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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1918, Page 3

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AIR. MASSEY IN FRANCE

AUCKLAND, July Bth

A cablo message, received by Sir Tames Allen from the Hon. Air Massey, reads as follows:—“Have just re-

rnod from France. Saw not less ''an 20.000 of the New Zealand Fxped- - itionary Force. Their general health as good. All units were visited. Will -1 ograph further particulars in a few lays.” SERVICE RESUMED. CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. The railway service throughout Canterbury as been restored to normal conditions. The relief train got through to *«••- ur’s Pass at 6 o’clock on Saturday. \t tho Pass, the food shortage was not j -o acute as elsewhere, there being, a j plentiful supply of meat, the relief train party being supplied with hot din'd* on arrival. The engines were enraged for about two hours in clearing •ip the yards at the Arthur’s Pass station. It is reported that at Avocn the -’ood shortage was acute, and that -be rations had been reduced to Sllbs - of bacon and a supply of tea. The Railway Traffic Department ad-' vise that the Christchureh-West-Coast : •ailway service will be resumed to-day ; and that the poaches will be able to ne- j mtiato tho Gorge. j ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS. •’ CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. ) The National Efficiency Commission- : d* for Cantorblury, J. A. Frostick. has ; ■alien up the question of rendering ! ’ssistanco to farmers whose stork has j 'eon endangered or lost, as a result | 'f the recent snow-storm. Mr Frostick , stated that everything possible will be I done by the National Efficiency Board j. md the Government, to save stock, or , •vhcro. that is impossible, to save the ■ diins and wool. The various Committees of advice have been called ori for help, and the Government has promised to release from camp, or anywhere else, men accustomed to working in the : snow. Mr. Frostick said that despite this he was certain the losses would 1 be severe.

LOSSES OF STOCK. . 2.000,000 SHEEP SNOW-BOUND CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. Advices received this afternoon from Lake Coleridge are to the effect that the losses of stock in that region are gratifying, small, in fact, almost nil. Tho probable number of sheep that are out in the snow in affected disrricts is somewhat difficult to estimate, but it is safe to say that from Marlborough down to the Waitnki River there are quite two million sheep, that are more or less snow-bound, this including sheep on the lower country, which can he moved with more or less difficulty. ,

FATAL ACCIDENT. WELLINGTON, July 8. A bugler named Lloyd met with a fatal accident at Trentham early yesterday afternoon. He was mounted on one of tho camp horses, which suddenly bolted, and in endeavouring to dismount by throwing his fool over the horse’s neck, the rider fell on his head. Death was instantaneous. COMPENSATION CLAIM. TIMARU, July 5. E. Richards, of Waihola Downs, claimed £2597 from, the Public Works Department as compensation for land taken for extension • of the Waihoa Downs railway and for damage to the rest of liis estate. The Compensation Court to-day awarded him £1179 10s.

BREACH OF REGULATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 0. Hayward Bros, were fined £1 and costs for supplying limejuice to tho Defence Department containing salicylic acid. A breach of the regulations was admitted, but defendants denied wilfully adding the acid, contending that it must have been drawn from an old wine cask used for limejuice.

RED JERSEY APPEAL. HASTINGS, This Day. The local committee of the Red Jersey appeal, fast night; handed over to Colonel Mclnnes ,representing Commissioner Hodder, a cheque totalling £3,494/13/6 being the amount collected in Hastings district.

QUESTION OF ALIENS

A GISBORNE REQUEST. GISBORNE, This Day

A public meeting last night passed a resolution calling on the Government to intern all enemy aliens without exception during the period of the war; and further, that all persons 'born of enemy alien parents and at. present holding positions in the Dominion, enabling them to acquire knowledge, the possession of which, would be of value jn any way to the enemy, be at once removed from those positions. REQUEST FOR AID. AUCKLAND, This' Day. Replying to a request that Government supplement Imperial pensions to dependants of seamen lost in the Wimmera, Sir James Allen asked a deputation why Government should do this. The shipping companies were tho responsible parties. He did not know what profit they were making. It was their place to look after their own seamen. He would nut the request before Cabinet but the case for the request was a slender one.

CONDITIONS AT TTANMER, CHRISTCHURCH. This Day

Communication with Ilanmcr has just been secured by packing twenty miles over the snow. Tho soldiers at Queen Mary Hospital were reduced to condensed milk, but it is understood there is still some tinned meat available. Transport officers are now at Culverden arranging to pack further supplies to Harnner.

! LIQUOR QUESTION. | TIMARU, This Day. Mr Gray representing tho Alliance at i a large meeting last night, said in'tin reply the Hon. Russell stated be was not in agreement with the trade and had never been approached by, nor bad approached the alliance. Mr. Gray said the Alliance would he no party to a compact with the Trade. The present attitude was due solely to the strong representations of business men, and tho necessity of adopting the ■ Efficiency Board proposal for the imnie- 1 diate prohibition in the economic gen- 1 oral interest of the Dominion.