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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 6 March 1917, Page 4

At the-'swimming sports at the Tepid B'atbs' At Auckland on Saturday, E. G. L. Paterson (aged about 18) won the 100 yards provincial championship equalling Malcolm Champion’s Dominion record of 61 l-ssecs. At the Supreme Court sittings in Wanganui, a young man named Lionel Claude Wilson, who was found guilty of stealing a motor cycle at Wanganui on January 16, was sentenced to twm years’ reformative treatment. “Do you think it was a wise thing to get married after you were drawn in the ballot?” Captain Baldwin of an appellant at the sitting of the Military Service Board. “Oh, well, you know,” was the reply, “one can’t postpone these things indefinitely.” “Anaac Sunday” is to be observed throughout the Methodist' churches in New Zealand on April 29—the Sunday following Anzac Day. The services generally will be in memory of the fallen, and are being held at the suggestion of the National Service League. “What is your work?” said Sir James Allen to a rather diminutive Territorial at the Taranaki camp. “A sawmiller,” the boy replied. “And how does the sawmill get along in yoiur. absence?” Oh. it gets along all ribgt. I don’t matter.” “Have ybu been to any camps before-this one?” continued the Minister. “Yes, onb.” “Do you like camp?” “My oaths!” and the tone of his voice and emphatic nod of bis head left no doJbt as to the boy’s sincerity. , |

All event that is being looked forward to by the residents of this district is the Mar ton A. and P. Association’s Fourth Annual Show, which will be -held on the Marion Racecourse on Wednesday next,, and ; will he officially opened by the pHon, W. D- S. MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture. Th© entries constitute a record, and competition- Will’ - be- very keen in the horse*'and sheep'sections, especially so in purebred Lincolns. The fat lambs and' ¥at r sheepvsbcfons will be one of The features of the Show.

Thursday of this week is the day on which the Hawke’s Bay election will take place. A first offending drunk was convicted and discharged at the Taihape Courthouse this morning. A meeting of the committee for St. Patrick’s Day sports will be held in Mr. A. M. Ryan’s office to-night at 8 o’clock. This morning’s Auckland express ar rived at Taihape over four hours lute, the delay being caused by engine troubles, north of Taumarunui. A Garden Fete and Sports will be held at Kuaniii Homestead in aid of Red Cross Funds on March 15th. A full programme will be found on page ti of this issue The St Patrick’s Day’s Sports will be run this year wholly for patriotic purposes. A first-class programme has been provided full particulars of which will be found on page G of today’s paper Mr. H. D. Bennett has signified his intention to retire from the Borough Council at the termination of the period for which he was elected. He is most reluctant to do so, but additional private business makes his retirement, compulsory. Mesrs Collinsou and Gilford announce on page 3 that the last four days of their sale are now being held, when the goods submitted must be cleared, and there will no difficulty in this judging from the prices the goods are ticketed i kt

Regarding the conscription of clergy, it is understood (says the Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times) that the Roman Catholic authorities in New Zealand have communicated with Cardinal Bourne and Bishop Cleary, and that the Imperial authorites have cabled instructions to the Dominion Government that in no case must clergy be conscripted. Full verification for the rumour is at present unobtainable, though it is generally accepted as correct. , Mr. L. H. Collinson, of Palmerston, returning home from business about 10.15 o’clock on Saturday night, was confronted at his garden gate in Ferguson Street by a man with a revolver. In the shrubbery he saw the shadody outline of another footpad. Mr. Collinson called for .help, and Mr. Frank Mowlem, who was going down Linton Street, at once ran down the footpath, saw the fugitive running up the other side of the street, and when he overhauled him the man turned, kneeled, and resting a revolver on his right knee exclaimed: “Stop, or I’ll blow your— head off!” The footpads got away.