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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 28 August 1917, Page 4

A social and dance -will be held in the Town Hall on September 6th, in aid of the Catholic Church Bazaar funds.

Information has been received from Dunedin that steamer communication from Kew Zealand to Sydney is to be reopened at. an earty date.

“They get travelling expenses; the more they travel, the more they make.” —Mr Payne on one of the privileges of Ministers.

The Premier states that the first batch of the Main B’ody men, those engaged in Egypt, will, start on the return journey almost immediately.

A Gazette containing t-he names of apprbximately 15,000 men of the First Division who were drawn in the'ballot last week is to be published on Monday next.

Touching the amusement tax mentioned in the B'udget, Sir Joseph Ward stated that 58 out or 66 picture theatre s were free from income tax during the past year, while others had paid less than 3i per cent.

The necessity of being able to tell the time from week to week will be recognised by all. This difficulty has been surmounted by Mr H. D. Bond, watchmaker and jeweller, of Taihape, who announces in another column that he has a carefully selected stock of accurate time-pieces.

What salary are you working for? asked the military representative of a Marist Brother who gave evidence before the Military Service Board in Wellington. “We are working with pleasure for the cause of Catholic education, not for salary. We receive £6O to £BO per pear,” wa s the reply.

The members of the Ladies’ Committee of the Golfers’ Red Cross effort will have a splendid “assortment of home-made sweets for sale at he pictures to-night. The Golfers have been assisted in this direction by friends outside the Club, and sweet s from the champion amateur confectioners of the district will be on sale. '

Among the appellants who appeared before the Military Service Board at Hawera on Tuesday was Morton Thoma s Saywell, a who appealed for time until December. His wife, and the wife of a soldier at the front, a Mrs Taylor, intended to run the farm while he was away, and he wanted time to give them a good start. The members of the boaru tendered their congratulations to Mrs Saywell and Mr s Taylor upon their patriotic spirit.

The Minister for Railways states that it was quite possible that the Government might still further reduce the railway service. The industrial trouble in Australia made the coal supply uncertain, and the department could not depend on* the coal supply in New Zealand. When coal supplies were available in Australia the Australian States would naturally have to be supplied first. Another problem is apparently troubling the department at present. That is the frequent resignations of employees. Mr Wilford says the men are leaving not by the dozen, but by the score.

In connection with the French Legion of Honour, one of the privileges of the wearer of this decoration is that he cannot, in any French jurisdiction, be imprisoned, or even formally sentenced - till he has been expelled from the Order. The form of expulsion is however, a simple one. The Judge of the court says: "You have been found wanting in honour, in the name of the Legion I solemnly expeP you from its ranks.” After this the law takes its course. To the Russian Cross of St. Andrew attaches the privilege of demanding, once, the life of a inan sentenced to death. The wearer of the Cross has the right to ask for, and is entitled to receive a free pardon for one convicted criminal.

He was a Scotchman; times were hard and economy had to be practised (says the Hawera Star.) Ho had to go to Stratford from New Plymouth by rail. He couldn’t get any reduction in his train fare, but he thought he might manage to save something on the carriage of a bicycle he was taking with him. After a lot of thinking he hit on an idea (says the Taranaki Herald), and proceeded to act upon it, and this was what }\c did. He booked the bicycle to Tariki at a cost of sixpence, had it removed by the guard from the van and' rebooked to Stratford for threepence, making a total charge of ninepence. Had he booked it direct from New Plymouth to Stratford it would have cost him a shilling. So Sandy savjpd threepence by the transaction, and gave the guard a little extra healthy exercise into the bargain. Stocktaking thrown-out bargain event (see windows. Collinson and Gifford Ltd.

A Gazette Extraordinary, issued on Saturday afternoon announced that 7 next season’s wool clip has been requisitioned by his Majesty the King for the necessary purposes of the war. ! . The Liberty War Loan is creating intense interest in Auckland; investors are increasingly active, and all classes are active. The Auckland Gas Company have decided to subscribe £20,000 towards the loan. The stewards of the Wellington Racing Club are also investing £lo,odtr