TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 March 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

Li'KU i'liSSb AIjLiCIA'JMOJK. J uAILWAI ACU.DENI AX DAiV NEVIitKE. UaimovirKe, This Day. n liliaui Jiruost i'riuco, a young laijicr residing at .vLakoUikui, nai> a. pa»s.<.ngci- oil the train uoiinug to Dunuevirko tin Saturday evening. lie got *i l on cue railway crocking while the .i'aiu was waiting lor Uio signals and. .suruck by an engine travelling in .nc opposite direction. His injuries ;,pp-ared to be slight, but yesterday ne .showed signs 01 collapse and his eoiuiitiou its now critical. LETTEit i'lW>M CAPTAIN HALSEY. Wellington, This Day XJio following is an extract from a letter written by Captain Lionel Halsey, H.N., to the Countess of Liverpool, in which he j conveys Ui« most sincere and apprei ciatavo thanks of his officers and men for ilie sum 01 money so generously contributed by the people of the Dominion in response to Her Excellency s 'appeal on behalf of 1:1..VI. S. New Zealand: "It is now over eighteen months •since we in this ship regretfully left the shores of New Zealand, and never can any of us forget what was done lor us during our stay m the Domini ion. For that reason alone we have j always felt that we are a part of that ! Dominion, but in addition to this :vc ! have been constantly reminded by • kind and thoughtful acts, th.it :ili though the ship may Be out of sight > slip is never out of the minds of our i people. This crowning act of generosity only confirms our knowledge, and I we in our turn have always endeavourI ed. and will always endeavour, to re- ; pay the Dominion for the confidence ! reposed in us."

PLENTY APPLICANTS FOR WAR CORRESPONDENT.

Wellington, This Da}"About thirty applications have been received for the position of war correspondent, but as to-day is the last for receiving applications there may be a few more to come in yet.

BACK FROM SAMOA.

Wellington, This Day. Portion of the Samoan garrison arrived in Wellington to-day.

FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT THE FRONT.

Christchureli, This Day. It is estimated that between 150 and 200 footballers have been drawn from the Canterbury Rugby "Union's various competitions as the result of the call for the Expeditionary Forces. The chairman, at the annual meeting ofdelegates on Saturday night, made reference to the splendid response of the footballers to the call of the Empire. As the result of the heavy levy on players, the union was faced with the curtailment of its approaching season's competitions compared with other vears. Tt was suggested that the shield competition he deleted this prpason and that the teams be played out in the country as often as posible. Tho suggestion did not find much favour, mainlv on the score of expense. The matter was finally left to the incoming committee to decide.

BREACH OF A WAR REGULATION.

Wellington, This Day. Under the War 'Regulations Act, William Stephens was fined £5 to-day for supply a member of tlio Expeditionary Force with a ftottle of boor for consumption off licensed premises. Tt is the first cafe of the kind under the recently gazetted regulations. fu an article on the price of food in England an English paper jufd to hand .mentions that genuine new laid fgya cost 3d each and that poultry is a« cheap as beef at Is -Id per lb. Cheese, butter. margarine, meats, etc.. have increased in price from Id to 2d per lb. Kisli increased Id to jd. though salmon was cheaper, as was fruit, and lamp oil, the latter declined Id to 2d per Flour was then (middle of January) C 2 2s per sack. Incidentally it mentions that wood is ko scarce owing to the closing of the Baltic Sea, that several large firms of match manufacturers are now / living cardboard instead of wood for boxes. On Saturday evening in Oxfordstreet the lamb and goose given as prizes in competitions at the Ladies' Croquet Club garden party' on Wednesday, and given back by the winners. .Mrs P. W. Goldsmith and Mrs C. H. "Pyke respectivelyfor the Belgian Fund were sold by auction. Bidding was brisk and the lamb was sold several times, the total amount realised being £4 7s 6d. The goose also had many purchasers and brought £1 Os 6d. Cabbages given bv Mr J. TCytler brought ss; apples given by Mr'T. Harris 13s, potatoes by Mr -J. Par-, sons Ds 6d. and a flag given by Mr H. Walkley 12s. The total amount realised was £7 7s Gd. . Levin Defence Rifle Club's scores made in Saturday's final match will appear in Tuesday's Chronicle. An opportunity for a lad or young man to learn poultry farming is advertised to-day. The bahuiee-shcot showing receipts and expenditure of the garden party given by the Levin Ladies' Croquet Club last Wednesday will be published in to-morrow's Chronicle.