TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1918, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

fl-Kl! I’RF.SS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. - W EI A. IN G TON, Sept 24. Influenza in a mild form is prevalent at Treiithain Camp. 388 eases were in hospital to-day. There are many heavy colds, hut the authorities are putting all cases in the hospital so as to guard against possible complications. There are no severe cases. HEALTH ON TROOPSHIPS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 24 The Minister of Defence has received advice from a hospital ship outside New Zealand waters that the health of the patients is good. He also lias been advised that the health of the right wing of the 43rd Reinforcements is excellent. OUR WAR BILL. WELLINGTON, Sept. 24.

The quarterly statement of the New Zealand war expenditure shows n total amount expended, up to June 30ih, ol C 14.102.707, or, with additions of imprests, €48,255,942. Actually £43,678, 750 has been the actual war expenditure. Relief purposes have taken £233, 238. and expenses in raising loans £‘>50,719. The total on March 31st last stood at £39,209,550. charge of fraud. AUCKLAND, Sept. 24th. W the S.M. Court. Ernest McKenzie who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to obtain £7O from the Railway Department by making a claim through, a solicitor for a motor cycle wrongly alleged to have boon lost in transit. Hie evidence for the prosecution was to the effect, that the cycle had been consigned from Raetilii to Auckland, and checked later being obtained at Auckland, without the check ticket being given up. SAFE BREAKERS. AUCKLAND, Sept. 24. Two of the men accused of committing the recent burglaries and one charged with receiving, were to-day remanded till to-morrow week. Patrick Gunn, one of the five, escaped from the police station, but "as tocaptured after about an hour s chase hiding under a house near the Domain. PUPIL TEACHERS. • WELLINGTON, Sept. 24. Cabinet approved to-day of financial provision being made in order to secure an adequate supply of probationers, pupil teachers and training college students for the State Schools Teaching Service.

BY-ELECTIONS. CANDIDATE FOR TARANAKI. WELLINGTON, September 24. Mr John S. Conncl is announced as the Government nominee for the Taranaki seat. MU MACK’S CANDIDATURE. WELLINGTON, September 24. .Mr Mack, Independent Labour candidate, in opening his campaign, said he was not a member of the liotestant Political Association nor the Prohibition Party; and was «>neerned with the Orange Lodge. H «“!> (Utilisation decided to support him that was its own business. He was responsible for his own action and wonts. He claimed the right to represent reasonable .Labour .as distinct from the extremists. Though personally opposed to compensation to the Liqiwr Trade, lie favoured the National Llficiene.v Board’s recommendations as sound business. , , . • Answering a question about hs » nea a dav as a member of tlie Military Service Board be said that he had paid this money into the A.S.R.S. funds. He declined to he bludgeoned into withdrawing from the contest. He would go to the poll even if 99* per cent, of the railwaynien requested him to stand d °A*‘section of the audience, at the opening was extremely rowdy. Continuous interjections and other noises prevented the. delivery of the speech. Mr Alack was kept answering questions till the chairman declared the meeting closed. He said that as tlie candidate had been refused a hearing by a section of the audience, he would not put any motion. During the singing of the National Anthem "at the beginning of the meet ing the hecklers sat and some marred the singing with a loud discordant Eocialist song,