ANXIOUS INQUIRIES FOR THE NEW ZELANDERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2164, 1 June 1914, Page 7

ANXIOUS INQUIRIES FOR THE NEW ZELANDERS.

MR. MASSEY CABi.rS TOR NEWS CABLEGRAM FROM CANADIAN PRIME MIMSIfcR D.uftetf,!ny Mity at. Illc Sfiius Minister has sejit tIVo ioN lowing cablegram to the Prime Minister of Caiiadu: -"On behalf of tlio GovpnrBioftt and tiro people: of Ivmv Zealand I tiesiro to express m-v smceio sunpitiu tvitli otir sister. Diisimion in "the sij/palliqg loss of life whicii . .Ij'as- tajjcii ■plaee in tlio founderine of Mie ■ steamship Empress of Ireland, and oar heartfelt • cattdol'cnee ■ Tvitli relatives and friends of those ivl.io have perished*" Mr. Massey lifts also cabled- to tlio Prime Minister of Canada asking ■ tor' the names of Now on t!:e passcnge* list of tiro Empress of liolaiid, stating whether saved or lost, in order tlmi. friends and relations- may havo information as quickly as possible regarding tlioso who maj' havo been passengois,. ! 111 reply io the first cablegram', Mr.., Masses oh Saturday afternoon. received the following reply hcnt- from Ottawa at 12,45 p. m,— 'if.' . "Prime Minister, Dimcdin.—Ou h<s half of the Government and ipfeqplo of Canada I send deep and sincere appreciation Of yo'ur message aiid o'ui? warmest; ■ sympathy for tiioso in jour Domm'on who havo bce.il bereaved bv the loss of : rolfftives and friends in tin's appalim* disaster.—(Signed;)- 13orde.il." Xn reply to ifeo other me^sa'gei't'hb fbi/ : lowing was dispatched at 1.3 a p,m. "Keiv Zealand saloon passengers, Empress of Ireland, were: "Colonel Hlopmfield, Auckland i "Mrs. flloomfieicl. Auckland, : ' ''Miss JI. Bioonifield, Aiiek'md. Jtr-s, U, W. Price, addross not known. ! 'tp; 6s Townsltejid., address not known Mvss Townsbond. Was saved, ■ kit \«> 'ear Btecrinfield family and. Airs. Price Tvero lost Borden:'* '' WORST FEARS REALISED. Tho Union Company at' Auckland, according to a Press Association cob/, gratti, lias received official advice that' the AxKriihtml passengers oir board Wenr ~ }]r-,}T R« RlnoniKeld Mro Bloomfield, Miss l)lo Diifmld, aiis LI WNnn Price, and Miss Towiishend. ' Of these all flora drowned except MiSs : T'Avnshend. -Mrs tVum Pnco is an aunt of Miss Towiishend.

fVlr. W, Ri Bloom field. Mr., W. It, liiodmijord;, of AiickiuiHL gas oiks of ilia loading ya.chtdineu in New Zealand, and '.vas' also a follower of polo, Iterating, anil racing, lie \viis & Free Masoii inyj voiu'uteer ; officer, 110 botu at Jiata\vlicrov ■ Poverty Bay. iii IP6I, and was (he second son. of tlift kvte Captain Jjloomfield, sheep-farmer-, and neplioi.- of Capiain •Kcad, oiio 01 the pioneers of the East Coast, districts. Ho was educated <ati : tlß© Auckland College and ' ' Grnn'imar ; School, and at lilie late Nap.ior Grammar ■ School, \yJiero ho passed his junior ami Senior Civil Sorvtco Y:xa!r,inntior.s. lip vis articlod (o Messrs. lleskcth ami Richmond, tho well-known Auckland ;j firm of solicitors, and admitted to iho I 13 a r lny the lato Mr. Jiistiee- Ciliios. f After practising for a short time in the colony, .Mr, Blflomficki visited America, KnfiJAUd, and the Continent of Europe, mintty ' rcturninß to Now Zealand in 1890., when ho recommenced practice in A'n.cklftiljj. Mr. iiloomiicid, wlio whs! tdoncl in tho Third (Auckland) Mount-' oil Regiment, hoirl tjio following positions from tune to timo^&infijb^fe' c xho Run] JVe.\v Zealand Yacht Squadron, a steward tof tho Auokknd llaoini; ("lib, .president of tho Northern. Cinb, inid ehnifjjiftn of the- Kpsctm Ksind Board. For a good ninny years Mr. Kloon'ilioh! j lms not 'bee® actively engaged in business, hut I® htts larw interests in IV,verfcy _ lay, where Messrs. Bloamlieid Bros'. sheep sm-.s are situated. Commissioner Rees. Co'iiviiussiojif-i- Bees wss one of tilio best known of Army leadors as well as "ho of the. heyvioved men in tin? ranks. Ho worked for many years in. England iaaa subasaucutli; as head of the Inter-.

