TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1914, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PEE PfiESS ASSOCIATION.]

TAKAPAU.

Palmers ton N., This Day. As a sequel to the report supplied to the press on the Takapau camp arrangements, the defence authorities have forwarded the following letter to the Rev. F. W. Boys:—' 'New Zealand ,Military Force. From Headquarters Wellington Infantry- Brigade. Palmerston North, "15th.,A£ay, 1914. To the Rev. F. W/ Boys, chaplain to the .forces; 7th (W. W.C.) Regiment Wi&gamu.—With reference to the; report appearing under your name in the Manawaiu" Evening Standard,- dated May 12th, 1914, will you please inform me- if \yoif have been correctly reported.. If this statement is correct please explain your action in publishing, through the medium of the press, criticisms which cannot but be regarded as subversive of discipline on matters connected with the conduct of officers and others at the camp held at Takapau. Tour attention.is directed to the fact that officers of the defence forces are in time of peace, subject to military law as laid down'in section 15, Defence Amendment Act, 1912, as well as the provisions of 1913, from which the following is an extract (paragraph 207): 'Any - officer of the defence forces proved to have: written or to have instigated any communication to a newspaper on matters connected with the de- . fence forces, or any portion thereof, or calling in question or.reflecting upon any action of the defence department, or any act of any superior officer, is guilty of insubordination, arid is liable to be dealt with accordingly. . An early reply is requested. (Sighed) H. R, Potter Major N.Z.S.C., Brigade-Major, Wellington Infantry Brigade." The Rev". F. W. Boys^reply is as follows: "St.. Paul's Methodist Parsonage, Palmerston Worth, May 15th, 1914. To the Headquarters Wellington Infantry Brigade. Major Potter, "BrigadeMajor. Dear Sir, —In reply to your memorandum datejl May 15th, the report appearing in the Manawatu Evening Standard dated 12th May under my name is quite correct. Yours faithfully, Fred. W. Boys/' SUDDEN DEATH. Napier, This Day. Mr P. N. Kelly,, managingdirector for Richardson and Company, and who had been selected to contest the Napier seat in the "Reform ,, interest at the next general election, died with tragic suddenness early this morning. His face became somewhat swollen at the end of last week. Yesterday acute blood poisoning developed, and he rapidly sank. Deceased, who was only 3& years of age, was extremely popular.

HEAVY WEATHER, Gisborne, This Day.

A south-easterly storm of, exceptional severity has been raging since 8 a.m. on Sunday. The steamer Warrimoo arrived from Auckland yesterday afternoon, but was unable to tranship her passengers and put out to sea. She has not yet A tremendous sea is running off the coast. Heavy rain is falling on the whole .eastern seaboard and the livers are in high flood. The Waipoa river overflowed its banks at midnight, bub though there is much water lying about the flats, no damage of any : consequence has been reported. The settlers in the danger zone took precautions during the n?ght and removed their stock to a higher level. The steamer Ngahura moored to the Gisborne wharf broke adrift last evening, but the anchors were promptly cast and the vessel held safely. TAKAPAU CAMP. Takapau, This Day. The casual camp broke up this morning, the territorials going north and south hy the early trains. The main trunk t men connect with to-day's train at Palmerston North, and will arrive home to-nigm. The Wairarapa and Wellington men return by ordinary express to-day. (Received.This Day, 10.55 a.m.)