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Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1918, Page 8

NOTICE RE STOCK SALES. QWING to the influenza epidemic our Kalcaramea and Eltham sales liave been cancelled. Our Ilawera sale will be bold as usaal on Thursday, November 28. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE. HAWERA SALR ~~ THCJRSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. THE N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. sell by auction as above: OQ FORWARD & STORE COWS 7 fat cows 20 empty heifers 30 yearling steers 40 yearling heifers 10 springirg heifers 100 hoggets 900 woolly fi-tooth wethers

ARANAKI TOCKEY ARANAKI WOCKEY V^LUB CHRISTMAS MEETING. CHRISTMAS MEETING. NEW PLYMOUTH RACECOURSE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918. Starter: Alf. Morse. Judge: ,1. It. L. Stanford. Handicapper: H. Coyle.

1. HUATOKI PLATE, 135 sovs.; second 21. *n-s. and third 10 sovs. Open to horses that have never won a race on the flat at the time of starting. Wcight-for-age. Nom., 1 sov.; acc., 1 sov. Seven furlongs. 2. STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP, 100 sovs.; second 25 sovs. and third 10 sovs. Nora., 1 sov.; acc., 1 sov. Six furlongs. 3. RAHOTU HACK HURDLES HANDICAP, 175 sovs.; second 25 sovs. and third 15 sovs. Nom., 1 sov; acc., 1 sov. One mile and a half and 100 yards, over six flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high. 4. BOROUGH HACIC HANDICAP, 150 sovs.; second 25 sovs., and third 10 sovs. Nom., 1 soy.; acc., 1 sov. Five furlongs. 5. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP (Open), 250 sovs.; second 35 sovs., and third 15 sovs. Nom., 1 sov.; acc., 2 sovs. One mile and a quarter. G. LEPPERTON WELTER HACK HANDICAP, 13a sovs; second 25 sovs, and third 10 sovs.

Minimum weight, list. Nora., 1 sov,; acc., 1 iov. Seven furlongs. 7. TIKORANGI HACK STAKES, 125 sots. ; second 15 aovs. and third 10 sovs. Weight, Sst. Winner of any race to carry 141b. extra. Nom., 1 sov.; ace., 1 sov. Five furlongs. 8. FLYING HANDICAP (Open), 200 sovs.; second 35 sovs. and third 15 sovs. Nom., 1 sov.; acc., 1 sov. Six furlongs. The winner of any Banißcap after the declaration of weights to carry a penalty of 71b; of two or more handicaps a penalty of 121b. The winner of any Imrdlo race after the declaration of weights to carry a penalty of 71b of two or more hurdle races a penalty of 121b. NOMINATION'S for all events closo on FBIDAY, November 22, 11)18, at 9 p.m. WUIGIITS will be declared on or about FRIDAY, December d, 1918. ACCEPTANCES for all events close on FRIDAY, December 13, 1918, at 9 p.m. E, P. WEBSTER, „ „» Secretary. Box 33, Jiew Plymouth.

DELICIOUS NEW ZEALAND APPLES I-gallon Tins (about 71b), 2/3 each. J-gallon Tins 1/8 each. FIFTY PER CENT. CHEAPER THAN FRESH FRUIT, ALL READY FOR USE. ALL READY FOR USE. A LIMITED SUPPLY ONLY. ORDER NOW C; CARTER;

A young man named Percy lurkby, a re turned ..oklier, bclitwrxl to belong to Yv is sauted 3>y tho local police ou vario'iia charges o£ lalac pretences. /It appears tlui i-lirkby arrived in I\ : cw iMy:iiouth on October 10, from Auckland, and the same evening passed at ioaet two cheques, which proved to be valueless. Ho is suspected of oiiiulii' -pvaeticai >a other parts of the North bland and also ia tho South island. lio sati arrested aad dealt with g/i Westport last week:, lvctlviug tl-A-ec maltha' imprisonment ia the Wellington Gaol. Tile other charges which are pending against hhu will probably be heard in Wellington ia dv® cowws, and should he plead guilty, ho wi2J be dealt with by th» Court thereTo many Anstraliw» tliero am little plots af land in France which i'o? many yea-is to como will .be looked. upon as halloaed ground. They are dotted viSh the grave,:; of the Commonwealth's soldier sons, who in the Hush a-'id. pride of manhood laid down their lives ia the. causa of liberty and 'righteousness. General Pail, the gallant old French general, at present a visitor to Australia (states the Argus), has given an assurance that tho graves of our gallant men will he tended with reverential care by the people of a nation who know how to honor an ally. Steps have already been taken to record the last resting place, wherever possible, <s£i\ each Australasian soldier who has iallep iu France. During the course of his ?tav in Australia General Pan has been on several occasions by the relatives of soldiers who have died in I-France whether they will be permitted to purchase the little plot of land where the praves are situated- In each case tho General has taken particulars concerning the locality of the graves and the names and addresses of the relatives in Australia. When he -returns to France it is his intention to place the matter before the French. Government.