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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 200, 22 September 1916, Page 4

The correspondent of the Loudon Times in Dublin says that Irishmen are curious'to know why New South Wales is starting a fund for the relief of Irish distress, because there.is no distress in Dublin, the South is prosperous, and Ulster is a hive of industry, while farmers are everywhere reaping tho advantage

from, war prices

The social and dance, organised by a committee of ladies for the purpose of raising funds for the Red Cross Society, was held last evening in the Town Hall, and proved an unqualified success. There was, a very large attendance, and all present apparently enjoyed themselves immensely. The sum of £9 was taken, at the door, and a number of tickets were sold by i>he committee,'who estimate that the sum of £25 will probably bo cleared.

The Lancet (London) saj's a safe method has been discovered of injecting oxygen into the veins to relieve the effects of war gas.

The Bulgarian Government has of* dered from Germany £400,000 worth of steel and lead coins and £600,000 worth in small banknotes of the face value of lOd and Is Sd each.

General Birdwpod has despatched from Pozieres a number of guns and other booty captured by the 'Anzacs. He has sent them to Australia. Does not New Zealand get any?

Twenty names selected at random from the British officers’ casualty list in the big “squeeze”'in-June- included six Regular officers, live business men, two solicitors, a squire, schoolboy, Cambrido don. Government official, and an undergraduate.

The Archduchess Zita, wife of the Austrrian heir presumptive, gave the whole of the copper aud pewter utensils of her household to the Government to bo broken up for military purposes. The copper articles alone weighed more than half a ton.

Similarity of native names leads to confusion. At the meeting of the Education Board it was found necessary to

explain, as the outsome of applications from two school committees, that Euatiti, was near Raetihi, and that Eataiti was near Hnnterville.

What is considered a record price in New Zealand for a big line of sheep was put up last week, when Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold 1570 wethers to two leading Dundein butchers at £3 per head. These sheep were sold on behalf of Mr R. Acton Adams, and were grown on his Wilden estate at Heriot.

Tho rates of pay being asked by shearers and shed hands for the comingseason arc:—Shearers 25s XJer 100; shed hands, £2 10s a week; pressers, £3 a week, or Is Od a bale, or 7d per cwt; cooks, £4 a w,eek for 20 men and under; £5 a week for between 20 and 30 men; £6 for over 30 men. These rates include “all found” in each sase.

The clerk to the Warcroa Road Board —an elderly man named Fredk/ William Tothill—was committed for sentence in the Police Court on a charge of appropriating £32,. the property of the Board. A detective, in evidence, said the accused bore an excellent character, and was really to be sympathised with, as ho did not seem to have enough “go" to earn a living.

Recent responsible visitors to the front,, including Lord Northcliffe, are are impressed by the necessity for more men to make up the losses to enable us to continue a most vigorouo offensive, A public campaign has been initiated asking the Government to immediately comb out munition works and Government offces, where thousands of young men are sheltering.

In conversation with two butchers at Hawcra, an “Argus” reporter was informed that the system of cash trading adopted by them had proved an immense success. They stated that since the adoption of the cash trading system their turnover had doubled, and they were thus enabled to sell at a much smaller profit than hitherto, and their customers were given the benefit of the change.

The percentage of lambs in the Kairanga this year will not be so high as in past seasons, so a Standard reporter was informed by a farmer in that locality. The voason stated was that, this season, there has been an unusually large number of dry ewes caused by the exceptionally dry weather in the autumn. The fact also that there has been a big mortality in ewes has further decreased the lambing percentage.

For some time p:tst Levin has been asking that land in the vicinity shall 1)0 acquired for closer settlement purposes, and the member for the district, Mr W. H. Field, has made representations to the Government on the subject from time to time, with the result that negotiations have been entered into for the purchase of portions of more than one large estate in the district. There is an abundance of good land around Taihape.

A Sydney cable states that a curious incident occurred during the meetingheld by the Hon. Hughes in the Town Hall. Thousands of soldier ants were liberated amongst the crowd outside the hall. Fortunately, only one man was bitten, owing to the prompt action of the police. A number of match-boxes were discovered from which, the ants were liberated. These were quickly stamped out. It is believed that it was intended to disturb Mr Hughes’ meeting.

A scheme of teaching the teacher is being considered by the Education Board. In a report submitted by the Chief Inspector (Mr F. B. Strong; lie said that in 29 schools out of 91 the teaching was more or less unsatisfactory. Ho suggested the establishment in Wanganui of a model country school for the training of teachers under the charge 'Of an experienced teacher. The Board decided to approach the Department with a view of having the Chief Inspector’s recommendation carried into effect, 7

A sitting of the Medical Board is being held at Taihape this afternoon'.

