TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[per "UKOS association..]

A NELSON MAN AND HIS WIFE

KILLED AT SIGAPORE,

Wellington, This Day

A message was received in Nelson last woek by his relatives, that Ma - Wool combe and his wife, tho former a mechanic of the Eastern Gable Company's staff, at Singapore, had been killed. No particulars were allow to transpire as to how they had lost their lives, but in the light of to-day's cables, re the mutiny at Singapore, it is possible it waS in the riot there. Wooloombo was an old Nelson boy and only a few months ago married Miss Michie,' a daugjhter of a former Dunedin manager of the Bank of New Zealand. Those particulars are now published by permission of the censorship.

THE TAUMAItUNUI ELECTION

Te Kuiti, This Day

Giving ovidence 011 the point iu the petition concerning Mr Jennings's presence at the Te Kuiti "booth, and requesting that a person should he allowed to make a declaration and vote, oiio witness stated that Mr Jennings threatened to wire to Wellington respeetig the matter.

James I. Hull, an officer of tho Electoral -Department, gave evidence concerning the conduct of the poll of tho Expeditionary Force. The men's addresses were taken and their own statements and filled In on tße roll. Most of the Auckland addressee were not filled in owing to tho deputy returning officer not doing so. DRUIDS' CONFERENCE. Feilding, This Day. At the Druids' Conference last night it was decided to accept the machinery clauses submitted by the Grand Lodge of the consolidated sick fund scheme. It was also decided that all Past Grand Presidents should be made Honorary life members of the Grand Lodge and al- ' lowed to attend the meetings.