LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 September 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'A baby’s shoe has ibeen found outside the “Times” Office. Owner can have same by applying at this office.

Mrs. Warren, of Taihape, yesterday received the sad news of the death of her son, Private E. A. Warren, who has been killed in action in France.

Here is the war time geography of Paris as put by ia writer in the Atlantic Monthly: The city is bounded on the north by supply depots, on the south by hospitals, and on the west by aerodromes. Its principal imports and exports are bandages, crepe, wooden legs and colonials; its products are war bread, war literature, faith and hope.

The interesting experiment of working only five days ia week instead of as heretofore is being made in certain clothing and boot factories in Auckland where women and girls are chiefly employed. It is claimed that the output during the shorter period will be quite equal to that previously for the longer period, and that if this is proved to be correct by the experiment, the innovation will become permanent and all other similar factories will follow suit.

There arc at present some 21 conscientious objectors at the State Farm at Levin, and about 25 more will be sent to the farm in the near future, when the necessary accommodation has been provided for them. In America they have a different way of dealing with conscientious objectors. On July last a conscientious objector in Salt Lake City was sentenced by court martial to 26 years’ imprisonment for declining to obey the lawful commands of his superior officer, and to forfeit all. pay and allowances. His defence was that he had conscientious objections on “psychological and biological grounds.’’

The first European born in the South Island died at Blenheim a few days ago—Mr John Guard, who first saw the light at Queen Charlotte Sound in 1830. In 1834 the barque Harriet wias cast away on the beach at Okahu, near New Plymouth, and deceased, then a child in arms, and his mother were taken prisoner iby ’the and kept in the pa by one of the chiefs for some months. The others escaped with deceased’s father in. a whale boat, and on their arrival in Sydney the matter was reported to the authorities. The waship Alligator, with 100 troops came over to Now Zealand and after some fighting deceased and his mother were rescued.

Two second-calver cows, seven springing heifers, horse, gig and harness are advertised for sale.

Information that has reached New Zealand through official channels shows that the military authorities in the United States have not thought it necessary to place barriers in the way of enlistment of men of German parentage.] Tens of thousands of young Americans whoso parents were born in Germany, and very many men who were bom in. Germany, have been taken into the Aritcriean army. They are reported to be fighting against Prussian militarism as determinedly as boys of pure American blood. Some months ago an American regiment composed largely of German-Americans crossed bayonets with one of the Kaiser’s crack regiments on the West front, and beat it decisively.

"The eight-year-old son of a New Zealand soldier showed fine pluck recently. He fell in the playground'of a Marlborough country school and broke bis right arm in several places. A teacher examined the arm and decided that the injury was of no particular importance. She kept the lad at the school for some time, and then told him to go to his homo, some two miles away. The little fellow r walked, the whole distance, suffering acutely and holding his broken arm against his body with his left hand. Ho could not open the gate when he reached his home, and ho waited outside until sombody saw him and came to his assistance. Then his mother hurried him to a doctor, and he faced unflinchingly the ordeal of the setting of the broken bone. His comment was that soldiers did not complain iabout that sort of thing.

Three shillings ' will he paid for every dozen large beer bottles tairsu to the Main Trunk Brewery, Kuku St. A list of acknowledgments in connection with the Red Jersey Appeal are published in another column. An analysis of the amounts received show that “dressing the soldier” brought in £B3 Os 3d; Old Identities’ Ball (net), £33 4s 6d; cash donations, £4O 11s. Total, £156 15s 9d. It is particularly to the item “cash donations £4O 11s” *we wish to draw attention. Is this the best that TSlhape and district can do in the way of direct giving? We hope for the credit of the town and district that it is not. Just think it over for a minute, a paltry £4u"Xless than half the price of a decent motor bicycle) to help on the great humanitaijian unsectarian work represented by the Red Jersey Appeal. We think it is only necessary ±o point out the position for it to be speedily rectified. We have that much faith in the generosity of the people of this town and district. The fund will be closed on the 21st inst., and those who intend to give, and those who have promised to do so, are requested to send in their contributions without delay.