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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 30 April 1917, Page 4

Dr,. Martin's successor, Dr. Barrett, of Palmcrston North, who volunteered for active service has been accepted, and joins the 26th Reinforcements.

Persons trespassing with dog or gun on th c properties of alessrs. S. dirtier and D. Wilkio will be prosecuted. A notice to that effect appears in our advertising column.

A conscientious objector at Yeadon (England) doubted whether he could prevail upon himself even to lull a flea —"even though it was biting him." Exemption was refused.

Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P., of Wellington, is not one of those who consider that the Dardanelles campaign was a distinct failure. In the course of a lecture on his recent visit to the French front he dealt with the position, and showed that Turkey had been so badly hit that her resistance had been practically broken in Mesopotamia and Pgypt. Our troops were going to Jerusalem, and they would ta"ke the Holy band. The Dardanelles has assisted us in other directions.

The U.S. House of Representatives defeated ex-President Roosevelt's plan for a volunteer army for service abroad.

Commodore Lionel Halsey, who commanded H.M.S. New Zealand in the Jutland battle, has been promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per. annum for the six months ending March 31 last, which may be payable to shareholders on May 1. The company has also granted a war bonus of 10 per cent, on salaries to all members of the staff.

'A return prepared by the Government Statistician at the conclusion of the oth ballot on the 12th April, shows that there were 48,004 men left in the first Division. The total number disposed of by way of voluntary enlistment and in the sixth ballot during the four-weekly period, was 0755.

A picturesque detail of the Czar of Russia's abdication is disclosed by recent English papers. It appears that the abdication of one of the world's mest despotic rulers —a document of historic importance —was typwritten on the back of a telegraph form! Revolutions move hurriedly, and with scant respect for the proprieties.

At the Raetihi Court on Thursday a Ruatiti settler named W. Snow, was charged with using seditions language. Mr Hewitt, S.M., said he did not think the language complained of was seriously made to influence anyone, nevertheless the accused would be fined £lO, the fine to include witnesses' expenses and costs.

Thus a member of the Cabinet to a deputation: They could be assured that every possible source of taxation would be taxed during the next session of Parliament The Government had to get money, but whatever money had to be obtained for war purposes, he hoped the adjustment would be made in a fair and equitable manner, so as not to unduly affect any section of the public.

An ingenious, but not altogether new-

form of taking-down one's neighbour was disclosed at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington. One Issac Kutner.jt appears, entered the office of C. W. Price and Co., Lambton Quay, in, a hurry, and asked to be allowed to use the telephone, and on his departure it was found that two £1 notes had been extracted from the drawer. The money had been returned since, but the Magistrate (Mr. L. G. Reid) decided to inflict a fine of £ls, in default 14 days' imprisonment, allowing two weeks for payment.

The New York Sun, in an article on "Who Started the War'?" sarcastically writes: "The Entente started the war, Germany says. Their plan was, we presume, for Serbia to conquer AustriaHungary, while Belgium devastated Germany. England, especially, showed her hand when she hurled an 'enormous army of 100,000 men against only two or three millions of Germans, and these Germans, taken completely by surprise, staggered forward into Franee. They got nearly as far as Paris, we believe, before they recovered from their astonishment."

As a result of a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at Dunedin on Saturday, a telegram was to-day despatched to the Acting-Premier pointng out that there will be a serious wheat shortage before next crop, and urging the Government to take steps to deal with the question by takingcontrol of all wheat in the Dominion, and tjhe immediate importation of wheat or flour from Australia. Some local millers will have to close down in a few days unless they procure supplies.

The adjourned annual mceeting of the Taihape and District Patriotic Society will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday next. At the meeting on Thursday last forcible remarks were made by the members present at the apparent lack of interest displayed by the public. The Mayor pointed out that every person who has made a direct contribution of 5/- to any Patriotic Fund is entiled to be present at the meeting, and we hope to see an attendance next Thursday worthy of the occasion. As the Mayor pointed out, it is a duty the members of the community ewe to themselves as well as to the boys at the front.

Apropos the shortage of wool in Germany, an interesting story, is told by the war correspondent of the "Dusseldorfer General-Anzeiger," which tells of the latest discovery of German science in the domain of substitutes. At the front, he says, cold and snow reign supreme, but a new and effective protection against the elements has been introduced in the shape of clothing made entirely of paper. Sacks are also made of it for foodstuffs, i'cr grain, sugar, flour, rice, coffee, and even for cement for slag, powder and manure. Paper can also be used for making soldiers' knapsacks, water bottles, and even tents. Soon there will b e n 0 leather belting in the munition factories.'Should copper become scarce, he ad'ds, paper can be used in its stead for shells.

A brown pony, impounded at Taihape, is to be sold on Wednesday, May 16, if not claimed meanwhile.

A youth or elderly man to assist on a farm is advertised for by Mr. James Smith, Papakai Road.

Two first offenders for drunkenness were this morning convicted and fined 5s each by Mr. J. P. Aldridge, J.P.

Viscount Grey's country house, Falloden, Christon Bank, Northumberland, was almost destroyed by fire last week.

The annual general meeting of the Taihape Plunket Society is advertised to bo held on Friday evening. 4th May, at 8 p.m., in the Town Hall supper room. It is hoped that there will be a full attendance.

By notice in another column it will be seen that the early closing hours are being adopted by Taihape tradesmen from tomorrow. The shops after this date will close at 5.30 every evening except Saturday, when they, will close at 5.30.

The result of the referendum ,on

Sunaay pictures in OUeymuutn, L uken at cue lassc municipal elections, has now come definitely to hand. The result or the voting was la&b tor continuance and 904 against Sunday pictures. A fairly handsome majority.

The Dunedin "Star" says: "We

have heard of one coai mine, somewhere in Otago, the proprietary of which offered to give their employees a bonus of 5 per cent., but the offer was turned down because the Federation did not desire that an unhealthy precedent should be established. If the offer had been accepted the misers would have received an extra shilling per day from the time of the last abortive conference in Wellington.

Errors will, of course, occur even in the best regulated bureau, but two have come to light which deserve recording. A barrister recently offered his services as a voluntary worker, stating that he was "a good organiser. A few days later he received the offer of an appointment as a dustman! Investigations showed that a clerk in the department to which' he applied had described him in the card index as "a good organ-grinder." ;