EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2228, 14 August 1914, Page 6

EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND.

CALL FOR MEN AND HORSES

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i' ■..';':'. This- morning tlie first.tatii of Wel;:;;';■;':^"jington volunteers for.thejmain':;Expedi-' y>. ] : : ti6riary Porcb will leave for tliS'Conoeni,y-;,::" tration.' canip , . at .Palmerstpn North. Tho I'vy'.*,; numberTvill;;Jfc^-.jiboii^ i ipbi) i and.': : iiiiU cpn&~£'j: eist s only now serving. To '■ J:';';. ithe' number of about- 50,. including a ecPr'e ffc v-'from/ thV'Ppst and -Telegraph Corps; , the... jv 'h-j-m6a- paraded at tlip Drill Hall, : Buckle' H^: : ' ; '-Street, r lasti^ragUp^iiey:j ; cotopris6(i.'aT.' liii'Mi tillery,' : iiifantry,\'-and 'a' small ;.'number |;v- ',- i'rom.tho Army' Service^orp's. ..Four, conv ft;-?! --Vcentration camps 'will .be told before the. b';::' ."Poice.'is^disph.tolxed—at Dunedifij".Christ-. t,'-'. .'.'." xhurcli; 'Auckland; andi P ( almprston' North.all'probability bo {?:■{;»■' :: ;"the f>; ;>;/. tuid infantry*' regiments a battery- of the l ; -*'v^''"'field', "artillery:will be in camp'.'-'.. '.*;' '■'' "■ I '''*:'i-'.i; /Applications 'are .still 1 flowing,-in" tp,jqin (^.'•■■■-."jtKe'lPoi'ie,.and yesterday just on 100 liandr'WVitf'the.ir/namesLitt'tne.Dril'l!Hall.. This f ! 'y '.-if!brmgs: the-number, who" have-registered; iv,:;:.,.'.■'the're'*.to'-*a pproxim'ately. 1130'.* 'It' is said" (*.'.;• v that more, have-already applied .than will,; k'.'ji'-.-', .-"be: needed, arid' *piiol)ably : .. a'selection will ti-".i*.':"'; : ,bVmade,',';The,.enforcement .of .the.order t~ ■. '■ : ,. '■: : jgiveri. 'by the' Minister .of; Defenco (tho Hon: f'iv;, !;■ ;i )>irtE "certificates, aie to .be !;V' --V i PJ'fidiiced, in ; ordeg- that' ■no one under; ths. [/.; ;: ; .',ag'o of 20 years ; \nll.be selected.Vivill have. k:' t , tlie numbers'landed in. It; fv'-.'v' is not likely that' any .-youths; of 17 or 18 ;"v -..:-.Vears r will get:away,witb':the main-body, 5,;. i :".. : tis was.'the. r case with, the.advance; party. i' ,J ■ V Xast nighti an' order was posted at, the :; v;^[Drill.Hall Stating that : until;further.no-' L ;,,/)tico.none .other than Territorials, would ;- .';■"'. : .*j>3 swop in or.medically examined.-Others ';.'■-'■■'"■''■'■ > may'.register■!.'thcir_*naraes,'. .'and,:, will ..be, [■'.•■* ..•' 'called on when required. Good drivers i-,. 'vA/l «ire nceded.'.and "will'probably get prefer[■■'■■.'■■"■.;,£ence.: *.■■: \;' ; ;* ;,;■/. ;: , --.-;;.;.,.; i ;;,:*• : ;.'.'■ ■'■,- : ■■ j- ■ .1 ;. ,'yinj, advance party was yesterday in : i. ■' i spe'eted by ■'.Major-General Sir Alexander p: : :■ ■■'.;--,Godley.and staff. ■•'.:.■■; \ r ■■'.-'■-■ ';.' f\;V:"■ .•-.;.• ■;,-.-. ■<•'■ ■• ■■■; Young at"sl;-;^• '■■■■:':■■ -: 1-■'-.-/; ■ for-.enrolment with' the Ex-. \'.j ■:■■.' .:?! peditionary .Force are being received from ''_:.: .-■ ■';"';' voluritters. of'all 'ages,* : from youte of, 17. |;: < i:';,V;;,to : nien of over'so years. As the age limit riy ■--'~Z9 "set afc'3s many, are apt; to be.'disapt;.*.;;; •; pointed: 7 'Testerda'y a;tall, ■ well-set-up -; ; :":';, man. bad his name-put ; on the list, at the !? ; Hall, and-in;reply to'to.question i'S '"■•.:. .'as to his'age.'said that -to'was 51years. $■■■3 ", 'jThe enrolling:'officer. expressed surprise, at i ';,'• ■'.!.' :'tliis, : and questioned: two spectators,', who '?r r ' 'gave their estimate'of the.man's age , at : ' ■'-■ 33 and 38. -respectively. ■ The volunteer ,x, ...fhad served forjnany yearslwith theEoyal' ,"*■..'