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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 3

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(Fkom Gun Own Cohresposdekt.) I The month of Oct iber was a sad one ' for the rcktivos of iLo boys at I lit front I from ibis district, 'three of our hov.-. Private George Middleton. Private Robert 1 Symonds, and Litnc.'-Coi|d, j)avid Devon- | pon—made tlic supreme sacrifice fc-v their ' wuntry, and word was al o received that Pmate 11. Twisflctcn and I'rivati J. 11. Suiniier \-.<■!-.• wounded, and Private J. McCvol in Losnital. Word has been rcci ived by Mr J. B. r.!is-c!i., of Fcilding, that hi.- son, LanceUorpl. F. \V. P.a isctt, is wounded. This is tie-, second time Frank h.as been woundetl, and his many friends will wish him a j-pcedy recovery. Coi-pl. J. L. JJasther. who went away with Die Main lindy. and who has been wounded and in hospital a, couple of limes, scnd;i word that he is .-till going strong. A photograph of Cor pi. Leslie Andrews, Y.C., now hangs in the local school, and the children have forwarded him a. Mlitable paiccl for Llirintmas. Two other ex-local schoollx.vs have been decorated for bravery, viz.. Private Every K.el.-all (Military Medal and bat), and Sergt. Alf. Dowat-cr (Military Medal). Tho takings at the Patriotw Shop for Oetober amounted to £3 10s 3d. including a .lunation of 10s front Mr Sharpc. Produce, etc., was,donated i') Shaw, Tyc, Baldwin, Sixtus, Femberton, Yincent, Seavle, Hart. Williamson, Funnell, llayncs, Patom Kershaw, Osborne, Kumh-y, Tronicwan. Roseilbt'nk, ami 'l'hoinsou. The Postal Department has made a, few slight imin'ovenieiits in connection with the mail service. A mail now arrives every evening bv the 5.15 train, and is sorted into the post ollieo boxes and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening? an out-going mail is despatched by the, 7.30 p.m. train. Congratulations io Miss S. Pieir.y, ..ti winning tin- lirst prize for home-made sweets at the recent Manawatu Show. Following is :i list of dohators of produce, provisions, etc., towa.rds._thi>, catering by the Town and Country Patriotic Women Workers, at the Manawatu Show: Mesmunes Searle Cotiglin, F.vaiis, Williamson, Buuekha'm, Flowers; Hills, R, Hart, A. Hart. Brewer, T Han, Currie, Oeborne, Tremowan McC'ool, Sheridan, llerlihy, Ha-.ill. Codd, Rolfe, W. H. Read: .Smith. Red, 1..A-.-lo<-k, Abraham. Shaw, Mopkirk. Brown. Baldwin, Piercy. Vincent. Iturdie, W. Uanlan, flanlon, Ticchurtt, Jensen, _W. Ijiirnes. Penibcrton, Patou, llosenbeck, Ker•haAv, W. Thomson. Drummond, Saunders, Arlidge, Havne.. M-Hon, l'.aird, Klein. lae, y.'T.v, Funneil, Sixtus, M..-.srs Craven and Brewer, Robson, Twist.lc.ton, Trass, Bolton. Missis Scott, Hills, Sixtus, A. Friend.