NEW ZEALAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 18, 8 September 1914, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

MEN WANTED FOR ARTILLERY BRIGADE,

[Pee Press Association. ] Wellington, September 7

In consequence of the Government’s decision to send more guns with the main expeditionary force, a few more men are required. Intending recruits should apply direct to the Adjutant. Wellington Field Artillery Brigade, .Awapuni Camp, Palmerston North. The qualifications necessary are that the applicant must have had some experience in gunnery, or be a good horseman or signaller. SOUTH LAN DE RS URGE A WAR* TAX. Invercargill, September 7. At a meeting of the council.of the Southland League, a motion by Mi John McQueen, a prominent member of the Farmers’ Union, was carried, urging the Government to levy a wartax on land and income, and by raising duty through the Customs on luxuries. Mr McQueen mentioned that it was not desirable that the public works should be starved, and that already that was happening with loans to settlers. GERMAN IN STATE EMPLOYMENT Wellington, September 7. Some discontent is reported to have existed in the mechanicians’ branch of the. Telegraph Department in Wellington lately, owing to the re-engage-ment of a German who was recently dismissed on account of bis not, being a naturalised British subject. On making inquiries at headquarters, a reporter was informed that the employee in question is an expert in a special branch of work. He was engaged for this purpose nearly seven years ago, and, after a certain length of time, ho applied for naturalisation, but ns his residence in the Dominion was then a little short of five years, the necessary period which must elapse before letters of naturalisation can bo issued, the application was not granted. The German neglected to renew his request, and consequently, when the war broke out, he could not claim to be a British subject. The regulations of the Department provide that a foreigner who is not naturalised cannot be permanently employed, and accordingly several Germans in the service, including this man, were paid off. After the outbreak of hostilities the man about whom the present trouble has arisen was re-employed temporarily, the Commissioners doubtless recognising the value of his specialised knowledge, as he is a first-class mechanician and carries out a highly-modernised type of work. He is at present pursuing his craft in a place apart from the general works, and his engagement is “by the day.”

LETTERS FOR THE FRONT. THE CORRECT ADDRESS. The following letter from the Ad-jutant-General's office explains itself: I am directed to ask if you will be so good as to notify the public through your columns, at the earliest possible opportunity, and in as prominent a manner as possible, of tlio correct manner of addressing correspondence to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force after they have left Now Zealand. Experience in the past has shown that an enormous amount of correspondence addressed to men on active service goes astray owing to the fact that it has been carelessly addressed. Relatives and friends of the men of the Expeditionary Force should therefore take stops to familiarise themselves with the particulars which are shown in the following sample addresses :

Sample address to a member of tbe Advance Detachment: No. 234 Private John Henry Jones, A Coy. sth (Wellington) Regiment, Advance Detachment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Care of G.P.0.. Wellington.

N.B.—ln the case of letters for members of tbe Advance Detachment, it is very essential that the words “Advance Detachment” are clearly shown. Sample address to a member of the Main Body:— No. 4231 Private Thomas Atkins. The Nelson Co..

Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Now Zealand Expeditionary Force. Care of G.P.0,, Wellington