-:'■, ■'■-, ":lrish Fusiliers,-and for 14.years■'■■was sta-. '■'~.,..!t iohed in India.'.-He.does;.not drink, and- ;, -i ithoiight that l:e was entitled to po down [*•;"■■', !/;;'pn the Toll as>3o..years 61 a?e. ■*■ "There's f. 'J'.- •• ■/an.example:for you,*"'said■ the "sergeant- £,:'■ ■. ■• »n'ajoi - , as'lie put the'iiame'down: .' ■;■■■.•*: (V^ '■■}:> ';' .■'■ Letters ,for the; Troops. '■■. ■ ',' ■ [:?.:., '■ ':.. The -Defence authorities are .anxious- to ';.;..'::;■•-facilitate the-disoatehi.of correspondence "■/.-. • ; i to* members .of tfie-.Esnejlitionary 'Force I"; ; .from New Zetland.■■ Mails .lvill be dis- [;.;->. patched .front. "VfcUington, as'; s the> oppor.V-/;-'.- • ' tiinity.occurs. : Letters sliould: be. address-f'-H.'V'.'ed to 'Wellington, and: should shovr rank i'-'"-v , .and., , nairie. o£,Tegiment in Which the.mein- ?■'.■■■'■ *: ber is serving, and the name of troopship ■•" ._:" on-which'lie embarked; if known.,-Letters ';''■■■■■'■.■■■.■ for ',thoso, already, afloat should-,be.ad-t>;'. ', ■ dressed - "Advance -Party,■'■ NIZ. ■■ Expedij. c.tionary Force 1 ;".-- :v i - '.; .'-. i:;- .-'-. : k' ■/'Vi.j'jv- for;the' Troops;-:' - : ": \..'7 ;f : ';-' r^- - ".THe I .Government' 'Bacteriologist-(Mr., J; ; ■ -'.■.■■'-■■ ii;: Hih'ley) 'states'that 'the s.toclc''6f,:anti-i7.-v:.;;typlioid and. other; vaccines is .ample. At v}:'■'.■_[ ■-•■•■'.: present there i is , sufficient anti-typlidid ! : , - r/ ;>: 7a*ccins to treat 20;000 persons, and double 1./■*'-■'-'.■..fliat■ quantity could, be'ready; in ;a few [■'■'•i^ , .'.-' days-'-.time. It is interesting, toknow-that I.;-': ■ :- : 'thCii.ExpeditionaTy*Force fca been,fully %'-'■; ■'"■■'u supplied, with .anti-typhoid and other yacr [:'•.■■•■■■". cines.iincluding eiu serum; jui; ,:,:!';•. '■v'.- ;i Boy -Scouts' Help. ■;■.. .- ■ ■ fe- ''v"i : *W'hen"the;;B6y Scontamadp their offer !:! :■ ' - : to;.the;:Defence Dt'partment last week the jV.^:....- ;Department probably did not realise how [f/; : -'(.thoroughly tney were going to carry put }'''■''•' uheir.self-appDiuted task. About font of ; : li-;, have been kept constantly, in' at-:',.;,.-tendanco at'"Headquarters, two at the ■ ■!.■-■■■ ■ JConunissariat,' twp at the stores, three at ■■ -! ■ fthe-Avea, Office, .whilp .tho others-are al f'*, ' ('tho-beefc-and ciU" of any"member of th( ; * : ■-.'"' ; expeditionary force wno. might want's i : ■ sent, .'or-'purchase-'-made in the -'.city. fFour are kept in-.attendance.at th< m> .v.Mayors offico.ia6'-th^-Towht Hall, wher< I--'. ; ; ; ftthey have been' most invaluable, and foni k '.-Khavo placed their services at the disposa .•'.':. of the-StrJohifAmbulance Association., -;f v - ':-.;! : :.- Either a curious difficulty that has t< I' "'■• '"bo'faced.sonietimes is'when they receive '■■' -'■'; 'a, few pence chango'.wlien.sending. a : tele ■ ■'--.•' •''■ ' '■ Igram, as a. scout is not allowed to tala Y - ■'■'■"'■'■: money for any help which he may hav< '.;,'.^-'•'' : given. ;: - One tooiit was left v?ith- 4Jd. ' ':''•■ t-wnich. was promptly spent in biscuits.foi • - •.«'■• •the,pafcrol,£S;i!p. pwher could be found ! ■:■'•,One-can't imagine that, biscuits wouldis-i '■■''■:'■<"\ jfar with'' hungry. boys, however. : : ■' Th< i:"; ; ,'■ v wliolo delivery of: telegrams/and the-sort !■' ■"., , -'"': ing of them was given. .to the officer, ii It .' 'charge of the'scouts, and it was.'corriex [.:'■:■ ■•'•. out as:promptly as possible in barrack • V * -and , on,.sliipboard.''''