New Zealand.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 280, 24 November 1914, Page 5

New Zealand.

HEALTH OF OUR BOYS AT SAMOA Per Press Association. Wellington, November 23. His Excellency the Governor has received the following telegram, dated November 22, from the Administrator at Samoa:— “The health of the troops is satisfactory. The following cases are under treatment: Artillery :Corporal Barker, Gunner v Anderson, dysentery; Gunner Forbes, dengue; Gunner Milne, hernia. Field Engineers: Sappers Lang and Baldwin, dengue. Railway Engineers : Sergeant Mathespn, carbuncle; Sapper Hardcastle, dysentery; Sapper English, dengue; Sapper Winter, injury to knee. Auckland Regiment: Privates Comber and Hay, dysentery; Private Mclntyre, dengue; Private Owen, rheumatism. Wellington Regiment : Captain Wilkinson, ear trouCorporal Tomline and Private Smith, ble; Lance-Corporal-Baddington, ulcer; dengue; Private Lawrence, Synovitic, and Liardet, ear trouble; Private Watson, dysentery; Private Williams, abscess. Army Service Corps: Juggins, abscess. Medical Corps: Corporal Carr, dengue.” A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. FIRE ON A TROOPSHIP AT PORT CHALMERS. Dunedin, November 24. A fire on the steamer Willochra, which is being fitted at Port Chalmers as a troopship, was discovered yesterday. It appears that some shavings were piled up underneath a newlyconstructed bunk, and after being saturated with kerosene, were set on fire. Fortunately, the timber of the bunk and also the shavings were green, and that fact was probably responsible for the saving of the ship. Very little damage appears to have been done. The attempt to set fire to the vessel was probably made on Sunday night or early yesterday morning, but was not discovered till later. Little can lie ascertained in regard to the origin of the outbreak, and the occurrence is all the more inexplicable as part of the crew are sleeping on board. The vessel seems to have been boarded from a hulk which is moored alongside.

CHRIST COLLEGE BOY KILLED AT YPRES.

Christchurch, November 24

Cable advice has been received that Lieutenant G. W. Chapman, of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, was killed in action at Ypres. Deceased was a Christ College boy.