national Tni'iiiii;; College.. Tnis, i,p ppiiittneii-ti iMoug.M iiiiii into' close cor,, tact wii h thousands of Salvation Army o (livers a fir!, sckliei.-; tiiroivgliottt tin. Vi*cll . Tii« hit,. CaiivniissioiKii: Kei onte.red iho Salvation Army fro.in Rciui- '"!?> i)i Ifiß2. 110 was for liMny c.i>.k Mel swretary i;: the United, Jun'eusuii, ; Gnnniifsiw.er foj j>,.>uth .Afc i'jSai 'Sw.tsdtii.i,, ,:Vml r'twico iii -Caiiacla. G<jiuiiiissi,oi.'ei' i?:eßs. ii-itd 'only vKwyercd,irQrir n. serious illness—in TacS, his. lifts;, at -'duo tffiio;;- S'.ts (jespftired '$ find his rccfivo.ry wa ; .s regarded by liis !.rici;d.s as a.liuost niiiatruicus, Colonel Sydnoy Ms'ldmccit. i-iydney iSaidnittiit joined t/i« >' 'On Army irom l'okesdown, ' -iu i ,! lfi Y'' 1 * for CatsTh? -ia-to .-.Colonej l jlaictmen't fjml fltSJti serviee in 11omi::u.U, .Kiulaiul, Hot liiiid, Brigium, Kouth Africa, Central ■irott oWtji ■ Aniprica, l«or« ay,, and i!iiu \\ est liulos. Ik- «as .married to' Gapi.am I'ockham m ISS)ii, • - ■Mr. Laurcnos Irving, -Mr, Laurcnce Irvin S taciov, AKthar,' aim inanagcr), second son of' tho low: ftjr ).Jen,--y Trviiiir, cducatcd «t tho--' Mariborough; C'.iiit>t;e awl the - Callero i»«lin .(I'.'Mus). three years ui liu-ssia studying i'w' life Jforeigil Office. H<s niatia hrs first atijKaranco on t'l'ia ; s -" a iT.° m M?. F: B, Uonscn'i SlraW spqarem Company m. Dviiitiefi in ISHI), and then joined John: ]j, Toole-. Laky T' a eompany <,f ]i.'i ? own, ttoi p ajsed id Jus, . wniipany ~ai4 subsc|itto%"watsU'liifs -.I^o ; tncrlar.d iiinl America.. His public,,. ; tipns mohujßi -Peter the Great," <HonWe Duiitjec, "'i ranslatiou <il Stirfev^^ r,--°, Dopths." M r hvins warned Miss M.il.el. jfwkuov ' hiK° > !Vf f SoCta I<v *' v I'ini if, nno of-' successes, !;, nio 'ft-p!;on." :

Chrlstchut oli. .Ar av sn : TCWO: is roahu. to fear that -t woJl. i * V,JW Zeal.'inder, Jlr. l. 0B i;„ ' W-9;.o'f'-:tiio .'passengers on t'ha '('"r 058 L'is brother, Mr! f i J,' ' au ' ) oi'i'.anrst at St {•" \", s Ciiristchureh, states, that Mr! Leslie. I,ii!y wan ,he travolliiij; rop;-,.-tih- ' : °i' Mrs^' s -. S'tihii am? 1.-sicr, Ga:nada an;! tlie United States. Ha «-ts | son oi i':e Jaw ||r. rtlfi-cd Lii! v ,'" 0 f J.Junedui, and was 26 years of aiie. ]■{« served lps in tho iirm 0 .Al.cssi.s.. 13.itt.or>\oi.tFi U,ros... ot Dmiecim gjifl tatar \yas in t iio Korvice of Mcssra . Son,- and .Kwcn,.;at".'