.Some .'of the'Vbdys ■'■■'■■■''-:. who come from Brooklyn, Northland, an< ; -.v. '■'■': Kelburn,.haveifo'undit.hard darjjlg.tljej; i- ; '' ;: day's work. to. get tea ..to drinb withthei: !'•■' .'"■'■ a ' tribnldtioii' to" fhirst; L ' : boys; others 'have been. more , ' fortunate ■""-■.; either- having more frienda-or elsij "hav 1 -. in* divay wid''eni." ,'• _ '"■■' ■ "." , ■'■ . ■-;;'. lifers "6f''service. . f : '' ■■'■■• ■;.'v^^BLlp , -? DESIEE TO HELP. i-■'••"' .'A" correspondent; "First Aid," wTite '''■■■'■■' -Jiigßesting.: that tho' St. Joh-n Ambu|niic ■ : '.'■'•■'■■ Brigade'- overseas 'should , equip'a' baso'o '■'' '•'■■•'.' ' general'hospital,'and-'offer-it to-the Gov I ,•■, ; ernment-. -There.are many New Zealand ' ers, tho correspondent, soys, who. would b ■-■ "-willing to do'duty , anywhere; and JN'ei ■"'.'': • Zealand woxild not.bo slow in th ■ ; : ■ necessary money.. ... ■•>: ■:'" • - ; local enrolments in connection with th ■•' ' ".proposed Expeditionaiy Force (says' bu TaihapeCorrespondent)'include 12 Terr ' * torials, G ex-cp.ithigenters,' 13 ex-Novy an , '--«x-4irmy ineir,' 8 .'iembers of the Taitap :■"■ ' "Railway Corps, and CO members-of- ( i,- Squadron Gtli Mounted Eifles.., i ■■" The troopships with 'tli.e fitst contingoi (': ' nboaixtwcTO'stiirm the stream-yestcrdaj jfl. JJany peoplo , palrohised' the harbour, ferr ii . btiatsv Which;-mado , excursions' to -the-vi< 'i iriity-of the'stea;ners, and exchanged di: f tait fa'roweilg wit'i those who are soo ' -to' sail.'"' Tho iiublic were 'not .allowe r aboard. Launches conveying, provision : and.'rcquipmout plied from fte shore 1 I ■■.■;; the Ships thrduenout the day: ~ ■ ■ '■ ■■■' , Commander Stewart, E.N. (retired list ■ has been' given command oi transport an r-: , landing operations; in connection with tli :-.- • '■■■ .troopships'..'.". ' '. . , ;■■ i' Lieut. Fraser, R.N.8., assistant supe: '■' intendent of mercantile nwino at Poi ''■■■ Chalmers, and Lieut. E. F. "Watson, lal : ebcond officer cf the Union Company : iiAra-hura, have joined the troopships i !■-' transport officers. .' '- (By TeieEreDh.—Pr««a Association.) ;: ■■■'■> Palrnersfon North, August 13. i"" A'-;large number of troops arrived:be: ' ■ ' tbis afternoon for the camp at Awapui j: ' ■ racecourse., IS . •'"• ■■■'. ' Pahiitua's .first contingent, entrained t '•'■■ ■day-and was'given α-most enthusiast I-.' .' send-otf by' a great- crowd.' There we: ; . T . patriotic demonstrations m.the town ai '■■■■■: ■ ojso at the station,. -; . ■ ■■"- ■ • Timaru, August 13. \ : Local-preparatioM for 1 the selection ■• i : men ahd.horses.etc, era proceeding ae '.-. ■■-■■ with quiet earnestness. About' 100 ha- '■ "been selected so far for , the mounted tor i of the 150 who volunteered, l'our oi 1 cersof tlio A (Timaru) squadron yolu ! ■ teeircd for service. Two were, not: wanti ail officers and will-go as privates. 1 ""' ; ■•■- Auckland, August 13, !'' "Mobilisation of--Auckland's portion >'■" Forco continues rapi '■' ly," nnd it is expected : that it will i-.' ■ completed by of tho week. T

RECRUITING THE MAIN EXPEDITION

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number of men' in camp is now rapidly increasing, ephtingeats arriving hourly from the country. ' . ' (Br Telegraph.—Srieoiel Correaoondent-' ...■'•••■ I;" , :. , .- Masterton, August 13. : There 13 a.