CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

(.UIKCXtUC TELEGRAPH—COPYEIGHI.J lean pkess association.! (Received This Day 10 a.m.). THE BELGIUM FUND. Sydney, This Day. Mr Hugh Ward has handed to the Natienal Belgian Fund £125,000. The 'result of a Belgian JJay collection at a race meeting ovceeds the sum of £10,000. THE SUGAR? SHORTAGE. The Colonial Sugar Company has aeeured the Hon. 'Mr. Hall that it has completed purchases of eugar to overtome the' shortage. 11VVO PIROCLAMATIONS. A proclamation has advanced the price of butter, wholesale and retailId per "lb. Another proclamation will be issued, on Tuesday afternoon for the seizure of fodder. ' " • • NEW ZEALANDERS WITH THE AUSTRALIANS, -,5^ :■■'■ -, .'•■■• ■ --^y Lieutenant Stedman, son of the exmayor of Whangarei, was killed at the Dardanelles; , Lance-Corporal W. G,. "Matheeon (Port Chalmers) was wounded; Private William Shaddlck. JOoleniau j (WelJington) was killed; Capt.airl A." G. Wateon and Paivate R.-Stone (New Zealanders) killed. 5 TOTAL CASUALTIES "" ' ■ The total casualties were: Officere killed. 107, men killed 396; wounded: 2l'O officers 3617 men; missing 14 officerfc and 28 men. ;