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Taihape Daily Times, 21 November 1917, Page 4

The London correspondent of the New York Tribune says that the Entente Powers arc seeking for a directing genius capable of grasping the whole war situation, The biggest man now visible is General Smuts. The Minister for Defence stated on Monday that- he had not made an announcement to the effect that the Fourth Brigade was about to be disbanded. He added that the brigade had not yet been disbanded, and he had received no report from General Godley that it is to be.

Some kind • person- is -wanted to take care of a baby by 7, four mouths old.

A Wanganui architect states that seven years ago an ordinary wooden house could be built for 6s per square foot floor area. To-day the cost is anything up to 10s and 12s.

A petition in Bankruptcy has been filed in Napaicr in the estate of Waikare Karaitiana Maori, of Hastings, the assets totalling £2.1,58S and the liabilities £17,554. Amongst the creditors are the Wocdville (£66), Masterton (£ls), Gisborne (£8) and Auck-. land (£6) Racing Clubs.

Mr. Jensen, Federal Minister of Customs, has announced that arrangements has been made with the Imperial authorities for the sale of 50,000,0001 b. of Australian jam at Sid per lb. f.o.b. The total sum involved is £1,093,750. Of the total, 12,000,000 lb. is being tgken by the Imperial authorities and 38,000,0001 b. will be sent to the United States.

From the crcular issued by the Education Department, it would appear that all employees of Education Boards, including office staff and temporary as well as permanent teachers, will receive the war bonus. Teachers under 18 years of age will only re. eeive a bonus of £3, unless they are not living at home, when they will - be paid £7 10s, The bonus.,will probably be paid v.dth the next salaries.

The New Zealand Herald states that the election of members of the Bay of Island Hospital Board arous ed great interest. The issue in the Bay of Islands County centred upon the appointment of Dr. Leopold Kloeburg as medical superintendent of the Ka : wakawa Hospital who was appointed in 1915. New members pledged themselves to oppose the appointment of doctors with German names and German diplomas, and were elected by overwhelming majorities.

A cable has been received by the Federal Minister for Defence of the arrival at Salonika from Australia of the first contingent of Jugoslavs.!The men were" recruited, equipped 5 and trained in Australia. The King of 1 Greece has wired out expressing to the Commonwealth' Government his thanks "for the rich material help given by Australia to those reinforcements in providing so liberally for their 'training and equipment and for the journey to this front.”

A message from New York states that Sir Berkley Moynihan, senior consulting surgeon of the British Army at a dinner given by physicians, said: "Germany is stronger than ever. She ■will not be conquered fronf within. America must prepare for a war long and arduous, which will only be w r on when every man of military age offers himself—when our wealth, souls,- and honour have been offered; when you have 'mourned your honoured dead by hundreds of thousands.”