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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 21 July 1917, Page 4

In the Magistrate's Court at Wellington yesterday, the Union Company was fined £2O for employing a Second Division reservist who was not enrolled. There were extenuating circumstances hence only the minimum fine was imposed.

One of the best stories iu Sir Geo. Yoimghusband's "Memories" is about the present Chief of Staff for Britain. Sir William Robertson is quoted as lamenting thus at Simla many years ago: "I have no friends or interest, and not a bob in the world, and what becomes of me after t-his job is over God only knows."

In the House on Thursday, Mr. Witty asked th e Prime Minister if there was any truth in a report that some of the seventeen overseas ships to be loaded in New Zealand had been diverted. Mr. Massy replied that no information to that effect had reached him. He had, however, received an official communication from England on the subject of shipping during the last day or two. The Imperial authorities were not very optimistic about keeping up the supply of ships required for the Australasian trade. "I cannot go further than this, and I have had no notice about the ships referred to by the member," add,ed Mr. Masey.

Last week of the Great Winter Sale. Bigger reductions than ever during this week.—Collinson and Gifford; Ltd.

It is understood that the total amount of short-dated loans renewed by Sir Joseph" Ward at Home for thirty years on gGo3 terms is about £14,000,000.

A meeting of ladies was held in the supper room of the Town Hall jesterday in connection with the Returned Soldiers' Ball. A committee was set up to canvass for the catering and arranging about the sale of tickets.

"I believe that from 30,000 to 40,000 men in the First Division have been turned down as medically unfit," stated Captain Baldwin at the Military Service Board in Wellington yesterday.

It is understood (says the Post) that the Government proposals in regard to hotel bars will include the restriction of hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and "doing away with the antishouting law.

The Minister for Defence says he is not aware that one of the Maori - land's heroes had been shot for desertion in France. Until the full facts are known, no opinion could be expresed on the matte 1 .-.

Mr. W. J. Dinnison, who has been Town Clerk to the Taihape Borough, has resigned his position here to take up an appointment of Town Clerk for the Borough of Otahuhu, a few miles out of Auckland.

A complete sawmilling plant, 9 good wagon or truck horses, team of 9 bullocks with yokes and chains in good order, a timber wagon with '9 inch tyres, also horse covers, and harness, are advertised for sale by Mr. George Jack, sawmiller, Mataroa.

Sir James Allen takes the sanguine view that the war may be completed in twelve months. If this proved correct, not more than two classes of the Second Division woulid have the honour of going to the front.

A female creditor, when giving evidence at the civil sitting of the Napier Magistrate's Court, said she had 17 children, 11 of whom were at home with her. Of the latter number six were unable to do any work, the youngest being four months old.

Condemned beef is being sterilized and sold for human consumption in Scottish towns. • An indignant Scot has written to his local paper suggesting that the sterilized meat should be sent to the German concentration camps instead of giving these the first pick of thet fresh meat.

"Are you an expert shearer ?" was a question put to a witness at the sitting of the Military Appeal Board in Wanganui. "I shear a little," said the appellant. Pressed for further particulars, he said he could shear 2tfo sheep per day with the blades, and the Board agreed that he was an expert shearer.

A cabled item which appeared in a Sydney paper last week states" that Reuter's correspondent at Uetrograd serlt out the news that a message from the ex-Czar intimates that the Royal family wished to subscribe to Russia's Liberty Loan! This conveys two suggestions: That Nicholas Romanoff bears no malice against those who dethroned him —and that probably he is glad to be relieved of his responsibilities. Quite easy lies the head that wore a crown.

At the Borough Council meeting last night, when the appointment of a small committee to deal w/ith applications for the position of Town Clerk was being discussed Cr Joblin mentioned that when a vacancy on the staff of the Hospital Board occurred, the Board as a whole considered the applications, some 124 in number. The Mayor said he gave them credit for more brains. Cr. Joblin thought the Board had a duty to perform and did not desire to shirk it. He presumed the Taihapc Council had not a monopoly of brains.

Extraordinary Bargains during the last week of Great Winter Sale.—Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

Some Sauce that; which, why, Lotus Brand of course.