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Taihape Daily Times, 26 October 1917, Page 4

A governess car, in first-class order and having new rubber tyres is offered for sale by Mr G. Parker butcher, Taihape

The committee of the Nurses' Memorial Fund concert desire to thank Mr F. W. Somerville for the very artistic woodwork donated by him In finishing the hand-painted screen, and also to acknowledge a further bid of 2/6 from' Mr R. A. Davies..

The, promoter, the secretary, Mrs R. J. Boyd 3 and the organiser, Mr L. B H. de Latour, of the Nurses' Memorial Fund concert, desire to express their sincere thanks to all those who so ably helped in bringing concert to a successful issue, and at the same time to thank patrons for their very liberal support. The total amount of proceeds will be announced later.

It is persistently rumoured in Taihape to-day that some person fired four shots at the main train this morning between Ohakune and Taihape. One shot penetrated the engine hood and passed between two firemen. Particulars of the other shots are stated, but no casualties are mentioned. The relieving stationmaster at Taihape knows nothing about the affair.

In answer to a question in the House on Wednesday, a s to whether it was true that the German prisoners travelling on the Main Trunk express lately were given sleepers and first-class comforts, the Minister for Defence stated that a small sleepingcarriage was used in preference to the large public carriage as facilitating the guarding of the prisoners. B'y international arrangements, prisoners who were officers were entitled to travel first-class on account of their status

Mrs E_ Batt i s appealing for small donation towards the wounded soldiers' Christmas Tree at the Battenhall Hospital. Mrs Batt travelled to England at her own expense, and placed herself entirely in t-he hands of the British authorities for any war work that might be given, free of oil remuneration. Mrs B'att was Sunt to Battenhall Hospital and it is what she learned there that makes her anxious to do something for "the poor fellows who lie there this coming Christmas. The smallest donation will be thankfully received.

iii Masterton, and many thousands are being preserved.

One of the losers in the Dannevirke fire was a prospective bride, who had her trousseau and "glory box" de stroyed by the flames.

Shearing operations are now in full swing in the Wairarapa Owing to the shortage of shearers, the season is likely to be protracted. In the Taihape district shearing has also begun in several sheds.

A young Zulu chief, who served as Private Mrogoyi Modala in the South African Labour Battalion, and died of wounds, was buried at Bristol recently with military honours. He had three wives and eighteen children.

A Wellington business man who is in Australia, writing to his Wellington house from Melbourne, said it was estimated that there were fully '2OOO people in Sydney awaiting transport to New Zealand. They had been held up by the recent strike of seamen.

The Wairarapa Age says it is understood that the prices to be offered by the freezing companies for fat stock at the opening of the season this year will be somewhat lower than last year. The Wairarapa companies have not yet begun to operate.

Harry Lauder announces in London that he has made arrangements to endeavour to raise a fund of £1,000,000 for the general benefit of members of Scottish regiments and of Scotsmen who have served in other naval and military units, to re-establish them in civil life.

Mrs. Jamieson Williams, in a paper read before the annual conference of the W.C.T.U. held in Sydney, said the startling statement had been made that it was more dangerous to be a British baby than to be a British soldier, and this was verified by the fact that in 1915, 75,000 British soldiers fell, in the battle, and 100,000 British babies perished at home in the first year of their lives.

In the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch on Wednesday R. Wilson was charged with having employed a First Division reservist who was not registered. /Defendant plead ed ignorance of the man not being enrolled. The magistrate said it was the duty of employers to. ascertainthat their employees were enrolled. A s this was the first" case of the kinc in this district he imposed the minimum fine of £2O.

A feature of the proeession on "Our Day'' was the presence of so many returned soldiers. In other towns, some larger than Taihapc, the attendance of returned men was not nearly so large, showing that, the returned soldiers of this district are keen to help a good cause. Altogether there were 22 present on "Our Day," and if business arrangements had been favourable the number would have been considerably augmented.

On Saturday meetings of directors of cheese factories will be held to consider the offer of the Imperial Government to purchase the New Zealand exportable surplus of cheese at 9id per lb. f.0.b., It is understood (says the Post) that negotiations are proceeding for the purchase of the exportable surplus of butter at 157 s per cwt. The previous offer was 1555, which was not accepted, the idea of values being 159 s per cwt. It is stated that the offers now made for both butter and cheese are definite and final.

One of the prettiest and mo'st effective items at the Nurse's Memorial concert on Wednesday night was the musical scena "Moonstruck," from "Our Miss Gibbs," contributed by Miss Phyllis Oldham. This younglady sung her lines with great sweetness and expression, and her acting wa s full of quiet drollery in keeping with the spirit of. the number. The coloured lights made the scene a very attractive one. Miss Oldham had to answer a recall, and was the recipient of a tribute from the audience.