-jjreat demand for fodder for horses in this district, every available sack of chaff and bale of. bar'having been snapped up for the Expeditionary Force. ■ .NOT'SELECTED, ... ; ; DISAPPOINTED KAILWAY MEN. . The ■; cose'pf. certain members of the (railway service who : came to Wellington to join the Expeditionary Force, and who have not been selected for the railw.iy corps was' referred to in the House ofEepresentativea'last night. ' - ■ Joseph Ward said his attention had been , ' drawn-.to the fact that a considerable number .of young, men had been broughit from.all parts of ■ New Zealand to serve in. the* railway section of th'e Expeditionary, Foroe, 'and, he understood that some eighiteen'of them had been ordered to'stand aside on the ground that, their services ■ were not -required. ■ In,some cases these young men had been farewelled by tlie'ir friends, acd he would ask the Minister/whether it-.would not be possible for them, to go away with the contingent. ': AVould the Government say. what their iposition.was?. ;He.had/been informeirthat if the men joined another contingent they would not get. .their. halfpay, <ind their positions, would not bo kept'open: for ; them. i .';•>'' ■ ,:' Mr. Herries: That-is not so. .Their positions will bo open to them on, their 'return if they are. physically fit. , '. - Mr. G. W , . Russell, Mr. T.-K; Sidey, and Mr. C. E; Statham also urged the Minister 'to give these men who had come here an opportunity: of going with ' the main body of the force. : ■■ '■' . Mr. T; M,.Wilford.asked,whether Civil Servants going withithe Force were.going to be. allowed half-pay. 7 "• The Hon. J.-Allen said that the question about the railway companies could be better answered by the' Minister '-of ■Railways. All that the Defence Department were concerned about was in getting a specially selected "section of 250' men from the railway corps. ' 'These men had been specially selected by Colonel Hiley, and he believed:the Railway Department, .were allowing them helf-pay The .fact about aim e ,of the' men not selected was t|iat eighteen ,-men- had' without. authority 'got on the train at 'Auckland ind comp down to Wellington. They were not selected, and they would not go with the Railway Corps. V ■ ■'■ Mr. Wilfovd: .Those are the kind, of men I should like to take. ; -; Mr..;Allen:'. Very. well. .1 should.like .'to-see them ■■ go, but they ,will h'aye'.to ! mako their.applications in the ordinary, way as'-all''the .others have, through the ;local Defence. OfSce*. On.being informed that there were-other-men npw not allowed tb ; go',wh6 had been.originally selected, he . referred": the questioners' .to the Minister of Railways on the point. Iβ was -not. aware that'.half-pay was to ».. given to Civil Servants.'. The metter had been r-eferred to the Public Service Commissioners,, but; no reply had been received from- them;'yet. The railway :men were getting half-pay, but they were selected for special work.fhich they might be required to' do. ' ' . ~ ; The Hon. W? H. Herries said that, as Minister of Railways, he had nothing to do < with Colonel Hiley as.Va Defence ofificer, but only' with.Mr. : iHiley, General Manager of Railways.- If the House wished the Minister "of Railways to take over the Railway Department's force, he.-would .bo very' : 'giad -to go'to'the' front' -with , '■railway force.'..'• '■'■• ■ ' ! '■. An hon. member:.ln what position? ; Mr.- Herrie3: As Commander-in-Chief, of course. /(Laughter;) He promised to iniquire.into. the matter Taised : in the question, and let' the' House know exactly what had occurred. Thoso members of the Railway.Service who were selected for ;this corps would get half-pay whilo they ■were absent, and their positions would -.be; open rto ..them an their return. Men ■who. went away without the consent of jthe Department -would not get thpir posi'tipns'"wlien they camp back. , ' Some pro;vision like'this wa9 necessary to'prevent the Railway Service from possible disor.Kanisation.