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Taihape Daily Times, 1 December 1917, Page 4

As an example of the long hours sometimes worked in the boilermaking trade, a witness in the Arbitration Court, at Auckland stated that on one occasion he worked on a ship-repairing job from Monday morning to Thursday morning, with only intervals for meals". Shearing operations, which have been greatly facilitated by the .splendid weather prevailing are now in full swing throughout the Manawatu district. All the small country railway stations present scenes of unusual activity in the. loading of the golden fleece. All sorts of conveyances are being used to bring the bales from back country stations, while the effect on the railway service is .already, noticeable in. the in: creased "size of the goods trains.

An unfurnished room in a central position is wanted by an advertiser. The early closing regulations, which require hotel bars to close at 6 p.m,, wil lcome into force this evening. " The Clerk of the Rangitikei County Council notifies in another column that all outstanding rates "hot paid by 15th December, will be sued for. I For failing to register in the Second Divsion a man named George Rashieigh was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour at Hamilton on Thursday. Mr H. F. Hesketh, of Taihape has received word that Lieut. Blair Hesketh has been wounded for the third time, and is at present in the Prince of Wales Hospital.

A euchre party in aid of the Catholic Church Bazaar funds will be held in the supper-room of the Town Hall on Monday night, when the points scored that evening , will count in the aggregate for the cup. Arrangements have been made to make the evening a thoroughly enjoyable one.

During the performance last night of the item "Jumping Jacks" by the pupils of Miss Blomfield, so realistic and whimsical was the number that a male member of the audience, svho had been 4l wining not wisely but too well,' 7 was heard to remark sotto voce, "I must take more water with it!"

Prior to her departure from the district Miss Little, a prominent player in the Taihape Tennis Club for the last few seasons, was entertained by the members of the Tennis Club at a theatre party and dance at the Three Stars on Thursday night. Miss Little was a useful and popular uc-m----ber of the Taihape Tenuis Club, and her absence from the courts will be greatly missed.

A telegram from Rome revives the 1915 reports of the removal of the Holy See to Spain. - It says that owing to the present situation any peace movement by the Vatican might cause trouble, which might even endanger the Holy See. Therefore, the Pope has sent out feelers to the King of Spain in order to ascertain if the eventual transfer of the Papacy would be favourably' received in Spain.

There is at present a very pronounced shortage of fishing gut in the Dominion. This has been caused mainly by a light silkworm harvest in Spain from which the gut is obtained, and the blocking of supplies from Italy owing to her participation in the war. In addition, several consignments were lost owing to submarine activities. The demand for gut for surgical needs has also been heavy.

During the hearing of a divorce case at the Supreme Court in Wanganui petitioner said that as a result of his wife's behaviour he had appealed to the police, but evidently they considered it was one of those cases in which they had no jurisdiction. Judge Edwards amid laughter, dryly remarked that the police could look after a man's cow, but they could not look after a man's wife.

"My visit to the coast, north of Gisborne, has confirmed my impression that there are no shirkers in hiding in that locality," was a remark made by Sub-Inspector Dew to a Herald reporter a t Auckland. "The only young men I met up there were returned soldiers and if they heard of any shirker getting into the backblocks to avoid rendering personal services required of them by the Act, they would soon notify the police."

At the conclusion of the dance recital last night, Miss Blomfield was the recipient of a presentation at the hands of her pupils and friends. Mr W. in a few felicitous remarks, made the presentation, a handsome gold wristlet watch, voicing the appreciation of Miss Blorufield's pupils and friends of her services in teaching, and her generous efforts on behalf of all public and . patriotic functions. Miss Blomfield briefly acknowledged the present and the kindly expressions of regard.

In a new advertisement on page 6 of this issue Messrs McLaughlan grocers and provision merchants, notify that they will present to every customer spending three pounds during the month of December, a dustless mop or floor polisher entirely free of charge. All the customer has to do is save the cash dockets and as soon as they repressnt three pounds' worth of goods purchased is to take them to Messrs McLaughlan and receive their present. This is for the month of December only.