ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1917, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(ftoin Our Own Correspondent.) Eltham, July lli. The Fire Brigade held their annual meeting thi!> week. Firemen throughout New Zealand have taken a prominent part in enlistments in the Expeditionary Force, nnd the Eltham Brigade is no exception, being represented by many members. At least two of them. Fireman Alex. Clark and Fireman Yelvm are sleeping the long sleep in OallipolJ. whilst Firemen Narbev and I-lornblow are in our midst once more, having been •iv.ilided home. There are others of the brigade who have done, or are doing, their duty, but their names do not occur to the memory for the moment. In my last notes I commented on what looks like a milk famine here. A reader of the Daily '.W.vs says the scarcity of milk is being acutely felt by those with young families. Evidently there is an opening here for a man as milk vendor.

The illuminated address presented to the Rev. 0. \Y. Dent is now 011 view in the window of the British Art Studio. Mr. \\. P. Styles has made a remarkably Sood job of the testimonial, the coloring and penmanship alike being excellent.

\\ or!: round hero of late has been very quiet. It is expected that the Hox Factory will, in the next few weeks, start to increase the number of hands, whilst the dairy factories will also shortly require more employees The conference of County Council delegates is being held at Eltham to-day. The meeting was not open to the press, consequently there is no business to report. F.ltham readers of the Canterbury Weekly Press will be interested in ti photograph of some of the survivors of the steamer Marquette, that was submarined in the Mediterranean about twelve months ago. The group contains the photograph 0 f Private Harry Andrews, of tliis town, who was on the Marquette, f.nd after being in the water from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. was rescued with a others from a raft by a British destroyer and taken to Salonika, where the survivors were grouped before the camera. Since then, besides being wounded at Gailipcli, young Andrews has ban further experience in France. After 2$ years' work in the ranks lie finds he can do with a holiday. It would seem that if the Government docs not soon relieve them there will be very few of the main body and first reinforcements able to return.

Messrs C. A. Wilkinson, Ltd., presented Mr. J. D. McKay with a wristlet watch recently. "Jock" is now up on final leave, and had to listen to a lot of nice tilings regarding his ability behind the counter, and the wish was expressed that he would in due course safely return to handle the calico bale —and play "bowls.