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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 264, 24 October 1916, Page 7

A Taranaki Maori entered a timber merchant's yard tho other day, and, approaching the yardman, said, “ How much yon charge te big boards?" “What size do you want? What do yen want to make?" replied the yardman. “ Oh, my wife she very ill. Te doctor say she die soon. I make te coffin. She no die, 1 think I make to pig trough!" An interesting story of a father’s patriotism was revealed at Mimborne (Eng.) Tribunal, when an auctioneer’s pupil of 20 was granted exemption until February next, when he will have completed his articles as an auctioneer’s articled pupil. It was stated that the youth had tried to enlist early in the war, but was rejected on medical grounds, whereupon his father, although over militarv age, contrived to enlist and was killed at the Battle of Loos. The son being the sole support of an invalid mother and tw’o sisters, the Court granted temporary exemption, i