\Vcllii, R . wn. he was for <i chert,w'mo otilv witi M.ess-rs. Hobert 51'alcol.iu, Ltd., ind' in Majch-, I9ia, lcfi for TJiigland to i.;ain nmlic.r business esperiene.?, IJft joined the scrrico of Messrs. Smith-and Lister w- wa\ Piling representative m Canada. t])® Tinned States of America, and: ''"o alrcaciy mad© IliWS'trips across tho. Auanl'.tr. He was on board tho i;roat. <■ el mail liner I:np.;'raifl.r when a li.ro vfolCQ .out ■Ciji) ,ii'er a I'Es- loft Liverjwoi' Tin icbruary and travetled t.o Quebec iii Vho Empress of Ireland, lr- the. last letter reoe.iy.ed from liiui bv. his lirothei, ho '.tatcd his intention ,ot leaving this ,>vp«?ltoa .h'is.fe'tarii to .Liverpool in U;u ill-fated ship. No cal'lo rnossagrt has hc.cn rocciyod fteni him, and. it, is not known whether lie was actualiy a nas' monger by. her. Rotorua, Ma.v 3l! . It {si featerl that li for,!)?';.!', r'csjsfeii.t of Rotorua M's. ID, H Hoi'e.v, was a pasMngor or. the Kmpress of' Ireland, as in a letter to a friend sin; iiK'iniatca her intention of -going by tho etoamer to Jiufslandi ■■

MIWS IN WLLLINGTON At. noon, yesterday a caiMegran, int ; noinieini; the !.0?i af :it?,i;y wmniMnt pa- : nadta.ii rjiiictirs received., by (Iks' &1- : \alien . Army li^dq^ai'tei's ;|: in V,\Ufi?■,<*• : torn The ip.eHagti' .stated "llutf..' cvo.i 1 • i.r.j : ili'wml.rbtt.. (irion ii.tiil Sttj'Hici!) a®d soldifcrs had Jli'eeh lost :iii. file tUsaUei'. • The lift of tho dead- include'?:" Col.j/wl . itaidivieM (Chief '■SSopetiiry' for aml Mr.i. Mlidmonir'Co^ Mrs, If cos -'(CJaflSfii.aji. ■.Cp.Tirfljniid«rsj; JJri» p.'iiiioi- Walker (Editor. ol- ilie Caradnn : "War ,' l!ri;|iuiii'r Scett-I'o;!•:!• iMajor ar...! jr.ts, raiilky.; Major and Mrs. CveicliUm; Mrs-. Major Siincix 1 ; Aii.tl (lii'iiy .Other (J.ftjetirß as. well. i\S, llie- fengij'iaiil : SUiT ®asid and Bri.c.-dier and Strss. Ihin- • tor, who were en 'liirl";!igl> iii Canada froni liiclra, .Tlrero .the party aUosci'her and oniy .'2l: wore «!ved. V.S'ews. w ; as received in Wellington on .^Ioi;VJ 1 ay : ]Ks.t. : o ■■.tlie*' -.Ssifi-. nrriyal' li; ■ -.fcfljiidon. of Ricturrds and tho ivh.ol-3 .of tft.ft. Sew Zesiland delc'safss,, T&.e ph'rfy went Tl.ome by the Orient Mner . Orecva. 