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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 16 January 1917, Page 4

According to a Gazette extraordinary Parliament lias been prorogued from January .11 to February 15.

The Eongotca Dairy Company is paying out Is -iffd per lb for butter-fat for last month.:

A social will be held at Ohutu tonight, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the Ohutu candidate for the Rosebud competition.

Mr. J. H. Claridge, who founded the Taumarunui Press, Eltham Argus, Morrinsville Star, Waipukurau Press, Martinboroygh Star, and the Tuapeka paper, is on a visit to Taihape.

While a heated discussion was at its height and argument waxed warm ar the Napier Borough Council meeting last Friday night,, councillors were somewhat amused to hear two cats apparently similarly employed outside.

As to the Indian coal, two cargoes of which have come to New Zealand, a recent visitor tells us that it was mined ISO miles inland, and lies there in enormous quantities. He saw one day dO ships leading it at Calcutta.

A returned Mastorton soldier states that soldiers on furlough in England ar e treated handsomely. They arc given a free pass over the railways for a fortnight, and arc handed the sum of £lO and receive an allowance of 2s per day food allowance.

It is understood that the Government ■has abandoned its intention of acquiring certain estates near Mastorton for land settlement purposes in the meantime, owing to the heavy demands upon the Treasury. The dead body of a man was found floating in Lyttelton Harbour yesterday. Papers showed his name to be Richard Rackley, aged 27, who had been assistant cook on the s.s. Kaiapoi and previously served with the Otago Battalion at the front. Kis parents reside at St. Kilda, Dunedin. When the war is over the New Zealand Government could not do better than, secure the services of the engineers who are responsible for the laying of the railway recently to El Arish. Fifteen miles of line were laid in fifteen days. This completely puts the New Zealand record of 15 miles in 15 years in the shade.—Exchange.

A Masterton wounded man had an unique experience while on furlough in England. lie was walking through the streets of Bristol, when he was accosted by an elderly lady, who, after remarking “God bless you, lad,” endeavoured to thrust a ten shilling note into his hand. Almost immediately afterward a well dressed "gem addressed him as follows: “What is a -hardy-looking fellow like you doing in England? Your place is in France, and not on home service.”

The engagement is announced of Miss Merle Shand, daughter of Mr. J. P. Shand. of Cuba Street Wellington, to the Rev. Lester Minifie, cf Taihape.

Mr. C. P. Hanson, proprietor cf Waiouru Station, of 92,000 acres, has gone into Featherston Camp as a trooper in the 25th Mounted Rifles.

It is estimated that no fewer than 13,000 men have been taken from the ranks of the farming classes in New Zealand for active service.

An advertisement appears in this issue giving particulars of splendid values iu bedsteads from Mr F. W. Somerville.

The Japanese battleship Tsukuba, 13, 750 tons, was sunk by an internal explosion at Yokosuka on January 13th. Three hundred lives wore lost.

The claims of Fa tea to be constituted a wool grading port -have been turned down by the Wool Advisory Committee, owing to additional and avoidable expense.

Sir James Carroll, wTio w r as one cf the New Zealand delegates to the conference organised by the Empire Parliamentary Union, has sailed for South Africa, en route to New r Zealand.

A line of prime woolly lambs in the Woodville district went lately to the freezing works at the satsifactory figure of 28s. The buyer estimated that they would kill somewhere between 3S pounds and 10 pounds average.

Collinson and Gifford’s great end-of-soason gale opens to-morrow at 8 a.m. sharp. An advertisement appears on page 3, giving details of the countless bargains that are offering. On page .1 are particulars of the ribbons and blouses so dear to the female heart. Collinson and Gifford arc noted for the genuineness of their sales, but this end-of-scason sale far eclipses any of their previous efforts.