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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 210, 13 October 1916, Page 4

Professor Dickie is of opinion that the majority of the German people are still under the delusion that victory is -within their power. The military party looked for a drawn battle, and expected that at the end of the war they would not be much worse off than when they went in.

The first month's timber freightage on the Ohakune-Eaetihi railway from Makaranui, the present teraninus, to the main line affords a good omen of the paying possibilities of the line. For the month the total quantity of timber carried was over 700,000 feet, under the management of the Public Works Department,

Some years ago, when freak strong men were establishing now club-swing-ing records and pianists with steel wrists were disputing as to who could bang the keys the loudest and longest, one of the latter sought an Easter engagement at Gisborne. Mr Barington

Miller, now head of the big picture | company in Sydney, was then pursuing fortune in the pleasant little theatre in Gisbomc. "Will undertake to break piano-playing record at Easter," tele- , graphed the eccentric pianist to him, what will you give ma?" Mr Miller replied, "I will give you in charge." j

A monstcn shark, of the taniwha species, was captured by Mr W. Crupper, a Nelson fisherman, on Saturday morning, near the mole (states the Colonist.) The shark was 12 feet long, 7 feet in girth, and weighed over half a ton. It became fouled in the fisherman's net, and befor.o it could break away was gaffed and dispatched. Although some of the teeth were damaged by the headline, most of them were in perfect order, and Mr Craper refused two offers of £lO for them. The shark was well known to the fishermen in the bay, and it is stated to have attacked dinghies on several occasions, besides getting away with many valuable lines.

One first offender was charged at the Taihape Court this morning, before Mr J. P. Aldridge, J,P., with drunkenness, and was convicted and fined ss.

Mr D. J. McLennan has received instructions from Mr J. McNeill, of Rur.u Road, to sell all his household furniture and effects. Full details of the sale will be published in a later isue.

Mrs H. Harvey, of Kuku Street, has received news that her brother, Private Sid H. Little, who left with the 7th Reinforcements, has been wounded in France, and admitted to hospital. Prior to his leaving for the front, he was employed at the Egmont Box Company's works.

At the Tui Street Mart to-morrow Fr D. J. McLennan will offer a choice lot of modern furniture, and two Champion ranges. There will also be the usual onions,, potatoes, plants, and other produce, as well as a fcw T weancr and other pigs_ Mr McLennan will also sell without reserve a quantity of boys' suits, men's flannel suits and shirts, and a lot of ladies' boots.

Lord Wimborne, in a recent speech in Dublin,, said 157,000 men had enlisted in Ireland to the middle of September. Of these 92,000 were Catholics and 02,000 Protestants. Ulster had contributed 54,000, whereof 40,000 were Protestants. It was estimated that there were 150,000 men of military age available, excluding unfit. Irish divisions needed 40,000 recruits before Christmas.

Very devoted and proud of her husband is Lady Beatty, wife of the hero of the Jutland fight. She is a charming American, a daughter of the late Marshall Field, who left her a colossal fortune. Lady Beatty,, like the rest of us, thinks Admiral Beatty one of the bravest and most daring men in the Navy, and in peaee times she used quite frequently to follow his battleship from place to place in her yacht.

A Christchurch paper, says that the huge building- -was not large enough to hold the number of people desiring admission to hear the young Russian violinist, Henri do Lissac, on Sunday evening. Hundreds had to be refused admittance. This young player is known by musicians throughout New Zealand as a genius of extraordinary brilliancy, and Taihape people are lucky in having the opportunity given them on Sunday evening of hearing this young genius in the Town Hall.

The German submarine menace has not appeared so formidable lately, but (says a writer in the Evening Standard) I hear from a traveller that Germany is making great efforts to attain another success like the Lusitania. With this obect, it is said, a man recently jumped overboard from a certain liner. The captain refused, however, to stop his ship. Afterwards the man's cabin was searched, and it was discovered that he had plunged overboard for the Fathreland, in order to slow down the ship, and so present an easy prey to the lurking submarine.

Importers should note the recent regulation which makes it compulsory in the cases of imported goods into New Zealand from all countries, except British possessions, France, Japan, and the United States, that licenses are required. If a breach of these regulations occurs goods arc liable to forfeiture. A ■case under this head has ust been heard in Palmerston against Charles Dahl. 'Magistrate Poynton, who reserved his decision, said defendant had no intention of trading with the enemy, and the breach as probably a technical one.

The "Schwabische Tagwacht," of Stuttgart, has a story of Dr. Weill, (formerly . Socialist member of the Reichstag for Metz, ana who fled to France on the outbreak of war and joined the French army. Dr. Weill, speaking of his Socialist Reichstag colleagues, warned people against thinking that the German Socialist secession, led by Liebknecht and Ledebour, should be taken seriously. "I know my former colleagues," he sail "and can assure you that, with the exception of Liebknecht, who is a man of courage, and of Bernstein, who is an upright, modern democrat of intellectual importance, they are an absolutely worthless body, and differ in no way from the majority, who are conservative and a lot of silly fcols (Schafskopfe)."

"Britain has always viewed Arab aspirations with sympathy, but in the past her traditional friendship with Turkey compelled her stand aloof," states a proclamation issued by the Imperial Government to all Moslem communities in the Empire. "Now Turkey, by throwing in her lot with the Central Powers, has left Britain free to give practical evidence of her sympathy with those Arabs who have ranged themselves on the side of the Allies against the common enemy. It remains the fixed policy of Britain tc abstain from all interference in religious matters, and to spare no efforts to secure the Holy places of Islam from all external aggression. It is an unalterable point of British policy that these Holy places shall remain under independent Moslem rule ana authority."

TAIHAPE TENNIS CLUB. The annual meeting of the Taihape Tennis Club was held in the Fire Brigade Hall last evening, Mr. Ongley presiding .over a fair attendance. The following officers were electee for the ensuing season: — President, Mr. H. O'Callaghan; Vice-Presidents, Messrs P. E. Wakeman, W Emerson. L. H. B. de Latour and Drs Barnett and Sinclair; Management Committee. Mrs. Neagle, Miss Curtis and Messrs C. E. Wilson, Barkman, R. C. Ongley, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, W. J. Munro. Twenty-five new members were elected. It was decided to open the season on Thursday, November 2. Owing to the fact that there was practically no season held by the club last year, it was decided to purge the membership roll and start off on a new foundation.

The prospects for the ensuing seas on look much brighter than has been the case for some years.