1 Tlio Chief Secretary fer 'Kew Zealand' (Lipiitcr \nt folonel Po \ eomhifl'd i tjeiiviee. iii. Slip V-iiHoS Bap'is!: Cfi'.vreii, ytet'e.rday', morniii!?, : ai:d alluded in {oiioliinij terms to tl'ib dis- ■ n:di>r;. A: .member o!f i:ie. rorireco.t'.oii exs ivi-'wed ihe Clnircli'<i deep sympathy with Arrisniei'ifffits 4ffr nraw beinp: .njado for a, iijetnoriitl perv.ifi'o .hi we, ef tt'e .littil.^ 11 . iu. the city, ditrinsr tliis'iyeelw

NIAGARAS wrw 'EALAMD PASSENGHiIS. 'Hie. ropoi'is lCMition thai 1 amfitisfst 1 lie passengers piv ttc Empress ; <if Ireland wcro fv ramljcr of passrciwors. :: who Itovnllp,! .over lij' the C".'s ; liner N-lijijitra, which iirricwt at.hot ilos- ; (inslioii on April 26. T.lio fgHflHyiiig is-. a, :: full Ifs.tr o'f 1 •^a.^'eiißferiJ:.-^'-i:, . Mtsi safert.ji-rf.lVf-. W, .Sej.'m6iiF. A'rin- ' stiY'ii* Mrs.Seymour' A rmst-raiis;* Dr. \V. •JjmWtni!., Airs. Duiv-tnu. ..Jlles.'. .b'lHifi.ii.ii, Mr.. 11. W.,liis!eott. Mr. IMalo, Mi« KlsdiOo. Mr. J. .11. I.VIiU. J'r=. K'tiU, Mrs. .fames. Rennetl, Mr. W. I?, l.ilocm(uld, jifSi.. lUcoiniieid, Miss li.ioi>niii'?ld, M;\ S. J'irii'ji;, Mi-s Haf.re:.'s. Mr. .1. 51.. . i.'?h-uido'OH, Mrs-. .Ctonemn, Miss G34ii6r<Jiii Mr. J". <!. Clark, Mr. 11, ft. (.'•si,,.ft, H. OlwrH, Mr. Fi.-a.fil: T. Trisl??, Mr. ! 30, llnrcli::ft, Mr. Jlnrwr'i.. Mr.=. ITsnvir., Mr. A. H.oit, lifi. J, A. .llanitr, ■,stm (25# !o^aselVS© ; i' Jacta. son. Mr. ft. J^flsiuj-nn,. Jliss G. JcnU.n-------i ■ son, ...Mr; .1. At',. JCjaiakr.,. Mr.', John iCorr, . Mir. : W f ; Mr. X». T,i"hpnsi.-:n, Mi-.-.. T. it lie- tl-stei i>. jjK&fl jl.^'UjjfiJ,/Jt'Vi N.'.f; M.. Item, Mrsi Iteiii. L< - ril i;<x4u!,-il« ami ' .V'iil6{ ! ;'\JiiW''iSfr. 31. Maiu'pf. Mr.'-. Mtfiujoi;, J T>r.'A. A. Maflin, Dr. G. C. M.-jnfp. Mrs-. : 'M'Xcaii, Jf&s ■Maifecn, Mr, W. MitciuUt : Miss J. MiK-hell, Mr. T, K. ;K. Mnhutu,' : Mfi As M. Navlnr, Mr. Sher.raii, Mrs. : Shcnvi'l, ).liss SlierraU. iiv. .1. Milkivptni! Sing, Mr. W. C. Sv.t:.vl, Mi;. T. Tains M- ;- I'.inva. Mr. G, ■:&, ToscfieJftttliet,, JliV.. Thomas, Mr. .1. E, 'J'h<::r.