ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1916, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(7:-om Our Own Correspondent.; November 10. In conversation with Mr. Tom Linn, of ilangatoki, he told me lie lost a valuable sheep through over-heating. The Lincolns badly Jioed shearing, but the absence of 1 lib or prevents this being done. Unless he. can get the wool removed shortly, he will have further losses, as the warm weath'er is "playing the mischief" with the long-woo!led sheep. The garden party to Xgacre, organised in Eitham in aid of the patriotic funds, was well attended to-day. A good number made the journey by car and drag, and the train also conveyed a fair mini her.

Ono c' Mr. T. Smalley's employees, Mr. Roy Velvi.i, had his collarbone broken through a horse bolting asd throwing liim out of the «irt. 'Young Veivhi liar, had a run of had Inch. A couple of years ago lie fractured a leg, and sp>'ni) 18 months in a 'Hamilton hospital whilst the fracture v.ir. mending.

A man who elor.ely scn<is the casualty lists is M.\ L. Libean. II» had three ».ana at the Mont; one has been invalided home. Last week bo was notified by cable that C. L. i'jbsan was in Crockenliurst Hospital with pleurisy; a:id to-day's News conveys the information that the third con, L. Libean, had bee.i wounded in France.