Second Edition TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1915, Page 3

Second Edition TELEGRAMS

I.FBR PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY. Christchiweh, Tim Day. Thomas Williams, arrested at Dunedin, on a charge of theft, escaped from custody at the Ghristchurch police station yesterday. He asked permission to go to the lavatory and it is presumed that lie got through the window. He is still at large. WOT WANTED. Twenty-eight α-eoruits who paraded at the barracks yesterday, having been ordered to go with special reinforcements for Trentham, were told by the officer in command thai as the quota had been tilled they"could not go with the force. The men nad given up their jobs and had been farewelled by their relatives. The matter is causing a good deal of comment. The alleged blunder is due Jg, headquarters in modiiying the call for inen. - TAUMARU.VUI J3Y-ELEOriON. \. Wellington, This Day. A writ for the TTaumarunui by-elep-tion was issued to-day. It fixes the date of the election for June 15th one weei latefl than the Bay of Islands election. ; QUOTA OF RECRUITS. Nelson, This ODay. About one hundred men, forming the Nelson area district quota of the special ■ force ,proceeded to Wellington to-day. During the past three months this district, which includes Marlborough, iound all the men aske3 for, and on one occasion made up a deficiency elecwHere. A PATRIOTIC OFFER. Palmereton iN., This Day. The Mayor has made a suggestion to the Patriotic Society to recommend the Government to impose a shilling increase on first-class 'railway fares as a means of increasing the War Fun 3. The Society decided to forward a recommendation to the Government that Captain Goldingham be placed at the disposal of the Mauawatu Patriotic Society. His cottage at Paekakariki contains four to six beds for convalescent soldiers. He will bear ffie «v»t of upkeep himself.

DROWNING FATALITY

Tanmarunui, This Day

While crossing the Wahganui river tin's morning on the way to town from their market garden with a supply of vegetables two, Chinamen were carried down the river, which was in flood After floating lor several hundred yards the trap -was at last overturned, and both occupants thrown out. One' managed to reach the shore, but the other was drowned. The horse wae rescued after a good deal of difficulty as he had got entangled in the harness.