-j:K:H, M-r. J'. : Tht>rr,'\ Miss J.iTirai'iie, Mr P M lwoi M J Mi I PatoESoiti Mrs. Paterson. "Sir. K, It, !'ntK- 1!. Pnion, Jtr. UAiußii. Mra lUtnllo, ifaster I'aiiilk;. M..r. I'ml Mi> H A\MH I'nff Mi U Rim ' sois, Mvs l!a\&-«». Ai:r, K. Vainer, Mrsi' : \Va!i.li:o:i. Mr. .1. \V;I>U. Vl.r. W. ;i. Wit, : lia'iiiSi -M'i«-,"WißfiiWii; 0 Willfnins, ' M-<s E. William-'. Mr. k. <!. \\"iili ; :u M:«. Willi!n. ilr. i. V. TTilJiin, Mr, W. ?. Worsr.op. ' ' Suciiml 3:.loon- Mr. J. Anknr. .M:-= ,T. •Arihiir and c.liii!, ,'ir! hu.\fis. \ JiI'teu .As:n.i r oiv, ; A iMisi llaiii I'fr, Mr. P. .Bfili. Mr K. i e-.klM'Sion, i BrofiU, Mr. A. Oia;:!. JW^a j (I. Gordon, ,\i. %i Virifiii'. Mr. .m>il ; Mrs. iialft! and ii:fin.l, Tun . liSfdje, .I narp. r, Mr.i. !?.i.r;,o;' a:i(i bv.e pjiijiiicii;, j Siiis I". Hoaili, ,\ir.'>. UivMrJ, M r. ITk'.cj).; [ Mr. llydcs. Mrs. .liyti.*. M r. IT. Cochraac, [ Mrs. Coclirano, Jfiss. M. Corlirap.i!, | C. Coolivanc. Miss. LV' lu a.iu-', M.r.sie; .T. I* doctaaiip,' SjiS^' I.- Gonrab?, Mr. \V. C I CUiivmnc.iiain,. >1 iss ; li., 3l> Dcmuslnp. | .s'!isS: I'i. P 1 'I.Eowjsftl) Jl"rs, .jafiiSO!!, Miss ~J .;ipKSo.!!.i ' Miss J.T'i.igis c«-=-.TCfi;t=?s, Mr C. I'aiii,. Mi iK ; Kooilin, ill-.. .!>" fiiiH'd.v, jllfti I'ia'?r. Airs. Fraser.i J!r.. If."iiPr£f?pft Mr, Colin I ; ras:;r, aß'Sh Mavs am! tliio. l ' 'Miss M'.npiia'UL Miss Iflii.iy.i' l ?, Mis.? I'. M'l/Piinati, Mr. Mr. M'Mi'iianirn, M r. Jl-. S,. Jl'LtSti):,. Siailamc Vvoyavi, M'iss M. MiUm. . M". ■ : -MiSlisraa. Mi;a. JlilliEasi, Miss Miliijjan, Mr. lii'tlp, Mr. W., J. RicUaivlKrii, Mr..■ fii?li;iv<ls, litr., Salmon,. Miss -Mi Kr. S. MnrUai, Miss JC. Worion, : Mrs. Nelson, M'f' Nolfon, Mr, Kolwn, Air. I'vplmiii. Xlr.«. Nelson (1), Jti'si | J!. O'.a r-, Mr. 11. O'DrnnoU. Ali'-? X, , i I'aiil. Mr. g.fetdr; Mr. S.ln:il, Mt>, Shpil, | Air. Steain, Mr. Silvester, Jfr. .T. Smi'.li. ■ Atr. -Siioflpras.v.. .ji-iss Buov, Steven',. ■■' Sffli.-, Mri-:. f-talliam, Alfe 1 A M.. Tiil'm!, ■' Mr. 'K. 'TV>dil, Mrs. Todd, si>. J. Uiifori !voo'!, Xtrs. ITrjdern-swd, Jlv. Porry, Jlrs. fciii, Mi" Portoi aii'l child, Mra T>

J. Vaile, Miss H. Vaile, Miss' Vasta, Dean G. W. Van Dyk; Miss Walton, Mrs. .Wallace, Miss M. AVhittaker, eighty thirdclass, and 315 through passengers from 'Australia. |Nows has been received in Wellington that Mr. and Mrs. Ravson, whose names aro included in tho abovo list, arrived in "England ten days ago.]