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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 11 October 1917, Page 4

The Main Trunk Brewery is advertising for two men for washing botties, constant work.

A tailer-out is wanted for a Masterton sawmill. Fifteen shillings a day is offered to commence with advancement to a suitable man.

The Eed Cross Shop on Saturday last w r as under the control of the residents of Bennett's Siding, when the handsome sum of £4l 7s 7s. was the result of their efforts.

Preparations are already under weigh for the ball to be held by the pupils of the Taihape District High School on November 9. The dancing of the children will be quite a feature, and something novel and interesting is anticipated.

A Taranaki officer, writing from the front, says that the New Zealandcrs are great favourites with the French people, particularly ,'the women and children. He tells of one of his men who did not know a word of the French language marrying a French girl, who in turn couldn't speak a word of English! Love has a language of its own!

There are practically no crops of early early potatoes locally this year, remarks the Auckland "Herald" the continuous wet weather having prevented growers from preparing the ground until long after the usual time for planting. Very few new potatoes will be on the market before Christmas. Fortunately Southern potatoes of excellent quality arc plentiful.

While in the Feilding and Manawatu districts recently, a representative of the Ashburton Guardian was shown upwards of 50 farms where reaggregation had taken place during the past two years In the majority of instances the next neighbour had acquired the land- of farmers who had either gone to the war or had removed to some other part of the Dominion.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention by an advertisement in this issue to the necessity of lodging claims for the additional exemption and deduction for Income-tax purposes provided for by the Finance Act. 1917_ Claim forms may be obtained at any .postal money-order office or will be posted to taxpayers on receipt of a request accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope.

The speed with which casualties on the western front are dealt with is shown in the British Medical Journal On June 7, the day the Messines Eidge was carried ambulance trains were entering Charing Cross at 2.15 in the afternoon. The action began at daybreak, and people in London returning from luncheon saw the casualties from, the battle. On Easter Monday Vimy Eidge was attacked at 5.30 in the morning. Within on hour the wounded were coming down. Shortly after noon the battle was over and 4 o'clock the field was clear. In one case the feat was performed by the E.A.M.C. and in the other by the Canadian A. M.C.

Those who work for our wounded and convalescent soldiers in the big hospitals at home have to deal with many pathetic eases. Mr. A. L. Baumgart, who is representing the New Zealand Y.M.C.A. at the No. 1, N.Z., General Hospital at Brockenhurst, speaks of one such in a recent report. "The saddest casp we have yet dealt with "he calls it. - The lad referred to has suffered such injury to his eyes that it is extremely improbable that he will be able to retain his sight, He is only 21 but is full of grit and spirit, and it is which he attends the Y.M.C.A. basketmaking class each morning. He is anxious to lose no time because he knows that the darkness is ever drawing nearer and he can see in the basketwork employment that he can continue after that dreaded time has come. In spite of the sadness of it, there is, says Mr Baumgart, great joy in serving such a man as this—joy in seeing the interest and pleasure he takes in the work, and joy in knowing that he will be to a very great extent prepared for the blow when it does come.

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