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Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1919, Page 4

There were some diverting as well as pathetic scenes enacted on "the various railway stations along the line on .Saturday on the occasion of the return or the men by the Zealandic, some of whom had been away since the early stapes of the war. At Hawera one sturdily-built soldier Rtepped on to the nlatform with a pipe in his mouth. A young ladv was there to meet him. She di,d not ■stand on ceremony. She grasped hold of the pipe, pulled it away, and implanted a series of resounding kisses on his lips. The crowd gaped—but understood. Visitors to the Taranaki show should make a point of visiting the Melbourne's great stocktaking sale to take full advantage of the special offerings for the last -.veek of sale. The Wonderful bargains in blouses j.nd knitted sports coats will be specially attractive to the ladies. Mr J. M Corradine, Mayor of Ma-.-terton. in a telegram to the chairman of the New Plymouth Chatauqua Committee, states that the Masterton Committee oversold their guarantee and that the movement is a success in every way. The tent accommodation is fuliv taxed at every session. The Apollo Concert Company, the New Zealand Trio, and Doctor Johnson's lectures caught well with the audience, and the committee is entirely satisfied with results The New Plymouth season will commence »n March 12. Season tickets will be obtainable up to the morning of that day at 10s fid, but after that the committed is pledged not to sell them at leas thaa 12* W,