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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 13 September 1916, Page 4

The New Zealand Base Post Office has now been transferred from Calais to London, and is stationed at Regents Park. Lieut. M'Curdy, Wellington is in command, and the staff numbers over 50.

The shareholders of the Waikav.* Bacon Company have approved or u proposal to amalgamate with Messrs. Dimock's (Wellington) and the Taranaki Companies on a basis submitted by the directors.

It is stated (says the "Timaru Herald") that a good many sheep have mysteriously disappeared during., t the past.year.from runs in.the Albury district. , One runholder there is reported to have lost over 600 sheep. ,■ ,'; .. ■■

The hearing '..'of, six ."further, charges against Abraham Levy for alleged breach, of contract for supply of military uniforms was, at the desire of the defendant's counsel, adjourned by, the Magistrate at Wellington until Monday next.

It is reported that the Government has sanctioned the purchase of the Maungakawa block, of 12000 acres form Mr James Taylor for closer settlement purposes. The 'block 1 ' is only about five miles' distant from the town of Cambridge WailJ:ato'.' ; ! " ' " : ,:

.The owner of a,fruit shop in Patea was;irecently requested , to remove: a bed .from his, storeroom for, fruit. How eyex , ; Unsatisfactory 'the*.;conditions making-such,: a-request necessary n»» customers will doubtless find-'itiisatis-factory that the request was complied with. r

The pay sheet at the Petone Rattr way Workshops last week was a (record one, the total sum amountinjg? to £6800; which is about double theusu al fortnightly pay. The additional amount was the result of the back ment of the war bonus being included' in the sheet.

According to the latest advices from the wreck, all that remains of the Tongariro (the fore portion) is awash. At the end of the week another attempt is to be made at salving fee cargo. Various methods will be tried, and will be decided upon after a thorough inspection of the wreck as it then stands. It is expected that the "general average" struck in connection with the loss of the Tongariro will reach 'to over 90 per cent of the value of fee cargo secured from the wreck says the Naipier "Telegraph."). The loss will ultimately fall on the insurance companies carrying the risks, but importers not so covered will have to pay and look pleasant. "There will be two or three hundred shearers walking the streets of Masterton when shearing operations should be in progress, unless our demands are conceded;" said a shearer to an "Age" reporter. In the South Island fee shearers were as determined as in the North Island to hold out for 255, and unless this became the general price owners would have to do their own shearing.

'"Farmers are putting sheep on their properties this year instead of growing wheat," said an Ashburton farmer. "They say that they are doing this because they fear that there will be a shortage of harvesters. What about shearers? In my opinion there will be a greater shortage of shearers than harvesters. Anybody can be a -harvest er, but it takes an experienced man to shear sheep; and there is bound to be a shortage of men. For my part, I am sticking to grain.." . • ..i

Robert Young defeated Tom Mann by 4000 votes in a contested election for the secretaryship of the amalgamated engineers.

The steamer St Albans brought news of the big fire at Hakodate Japan, on August 2 Eight streets were devastated, and 1,800 buildings were destroyed.

Lloj r ds' report that all ships which have been delayed owing to the slip two weeks ago at Curarcha have cleared the Panama Canal The new channel is excellent, and is navigable by vessels drawing up 30 feet.

The Press Bureau says: The German casualites reported for August total 240,957, whereof 42,732 were killed and 44,674 were prisoners or missing. Their total casualties are reported as 3,37(5,134, whereof 532,1(i7 are dead, and 399,769 prisoners or missing.

"The hotel-keepers in Dunedin are finding their bar takings eonsiderably reduced. They are prepared to go on a littl e longer and give the anti-shout-ing system a fair trial, but if no help conies they will have to consider the question of raising the price of spirits.

Armed men entered the courtyard of th e French Legation at Athens while the Entente Ministers were in conference. They fired pistol shots, crying "Long live the King; down with England and France! " They then fled. M. Zaimis called and apologised.

On Friday morning Detective Sweeney and Constable B. Thompson, of Onehunga, arrested at Auckland a young man.framed William Hyland (26), on a charge that at Whakatane on August 18th he stole three draught horses, of the value of £llO, the property of Manuheri Tiaki Rewiri

The North Auckland Executive and Dcvclopmnt Board has invited Mr. R. W Smith, M.P., to accompany them on a motor tour of the North Auckland Peninsula. It is understood the party will •consist of Members of Parliament, prominent farmers and business men # They will .be the guests of the people of the .North "during the tour.

