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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 1 November 1916, Page 4

Some hint of how dangerous it is just to live in these dizzy days is sug gested by the fact that no fewer than 22,540 persons were killed or hurt last year on the streets of New York. The Wellington School CommitteesAssociation last evening resolved to bring to the notice of the Minister for Education the unfairness of raising the standard for proficiency and free place examinations so late in the year and to suggest that the raising of the standard be postponed until next year. A lady who was present at the official opening of the Anzac Club at Featherston on Monday was annoyed when she discovered that she coula not enter the building without a ticket. "1 have Mght brothers at the front," she remarked to a small company of male visitors. Each man thrust his hand in his pocket. "Take mine,'' was the unanimous invitation. and the woman had half a dozen tickets ( 7 -rnst upon her.

A Sydney cable states that during the Victoria's trip the chief engineer (James Sales) was missed. It is Delioved he fell overboard during the right He had re'.rntly been sutler ing from insonrm.

A Dunedin telegram says that the bottles collected by the school children of Dunedin were sold by auction last night for the Belgian Fund. A total of 307,000 bottles were sold, i the total realised over £ISOO.

At the wool sales prices were fully maintained. The following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: Waita, top, 20£d; average, Brancepeth, 25?>d and 21£d; Waihopai, 45£ and 38ild. Tiiere were catalogued 37,767 bales, and 28,224 were sold.

The latest Australian referendum figures are: "No./' 901,075; "Yes," 878, 1(30. It is estimated there are still 350, 000 votes of all classes uncounted.

Thirteen collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts and others at Cessnock have been rendered idle, the men insisting on eight hours bank to bank. The remainder of the mines are expected to close to-morrow.

At a meeting of the Wellington School Committees' Association last evening it was resolved to recommend to committees that endeavours be made to divert collections taken up on Guy Fawke's Day to the "Our Day" Red Cross Fund. The association also considered that in future a "Children's Day," to be devoted to distinctly patriotic purposes, might with advantage be substituted for Gup Fawkes' Day.

In connection with the official opening of the bowling green to-morrow (Thursday), an error was made in our local of yesterday, saying that a committee of ladies would provide afternoon tea. All members' wives or lady friends are requested to assist by bringing a basket. The function promises to be a great success and will be held wet or fine, as ampte room is now provided by the new pavilion. .

Captain and Mrs. Elston, who were farewelled from the local Salvation Army Corps last January havo now been farewelled from Ashhurst,, prior to their departure for England, where they will take up their work among the New Zealand lads on Salisbury Plain. Those who know Captain and Mrs. Elston intimately feel that no better officers could have been chosen for such a work, and that New Zealand's loss is our soldiers' gain.

On Monday evening, at about a quarter to 8 o'clock, Wong, an aged Chinaman living at Mill Road, Otaki, reported to Constable Satherly that he had been assaulted and an attempt made to rob him of money. By b:s features his remarks were fully borne out. Inquiries were at once made, and the constable quickly located three young men, residents of Otaki, who will, at the next sitting .of the S.M. Court, answer to the charge of assault. They emphatically denied attempting to rob the Celestial, and stated they were only having a. bit of fun.

Notification has appeared in an advertisement that under the Finance Act, the land tax and graduated land tax shall be paid in one sum to-day, at the office of the Commissioner of Taxes, Government Buildings, Welling ton. An Order-in-Council to that effect has been made. This notification has been somewhat of a surprise, as the forms issued bear in the comer the following note: "Payment of the amount shown herein is not required until November, when an account will be sent." No such accounts seem to have been received by farmers, who are naturally complaining about the uncertainty of the position created.

A most cheering and refreshing story, which has the added attraction of being true, has come my way, says "Lucia" in a southern exchange. It concerns a professional man, who some little time back began to steer his professional and domestic course straight for the bow-wows. He followed the joyous life with gay abandon, and only woke up when his Honour murmured, "Decree nisi," and his brother pros, tore down his shingle. So he "went for a sojer," and cam]) life and the hard and healthy training worked regeneration. Coming down to Ohristchureh on leave, he. met his divorced wife in the street one day, and so gladdened was she with the way he had straightened up that she took him right off to the Registry Office and they were re-msrried.