TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1915, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

[per press association.]

ALLEGED T&EFT

Dunedin, This Day

I About two months ago Lieut-Oolouel McClymont returned from Egypt m consequence of alleged irregularity in connection with Government fund*, and of the 14th South Otago Regiment at Milton. Aβ a result of investigations six informations for alleged "tneft of about £200 has been laid against him. The charges will be heart! before Mr Bartholomew, S.M., at Milton on Thursday.

DEAD BY THE WAYSIDE

Dannevirke, This Day

Alfred Herbert, a well-known resident of Waipukurau. was found dead this morning near Norsewood. He was driving from Dannevirke to Waipukurau in a motor car, and the car apparently skidded at a bend of the road and went over a tence. Deceased had been dead for about ten

hours when he was found on the roadside. WHAT NEW ZBALANDERB WANT TO HEAR. NO DETAILS KNOWN YET. Auckland, Thie Day. Speaking at a civic dinner at which the retiring mayor, Mr O. J. Parr, was entertaned the Governor said: "I know that everyone in the Dominion Iβ asking whether I can give them any news of tho 'Dominion's troops on active service. I rogret to tell you that I have no further news beyond what T have given to the prose."

"They were anxious," ho added, "to hear details of the doings of those they held dear to them. T can assure you that at the first opportunity, whether it comes to me, or whether it comes through the channels of the Army Council to the Minister of Defence, that news will be given as early as possible."

Bis Excellency deprecated the spreading of rumours regarding tho troops. Statements had" been maJe that casualties had occurred among the men of the Expeditionary Force. He strongly deprecated t?ie spreading of most unfortunate rumours, and trusted that the losses were not severe, but he thought that the sooner the scandalmongers got their due the better it would be. No one Tiad any right to conjecture as to what had taken place. The Governor, continuing, said ho believed the war would teach the young people of ,New Zealand" the meaning of the word discipline—in that way the war would do good. He earnestly hoped that in the course of the next few days they would hear news of a great and glorious victory for the Xfew Zealand troops, and liat tlfe news would not be of a nature to sadden the hearts of the people of the Dominion. I