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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 85, 8 October 1915, Page 8

The lack of a piano on a troopship was brought under the notice of the Mayor's Patriotic Committee this morning. The committee immediately had a piano placed on board. Rfln. John Lexuiox, of the 2nd Trents, who was in the Sainoan expedition, was the recipient yesterday of a gift from yesterday of a. gift from hi^ fellow employees in the Stamp Department of the Government Printing Office, where he has served for the past twel^o years, and which he leaves in order to proceed to the front. . The best wishes for his saf« /eturn and good health while absent on active service -were expressed "nd feelingly responded td by Mr. L««nox. A **rcular from the Board of Agricu! ture, Arhich has set on foot a movement to encourage school children throughout N<> " Zealand to collect grass seed on tb«» roadsides and waste places during the Coining summer months, the proceeds to be devoted to the Wounded Soldiers B"und, was read at a meeting of the «i/Lakara -County Council to-day. The Touncil heartily approved of the proposal 6 members considered it would be an »bject lesson for the children, and would ■cable them to learn the different kinda ->? grass seed that are grown in the '*\>minion. "On the whole, it is quite likely that ■Sir John JeUicoe, Sir John French, and Sir lan Hamilton, leaders and men, in heir respective inheres of action, will oib along as well with Parliament up as nth Parliament sitting ; and this really % the important thing to consider tolay," says the Saturday Review. A lecture \yill be delivered by Mr. E. J. R. Gumming before the members of the Wellington Accountant Studente' Society on the subject of "Income Tax,"' this evening, in the society's room. Lord Mayor gave a civic ball And banquet in the big Town Hall, Tho fizz and fuss made- fun for us, We cheered for Belgian, Frank, and Russ. All church bells rang from dawn till dark, Massed bands performed in every park; The cold June night we could endure, For we had Woods'- Great Peppermint Core.— Advt.