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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 9 October 1917, Page 4

Mrs Batt is making an earnest appeal for subscriptions to help to make men in the Battenhall Hospital , as happy as possible on the coming Christmas. Men Avounded have usually lost their pocket-books and other articles that are useful. At the hospital a Christmas tree is arranged, so that every man in the hospital gets that article he most needs. Mrs Batt Avorked a long time in this hospital, and she Avas Avitness to the real pleasure it gave the Avounded men at being so thoughtfully considered. She asks any kindly disposed to the Avounded in B'attenhall Hospital to send a donation, be it ever so small, for the next Christmas tree. Ladies’ White Pique and Gabardine Hats, Avide brims 10/6 to 75/6. Ladies Panama Hats large and small shapes, 7/11 to 39/6. —Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

The shortage of metal is having a prejudicial effect on the iron trade in Dunedin. One foundry recently had to discharge 14 men for this reason.

In Holland some strange rumours are circulating in regard to the Kaiser. It is, of course, known that agents of the Royal family have been disposing of valuable jewels belonging to the Kaiserin, and now it is said securities of the Kaiser are being quietly sold and the money thus realised placed in a well-known Dutch bank in the name of a prominent Court official.

In the death in action of Captain J. C. Foster, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, recently there has been completed ,one of the most remarkable coincidences which the war has disclosed. Captain Foster is the last of three brothers to die in action. Each has been killed in successive Augusts—l9ls, 1916, 1917, and in each case the death occurred on the same day of the month, the day being their mother’s birthday.

The programme of the grand concert, to be held in the Town Hall on Monday, 22nd October, in aid of the Catholic Church gives promise of a galaxy of talent that should insure the concert room being taxed to its fullest holding capacity. In ad-, dition to the Taihape performers, there are noted vocalists and monologue artists from Auckland and Wellington, and Mr Shanley, the Wanganui ‘cellist, is also to assist. A list of some of fee performers is published in another column .

Some months ago the wife of an Irish deportee wrote to him lamenting that she wag without anyone to look after the bit of ground. He wrote back, telling her to ask some of the bhoys to get it ready, but to be careful not to strike to as rifles and ammunition were buried there. The letter was intercepted by t-he censor, and subsequently 'a squad of police turned up, armed with spades, and dug for the better part of a week, without realising expectations. The locals now say the police are the only people who know how to prepare land for tillage, for the crops in the “grass widow’s” plot command the envy and admiration of all.

An amusing story is being told of an Irish regiment that has done splendid work in the recent big push. When the ground won was being surveyed, and the water examined, the officer in charge was surprised to come across some men drinking the water before it had been analysed. He pointed out to them the great danger they were running. The men told him they had taken the precaution to boil it beforehand The officer was earnestly impressing upon them the fact that it might still be poisonous even if it had been boiled, when the Irishmen replied: “That’s all right, sir; we tried it on the Germans first.”

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