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Taihape Daily Times, 29 October 1917, Page 4

In its report of the breaking of the seamen's strike, the Sydney Sun says: The selecting of the men to man the boats was slow owing to the extraordinary precautions ttaken to prevent undesirables from getting aboard. As far as the shipping companies are concerned, there will be none but Britishers on the ships from now on. The well-known Billy Sunday, recently said: "I think that those people who are raising their voices against registration or . conscription border pretty close to Being traitors. I have no sympathy with those so-called pacifist meetings. The time for those meetings is past. We are in the war now, and there is nothing to do but stand by and go the limit"

The hours of business for Show days in Palmerston are advertised by Collinson and Cunninghame on page 1

Late statistics show that it is much more dangerous to be a baby in England than to be a soldier in France

All those who so generously bid for the screen given in aid of the Nurses' Memorial Fund, are asked to send the amounts along to Mrs (Dr.) Boyd, so that the Fund may be closed and the results published.

Altogether 1743 tickets were sold in the "Our Day" Bed Cross Art Union Of this number 600 were sold by Mrs. Batt. This is an excellent performacne and shows what can be done by a person who is sincere in the desire to help along a patriotic cause. "It' s cheaper to compete at the market for fat sheep than to draw supplies from the freezing chamber and pay the freezing and storage charges," said a butcher, in conversation with a Christchurch Sun representative at the Addington saleyards.

On Tnursday afternoon last a match was played between St. John's and Gonville teams for the Keesing Cup, when the former defeated the latter by 26-17. The next match for the Cup will be between St. John's and Taihape.

"There's too much Government red tape and too many regulations in dealing with returned soldiers " said Mr W. Pitt, President of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, at the meeting of the Advisory Board to the Patriotic Societies' Federation in Wellington.

If Fennimore Cooper came back from the happy hunting ground (says an American writer), he would certainly grieve over the decline into civilisation of the noble red man. Two hundred men, women and children of the Ute tribe are now wearing spectacles Such a sight would give Leather Stocking fits.

A private cable has been received stating that Pte. J. Reardon, second son of Mr and Mrs J. Reardon, of the Terrace,.,Taihape has been wounded in the right. and that he is now in hospital. J. Reardon, who went away with the 22nd Reinforcements, is- well and ■■■ popularly known throughout this district.

Complaint had been made that bad food had been supplied oh a transport recently. Some bad butter had been sent aboard by a Wellington contractor, but the Crown Law Officers reported that there was no ground for legal proceedings. "I do not intend to let the .matter rest there," Sir James Allen told the House

Francl s Josepn Carroll Was tried at Palmerston North on Friday by District Court-Martial, on a charge of alleged desertion from the Expeditionary Force, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour The sentence was confirmed and promulgated by the officer commanding the Wellington district, Colonel Hume. " -

There was a very good attendance at aßrton's Circus on Saturday night. The whole programme was of a clean and wholesome nature. ' Miss Mina Val's turns were clever, her cycle riding and whip cracking particularly so, while the acrobatic tricks of the Altons were very good < The splendid equestrianism of F. E. B'arton and Marguerite were surprising and delightful to witness. Mr, JVislang,

his trained horses, gave an exhibition of equine trickery and intelligence.

The richest ranker of the war is Trooper Marshall Field, grandson of the founder of vast Field fortunes, who recently enlisted in the First Illinois Cavalry. On account of the peculiar conditions of his grandfather's the fortune has to accumulate until the beneficiaries attain the age of 25 years, when each takes a proportionate life interest. It was willed, too, that the whole of the capital should be kept intact for forty years. Thus Marshall Field will be fifty when he comes into possession of Els inheritance, and will probably find himself worth £40,000,000

A well-known South Canterbury dealer was approached by a returned soldier recently, who was anxious to acquire a line of 400 hoggets (says the Waimate Advertiser). The dealer had the sheep, and on learning that the would-be purchaser had just returned from "doing his bit," showed a spirit of patriotism that is worthy of record. The market price of the sheep was from 27s to 28s 6d, but our patriotic friend delivered them free of charge (a four-days' drive) for 25s per head, to be paid on December 1. This was rather decent, as the farmer would have his wool cheque to meet the sale note.