Janet Wright was talking to a neighbour at the rear of her house, when she was struck in the face by a pearifle bullet, which entered her jaw. She was removed to the hospital. It is thought that the pellet was fired from a gun being used by a young man shooting at small birds.

"Many people hold that it is a mistake for this Court to fix the wages of apprentices,' s aid Mr Justice Stringer at the Arbitration Court at Christchurch en Tuesday morning. His Honor said that the view put forward was that when a boy knew that next year he would get 15s of £ 1 per week it was not much inducement for him to show his ability and capacity. Yet the unions were always coming forward with proposals for higher wages for apprentices.

Endeavours were made at the Arbitration Court sitting in Christchurch last week to prove that the large increase in Savings Bank deposits were an evidence of the workers' prosperity. 'You do not suggest,' said the president, 'that all the depositors are workers. It would be very interesting to know the occupations of depositors, and I think it might be given. No names would be used, of course.'

Gunner Cecil Davis, of Gisborne, writing from France, says:—'We have been '.veil over, the country, having travelled from end to end, and a very interesting place it is and as spring is drawing- to a close things are looking their best, and for the lover of orchards and vineyards this is the Garden of Eden. I happened to see an ambulance car in Calais a few days ago with the words 'Gisborne "Herald" Fund' en her side, and she was doing good work, too. All the Gisborne boy 3 I meet mit - iere are doing Well > and ready for the hard work that is upon us now. This is the life, and I «un in tip-top fettle."

Blue roses and black tulips may be dreams of the flower grower, but the pink daffodil proved to be a reality (state s £i London journal). It was exhibited at the daffodil show at the Horticultural Hall by Mssrs B'arr and Son, who won the gold medal of the show. Pink Beauty is its name the faint flush of pink being visable in the trumpet, while the perianth is white. Pink Beauty is as yet beyond price. Messr s Barr also showed three beautiful golden yellow novelties called General Sarrail, General Townshend, and Golden Model. The last named is now for sale—at £2O a bulb.

That the little grey owl has justified its importation has been demonstrated in a plantation in Kaitangata (says the correspondent of the Clutha "eader"), The plantation once teemed with bird life, but lately the owl has taken up his quarters there and has played havoc with the many sparrows and other birds which previously abounded. The owner of the plantation says that on one occasion when in the plantation he saw a small bird in one of the trees, when there was suddenly a lightning dart from a lower branch, and the sparrow fell a prey to an owl. Private J. H. Evans, of Rangiwatia D. Coy., 7th Regiment, has been transferred to the Reserves. He has a wonderful .record of attendances during his service in the Territorials, having attended all camps and practically all parades since the inception of the territorial scheme, although he has had to travel over a rough bush track on the Rimhine mountains for ten miles and live miles by metalled road to reach his drill centre. This record stands out. in striking contrast to the records of many who live in drill centres, but time after time have appeared before the Magistrate to answer to charges of .failing to attend parades.

There i s to be no auction sale at Mr McLennan's Tui Street Mart on Saturday; but the usual fruit and produce will be on sale privately. It is understood that an important business change is shortly to be effected by the amalgamation of the Dunedin firm of Wright, Stephenson and Co. with W. and G. Turnbull and Co. Ltld., Wellington. Both firms have branches in various parts of the Dominion. The business will be carried on it is understood under the style of Wright, Stephenscn and Co.

Abraham and Williams report on their Taihape sale, of the 21st inst., as follows.—We had a good yarding of sheep and a good entry of" cattle, which were offered to a good attendance" of buyers. All classes of stock sold well and practically everything was cleared under the hammer. We quote: Mixed lambs 15/6 to 23/1, 2th ewes 29/4, 2 and 4th ewes 30/, mixed aged ewes 23/7 to 30/2, f.m. ewes 24/, to 24/5, cull ewes 15/, 2 4 and 6th wethers 27/10, fat wethers 34/, empty heifer s £2 10/ to £5 11/, springing heifers £4 6/, empty cows £4 19/. to £7 10/, small ISmth steers £3 5/, better sorts £6 IS/, fat cows £lO.

'Lord Kitchener realised the essentials in everything he did, both in the East and in the West,' said Miss C. W. Christie, in a Theosophical lecture on Sunday evening. "Take the theory of the one life, and a genius like him cannot be explained. Kitchener had made the faculty by life after life of effort, and was born into a family that could give the necessary environment for the expression of his abilities. It is impossible to think that a man like him was dead; in fact, he is still keenly interested in the great war, and is more active than ever on the other side. He still meets daily his old friends, and has a tremendous influence over them and can put valuabe ideas into the minds of his associates. Both Kitchener and Bismarck

aid their sides to an enormous extent.' The speaker thought that Kitchener would be born again under anoter

name before long, and e would use his great talent in helping to organise the new social conditions. Kings and queens. Miss Christie asserted, often came back to dc the work of the countries that thev loved.