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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 24 November 1916, Page 4

When the Melbourne Cup \v;is postponed, Messrs Grcville, Ltd., caterers for the V.E.C., distributed large quantities of eatables to the various charitable institutions in Melbourne and the suburbs. In this manner 2493 dozen of pastry, more than 1000 apple pics, 500 dozen meat pies, about 400 loaves of bread, sandwiches, potatoes, etc., were disposed of. The Dominion is likely to be faced with a serious deficiency in oats {luring the next 12 months, says the Otau--lai! Standard. The area sown is estimated at quite one one-fifth below last year. In Southland the shortage is going to be especially noticeable: districts which have hitherto been large producers are growing very little more than will suffice for home use. About two years ago, when a call was made for clothes for Belgian children, the parents of an Auckland baby sent in her name., a parcel of clothing which she herself had worn. In ony of the garments was sewn a penny with a photograph 'and the name and address of the donor. This week a reply came, an unsigned post-card, bearing the following message: "Best wishes from a Belgian child to the lovely baby who sent her warm clothes."

Messrs R. Wilson and Co., Ltd., Taihape, want a strong, intelligent youth to assist in produce store.

A meeting of the committee of the Taihape Athletic Club will be held at flic secretary 's office to-night. All members are requested to attend.

A special picture will be shown at the Three Stars picture theatre tomorrow, and also on Sunday, and on Monday the Victoria Cross drama "Five Nights" will be shown.

Mr Mason, the noted water diviner, is in Taihape to-day. It is understood that his services have been secured to locate water on some properties along the Fapakai road.

Ratepayers in the Rangitikei County are notified that legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery of all rates that are outstanding on the 14th December, 1916.

The annual examinations for national scholarships, civil service entrance, and free places, commence to-day. Wanganui, Palmerston North, Feilding, Marton and Taihape are the examining centres for this district.

The ordinary revenue of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand during the past year amounted to £.134,256. There was raised for property and buildings £21,582, for home missions £4529, and for foreign missions £IO,BBO.

Since the declaration of war, no fewer than 30 members of the Napier office of Messrs Dalgety and Co. have enlisted. Altogether,, this firm has sent 138 men to the front; and they are all on half-pay, amounting to £7OOO, with a guarantee of their positions as well when they return.

The following, resignations have been received by the Wanganui Education Board:—Mr J. E. Thompson, Pukekaka; Mr s A. Kennedy, Mataroa; Miss A. D. Keed, Campbell street; Miss I. Lockwood, Waiata; Mr. A. E. Tomlinson, Spur Road; Miss M. Milligan, Crofton; Miss Fowler, College Street; Miss Fairbrother, Campbell Street.

A lad named William Moore, aged 8 years, was drowned in the vicinity ot the Town Wharf, Wanganui, on Thurs day afternoon. The boy was playing on the deck of the hulk Enterprise, and while endeavouring to recover a stick which had dropped over the side, fell into the water, and before assistance could be rendered -he disappeared.

A burglary was committed in Wanganui either late on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, in w-hich the premises of Messrs Crichton and Newman, boot and shoe dealers, were entered and goods to the value of £SO were taken. Messrs Mark-

ham and Shirwan were also visited, and an overcoat taken. The police are investigating.

Canadian enlistments in the Royal Flying Corps have passed the 300 mark, and about 250 Canadian aviators are actually in command of aeroplanes in various theatres of the war. The majority of them arc in France, where they are grouped together in one corps, and arc largely used in raiding operations. Some of them arc with the eastern armies, and there have been some sent as far away as South Africa.

The Mayor of Christchurch, as chairman of the Fire Board there, reported that he had visited the Timaru station, where he had seen a very ingenious invention by the foreman, costing less than .'3os, by which, as soon as the alarm \va s received, the motors were started, and the doors were thrown open automatically, and the men had only to jump aboard. All the Timaru members were charmed with the invention. The engine could not run out, and he was sure that the superintendent would realise this when he had seen the invention at work.

Mr William Steere, when walking along Shelly Beach yesterday (states the Warrnambool Standard of the 13th

inst.), picked up a scaled bottle, which when opened was found to contain the following message: "S.S. , Ist October, 191(5. To whom it may concern. This was thrown overboard in the Australian Bight, six days out of Wellington, New Zealand,, by the following Welington boys: Privates Knight, Slack, Brown, Halley, Clementson, Gardiner, Henderson, Murray, Pugh Fleming, Tremain; Lance-Corporal Snelling. Please notify Wellington papers and oblige.''

Addressing the Chamber of Commerce Conference yesterday in Wellington, the Hon. J. Allen said he hoped strongly that all enemy commercial relations were stopped now and for the future. At the same time he wasn't fool enough to think that such a thing was feasible. He did not believe that any commercial man would think that the doors on either side should be shut.. It seemed obvious that ther e must be some give and take but it must not be the kind of give and take which existed before the war, when Germany was taking all and giving nothing. In the future, our industries, our copper mines, etc., must be in our own hands.