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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 27 July 1917, Page 4

The butter-fat levy on the suppliers to the Nireaha cheese factory for the past season amounts to £IOOO, or on the average about. £l7 for each supplier.

"As to the eloquent speech of Sir John Findlay the hon. member for Hawke's Bay," said Dr. Thacker in the House, "any words of mine would be merely buttonholes where bonquets should be strewn." (Hear, hear.)

A Main Body man, writing to his mother in Palmerston, says there are rumours that the Anzacs are to be sent home at the end of August. Another Palmcrstonian has received a cablegram which says: '' End of August,''

A New Zealand officer, writing to his friends from France, says: "There is practically no waste here. The fat from tlie washing-up water is saved and sent to England. A wornout old sock has its value; are all salved and sent back to be turned Into something of value." >.

The new title given to the Governor ■tfas, he supposed, given in recognition of New Zealand's services in regard to the war, said Dr. Thacker, M.P., in the House. But that new title meant that a great many coils of gold braid would- be distributed and the more gold braid fne more red-tape. Gold braid did not make brains, but brains were what was wanted.

A Gazette Extraordinary has just been issued proclaiming that notwithstanding anything in section 4 of the Military Service Act, a Native reservist who has been married in accordance with Native custom on or before the first day of May 1915, and whose marriage is for 'the time being subsisting shall be a member of the Second Division of the Native Expeditionary Force Kcserve.

In one of the remote settlements of this province (says the Eltham Argus) a travelling picture show arrived recently and the seven-year-old son and heir of a leading landowner approached his dad with an application for sixpence. "What do you want with six,pence?" asked his father sternly. "I want to go to the pictures, dad," said the youngster. "Well, you're not going," said the stern parent. "It is only a few months ago that I let you go to the top of the hill to see the eclipse of the moon_ D'y e think life's one long round of gaiety and gadding about?"

A strange experience has just befallen Mr. James Milne, threshing mill owner, of Rakaia. The incident is somewhat similar to one recently reported from Methven. On waking up one morning a month ago he found a red mark and felt a soreness at the back of the large muscle of the arm. He obtained medical advice and freely poulticed the arm. Eecently he felt a pricking sensation at the front of the arm, and Dr. Roberts opened the flesh and extracted a darning needle about 2J inches long. It had evidently travelled right through the arm. Extraordinary Bargains during tlie last week of Great Winter Sale.—ColUnson and Gifford, Ltd.

A new bungalow house with all modern conveniences is advertised for sale.

A troop train carrying reinforcements to Trentham and Featherston passed through Taihape at an early hour this morning.

A replace advertisement from Mr. A. Spence will appear in our advertising columns to-morrow, drawing attention to the conspicuous economies which may be effected by patrons of his great mid-winter clearance' sale now in progress.

The Prime Minister "staTed in the House that if it was found to be necessary ,the (JoTOfnment would be quite prepared to open meat shops, as had been done in Auckland. So far the Board of Trade had reported that the necessity did not exist.

Mr. Clement Wragge states that new and tremendous upheavals have appeared on the sun. This means further bad weather shortly in New Zealand, and also Australia, with more rain when our atmosphere has become saturated in the titanic ether waves. Snowstorms are probable in the South, and electric disturbances generally are likely to follow.

The high prices ruling for flax and tow in London may be judged from the fact that a trade circular to hand from London reports under date of June 5: "A further substantial advance has taken place in prices of New Zealand hemp. High point fair for May-July and July-September is worth £BS 10s per ton, fair £B4 10s, common £S2. A high range of values still maintain for tow. Prices range from £43 to £4(T per ton.

The member for Grey Lynn, Mr. Payne, put the following question to the Defence Minister in the House recently: Whether it is true that the staff of General Godley are practically all Englishmen, whilst that of General Birdwood are all Australians; and/ if so, will he insist upon New Zealanders going upon General Godley's staff, so as to give New Zealand officers the opj portunity of learning the work of the general staff routine It is the queerest thing (says. Philip Gibbs) to pass rapidly along the immense front and meet different bodies and breeds of British soldiers. New Zealanders mix with Highlanders in th e little shops, joking with the young French women, and Irishmen and Englishmen swarm in the cstaminets. Aus tralians, stretching out long legs under the deal tables, draw diagrams of Pozieres in the beer dregs, or jump up to greet comrades they have not seen since Gallipoli.

The new time-table which is being issued by the Railway Department contains a number of alterations of importance. It will come into operation on Sunday, August 5, commencing on that date. The present 8.45 p.m. express train will leave Auckland at 7.10 p.m., arriving at Wellington at 1-8 p.m. This means an earlier departure of 2 hours and 35 minutes, and a corresponding earlier arrival in Wellington. The present 1 p.m. express train from Wellington to Auckland will in future leave Wellington at 12.45 p.m.

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