A cable this morning states that the visible supplies of wheat total 8-1,935,000 bushels.

A daylight parade of D Company, 7t’.i Regiment, and No. 43 Company Senior Cadets was held yesterday on the Domain Oval. There were 64 men on parade, and some good work was done by both companies.

Mr Gavey has a,fine consignment of pot plant’s and cut flowers arriving at his shop in Station Street to-day. which will be on exhibition and sale directly on arrival. This lot of pot plants comprises a fine lot of beautiru: flowering plants of a most desirable character.

An important meeting of Socialist members of the German Reichstag was held on Wednesday to determine on a course of action. They are being urged to forget their differences, and unite in giving solid support to Bethmann Hollweg in view of the coming crisis.

'•Virile the Durie Hack Handicap was being run at Wanganui a serious accident occurred. Dood fell and brought down Abalone, tvho was so seriously injured that he had to be shot. T. Metcalf, the jockey, was badly hurt, his spine being affected. He was conveyed to the Hospital.

Berlin messages indicate that a storm of demands for the resumption of the unrestricted sinking; of merchant vessels by submarines is expected to break when the Reichstag reassembles on September 28th. It believed that Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg, with Von Hindenburg's support, will prove victorious in advocating continuation of the present policy.

A letter was received by the Education Board from Dr Sydney Smith, of the Government Health Department condemning! the present Campbell St. school, Palmerston North, as an insani tary building with insanitary arrangements. The building in question is a very old one, and for some time past the erection of an up-to-date schc. on a new site lias been under consider ation.

It is proposed, if sufficient iiiducement is offered, to establish a direct steamer service between Japan and New Zealand through the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japanese Mail Steamship Company). Up to the present, cargo for New Zealand has been transhipped from steamers in the Japan-Aus-tralia service, but in the course of a few days the Akita Maru will arrive as Wellington with 2500 tons of cargo.

Says a Melbourne, paper: Japanese pianos are the latest arrivals in this country, and people who have -handlecr them say they are very good instruments. There is no question about the enterprise of the Jap.; nothing, apparently he cannot copy. He has ,sent vast shipments of crockery and glassware to Australia at low prices; hos:ery and soft .goods arrive every little while, and now pianos! It is all in tune with the times.

Bast evening, when Mr. Svenson, Jr and Miss Svenson were drivings along the Mataroa Road towards Tajhape, the wheel came off the trap and the occupants were thrown to the road. Mr Svenson held to the reins, but the horse took fright and bolted. The bit broke, and Mr Swenson was forced to release the reins. The horse was caught, near the “Daily Times” office, and it was found that the horse had sustained injuries to his foot. Fortunately both the occupants escaped with nothing more than a shaking.

Wednesday was the anniversary of the Battle of the Alma (1854), one cf the great engagements in the Crimean campaign. The forces engaged ■were 27,000 British, 22,000 French, and between s*ooo and 7000 Turks, aainst between 35,000 and 45,000 Russians. The fa-st British casualty list contained the names of 353 killed and 163? wounded, and additional lists brought the number of killed and wounded up to about 2400. The French lost about 1800, and the Russians about 5000 and 6000. These figures illustrate the difference in the scale of warfare between the middle of last century and the present day.

11l the second volume of his detailed history of the war (just published in London), Mr Belloc describes tne great battle of the Marne, which, although it took place nearly two years ago, made ultimate victory impossible for the enemy. No one, not even Mr. Belloc, quite understands the reasons for the “complete military blunder” that worked the Germans undoing. Mr Belloc says; “This blunder . „ .

is so difficult of explanation, its commission by men who, though stupid, are yet methodical, is so extraordinary that in reading it the mind is insensibly haunted by the conception of a superior Will, within whose action those of the opposed combatants were hut parts of a whole.”

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OPPOSTION AMENDMENT * REJECTED. I REJECTED BY 49 TO 12. MELBOURNE, This Dav. In the House of Representatives the Referendum debate was Vontinued. Mr Burns moved an amendment that conscription was inadvisable. If the Government’s proposals wore carried out they would be destructive of the best interests of Australia Mr Archibald, supporting Mr Hughes, said the enemies here were not Germans, but men wlur got German gold. He suggested the deportation of the I.W.W. Mr Anstoy, denouncing the measure, said there seemed an organised determination to draw out of the country the whole of its manhood. He claimed that the number of men asked for weekly was utterly disprp'ortionate to the weekly casualties and concluded that they were going to draw up immense forces far beyond the requirements, stretch out the lines., and increase the slaughter. The amendment was negatived by 49 to 12. *