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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 25 November 1916, Page 4

At the Methodist Synod, now sitting in Auckland, ?. resolution was carried deploring the widespread desecration of, and the growing disregard, for the sanctity of the Sabbath.

Mr Paul Dufault, the celebrated Canadian tenor, whose visit to Taihape some time ago will be remembered with pleasure by all lovers of music, has definitely decided to give a performance in the Town Hall on Wednesday, December (5. Mr Dufault is a tenor of rare dramatic power, and the residents of Taihape may anticipate a rare intellectual and musical treat.

The Hon. G. W. Russell states that a new development regarding the treatment of wounded soldiers, especially those suffering from muscular and nervous ailments will be put into practice without delay. The work is being concentrated at Dunedin. The scheme represents a departure from the orthodox method, in that it involves the exercise of patience and will-power in operation with medical and mechanical treatment The system is known as "Mechanotherapy." It is practised pendence of Hungary, Germany he is ing adopted in England.

At the commercial conference at present being held in Wellington, Mr. Moffett, Invercargill, referred to the abnormal increase of freights. On hemp alone he said the excess profit had been £190,000, and on frozen mea-t it had been £292,000. On wool, it was, he asserted, £1,145,000, and on cheese £91,000. The profit on wool alone would, he considered, justify the Government in stepping in and having State-owned vessels. The large shipping companies seemed to be combining to create a monopoly. In twenty years' time shipments of wheat had increased to the extent of 200,000,0001b5. In any event, the Government should be asked to pass legislation preventing shipping rates from being altered within six months. The manner in. which increased freights were suddenly sprung on the commun-

ity was most baffling and vexatious

A telegram from. Wellington states that messages to Great Britain are subject to delay, owing to the storms in Great Britain.

Four good bushmen are wanted at Smith's Mill, Mataroa. The wages are two shillings pen hour, and good board is available at one pound per week.

A conscience-stricken individual residing in Christchureh has forwarded the sum of £3 to the Railway Department by way of "conscience money."

An advertisement that recently appeared in a country paper was as follows: —For Sale.—A good hen now laying eggs, also new potatoes, fence posts and russet apples.

The Committee of the Taihape Women's Working Club, ever energetic and anxious for the comforts of the "boys," is organising a monster cafe chantant. For this purpose a meeting is called at S p.m. on Monday at the Town Hall. Everybody is urged to assist in forwarding this movement.

In order to facilitate the work necessitated by the military ballot quarters for th e large staff of clerks under Lieutenant Cosgrove, have been secured in the Drill Hall, Buckle street. .By the time the names of those drawn in. the ballot are pubished the notices will be in the hands of the men called up.

The Methodist Synod, sitting at Lower Hutt, unanimously passed the following resolution: —"That this Synod, having reason to believe that the prices of the people \s foodstuffs are being artificially raised by dealers and combines, unges the Government to continue enquiries into the matter, and take whatever steps are necessary to nemedy the evil" It has been decided by the Wellington Hospital Board that, as replies have been received from twenty-three hospital and charitable boards favouring a conference to consider the question of co-operative purchase of hospital supplies, arrangements made for holding the conference in January next, at a date to be fixed, and the Minister of Health be notified.

"Do you profess to be a cook?" asked counsel of a witness in the Wellington Magistrate 's Court yesterday, when the inspector of awards proceeded against a hotel proprietor for employing a female as a cook and paying her less than the award wage. "No," said witness, "I know nothing about cooking, but I was told when I went into the kitchen that it would be all right if I could boil an egg and cook a bit of toast."

, Cable advice has been received from London by the Base Records Office, Wellington: "Inform Mrs Morris, Taranaki, that Private T. H. Morris, Gth Wiltshire Regiment, was killed in action on November 2." The above address is incomplete, and all efforts to obtain a fuller address have failed. The Director 1 of the Base Records Office would be glad if anyone knowing the full address of Mrs Morris would communicate with him.

In answer to his name, a young man, slimly built,, stepped into the dock at the Wellington Magistrate's Court to answer a charge of drunkenness. "How old are you " inquired the magistrate. "Nineteen years, sir," replied the defendant. Addressing the police, Mr Eeid, S.M., said it would be in the interests of the lad if a prohibition orden were issued against him. Sub-Inspector McKinnon said he would take the course suggested by the Bench.

Said Mr E. Anderson (Auckland) at the Chamber of Commerce Conference yesterday: "The system which the Government has adopted of taxing excess war profits is like shooting twelve young chickens to get at one crafty old fox." He thought the farmers had been let off at the expense of the commercial community, and that the Government had missed a great opportunity of putting on an export tax. This sentiment found general favour among the delegates. Mr Chas Cribbs, lately in the employ of Mr Alf Fox, of Taihape, left last night for Auckland, to spend a short holiday before joining the Engineers' section of the Expeditionary Forces. Mr Cribbs has been a very popular member of the community during his residence here, and a well-known figure in football and fire brigade circles. A nmuber of friends and wellwishers were at the station to bid him good-bye, the proceedings being enlivened by the impromptu efforts of a musical friend to play either "Home Sweet Home" or "Auld Lang Sync" —which is still a matter of conjecture.

A very lively interlude took place in the Auckland Supreme Court on Wednesday, during the .hearing of a case, between His Honour Justice Stringer and one of the counsel engaged. The Judje had repeatedly taken exception to the method of cross-examination pursued by counsel, and after a good deal of sparring between the two the Judge remarked to the offending counsel: "You had better read an elementary book on evidence. I am not going to teach you the simplest rules. I was going to say that you knew them, but certainly, in view of your careful violation —1 thinks your insistent violation —of them the only charitable construction that can be pu' on it

is that you don't know them."

The Rev. F. McDonald, locum tenens of the Presbyterian Church, will conduct the services, morning anc evening, to-morrow; also at Mataroa in the afternoon.

At the Methodist Church to-morrow evening, the Rev. Lester Minifie will deliver the 1916 Synod. address. To all not attending other places of worship a cordial invitation is extended. All seats are free. Hymn-books provided.

In a case at tlie Supreme Court, Lyttelton, one of the plaintiffs stated that one of the defendants, an auctioneer and land agent, offered to get her the old age pension. "Did he wish to charge you any commission on that?" inquired Mr. Alpers. "No," replied plaintiff. "How strange!" commented Mr. Alpers. "There was a firm of solicitors which charged £IOO upon one occasion for getting the old age pension,', remarked Mr. Justice Sim. Mr. Alpers: I trust fhey are off the roll, sir. His Honour: No. Mr. Alpers: Well, they ought to be.