"The Church, of England has never cut herself away from Rome," declared the Rev. C. G. Mutter, at the Christchurch Diocesan Synod. What had" happened, he explained, was that the Church had cut away from Papal dominion, but she was a true part of the Catholic Church, of which she also recognised the Soman Catholic as part. The Church of England stood for everything that was really Catholic and she was a true and loving branch of Western Catholic Christendom. Mr, Mutter went on to declare that the Church of England was not a Protestant Church. "Protestantism," he said, "was made in Germany. We hate anything made in Germany, and as a matter of fact there is no Protestantism in the Church of England."

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In the House on Thursday,. Mr Lee presented the report of the Committee set up to inquire into the. operations of the Meat trust in the. Dominion. The Committee made thefollowing recommendations:

(1) That legislation be at ojfit passed giving the Government pol&r to make it illegal to grant coi?&essions in consideration of . exclusive, dealing»and control or prohibit special rebates.

(2) That the Government promote legislation generally (a) to control monopolies, (b) to prevent unfairtrading by freezing companies, (c) to» provide for issuing licenses to freezing works and the business of meat (d) to deal with shipping companies as common carriers, (e) to make charges of such carriers just and reasonable, (f) to prevent common carriers giving undue preference to persons or localities, (g) to prohibit the pooling of freights and earnings, and (h) to provide that common carriers shall print and exhibit schedules of all rates and

charges. (3) That the Government should forthwith consider a scheme for (a.) controlling the export of frozen meat after the war, and (b) in conjunction with the Imperial Government, the distribution of meat in Britain. (Note —This is necessary to prevent, the ex_- r ploitation of the producer or the consumer by meat trusts.) (4) That effective measures should in the interests of the consumer be taken by the Imperial Government to control the prices of released meat in Britain

(5) That the Government, either in conjunction with the Home Government or New Zealand producer, consumer and importer, or with all of those parties, should establish a controlling interest in freights and shipping between New Zealand and Great. Britain.

(6) That the Government should in the interests of the small producer, and in view of the probable serious shortage of storage space, take power to prevent large buyers monopolising space in freezing works during the war. ~ ,

(7) That special care be taken to see that foreign firms and their ' agents and companies registered—inNew Zealand with .small,, capital - : Avhich carry on large businesses by means of outside support, shall not escape taxation on the ground that small, if any, profits are made on. their trading in the Dominion. Provision should be made that such firms, shall be taxed to an amount not less than is paid by New Zealand firms not so financed or controlled. « : Mr Pearce did not agree with 'the '■'' passage in the report which stated'-* that there was evidence that Armour- • and Co. "had no plant in New Zealand, and was proceeding to showthat the Ocean Beach works, managed on salary by J. G. Ward and Co. ■

belonged to Armour and Co., when' Sir Joseph Ward said that if he (Mr , Pearce) proposed to deal wife his private affairs, he (Sir Joseph Ward)" would retaliate and- deal - -with Mr Pearce's. t , n

Mr Pearce denied that his remarks had any personal application. He Was merely arguing on what evidence supported.

Sir Joseph Ward: It does not support it, and you know it. He deprecated the attempt to hitch him to the American Meat Trust. He had always been opposed to monopolies and combines of all kinds, and he was not connected with any of them. He read from the evidence to show that the Ocean Beach freezing works was owned by the Federal Steamship Company, a purely British company who acquired them not for speculative purposes, but with the object of maintaining their shipping connection with the country. J. G. Ward and Co. merely managed the business, for which they obtained a salary. Personally, he. recognised the danger of the American Meat Trust getting a footing in the Dominion, and .he was now ? as he always hard been, a free agent to take any steps on the part of the State to counteract such efforts, but it was just as well that we should recognise the difficulties surrounding the position The most ef« fective method, in .his opinion, was to pass anti-monopoly and anti-combine legislation So far as he was concerned, he would be ready to give his assistance to bring about absolute domestic free trade within this country.

Mr Massey said the report and the evidence justified the setting up of the committee. He dwelt upon the importance of the meat trade to New Zealand, showing that £18,515,583 worth of meat had been purchased for 5 the Imperial authorities since March. 3, 1915, to September 30, 1917. He drew attention to the position in the Argentine, where the American Trust: completely controlled the marKet \ position which must be avoidedflP* New Zealand. He pointed o\t jl|& ; V

urasly depreciated since the outak of the war, the herds in Bril had increased. Ag it .would u years to Testore the Continental ds, that meant that great quantiof meat would have to be impprtand liQi urged New Zealand farmto ke§ their herds up to the high idard hr|fcnticipation of tfie trade he future^ he debat«juwa s adjourned on the erstanding that it be resumed at e future day.