TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13838, 11 November 1915, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

A Foxton man with a family of fivn young children has enlisted for tiie front. Perhaps his example will shame some of the single slackers to enlist (remarks the Manawatu Herald). A Hawea correspondent informs the Cromwell Argus that the contractors for deer-culling m the locality have already destroyed 800 ont of a total of 1500 contracted for. They report that deer are still very numerous, even m the country on which operations have been carried out. There passed through Feilding on the hospital train on Tuesday a resident from the north, who had been to Wellington to meet his son, and who has three sons on active service with the New Zealand Forces (says the Star). The father of these three men possesses an Iron Cross of the third class, which he won m the Franco-Prussian war ! He is now an enthusiastic Britisher. The Opotiki Herald states: — Mr Ashdown, of the Railway Stables, Matawai, drove a party through to Opotiki on Sunday m a three-horse brake. The distance, 53 miles, was covered m 14 hours. Mr Ashdown states that the road, is simply atrocious. There was one great slip acrasg three chains m length on the Motu side of the Toa Toa, while others of less dimensions were encountered. On one occasion the trap had to be taken to pieces." The Opotiki Herald says : One would never have dreamed that the matter of trading with the enemy would have arisen m connection with the Bay of Plenty freezing works. It would appear that the site selected for the works is owned by an unnatm*alised foreigner known m common parlance as "German Charlie," who holds a native lease, and it is proposed to acquire his interest for a substantial sum m .hard cash. Some people, however, have conscientious scruples against trading with the enemy m any shape or form, and consequently there is quite a hysterical burst of patriotic protest and' lurid comment. Mr W. Todd, of Oamaru, arrived m Dunedin with the ambulance motor car donated to the Imperial Government by the Oamaru people. The car is of 30 horse-power.. Four beds are installed m the vehicle, and it has been fitted up m Oamaru m a most up-to-date fashion to meet the special demands which will be made on it. The car will be shipped by the Karamea for London, and will be transhipped thence to France. Despite a head wind, it made the run from Oamaru to Dunedin m 3hr 25min. Mr Todd will go to France with the machine, and will act as its driver at the front.