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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 6 September 1917, Page 4

A big sale of cattle has just been made from Donald McDonald's Edendale estate, a line of 2jlo bullocks, having been disposed of to a Christchurch butcher at £27 a head, or a total of £5,805. The dried milk factory at Bunnythorpe recommended operations last Saturday, when a record suppl}' of milk was received, there being 100 suppliers. As showing the amount of milk received, it takes from 7 o 'cloak in the morning till 8 o’clock at night with four machines, to put the milk throughout the drying process. A meeting of the Ladies ’ Hockey Club was held in the Fire Brigade Hall last night. It was decided to play a return match with Hunterville Ladies ’ Hockey Club on Wednesday, 19th, at Hunterville. It is reported that the Hunterville team has been putting in a lot of practice lately, an Taihape will have to put in its strongest team if it is to' notch another win. Illustrating the spirit of sacrifice which obtained in Great Britain, Sir Joseph Ward, speaking at the Post and Telegraph gathering, said that at one'of the great hospitals at Chelsea, they met a Y.A.D. nurse who told them that in three weeks her father, her husband and five of her brothers had been killed. She was the widow of a man of great wealth, but she was devoting all her time to the service of the wounded without pay or reward other than the appreciation of the men she tended. A matter of considerable interest to Red Cross nurses was brought up at the recent executive meeting of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association. At the present time the membership is open only to male members of His Majesty’s Forces who have served . abroad. In view of the splendid work of the nurses serving at the front, it was decided that a recommendation be sent forward by the executive to the next conference that the constitution be amended to admit nurses to membership. See the Coat and Costume Stocktaking Bargains, Saturday the last day—Colkinson and Gifford

Five machine shearers, to shear 15,000 sheep, ar e wanted by Mr R. H. Wilkie, Raetihi.

There were no fewer than 16 cases of bigamy for trial at the June sessions at the Old Bailey, London.

A Maori lad of 19 years, Henry Downes, of Rata, invested £IOOO in war bonds and his sister invested £2OO

The London County Council decided, by 61 votes to 18, not to employ conscientious objectors in the elementary schools.

Mr. J. Obden Armour, of Chicago (head of the big meat firm), subscribed £IOO,OOO to the American Red Cross for the war.

In the course of a hunt for lads of over 14 age Sergeant-Major Forrest added 36 additional registrations, thus saving these youths the indignity of being prosecuted.

A proposal is on foot to form a fife and drum band in Taihape. Promises of support have been freely given and there seems to be no difficulty about finding the necessary funds. Sergt.-Major Forrest has the matter in hand.

Sir Joseph Ward, referring to the low capitalisation of the firm of Armour and Co., the Meat Trust, in this country (normally £20,000), said there was pow T er in the law to deal with this matter, and the matter was being investigated with a view to action.

A Christchurch merchant is firmly of opinion that there has been a good deal of illegal sealing of -wheat in Canterbury this season. One farmer, he says, was heard to boast that he had sold a line of Pearl at 8d per bushel ahead of the Government maximum price.

All returned soldiers in this district are urgently requested by advertisement, to attend an important meeting, to be held in the Presbyterian Hall, Taihape, on Wednesday next, 12th September. The chief purpose of the meeting is to form a branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, and Captain of Palmerston North, will be present to expain details.

Great preparations are being made for fully stocking the Taihape Red Cross Shop next Saturday. In addition to a lot of prime mutton, poultry, eggs ? preserves, and home-made sweets, they have just one prime sucking-pig.; also a truck of the best maire firewood, a truck of sound matai firewood, and a truck of good building timber. The firewood and building timber will be sold outside the Shop at 3 p.m.

Th e Taihape Post Office sold £7030 worth of Post Office Ward Bonds and £1067 worth of War Certificates, the two totalling £8097. The amounts passing through the banks arc not available as in many instances the money was merely passed through to head offices in other centres. Several of Taihape’s very large landowners evidently conto the Treasury direct, or through banking accounts in other towns, where they have other interests.

Miss Mary Bakewell, chosen from sixteen applicants as the mistress of the Kindergarten class of St. Margaret’s Parish School, holds diploma 1 first grade ? from the Auckland Kindergarten Association, and comes to Taihape with very high recommendations from her former employers. The St. Margaret’s parishioners will be able to congratulate themselves on having as good and capable a kindergarten mistress as is obtainable in the Dominion.

Good Presbyterians, according to an American paper; President Wijson,

Vice-President Marshall, and Secretary of State Langsing, and other members of the TJ.S. Cabinet are Presbyterian leaders. Mr. Balfour, who headed the commission from Great Britain, is a member of the Presbyterian Church and so is Sir Douglas Haig. General Joffre, Marshal of France, is a member of the French Presbyterian Church, and General Pershing in command of U.S.A.’s troops in France, is also a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Considerable difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies of coal has been, experienced by the Colonial Sugar Company throughout the past year (states the Auckland Herald). Normally the aim would be to keep a reserve stock of 3000 tons, but shortage of shipping, interfering with imported supplies from Newcastle and the temporary cessation of work some months ago at coal mines in Dominion, made it impossible to maintain that margin. The company has now, however, made arrangements with West Coast and local coal companies, whereby it is expected that there will be ample to keep the works at Chelsea going, thus sustaining the output of sugar. Saturday the last' day of stocktaking bargains: Ladies’ Hats, all to be cleared at Is each. —Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

The latest addition to the telephone list is Dr. MacDcarmid, No. 191.

The Mataroa Minstrels gave a grand concert in aid of Red Cross Funds, in the Mataroa Town Hall, last which was in every way a great success. A full report arrived too late for this day’s issue, and it will appear to-morrow.

At the S.M. Court, this morning tw T o cases ox cadets failing to attend parades "were dealt with, A. Bales was discharged as a witness gave evidence that she failed to give notice to Ser-geant-Major Forrest as she had pro-

mised. N. E. Reardon’s case was adjourned till next Court day. Eric Jacobson, 1G years of age, for not registering in accordance with Defence Act, 1914 when he reached the ag e of 14 was convicted and fined £l.

A dastardly and contemptible action was perpetrated in Auckland this week. A returned soldier named W. J. Jones received an anonymous letter, evidently written in a disguised hand, dated September 4th, bearing the words "shirker,” “coward.” The feelings of a man who won the returned soldier’s badge on receiving such a letter, who fought and -was wounded at Gallipoli, and has at the present time two brothers fighting for the Empire.

A meeting of the Old Girl’s Hockey Club was held on Tuesday evening, in the supper-room of the Town Hall. The committee appointed to canvas for provisions for the supper for the social and dance reported that they had received a most generous resouse from th e residents of the town. The music for the dancing will be supplied by Mrs. Arthur, of Hihitahi, who generously given her services gratis. A strong committee of gentlemen was appointed to attend to Ph© floor. Everything points to the Hockey Club’s social and dance being one ’of the most successful of the season.