TOTARA PIANOS BRITISH | THROUGH AND THROUGH ' and MADE SPECIALLY -■ for JOHN COBBE, LTD., by Messrs BROADWOOD WHITE & CO Of LONDON. WE have boon fortunate in securing a now stock of . these high-grade instruments at prices very much below tho present rates. ■ In fact, they have, increased at least 25 per cent. since wo cabled our order to England. We always have sold them far below the price oliargod for . many inferior instruments, but now, with tho prohibitive tarilf levelled at lorcign Pianosv and oiu\ foresight in buying, we are able to offer theso AT ABOUT HALF THE nWM RETAIL VALUE These Pianos are built specially ! for the climatic conditions peculiar to the Overseas Dominions, ancl contain every requisite known to-modern Piano builders. WE INVITE INSPECTION JOHN COBBE LIMITED THE MAIL ORDER HOUS!: -mmm - . I QUALITY'S LIMIT. CIGARETTES. •■ TUB NEW RED PACKING. No. 333'. Virginia 10 for 6d. SoU Mmufacluretß: Ardatk Tobacco Co. Ltd., London.

RECRUITING AT HOME. Just what the strain upon the fight-ing-fit population of the Homeland must bo in order to increase the strength of the various arms of the service and at the same time provide munitions and all the other various supplies for tho men at the front we can only conjecture. As the pressure is brought to bear, there is coming a strain between the fighting-fit who are singlo and tliose who are married. In the days before the passing of the Compulsory Service Act, Premier Asquith. and "Lord Derby gave a pledge to tlio married men to tho effect that tliose enrolling would not be called until the single-men groups had all been called up. Now we find the Daily Mail declaring that the calling up of youths of 19 years of age and the significant hints that the married men will soon bo drawn in may be- taken as proof of tho Army's