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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 11 July 1917, Page 4

A Masterton farmer, who makes a special study of the weather conditions states that the present winter ■has been one of the mildest he had known, and that there was very much less snow on the ranges than is usual at this period of the year. The winter was nearly over, and yet very little rough weather had been experienced.

“’Are you prepared to give a returned soldier a ticket to go back to the war?” asked a man in the crowd of Mr. W F. Massey at Pukekohe on Monday. In reply the Prime Minister said that he was proud to be in the position to state that 1,238 New Zealand soldiers who had come back from the fighting fronts slightly incapacitated had. re-enlisted and gone back to the war.

The vast majority of those present at a meeting of Auckland citizens, convened by the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. J. H. Gunson, and held in the Town Hall on Monday evening, expressed themselves emphatically in favour of the movement for the six o 'clock closing of hotel bars, and decided that a deputation should proceed to Wellington to put the desires of the meeting before the Prime Minister.

It is five years yesterday since the Et. Hen, W. F. Massey, became Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Massey mentioned the matter when he was speaking to his constituents at Pukekohe They had been five strenuous years, he said, in the course of which the most serious war in the

history of the world had broken out. During those five years Now Zealand had come to the front as never before, nations of the Empire, because of the place if had taken in the war, the patriotism of its people, and the courage and fighting qualities of its soldiers. He was not vain enough, he said, to suppose that the fact that the name of New Zealand was known was because of its administration, but he assured his people that the soldiers of New Zealand had earned the very highest respect in Britain.

Horrocks, 32 and 36 inch ■white Calico, sale price 6/11 dozen yards at The Great Winter Sale (see window display.) Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

A flaxmiller in the Manawatu district is at present receiving £59 a ton for his output of fibre, delivered in New Freights don’t trouble him.

A thoroughly capable man with cows is advertised for by Mr. A. Crawford of the Winiata milk farm. Applicants can ring up telephone No. (19 M. or call on Mr. Crawford at the farm

A tendency of the times was observed at Saturday’s sitting of the Military Service Board in Wellington. A motor driver appealed, and the Board dismissed the appeal, the chairman remarking that a girl could be got to do the work.

A large meeting of members of Par-

liament was held yesterday morning to discuss the shipping merger. The meetting resolved to wait on the Et. Hon. Mr. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward and the Hon. G. W. Eussell, with a request that the fullest information be given members respecting the merger.

Mr. A. Crawford notifies the householders of Taihape thaT he will commence a regular- supply of milk throughout the town on Wednesday, August 1. All those who wish Mr. Crawford to call on them should ring up telephone No. 69 M., and have their names and address put on Mr. Crawford ’s list.

A nurse in a military hospital at Folkestone, England, writing to her brother in Christchurch, pays a high compliment to New Zealand soldiers, “A tremendous contingent of New Zealanders marched through yesterday,” she writes. “I have now a pretty good experience of all the colonials, and I can say that the New Zealanders are out and away the best. They are such fine men—so clean and alert and strong.”

A cable message to the Australian papers states that in the course of a lecture on the future of aviation,, Mr. E. S. Montagu M.P., (ex-Minister for Munitions) said that the British Empire had numerous harbours and coaling stations in a favourable position for developing aviation. From London to Peshawar (India) in three days was possible, and at the rate of 1200 miles daily the voyage to Australia by aeroplane would save 21 days.

In reply to a question on his opinion about the probable length of the present Parliamentary session, the Prime Minister on Saturday stated that as many important measures had to be considered, he thought the session would be quite as lengthy as last session. He, however, relied on there being no unnecessary delay or obstruction from members, who appeared to be generally prepared to assist the Government in whatever was required legislatively in order to bring the war to a successful conclusion.

“Talking about conscientious objectors,” says a New Zealand soldier in a letter to a relative in Wellington, “reminds me of a true story I hoard the other day. You may have heard it, of course, but here it , is. There was a Boche prisoners’ camp in Essex near where there were a large number of c.o. ’s (conscientious objectors) living. The Bodies were used for working the land and the c.o.’s were sent to work with them. The result was that the Bodies struck- —refused to work with such scum. Sounds incredible, but is perfectly true.”

When the Hon. Mr. Macdonald, Minister of Agriculture, visited Australia recently, he saw a valuable experiment in the shipment of mutton with a view to economising space. Carcases are usually packed in the steamer’s hold as close as possible, but the irregular shape causes waste of space. To avoid this it is proposed to cut off the hind quarter and pack it into the breastbone putting the whole carcase into a compact mass. In the trial shipment in Australia it was found that the saving of space equalled 33 1-3 per cent. A quantity of meat has already been prepared in New Zealand under this system, and a trial shipment will soon be made. The probability is that the saving effected will be equal to a complete cargo on every five ships.

The Native Appellate Court has completed investigation of the title of the remaining nine blocks of land in the Tokaanu district, comprising an area of 130,000 acres. The Court consisted of the Chief Judge (Mr. Jackson Palmer)) and Mr. Justice C. E. MacCormick. Some of the titles in these blocks have been before the Courts for the last thirty years. The area extends from Tokaanu to Lake Rotoaire and the Kaimanawa ranges, while northward it extends to Tauranga River. The land is part of the tribal holdings of the Ngatituwhare--toa tribe. This completes the investigation of titles to native lands in the whole of the Taupo district, intention mrinsp Haeyn

White Blankets, Colonial all wool. Double bed size, sale price 28/6, 34/11, 39/6, (See window display) at The Great Winter Sale Collinson and Gifford Ltd.

During the month of May 50 labourers and 4 artisans were employed on Raetihi B'ranch Railway.

Six good navvies are advertised for, wages 14s per day. Applications will be received at Lucr’s mill, Hihitahi.

It is reported that three shooters had a “big day' 7 down Parapara recently. They got 437 quail and 13 pheasants between them.

At the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Asociation, the President predicted the largest industrial crisis that Australia has ever known in the near future, engineered by a disgruntled Labour Party, while the men are away at the front.

Information came to hand from Sal-

vation Army headquarters yesterday afternoon, stating that it has been considered advisable to postpone the Patriotic War Appeal in view of the Annual Self-Denial Appeal; collections for which has already begun in the backblocks of the larger districts. Let us hope that a satisfactory settlement in Europe will render a future launching of this appeal unnecessary. Should such not be the case assurrance has already been given that the people of Taihape at least will assist loyaly. Acting upon information received, the Waimarino Acclimatisation Society has instructed its solicitors to take proceedings against a party ol southern visitors to Parapara for alleged illicit shooting.

Mr. Massey interrupted the debate on the Address-in-Reply yesterday to state that the Government had been actively engaged in endeavouring to overcome the shipping shortage. They had now r arranged to have seventeen large ships, each capable of carrying a hundred thousand carcases, to load in the Dominion betweeV now and September next. These would not be able to take all the produce now' in store, but he did not expect the supply of ships to stop in September, and the outlook w r as decidedly better than for the last six months. He had also re-

ceived word that the Board of Trade intended to take the wffiole of next season’s output of cheese. He had not got all particulars yet, but he intended to convene a conference of cheese workers at an early date.