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

Premier Massey told Parliament last week that the U.S.S. Co. had lost another steamer, the Eoscommon No lives wei-p * os tDon't miss seeing the Stocktaking Throw-out Bargains at Collinson ana Gifford Ltd. (see windows).

Sir Joseph Ward is not optimistic regarding the result of the amusement tas as regards picture theatres.

Mrs. Boyd has received, in aid of the Nurses' Memorial Fund, £lO from Mr G. A. Wheeler, Taoroa, 10/- from Mrs Shand, Taihape, and £9 12s 3Jd, proceeds of the football match played on Saturday.

A cable message from Australia states that in the Senate Senator Pearce (Minister of Defence) announced that since the Australian army went into the field there had not been a single desertion to the enemy.

A Norwegian subject, of the name of Alfred Hagn, was arrested in London on a charge of espionage on behalf of Germany last month The case is looked upon as one of grave importance, and was to be dealt with by court martial.

A Christchurch paper, describing the dresses at the Grand National meeting, wickedly writes: '■' One lady shod her extremities in such gleaming, glossy, crgaselbss boots, and of such a length, that one was irresistibly reminded of the famous advertisement: 'Wanted to sell, a piano by a lady, with "varnished legs.' »

The Conciliation Council considered the shearers and shed hands' dispute on Friday. Mr W. H. Hagger presided. Agreement was reached, the terms being:—Shearers, 22s 6 per 100, with 5s bonus; pressers and rollers, £2 2s 6d a week with a bonus of 10s; other shed hands, including assistant cooks, £2 plus a bonus of 10s. The award comes into force immediately 'Operating to February 28, 1919.

The work of in training the limbless will be brought within the range of the Dominion on the arrival of Corporal J. A. Hart (Auckland), Gunner H. R. Halpin and Private' D Stewart (Wellington), who have all three been thoroughly taught the whole art of limb making there. The worshops of Roehampton, where they have been employed for quite a long time have been the recognised headquarters of this very interesting and vital remedial! measure for those disabled through the war.

A returned soldier, who signs himself significantly "Charge Again, Altec," writes to the New Zealand Tim e s:—"l am loth to butt into the controversy between Mr Parr and Sir James Allen concerning the unpopularity or otherwise of General Godley, but, as a returned soldier, I wish you would alJow me to add a word. Much of the trouble arose out of the wholly unmilitary proceeding of allowing General Godley to take his iwife with him to Egypt. The authorities should have known we were out for war and not a picnic Lady Godley should have stayed in New Zealand or should have gone straight to England."

Says a correspondent of the Christchurch Press: I am reminded of an incident at one of Mr Lloyd George's meetings in a provincial town in England some ago. The chairman of the meeting, in "introducing the speaker, said, among other things, that probably the audience, having heard so much about Mr Lloyd George, would be disappointed at not seeing a bigger man. Mr Lloyd George, in acknowledging the introduction, spoke something like this: "Our worthy chairman's reference to my height makes it cltear to me that in these parts you have a different standard of measurement from what we have in Wales. You apparently measure a man from the chin downwards, but wherg I come from we measure from the Chin upwards.

The golfers are keen to beat the previous best record for Red Cross purposes. This week will see the termination of their efforts. To-mor-row evening they have charge of the Three Stars Theatre, at whic-h place a general meeting of golfers and their friends will take place at 8 p.m., for the purpose of witnessing a programme of pictures exhibted by Mr ■ Nicholls, and a display of fancy dancing by Miss Kathleen The Golf Club members have sold some hundreds of tickets and a packed house is assured. The bottle i hawkers, Messrs H. O'Callaghan, F. Hint, and T. Bradley, are still busyand expending much energy, petrel, and car mileage, in the good cause of succouring and bringing in the "dead marine." On Tuesday evening at the pictures the ladies' committee will have an assortment of beautiful home-made sweets for sale to picture patrons. On Saturday afternoon tea will be dispensed in the Band Rotunda where golfers and the public will have an opportunity of proving for t-hemselve s the simplicity of golf putting. The Red Cross shop will be stocked w4th an assortment of everything required for culinary or domestic use—rabbits, mutton, turkeys, cakes, cream, butter, flowers, etc. The public are invited to attend with the necessary medium of exchange viz, £ s. d.

Stocktaking thrown-out bargain event (see windows. Collinson and Gifford Ltd.,

Members and adherents of the Presbyterian church are reminded that the annual meeting of the congregation takes; place thi;s (evening at' 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be provided.

The Military Medical Board has found that the Rev. Lester Minifie is quite unfit for military service -also for C2, home service, therefore the Methodists ,of Ohakune will not be deprived of their minister.

fcjome time ago a promise was given as the result of an interview by members of the Board of Trade, that a sitting would be held in Taihape, possibly early in August. A local comm.ttee was set up to go further into tLd matter, and communicate with the Board, giving all available data but beyond an acknowledgement of receipt of the committee's letter, and a renewal of the promise to hold a sitting here, nothing further has been done. Evidently the matter has drifted into the limbo of things neglected or forgotten —by the Board of Trade, at any rate. Meanwhile the voice of the people of Taihape is becoming more articulate in protesting against the rapidly rising prices of the necessaries of life.