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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 5 October 1917, Page 4

in power a government that it could

The Government is sowing about 15 acres in wheat at Marton Junction.

The dispatch of tea and sugar by post from New Zealand to England is now prohibited.

The Minister of Defence has received cabled advice that the first portion of the 29th Reinforcements have reached their destination.

A troop train containing northern units of the 32nd Reinforcements on final leave passed through Taihape at 5.30 last night.

At the Three Stars Theatre to-night everyone attending will be presented with a photo of Billie Burke, the heroine in “Gloria’s Romance.”

The master bakers, of Auckland I ? have increased the price of cakes and pastry. The rise is stated to be due to the increased cost in manufacturing materials, labour and delivery.

“It is absolutely ridiculous,” said a member of the Military Service Board in Wellington, “to put returned soldiers on the land, when there is every opportunity for them to take up their old occupation.” -

The Church Chronicle reports that up to the present £6,000 has been given for the fund in connection with the establishment of Wellington Diocesan Church Schools, and £3OO has been promised in annual subscriptions.

By the middle of the present month every vat of last season’s cheese in store at Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff will have been shipped also half the stock of butter now in store at Lyttelton, and nearly all the butter that is held in Dunedin. There is no stock of butter at Bluff.

Arising out of the “Liberty Petition” situation another open-air address will be given by Mr. E. Hunter, on Saturday evening, opposite the Post Office. The subject will be “The History of Freedom of Thought and Expression,” and the chair will be taken promptly at 7 o’clock.

An interesting experiment has been inaugurated at Vancouver, where 2000 lb. of whale steak were offered in the loading fish and moat markets at the price of 5d a lb. It is stated that whale has already become a more or less standard dish in San Francisco, Seattle, Victoria, and other Pacific Coast cities. The Japanese have longused the lean parts of the whale for food. It looks like beef steak, and tastes something like beef. Each whale it is stated, is good for between two and three tons of meat.

Premier Massey sent the following letter to Sir Joseph Maclay, Britain’s Controller of Shipping. “I regret exeedingly to learn from your letter of the 3rd instant that it is intended to place in the Plate trade for one or more vojmges five steamers usually trading to Australasia, in addition to the four already intimated to mo. In justice to the people of New Zealand I cannot allow this proposal to pass without a most emphatic protest. May I remind you of what has happened to the New Zealand trade already? I noted you say that four of our ships have already been taken to carry meat from the Plato, and now it is intended to take five more I cannot help thinking that this will be very good news for the Meat Trusts, but, I am afraid, very sad news for the patriotic New Zealand settlers, who have since the outbreak of the war, been doing everything that is possible for good citizens to do in the crisis through which the Empire is passing. , ..”

Ladies’ White Pique and Gabardine Hats, wide brims 10/6 to 75/6. Ladies Panama Hats large and small shapes, 7/11 to 39/6. —Collinson and Gifford, Ltd,

A set of rosary beads found in Kaka Road by Mr J. T. Davey, are awaiting the owner at this office.

Mr J. Sherwin, Bookseller, has just opened up a fine consignment of magazines and ladies’ fashion journals.

The grand concert in aid of the Catholic Church Bazaar funds is going to be something exceptional. Wellington, Auckland and Wanganui will take part, and every effort is being made to make the concert a landmark in musicial and vocal functions in Taihape. Full particulars will appear later.

A remarkable staple of wool, mea--1 suring no less than 2ft. 7in. in length, has been received by Mr. J. W. Turner, of Fairview, Eongotea, from his cousin,- Mr. Turner, manager of the Fort ardy sheep run, D ’Urville Island, in the French Pass. The. sample was j taken from a full-mouth Lincoln-Eom-J ney wether, which had never previously 1 been shorn. It was mustered a few { weeks ago. and clipped no less than 521bs, of wool.

New Dress Fabrics, Cotton Gabardines in beautiful shades of Saxe, Ash Grey, Elephant, Olive, Drab, Mole ? 3/9, 3/11, per yard.—Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.