NEW ZEALAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 25, 16 September 1914, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

SEND GOODS TO BRITAIN.

ORDER ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT IS WANTED.

[Feb Pbebs Association.]

Wellington, September Iff.

Some interesting information respecting trade in Great Britain has reached Mr W. G. Wickham, British Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, in the form of brief replies to enquiries recently addressed by him by cable to the Board <»f Trade. Thinking that some trades might be crippled in some way by the war, Mr Wickham asked "whether all trades are wanting orders." The response was, "all except those having Government work."

Another question put by Mr Wickham was whether there was plenty of shipping available to bring goods out to New Zealand, supposing the people hero placed large orders. Ho also mentioned that peoplo were rather nervous on the subject of refrigerated space on the HomewaHcl journey, and asked what the position was in that respect. The reply came in this form: "Freight room plentiful, also Homeward."

"That means," said Mr Wickham to a, reporter to-clay, "that people can roll up now with their orders, knowing that they will Be filled. There is no need to place any orders in America. What they should do is to semi all their orders Home, and buy all they can. The more they buy the better. The message also makes it clear that shippers can send their stuff away freely."

KOHURAT«AH!. The first list of the Kohuratahi and Tahora Public Works Patriotic Fund was closed at the Public Works Office, Kohuratahi, on Saturday last, with a total of £l7. This list practically owes its inception to the generous impulse of Mr T. Spollman who, as will bo seen from a glance below, headed tho list with five pounds. The following are the detailed amounts : —T Spcllman £.5, P. Keller £1 Is, T. Browne, W. Bailey, IX Hight, T. Humphrey, E. O'Farrell, E. Richards, H. A. Smith. S. G. Stoekley, J. Slattery, G. S. L. AVhite, J. Wright,. J. Youngman £1 eacli; J. Bonner, T. B. F. Brookes, C. GYonin, J. Charleton, W. Cole, W. Elli.nson, G. Fearoh, J. Geary, R. Graham, J. Johnson, H. Jamieson, J. Keating, J. Lavin. W. Mills, H. McFarlane, P. O'Connor, G. Sutherland, J. Scott, R. E. Shewry, J. Sutherland's. Stevens, and G. Savage 10s each; J. H. Jenkins 9s; A. Fryer and J. Winthrop 7s 6d each; 1). Armstrong, R. Anderson, A. Anseombe, G. Anscombe, G. Burrows, C. Baker, A. Bottomley, G. Barrett, W. Barrell, T. Cooper, J. Drew, R. Ellis, H. Edmondxon, T. Edmonclsoii, S. Frazer, W. Finch,' G. Frazer, J. Fergusson, F. M. Gallaghei), Gallagher, W. Gregg, R. Graham, G. Gray, F. Gorman,. A. Gates, J. Hedgeman, T. Hogan, W. Holmes, J. Hamilton, H. Herbert, G. Henderson, F. Immenrodt, E. J. Jenkins, M. Kelelr, J. Kenna, W. Kronk, R. Lay, B. Lain oli, G. Leahy, E. Lance, P. Lewis, C. Mooreliouse, H. Montgomery, J'. Madden, R. Mann, B. Martin, 1). Mcßae, \V. O'Brien, D. O'Farrell, A. Ross, S. Rovill, P. Sutton, W. Skipper, W. Smith, J. Saggers, G. Sullivan, I). Wildermoth, W. Geary and W. .Welsh 5s each; G. Courtney, A Friend, P. Helm, M. O'Leary, C. Williams, and X.Y.Z. 2s 6d each.

JOTTINGS. A Gazette Extraordinary issued last evening contains a proclamation by tho King, dated September 9, at Buckingham Palace, re-stating and extending tho prohibitions contained in the previous proclamations relating to trading with persons or firms in Germany and Austria-Hungary.

A Press telegram from Auckland states that the German flag hauled down at Samoa by Private Bayley, one of the Fijian defence force, who joined the New Zealand transports en route to Samoa, and subsequently given to him by the authorities, lias now been presented to the New Zealand Government, with a request that it should be kept at Auckland.

The generosity of certain people during tlie war scare is getting ludicrous in some places. At a citizen's distress meeting at Port Pirie, Western Australia, an undertaker offered to bury free of cost anybody who dies during the crisis. The chairman said that Port Pirie would be a good place to die in, but he hoped the business would not get too brisk. A gentleman at the meeting said that he had intended leaving the town, but after the offer made he had decide dto stay on. The editor of a newspaper also offered to insert death notices free of charge.