New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 279, 23 November 1914, Page 6

New Zealand

EDUCATED GERMANS ARRESTED AT AUCKLAND. ' Per Press Association. Auckland; November 23. Two men, were arrested yesterday and made prisoners of war at the instance of the Defence authorities. Heinrich' Duerkop, a native’of Pi'ussian Poland, and a member of the -firm of Duerkop and McKay, commercial agents, was taken into custody at Brown’s Bay, beyond Takapuna, where three detectives regarded his movements as suspicions. Albert Herman a German tourist, was arrested at the Grand Hotel under instructions from the Defence Department, there' being reason to suspect that he had not kept the conditions of his parole in refraining from communicating u;ith outside friends. Both prisoners are highly educated men. REINFORCEMENTS FROM THE DOMINION. Wellington, November 23. An interesting statement on the subject of New Zealand’s expeditionary forces was made by the Hon. James Allen, Minister for Defence, in conversation with a “Post” reporter this afternoon. There Would, he said, be no second expeditionary force sent from New Zealand, but every arrangement was being made for tbe sending away' of reinforcements to the original contingent. An addition of 20 per cent would go to the original force and would be sent away early in December and every month five per cent additional would be sent, away. “The force,” he said, “will be kepa up to more than 5 per cent, monthly, because we want to' keep the force that has •gone up to its full strength and not only that, but to make.it stronger at ithe end than at the start. .As soon as the 2000 men now in camp at 'lren-' tham are away, we shad put into camp something like 3000 men. Officers and N.'C.O’s. will be brought into camp before the general body enters, so that they may obtain some prelinrinaiy training. The reihfor-emonts will be sent out every. f wo;'-,thopt.hs. We are strengthening arid' building up all the time,” said the Minister, “and instead of growing weaker and weaker we think the people of New Zealand can rest assured that our reinforcements will be despatched at the earliest possible moment and that when the real issue comes we shall be on top ”