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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 27 November 1916, Page 4

The Wellington Drivers ’ Union has-re-ferred its dispute to the Drivers’ Federation. Therefore the union has not accepted the employers’ offer of a ten per cent, war bonus.

At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board on Thursday last, leave of absence was granted to Mr J. H. Thurston, .headmaster of the lainape District High School.

The Hon. Mr Wigram foresees mails being carried soon by aeroplane, and pictures the San Francisco mail being delivered at Christchurch two houis after it lands at Wellington.

The report of the Bennett's Siding Red Cross gathering, at which upwards of £3O was realised, the name of Miss Donovan, the treasurer, was omitted from the list of those who did good work in organising the affair. Some other ladies also rendered valuable help. *

Dressed in civilian clothes, a young man, described as Captain J. M. HeanyReevos, South Staffs Regiment, was remanded at Dublin, on a charge of maliciously wonn}ding a ,waiter in the Gresham Hotel, by stabbing him with a dagger or knife. The defendant,, it was stated, accused the waiter of being a Gorman, while, in fact, he was a Belgian.

A Roman Catholic priest's name appears on the first ballot for service. “What is tin* position of the clergyman?’’ was a question put to the Minister for Defence, when discussing the exemption question. “If the names of Ministers of religion happen to be drawn in the ballot.,’-’ replied Mr Allen, “they have the right to appeal. There is the medical examination, of course, but if they do not wish to serve as soldiers they may appeal, and for the purposes of the 'Act the bishops and heads of the churches are regarded as employers, who may make representations to the Military Service Boards. Then the position rests with the Boards, and one assumes that they will take the circumstances into consideration. Clergymen are not being regarded as a privileged class—there is no “ privileged class’' except the totally unfit.”

The Bishop of Wellington will visit Taihape on Fi’iday, December 8, and will hold a confirmation at St. Margaret’s Church.

Canadian newspapers are urging the Government to support a proposal ror an Atlantic cable jointly owned by Canada, Australia, and B’ritain.

“Are you innocent,’’ was asked of a defendant at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court. “I am not; but I am innocent on this charge,” was the reply.

A machine-shearer is wanted to shear about 700 sheep, by Mr. E. Stent, Mataroa. Applicants can ring up telephone 45d from Taihape.

The Taihape Red Cross Appeal on Labour Day resulted in £352 being collected, and that amount was remitted to the Minister of Internal Affairs by the Taihape secretary.

The £22, part proceeds of the sale of a horse, given by Mr. R. T. Batley, was towards the Club’s funds, and not for the Wounded Soldiers’ fund as previously reported.

In the wanted columns of this issue Mr. J. Mortland, of the Taihape Furniture Exchange, opposite the Railway Station, advertises a host of bargains of various description.

Heads of religious bodies Jn New Zealand have been notified that they must send in to the Registrar-General, during the month of December, a correct list of their officiating ministers.

Matters in relation to meat prices are being thoroughly sifted by the Board of Trade, which is still sitting in Auckland. It is expected that the inquiry will last until about Tuesday of next week.

The Bruce Herald understands that during the last fortnight one of the local stock agencies sold, for forward delivery between February and March, a total of 16,000 sheep at prices ranging between 13s 6d and 24s 9d.

‘ ‘ There are shop and factory girls here putting their hands in their pockets to keep the home missionary going, owing to the meanness and greed of well-to-do settlers in home missionary districts,,” said the Rev. Dr Gibb in an address on home missionary -work at the General Assembly.

His Excellency the Governor has informed the officer in charge of the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, Wellington, that he intends calling a conference of delegates from the various centres at the end of this month.

At the Rotorua Magistrate’s Court five Maoris —Benjamin Biddle, Makarini Tutara, Hanika Tioke, Hakaipare, and Tahu Hirawano —were charged with perjury at the Rua trial in saying that they saw Constable Skinner fire the first shot in the Maungapohatu affray. They- were remanded to December 4.

By courtesy of Town Hall Pictures Ltd. a benefit picture night will be given on Friday night. The proceeds are for comforts for soldiers —a worthy object. By sale of tickets up to date the house should be crowded to the doors. The star picture for the night is “Autumn,” a beautiful Idyll of the forests. The whole programme may be described as one of the high standard programmes that the Town Hall Pictures Ltd. presents to the public.

"Hindoos are getting about amongst our natives,” said the Rev. J. Egerton Ward, the missionary stationed at Taumarunui, addressing the Presbyterian General Assembly. ‘The number is increasing, and in half au hour in the streets of Taumanmui on one occasion 1 counted twenty-five of them. I wall not say anything about them, but I will say this: that we want to safeguard both themselves and ourselves, and that w’e want to do justice to the Europeans and to them. The matter wants handling cautiously.”

A pathetic case was mentioned at the last meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board, that of a little boy of seven, who is deformed and considered incurable. Both his parents are dead, and nobody over goes to the hospital to see him. The members of the board were in a dilemma as to how the child was to be provided for, as he would be in an atmosphere ulisuited to his years if sent to the Costley Homo. After some discussion it was decided to allow him to remain at the hospital until some suitable place was found for him.

The men who have been draw n in the ballot will submit to an examination by the Medical Board almost immediately, and those accepted will go into camp at the earliest moment to make up the shortages in the 23rd and 24th Reinforcements. The medical examination, as has been previously indicated, will not be so strict ns it was m the earlier stages of the war, and some of those previously rejected will he P ass * od as medically fit. The Board also has power to compel men to undergo medical treatment to rectify slight defects which at present arc making them unfit for service.