ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1919, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Eltham, Nov. 13 Eltham had a good display of bunting on Armistice anniversary day, and the town looked qliite bright. Punctually at 11 the church bell rang, and the factory whistle, with three hoots, gave notice that the time to cease work for two minutes had come. Work and traffic generally was stopped. "Toot" went the whistle again to "carry on." A returned soldier, who at present is under the' Medical Board, and has been receiving 4 pension for the last twelve months, recently applied for his gratuity, and this morning received a. letter stating: "No. (mentioning his liame) is deceased, and the application will ho considered when details are available." Hvidently the. Eltham man is dead —in the minds of the military authorities' They will find him very much alive unless they forward his gratuity in due course. The Eltham Athletic League are out I to make their sports on Boxing Day a . fuceess. At the last meeting on Friday a sum of £l2 was set aside for Highland events, and now Mr C. P. Baker lias presented a prize of £5 for a wrestling event.

The members of the Knox Presbyterian Church have been busy preparing articles for a sale of work, etc., in aid of the Manse fund. A garden party for this object will be held in .Mr. Wilkinson's grounds soon. If possible, the Pipe Band will be present. Major Navby, who arrived in Eltham by tiie mail train last evening, has been away from New Zealand for five years, lie having left as a lieutenant in the Main Body. He was twice wounded,"and latterly acted as lieut.-eolonel. His many friends in Eltham gave him a- hearty welcome. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, three young men named J. Dewbin, A. Kallstrom, and C. Bootten were-charged with being absent from a -parade of the D. Company, 11th Regiment, on October. 21st.. Lieut. Ward, who appeared for the Defence Department, said all three men had been irregular in their attendance. He had received a letter from Dewbin, explaining that his occupation (a drover) often kept him out of town, and promising that he would endeavour to attend more regularly in the future. The Lieutenant did not. press for a fine in this case, but wished the Magistrate to fine the others as a warning to themselves and others. The Magistrate pointed out to defendants that they must attend drill when abli- in Jo so. Dewbin was convicted and ordered to pay costs, 7s iiailstrom and Bootten were each convicted and fined £1 and costs 7s. Few women can resist the magic words "new fashions", and you will bethoroughly delighted at the summer millinery now exhibited at Shipton's. The showroom is a veritable garsen of flowers with all the lovely models and ready-to-wears, etc. Call and view Shipton's Corner, Eltham.