- could assure members that , the- "Deoartment would not arbitrarily withh'old'consent. .'.. -, '■.' ,'. ■ '^IiiOTOR , SERVICE. i The following motorists , have been allotted duty for to-day :—For General Godley, Mr. Lady Godlcy, Mr, R., A. .Arthur'; Dr.' Marcliant, Mi'.Pryor: :the; 'Staff, J..J; M'Grath, S. "Kirk'caldie, and J;G." Smith. . '''■'. ■ A'member.of the Wellington Automobile Club has notified the seoretary of the club, Mr. Dillon-Kelly, that he has installed a, spiecial 'telephone .and made aTraiigements'by which his chauffeur and will be at-the call of the Defence authorities, at-.apy time of day or night re- .-, : ; PALL IN INSURANCE RATES ; - ':' "''■% REASSURING SIGN. '''.' '. Cable information has been received ii Wellington from London to the effect'thai insurance .rates •.-to Australia, Unitet Kingdom, United States, and Canada (Atlantic), have been reduced from 20»pei cent, to 10 per .cent., and ..-between Australia and South Africa from 10' per cent 'to 3 per cent.. . '■"■ • ACTORS AND THE WAR FUNI STREET COLLECTION ON SATUR \ ",-• ■■;■■. DAY. A'.number, of the members of the Wil Kamson Compaoy, ■ inclitding Mr. Frei Niblo and Miss Josephine Cohan, , aT< to take, part in a street collection to tab place between 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m ou Saturday, before the matinee at jthi Grand Opera House. Mr. Niblo is an ol< hand at this money-magnetising game and he is entering -with into thi arrangements Tor to-morrow's campaign The theatrical party, who are,to mak thi9 al fresco appeal, will be accompan ied by a brass baud, which will play appro priafe patriotic airs between the burst o patriotic eloquence to be delivered by Mi Fred Niblo. Mr. Robert Greig, and otlie members of,the. company. The ladies o •the company, will follow the orators ii motor-cars, and will be pleased to sell t tlio public autographed boxes of siveet atf reasonable l-ates, and every penny i to go to the Patriotic I'lind. The money raisers are to leavg tho Grand Open Houise at about 11.30 a.m. ■ : - . • Patriotic Matinee Tho matinee, to bo given at the. Gram Oiiera House on Saturday, commencin at 2.30 p.m., promises to bo the bigges tiling of its kind ever held in Wellington The progrjmme to. be submitted will b one that in itself,-and apart from patri otic sentiment, should attract a crowde house. The first part will bo' provide by. the. members of tho Brei.nan-Fulle Company, after which the Prime Mini; ter will speak for five minutes. The will follow the second act of "Never Sa Die" by the Fred Niblo-Josephine Coha Company, one of the most • laughabl farces ever seen in AVellington. The Ho) James Allen (Minister of Defence) wi' then speak, and the'.thiid part will h provided by the gifted "Smart Set." Dui ■ing this part Mr. Ernest Parkes is t eing "Britons All," a new song writte by Mr. Bert Royle, and composed by Mi Frank Crowther (of His Maiestya o; chestra). Mr. Fred Niblo is also -to giv us a taste of his talent as a inonologuis The box plan is now .open at the Dre: den, where 'seal*-are being booked wit great patriotic -fervour. Duriug the mathieo there will be a auction of a first-grade twu-yard Uniu Jack, wlijch has been presented for tli purpose. This (lag will have an histori interest, and should brinpr a substantia addition to the Patriotic Fund: The , Ha will-be auctioned by Mr. Fred Niblo, v,-l: has spent somo of the happiett jxais ( his lifo : under the old flag.