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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 12 September 1917, Page 4

The New Plymouth Ironsaud works, which were closed down for a few days, blew in again last night, and up to the present have had seven tappings, with the most encouraging results.

At the Christchurch Police Court, 'Achibald Cameron was fined £SO for, that, being a bookmaker, he betted in 'the United Service Hotel. William Pollock, similarly charged on two informations, was fined £SO on the first and £IOO on the second.

At Ohakunp Jessie Gordon Bain, aged 7 years wßen proceeding home from schoo, took a short cut and endeavoured to cross the Mangawhero River on a log. Sbe slipped and fell into the water and was drowned. Constable Annison and a party recovered the body. An inquest was held yesterdajq and a verdict of “accidental drowning” was returned.

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A man named John de Lacey Crowley, was to-day sentenced to sis months imprisonment in. Wellington for making an utterance with intent to excite disloyalty. The word®) used wfene: “Germany is going to win, and I would rather, see Germany win any day. They shot Casement, and I’m the same as him. They can put me on Somes Island if they like.”

A man named George Checkley met with an unusual accident on Sunday. While riding round his father’s sheep farm at Hinemoa, a hackblock settlement, he was unseated, and as he fell a butcher’s knife which he was carrying entered his side and penetrated the right lung, inflicting a serious wound, Checkley lost a considerable amount of blood before he was discovered. He reached the hospital by midnight.

An inquiry concerning the wreck of the Opouri, inside the entrance of the Grey River, on September 3, was held on Monday before Mr. T. Hutchinson, S.M., Captain Lobbs and Crawford, and E. P. Turner, of Christchurch. The Court found that the stranding of the vessel was wffiolly due to the parting of the starboard gear; that the stranding of the vessel was not due in any measure to any wrongful act or default on the part of the master of any officer of the vessel.

Final arrangements have been completed for the Old Girls’ Hockey Club Dance at the Town Hall to-night. Miss K. Blomfield will give an exhibition of fancy dancing early in the night to enable gallery patrons to see these popular item without being kept up unduly late. Everything points to a most successful function and the achievement of the object aimed at namely the augmentation of th© fund to supply Christmas parcels for Taihape Soldiers at the front.

An Australian soldier digging a trench in France found a strangelychipped knob of flint, and fastened to it a strong handle, thus converting it into a knob-kerry, which he always carried in his belt, He used it to crack

German heads in trench raids. When h© brought it to England the interest of antiquarians was attracted by the flint. Investigations and comparisons resulted in authorities agreeing that it was a war weapon of the Stone Age, used then in exactly the same manner as the Australian was using it in 1917.

It is stated that there are more ducks in China than in all the world outsid© of it. They are -kept on every farm, on the private roads, and

on all the lakes, rivers and small streams. There are many boats, in which as many as 2000 are kept, The eggs of th e duck constitute one of the most important articles of food. They are hatched in establishments fitted up for the purpose. Some of these establishments turn out' as many as 50,000 young ducks every year. Salted and smoked ducks arc sold in all the towns, and many of them arc exported to countries where Chinamen reside.

Private J. P. Havard, Wellington, Battalion, who is a prisoner of war in Turkey, writes: —“l am in the best health, but regret to say am the only New Zealander left in camp, Private J. Bussell, of Wellington Battalion, and Trooper C. Bowen, of Auckland Mounted Regiment, having died. Troopers Saunders and McLeod, Auckland Mounted Regiment, of a neighbouring camp, have also died. I wish to thank you and hope to have an early opportunity of thanking all th e others for their interest and kindness shown towards me whilst a prisoner of Avar. May 5, 1917.”

It is stated by the Sydney newspapers that the strike has had a disastrous effect on recruiting. Each week the total has shown a decreasing number. During last month the total enlistments in New South Wales, were 1978. Of that number 855 were deferred, leaving 1123 to go into camp. Under the recruiting scheme recently adopted, the monthly quota for New South Wales is 2318, so that on this occasion the number is nearly 1200 short of that required. The figures for the week ended September 1 show that out of 382 men who volunteered 207 wore accepted. 175 being deferred.

Lord Esher contributes to the Matin an article urging Great Britain to follow the example of France and rid the country of undesirables who, acting as the emissaries of Germany, still swarm in belligerent and neutral countries and continue to correspond rapidly and surely with Berlin by means of submarines and private wireless in-

stallations (says the Evening New’s Paris correspondent). “German diplomacy,” he asserts, “is admirably informed of all that passes in Franco and England. It no longer troubles about kings on statesmen, but exorcises influence in enemy and neutral countries on political parties and individuals likely to prove useful to its cause.” •-

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A boy to deliver mails after school hours is advertised for. An advertiser wants a 4 or 5 roomed house with about 4 or 5 acrss of land. The total number of vessels held up in Wellington owing to the trouble with the seamen is 14. The Hunterville Gun Club will play their return shoot to the Awarua Gun Club, at Taihape, on Thursday next. Those taking part in Beban’s Snooker Tournament are advised that all who ' have not played in the first round by Monday night next, will forfeit their rights to play. The Mataroa Minstrels have generously consented to assist in raising funds for any patriotic purpose. Taihape Committees will do well to bear this kind offer in mind. The Bill providing for the earlier closing of hotel-bars has been finally dealt with by Cabinet. It will propose th e sale pf liquor only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. The final figures of the proceeds of the Red Cross Concert given by the Mataroa Minstrels at ISlataroa, last 1 Wednesday, are now £l2 3s, other ticket sales having come or since the report of the concert was published.

“The prespeets of obtaining nitrogen from the air by means of hydroelectric power in New Zealand,” will be the subject of an address to be delivered by Mr. J. Orchiston, M.1.E.E., at the annual meeting of the Wellington Provincial Association

Messrs. Edlin and Etevenaux, of the Ford Garage and Motor Works, have been appointed sale agent for this district of the famous Miehelin Motor tyres. This firm keep a large stock of these tyres, also of accessories for leading cars, including a full range for the serviceable Fords. ✓

“It must be distinctly understood by all ranks,” says tbe latest District Order, “that brown boots, as laid down in regulations, means brown, not red, as has been noticed as worn by a few details. The latter are not uniform, and can only be termed as most unsoldierly and the practice must be discontinued.”

Mr. G. White, of Palmerston, found a bottle on the Rangitikei beach on Sunday containing a message from Private T. Donaldson, who went away last year with one of the Reinforcements. It was cast overboard when one day out from Wellington. The writer remarks that the dry canteen had just been opened, and he was putting the message in the bottle first served out.

The Parliamentary session in the opinion of Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., will extend over another four or five weeks In reply to a question concerning the prospect of a general election, Mr. Parr, said: “I think there is very little chance of a general election taking place this year, but I should not be surprised if it comes about the middle of next year.’ ’

The first report from the special Board appointed to re-examine the C2 medically unfit men of the First Division, has been received by the Minister of Defence, who states that out of 65 men examined in Auckland, 15 were class A (which moans that they will join the reinforcements draft) and IS were classed Cl (which will result' in their going into a special training camp at Featherston).