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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 26 September 1917, Page 4

‘ ‘lt is quite on the cards, ’' said a Parliamentary representative as well able to judge as anyone outside the Cabinet, speaking to a Fielding Star reporter, “that within a few months a referendum will be taken on the question of National Prohibition. ”

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In a recent battle in France 167 doctors of the Allies were killed in a single hour.

It is estimated that the late strike in Australia, which lasted five weeks, cost New South Wales £1,000,000.

The Magisterial inquiry into the loss of the Port Kembla will be opened at AVellington on Thursday next,

A cinema theatre near Charing Cross, London, announces in large letters: “This theatre is absolutely bomb proof.’ ’

Trench rat-fur, known as “gasparpardine” will be fashionable .next winter, according to Paris furriers. They are already showing fur-trim-med dresses, coats, collars, stoles, and muffs, made of “gaspardine. ”

To be rejected seven times on account of medical unfitness'and then to be called in the ballot and classed “fitA” was the experience of a reservist who appeared before the Military Service Board at Wellington. Just before being called in the ballot the reservist in question married.

A special meeting of the Taihape Borough Council will he held in the Council Chambers to-night, at 7.30, to consider the approaching visit of the Board of Trade. At 8 o ’clock those who are interested in the matter are invited to he present, to discuss the matter with the Council.

'A profit of £120,000,000 was made by the American Standard Oil Co., last year. The Western Christian Advocate is moved to protest against such swollen profits. “Gasoline and other prrducts of the soar,” it comments, “and the stockholders get the dividends; but the general public pays the bill, ’ Which is the truth about all such ‘‘earnings.”

A Christchurch business man has been fined- 5s and costs for selling coffee and chicory essence below the standard. The evidence showed that the essence w r as made in England, and that it contained not more than 30 per cent, of coffee. One thousand cases of the esseneje now in store in Christchurch have '-been withdrawn from sale.

“Xicholls, of Nicholls’ Garage is holding a “Called Up” sale. Among hundreds of pounds worth of other goods he has three popular makes of motor cars, a Buick; a* Maxwell, and a Chevrolet which are to go as bargains to anyone wanting a car. He requests buyers to come along quickly so that he may start for Berlin at the earliest possible moment. There are also a number of motor cycles and ordinary cycles at much reduced rate*.

The increase retail prices of spirits, ales, and stout, decided upon upon by the Auckland Licensed Victuallers 7 Association, came into operatiotf on Monday. Ales and stout have been increased a penny a pint all round, while the position in respect to spirits has been met by maintainug the price of a “nip, 77 at sixpence, but reducing the quantity tendered to the customer. The practice of allowing customers to help themselves from the bottle will, therefore, be abolished.

The port of Auckland is at present more busy than it has been for some months past, and there are six: overseas vessels working cargo. Five of these are of over 8000 tons register. All the steamers have brought large general cargoes from overseas, and the docks arc practically filled, there being two overseas vessels at the King’s and three at the Queen’s wharf. There is, in addition to these a collier, and the entire shipping in port aggregates almost 50,000 tons register.

Mrs. J. E. Savard, a widow, and her daughter. Miss Koella Savard, were recently married in Montreal to Mr. J. J. A. Sauve, and his son, Dr. Louis Sauve. Mrs. Savard thus becomes her daughter’s mother-in-law, and Mr Sauve becomes his son’s father-in-law. If the elder Mr. and Sauve have a family, the children will be brother-in-law or sister-in-law to the younger Mr. and Mrs Sauve, as well as their half-bro-thers and half-sisters. If the younger Mr. and Mrs. Sauve have children, what relation will they be to the other children and to themselves?

His Worship the Mayor, in reply to a query asking for particulars of the proposed sitting ,of Ore Board of Trade in Taihape, received the following:—“The Board will be pleased to meet representatives of the Borough Council to-morrow at the Courthouse, at 10 a.m. Will also accept evidence from any citizens desirous of appearing. The Board proposes particularly to deal with meat, milk, and fish prices. Also That it is prepared to hold a full investigation into any, matters brought forward. —J. W. Collins.”

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Thousands of wedding-rings were being shipped all over the United States by the manufacturing jewellers of New York, in anticipation of the rush of war weddings expected to accompany the draft of America’s “first 400,000.”