Easily"subdued outbreaks of fire at .two big :;j Sydney .houses .on,,Friday, disclosed that in each. ease. jthe.Jire started among carefully, placed .chemically soaked cotton, -waste . self -igniting. On, Saturday similar, attempts', w?re, discovered by four firms. They were discovered befpr e the chmicals ignited. The police suspect an organised plot. : ' : ' Aq '' % jSi ' Nt ' Ay - A romantic discovery has been made. A wounded soldierMf -Kharkofif;'hospital was rec6gilisM>f6' r be th e Princess Volonsky, aged ~S2 : -- Her husband, her father, '.and'hei-'broyhef >wef e killed early in the wStO-lTlieLprincess cut off her tresses, enlisted—-and fought the •months on the . goutji-'wjestiifront. She was then discover.€d-ft«d sent to Ivieff, but :she eluded/ thog<ia)rds and returned to the.fighting line.,where she was sub:sequc;;itly:;iv\;o.unded. fj ; ;, ;ii >:

: Holnian, Cann, Hjall, and seven other Commonwealth ..Ministers claimed £2OOO each against.the newspaper "Mirror" for alleged libel; - contined in an artiacle, "Does Bookmakers' Money.. Stand Between the- People and the Tote?" have been settled upon < the defendants stating that they never intended to accuse [Ministers of corruption. Each plaintiff denied that he had ever received consideration from bookmakers in connection with the totalisator.

Members and adherents'of the Presbyterian Church at Taihape are rereminded that the triennial visitation of two deputed representatives of the Wanganui Presbytery—the Revs. D. Calder (Wanganui) and Breardin (Foxton), will be made in the church tomorrow evening (Thursday), at 8 o 'clock, when they will address the congregation on matters concerning the welfare of the Church. A full attendis earnestly reequested by the Session and Managers.

It was stated at a meeting of the Waitotara County Council that one or two farmers in that county had stated that they have no intention of making the men in their ehlpioy sign the register as required by the Recruiting. Board, as they reckon they cannot spare any men. It was pointed out that it was for the Military authorities to deal with these sjettlers if they persisted in their refusal to make their men sign, and not a matter for the Council.

A number of settlers at Tokomaru petitioned the Waitotara County Cocu cil asking in view of the difficulty of procuring labour for the forthcoming shearing season ami the shortage of shearers, that the sectional surfacemen be given three months leave of absence to allow him to shear for the surroundin/g, settlers. In the course or discussion it was mentioned that there, were 40000 sheep in the upper Waitota ra and only three shearers. It was decided to leave the matter in the hanCs of the Engineer, Mr G, H. Dickson to deal with. *, . ,-.. .:.

A man named Joseph Hannan appeared at Taihape Court this morning before Mr J. P. Aldridge, on a chargie of drunkenness; and vMs con victed and ned 10/-.

The second annual meeting of the Otaihape Farmers Meat and Produce Company was held this morning, and a full report of the meeting will be published in to-morrow.'s issue.

A; Atlthe meeting of the shareholders of the Otaihape Farmers' yyot and Produce Company, Ltd some 350 new shares were taken up; ana this will enable the proposed additions to the works to be carried out.

Japan alone among has not increased her external indebtedness. On the contrary she Jtas repaid eight millions sterling during* the war. Russia has just placed on the Japanese money market a loan for seven

millions sterling at 6 per cent yearly bills.

y A leading tobacconist in Dunedin,

says that cable information from Lon don advises a 50 per cent increase m the price of pipes owing to the effect of the war on the European pipe making industry. Since the outbreak of war the price of tobacco pipes ha-s)in creased by 775 per cent.

To enter a first class smoking carriage and find snugly esconced there a y.cung lady who looks no more than twenty is nowadays not worthy of remark. But when, as on a New Plymouth train yesterday; the young "lady" brought forth a cigarette and smoked it, repeating the action ajaam and again; the surprise of the men In the carriage; though not openly manifested, was very real.

At the Foxton Court, Leonard Martin was charged with alleged arson.. Constable Woods said that after exhaustive inquiries made by the police,, they would ask that the charge now preferred agjainst the accused be dismissed without prejudice. It is said that the arrest was a case of mistaken, identity, and that the person alleged, to be responsible for' the fire suddenly left Fcxton on Friday, and up to+MeP present has not been traced. 3: ' ! '<*i mi '■•>