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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 201, 30 September 1916, Page 4

The annual meeting of the Taihape Bowling Club is to be held next Friday evening, October 6th.

A bag containing papers, with Key attached, lost between the bank and the Town Hall, is advertised for.

Mr McCormack, bootmaker, in his advertisement, has some advice from farmers respecting their calves. The advice is equally good for most other people.

Two first offenders appeared at the Taihape Court this morning, before Mr M. M. Carpenter, J.P., to answer to charges of drunkenness, and were convicted and discharged.

Sergt.-Major Moko, of the Maori Expeditionary Force, returned by the Willochra this week, and arrived from Wellington by last night’s express, being met at the station by Mr G. Bray and Father Connolly, as representatives of the Patriotic Committee.

The latest progress report issuec by the Returned Soldiers’ Department shows that there are 247 names on the “employment wanted” register. None of these men are in the Taihape district, but fiv live in the Wellington Military District.

At the morning service in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow, an honours board, containing fifty-two names of men who have enlisted, and who were members or adherents of the Taihape, Church, will be unveiled. The Rev. R. H. Catherwood will occupy the pulpit, and a large attendance of friends of the men now r serving at the front is expected.

Sergeant-Major Pita Moko, wen known as Pita Thomas, returned from the front by the Willochra. He readied Taihape last night, and was met at the railway station by Father Connolly and Mr Geo. Bray on behalf of the Patriotic Association, who offered to do anything for him he might require, Another Taihape soldier expected was Mr Clarke, but he did not arrive by last night’s express.

Mr W. Bicknell, of Taihape, received word yesterday that his nephew, Private Alex. Le Quesne, had been killed in action during the recent British forward movement. Private Le Quesne (or “Mac.,” as he was more popularly called), was well known in this town, and was liked and respectec by all who knew him for his sunny, cheerful disposition. He left with trie 10th Reinforcements, and has been on active service with his battalion all through the recent heavy fighting in France.

Mr Mitchell, plumber, of Taihape, has received advice to the effect that his brother-in-law, Pte Walter Harry Lindof, of the Wellington Battalion, died from wounds on September 17th. A wire received by Mr Mitchell yesterday afternoon states that his brother, Rifleman R. A. Mitchell, of the 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, has been wounded in the chest. Before enlistment Pte Lindof was a cadet in the railways at Eangataua. Rifleman Mitchell was well known in Taihape. Mr and Mrs Mitchell will receive the sincere sympathy of all in connection with the loss of their relative, Pte Liudof.