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Taihape Daily Times, 23 October 1917, Page 4

During one of the battles in France the sound of the firing of heavy artillery was plainly audible in London. There was a constant thud which lasted far into the night, and which could be heard above the noise ,of the trains. At midnight, even in Fleet Street, on the top of an omnibus, one did not lose the sounds. Many people in the Clapham Common district were impressed by the echoes from the battlefields. Two loud thuds were heard and there was speculation as to whether they were reports from mine explosions.

The following extract from a private letter from one of our boys from Taihape in the firing line in France needs no comment, as the moral is obvious: —“The New Zealand mail was a fortniight overdue, and we all thought that the Hun had managed to get it, thank goodness, he missed. One of our mails to you folks ■has been sunk, which is rather disheartening; but, oh, wouldn’t we have been down in the dumps if he sank this or any others, as there is nothing like a good old New Zealand mail—it’s the thing to cheer you up.” .So keep writing.

Numerous protests wore recently made by English traders of, excessive shrinkage in weight of New Zealand and Canadian cheese released for civilian consumption by the Board of Trade (says the Post). With respect to New Zealand cheese, an extra allowance of 21 per cent, was made, making 6 per cent, in all off marked weights. But losses of as high as 2s 0 l-8d per box on Canadian cheese, through shrinkage have been reported,, and claims for allowances similar to' 'those made for New Zealand cheese have been made, but no results were available when the mail left. -

A boy to deliver papers after school hours is advertised for.

A cable received this morning states that Bob Fitzsimmons, the pugilist is dead. At the time of -his death he was in Chicago.

At the annual meeting of the Waikato Winter Show Association, helc at Hamilton on Thursday last, it was decided to hold the 1918 Show from June 4th to Bth, both days inclusive.

All holders of books and butts of the Red Cross Art Union are requested to send in the butts and the unsold books by 5 o’clock to-morrow night to Mr E. McLaughlin or to P.O. box 73.

In this issue Messr s Abraham and Williams make important additional entries to their spring battle which is to take place in the Taihape yards on November sth. Further entries are solicited.

“What is your occupation?” asked Mr. H. J. Beswick, chairman of the Third Military Board, Wellington, of a stalwart artilleryman who was applying for leave. “Bank manager, with a knowledge of farming, sir,” was the somewhat unexpected reply.

The famous picture, “Intolerance,” about which there -has been so much of a contentious nature written and spoken, is to be shown at the Three Stars, Taihape, on Thursday ? Ist November. No picture has created a greater furore than “Intolerance.”

A meeting of the Taihape Swimming Club will be held to-night in the Fire Brigade Hall at 7.30 sharp. All those interested in the opening of the Baths are requested to attend, as the officers of the Club for the ensuing season will be chosen and all general business in connection with the Club transacted

“I do not want to raise the cry of Town v. Country, ’ ’ said Mr. John Hutcheson, at the Wellington War Relief Association; ,“but I do think that whilst returned.,.men, who are, desirous ■of taking up land arp giyen every opand- ,'j«3s,sjtan.)tc to . ,feo, those, who, wish, to enter into any business. ,p;r trade in the cities are given no assistance, at all. ”

“Th war is being brought home to us at last,” said the Prime Minister when speaking at “Our Day” celebrations in Wellington. “For a long time we did not realise what this war meant. Now we look at the papers when they come along morning, and night, and we see that our men are taking part. We have intense admiration for our soldiers, and wo are glad to read that they are doing so well. They got into a difficulty the other day, but there was no turning back.”

“To His Majesty the King ; the Lords, and the Commons— We, the undersigned, pray that (1) Mr Asquith (2) Lord Hardinge, shall be impeached and Sir Beauchamp Duff j Sir William Meyer, and the other officials who were guilty ,of grave dereliction of duty shall he punished for their share in the Mesopotamia disasters.” Such is the, text of a petition which is being extensively signed in England- when the last mail left the Old Country _ , •.