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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 5 October 1917, Page 5

''So Mrs Gloseleigh got up a bazaar to help a poor widow pay her n-nt?.. ,1 didn't know ,«?li'o was philanthropical. =* "She isn't. She owns the hou<e,thcJ' poor widow lives in." ' - i.

Two young Auckland soldiers hnvo distinguished themselves in ■ the, filial examinations of a non-cornmiss«one,rfi pincers' camp to which they were sent on -arrival in England: Out. of 300 ca,n Ty didates examined from all parts .-of thf Empire, the highest place in the awards,, was won by Sergt. Brickell, of TTowipk,,, and Cpl. Raymond C. G. Wc4ou.,; of T'akapuna, who were bracketed first,, with 308 marks out of a possible- 380; in four subjects. Cpl. Weston passefl, first, in drill and second in rnnskfttiry,.out of the whole class. Corporal Weston,, is a son of Mr Fred. W. Weston of the, Hansard Staff .and a nephew of Messrs,, ,T. M. and W- -J. Geddis of .Wellington.;, When ho enlisted he was a. member, of. the literary staff of the Auckland S.tar.

There are practically no crops of early potatoes locally this year (remarks '.the.. Auckland Herald), the continuous) wet, weather having prevented, growers from - preparing the ground .until long .afier,; the usual time for.planting.v Knquiriqp,. from farmers elicited the.'.information-.}-that several growers in.tho Pukekphe;. district and other . potato-growing >&.. calties. who had planted. small crops atj the usual period, had lost.them as-a; result of blight. * The recent dijy. spell, it was stated, had afforded an opportune. ity to got crops planted, but these will be much later than usual ,and very,. 'few new potatoes will be on the market before Christmas. Fortunately Southern potatoes of excellent Quality are plentiful, and there should bo no scarcity locally, notwithstanding the shortage of local crops. •.•..,.„.