TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 July 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Jj'ATAli ilUSlil'-JIILLiiNU AOOiUUNi. Gisborue, This Day. Oharles Oatto, a, well Known was killed while busliielling at Alatiwai. Great difhculty was experien'jed in carrying the body out over tiio rough bush tracks and througii- tho flooded creeks. Deceased was a. married man and leaves a wife ana three- young children. DAY OF IiNTEJiOJiBfcJION. Dannovirlce, 'TEis Day. The Kev. A. Grant, moderator oi the Presbyterian General Assembly, in response to a aoueral desire, directs ffiab August 4th bo observed throughout tlie Presbyterian Church as a day of intercession and prayer. CANADIAN WHEAT. i Auckland, This Day. , The Hou. uMr Watson, who is a- ' senger by the Makura says that Canada ' ifc greatly concerned over the shortage l> of shipping. It appeared a hopeless J task to procure enough tonnage to got ' j away her surplus of wheat. Thero g j expected to bo a record wheat crop. , AN APPEAL FOR HELP. < ——~— . . . "Wellington, Tliis Day- J The secretary of the jN t ow Zealand . Volunteer Sisterhood, Christchurch, has issued an appeal to the public to assist- ' them with funds. She points out 1 that women of New Zealand are giving \ themselves for "a year or more to he'i> ' the wounded and disabled men, and some thirty or forty liave now en called to work in loc.al military hospi- I tals. She appeals for help to enable ! them to do their duty to the sick and I wounded. I

THE TRENTfIAM CAMP ENQUIRY. Wellington, This Day. The Tmitham' Enquiry Commission wfi« continued this morning. .Magnus Badger, a sergeant in' the Field Ambulance, stated that when he went on duty the racecourse kiosk was being used as an hospital. - This was on the 28th June, and the hospital was very congested, and the men were lying on the floor, but next day a number of stretchers and beds were brought in. it was impossible to keep the place clean, as the convalescent kept going in and out with muddy boots, fho beds had no sheets. Ee had objected ty the tsystem whereby .the patients were compelled to walk irom the line* to the hospital. In one case, a man with a temperature ol 103 walked up. This case was reported and instructions then were given that patients with high temperatures had to be conveyed on stretchers. Some of these men had to leave their beds and .>t was impossible to deal with them otherwise. Everything po*tfsible. was done t<i keep the place clean. Any complaints to Colonels Valiiitine or Moricc were immediately investigated.

FARMER- FOUND DEAD. Taihapy, This Day. Frederick Schorh". a farmer ab Wain'li, has been 'missing i'or several days The police yesterday found the body on deceased's farm. Ho had apparently been dead for .some days. Seherlf was a single man aged 36" An inquest is being held. The steamship Jk'iialla. wliich canjjcmt, fire 800 miles east of Durban, has returned to that port. The fire has heen extinguished. The many friends in Levin of Mr and Aim D. MoKain will regret to hear ul the death of their son, 1. McKain, in hospital at the front, trom lockjaw caused through wounds received wliile on active- service. Oil Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, Mr .N. H. Pierce, Government Orchard Inspector, will jjivo a pruning demonstration in Mr Black's orchard, F airfield road. The following letter ol ! appreciation lias reached Levin irom Otago:— "Otago Women's Patriotic Association. Early Settlers' Hall, 22nd July, 'MS. To the lion, secretary Levin Women's Patriotic Committee. Dear Madam.— On behalf of the Women's Patriotic Association allow me to thank the members oi' your committee very sincerely fo rt-ho great kindness your have show to our soldier* iroiii Otago who are unfortunately in hospital at Levin. Will you convey to them our best wishes for their speedy recovery which no doubt will come a-s the result oT all the care they are receiving at your hands. With the sincere thanks of the women o( Otago, I remain, your laithtfully, J. Bunt, Jion. secretary." Weather forecast: Moderate to strong winds. Weather probably cold and changeable. The night will probably be very cold. The baroemter shows little movement. You can enjoy real summer comlort if you insist on a pair oi Fred. W. Pink's .special boots lor winter wear. Strong, scrvicable, comfortable; and the price is very paving.—Advt. Nature's sweet face, is decked with jewels rare. She weaves glad garlands in her sunny hair. She is a ladp, fair beyond compare, But a man is subject to net ilarker moods, So to the rescue comes the cure oi "Woods," flie Peppermint Cure is really "just the goods."