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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 17 August 1917, Page 4

The Happy Valley estate, Wellington, consisting of 5500 acres, has been sold to Mr J. D. Robertson, of Fairlie, Canterbury. The amount paid was in the vicinity of £50,000.

A military deserter was arrested in the Foxton district last week. The man had eluded the police for some two months, and had been traced from several jobs. He was working at draining when arrested.

Enquiries by a Post reporter in official quarters has elicited the statement that it is intended to establish a camp for Cl men, that is to say, men who could be made fit for active service after undergoing special training.

“One of the best dentists in New Zealand is being sent away to-day as a private, said Dr. Thacker in the House of Representatives. “This man has made every endeavour to get a place on on the dental staff, but has been unsuccessful.”

In the Featherston orders it is announced that Private Richard A. G. Miller, Mounted Details, has been found guilty by the district courtmartial of deserting His Majesty’s service, and sentenced to undergo nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Sir Joseph Ward announced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that during the period of the war old age pensions, Maori War veterans, widows’ pensions, and the pensions of miners suffering from Pneumoconiosis would be increased by 5s per week.

At the Tui Street Auction Mart tomorrow there are to be three sales in one. The whole of Mr Ransom’s furniture is to be sold, Mr Ransom having gone into camp. There will be the usual week-end sale of furniture and produce; also the sale, without. reserve, of the balance of £looo' worth of useful and fashionable drapery.

Another very successful sale of drapery was held to-day in Messrs. Ward and Co.’s auction ymart. The sale will be continued all day to-mor-row, when Mr Miller, the representative of the holders of the bills of lading, will wield the hammer, and those in search of bargains and a good day’s fun would do well to hear this live wire auctioneer. The whole stock will be cleared regardless of what it cost.

In connection with the Sydney strike a carrier surpassed the knights of ; old in gallantry a few nights ago on his way to Leichhardt. He hoisted a huge placard inscribed, “All seats free to ladies. Unionists, help one another. No blood money.” Whenever he noticed a woman walking he stopped, doffed his hat, and invited her to ride in his chariot. The invitation was accepted readily, and SO happy people drove home on a lorry. Who says that the age of chivalry is dead?

The Chief Inspector of Machinery reports that freezing works have already doubled in numbers during the last two years, and in the later additions, where electric power can be reasonable adopted for driving purposes. The storage capacities at nearly all the old works have been increased, and additions made to machinery. The labour saving devices adopted and the methods of handling the materials are quite a revelation.

Lord Northcliffe, head of the BriMission to America, in an exclusive interview with a representative of Australian Press Association, paid a handsome tribute to Mr W. M. Hughes. “A remarkable feature of British history,’ he said, “was our habit of discovering a big man at the right moment. The Napoleonic wars, which were a mere football scrimmage compared with the present giant operations, produced at least three No-1 sized men—Pitt, Wellington, and Nelson. This war has given a much larger number, but to name three would be to include Mr Lloyd George, Field-Marshal Haig, and Mr. William M. Hughes.” Dr G, J. Adams, formerly of Foxton, and son of the headmaster of the Mangawmka school, writing from France in June, states that after serving many months in the front lines he returned to England and was afterwards posted to France as a specialist, and is at present stationed at the 26th General Hospital—a very large institution which can accommodate 2000 patients —as bacteriologist. This place is our largest hospital centre, and has dozens of hospitals and beds for thousands of wounded, and the authorities are constantly having thousands of trains in and out. Furthermore, it is the base for all the troops on the northern halfsection of the British une. Genuine List Curl Table Covers, in green, red, and brown, 8x 10, 63/, 8 x 12, 75/ —Collinson and Gifford.

There are vacancies for two gentleman boarders in a private family in a central position.

In the wanted column of this issue Mr W. J. H. Mcormick offers some exceptional values in men’s, women’s and children’s footwear.

While recognising that it would not be right to particularise where all worked so ■ enthusiastically for the success of the Returned Soldiers’ Ball, we cannot allow the services so unassumingly rendered by the hon. secretary, L.-Corpl. Roach, to pass without notice. He has deovted himself heart and soul towards making the function worthy of the occasion, and that it was so must be very gratifying to him and to his lady and gentleman fellow workers.

Tapestry Drapings, 30 inches wide, in the newest floral designs, lid per yard—Collinson & Gifford.