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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 26 February 1917, Page 4

A pig offered on Friday at the Masterton Ram Fair for funds to erect, a soldiers’ club realised £2067. Entries for the Marton A. and P. Association’s annual Show close at 9 p.m. to-day. “It is becoming daily more and more evident.” said McDcugail, Canterbury member of the Federation of New Zealand Patriotic War Relief Societies’ Advisory Board, “that we have not enough money to meet the demands that wil Ibe made upon us in the near future.” The sum of twenty-five guineas is to be contributed by the Wolliington Harbour Board to the Capt. Fryatt Memorial Committee. This decision was arrived, after various members of the Board has expressed their admiration of the heroism of Captain Fryatt.

Queer ideas of patriotism prevail with some people (says the Mataura Ensign). A. member of the First Division at Gore, having a premonition that he would soon be called up, tried to sell his property. A well-to-do farmer made enquiries about it, but negotiations hung fire for some reason or other. On being pressed to close with the offer, the would-be purchaser somewhat staggered the agent who was trying to sell the property by remarking ho was in no hurry over the matter at pesent, as when the seller had to proceed to the war he would probably be glad to soil it at £.IOO less than its market value to get his affairs settled, and that h > would buy it then!

The estimated population of the Dominion at December 31 was 1,16.3,600.

It is notified by advertisement that the Taihape businesshouses will close on Wednesday at noon, instead of Thursday, this week, owing to the A. and P. (Show being on Wednesday.

This year the Raglan County Council has collected the whole of the rates due to it by Europeans, but only £lsl out of £1319 duo by natives. It is considering an agitation for an amendment of the law.

In one -week of October, at the Glasgow' Alhambra, Harry Laudr/ drew £3400 into the treasury. Out half of this sum fell to the comedian. No w-onder Lauder can afford to buy (as it is announced he has done) an estate of 14,000 acres on the side of Loch Fyne, Blenbranter.

“What a master has to decide in ton seconds it has taken this court over a week to settle,” was a pregnant comment of a seafaring man, as he left the Court on Saturday Morning, after being an interested listener at the inquiry into the circumstances connected with the wreck of the Matai at Rarotonga.

Mr W. R. Dales, the Taihape bootmaker is going to the front. Therefore he will sell the whole of his specially selected stock of boots and shoes at less than cost to effect a rapid clearance. Mr Dales is going, and his stock must go, therefore the prices will be made to ensure them going as quickly as possible. A sale starts to-morrow, Tuesday.

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) stated to a Times representative that Cabinet has decided that the Hon. J. A. Hanan, wTio nowholds the portfolio of Justice in addition to that of Education, is to be receive a Ministerial salary. Mr. Hanan was the only Minister of the National PGovernement not in receipt of a salary. At a meeting of farmers at Colchester, England, a speaker said there w-ere more dogs in England to-day than there were sheep. In London alone there were about a million dogs many of them costing 18s a week each to keep. In Germany the dogs had either been killed or sent to Switzerland, and he thought the dogs in England ought to be killed, except those needed for stock purposes.

A fire occurred in Hart Bros’ premises in Queen Street, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon, by w-hich one of the ground floors was gutted. The floor contained crockery and fancy goods, and what was not destroyed by fire was ruined by water. No estimate of the damage done has as yet been made, but it will run into a considerable sum. The Wimmera arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon. She brings 38 bags of Australian mails, 207 bays of English mails, and 4(5 bags of troop and other mails.

There is recalcitrancy in political circles in the Haw-ke’s Bay electorate, allegedly against the importation of a candidate. MeanwTiile, candidates are making the best use they can of the short time allowed for electioneering. Mr. lan Simson opened his platform campaign at Wairoa on Friday night and Sir ohn Findlay rhakes his first appearance before the Hastings electors next Monday night. Mr. A. L. D., Fraser met his supporters last night, and decided to contest the seat as an Independent Liberal.

Owing to the enlistment of over 500 teachers, a shortage fully equipped teachers is being increasingly felt. With a view to retaining as long as possible the services of the older teachers who might claim to be retired under the extended provisions of the Superannuation Act, i.e., before they reach the full retiring age or

length of service, the Teachers’ Superannuation Board has decided that during the currency of the war it will not consider favourably any application for retirement under these provisions, except in any case where it is clearly shown that it is in the interest of the Education Service that the retirement should he allowed.