New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 42, 25 January 1916, Page 5

New Zealand

THE DOMINION’S QUOTA. Per Press Association. Wellington- January 24. I Mr Bonar Law’s statement in the House of Commons appeared to put New Zealand in an. invidious position, and the Defence Minister took steps to ascertain if the report of what was * said was correct. To-day the Minister ; received a reply from Mr Bonar Law stating that what he Had said was that . Now Zealand would have despatched ‘ about 36,000 men at the end of Janu- ’ ary, 1916, not June. “That,” said Mr £ Allen, “is nearer the mark.” ■ • CASUALTY LIST. N.Z. EXFEDITMJNARY FORCES. Auckland Mounted Rifles. Previously reported missing, now believed to be dead, result of Court of Inquiry; Trooper E. T. Co'iaoliy Wellington Mounted. Previously reported wounded now since died of wounds, insult of Court of Inquiry: Lieut. N. C. Harris Canterbury Battai on. Killed in Action; Private L. Jesson Admitted Hospital Pont de Koubbeh, Cairo: \ Auckland Mounted. Trooper W. B. Barker Trooper B. Cresswell Trooper W. G. Fyfe Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Lance-Corporal T. Crawford Otago Mounted Rifles. Trooper T. McGillivray Sergt.-Major M. A. Reichards Auckland 1 Battalion, if W Corporal E. D. Brown Private J. G. Buchanan... Field Artillery. Gunner H. Capper * Canterbury Battalion. Lance-Corporal H. D. Chalklen Private D. McGibbon Private H. Rhind Rifles Brigade. Rifleman F. M. Priest Medical Corps. Private A. C. DoMe * Veterinary Corps. Sergeant W. Lines CARDIFF PATRIOTIC. A general meeting of settlers was held in the school yesterday, pursuant to public notice. Mr Jj T. Belcher was voted to the chair. The audit certificate of the affairs of the late Patriotic Committee was received- from the lion, auditor, Mr A. Coleman, F.P.A. One copy will be seuttto the; Minister, and the other pdsttec) -up alongside the test-sheet at the-dairy factory. Contributions for the evening.; J. Stewart £2, Carley family 255, W. Rhmards £4, J. Richards, senr., £l, Miss "Willcocks ss, D. Cameron £l, Mis Cameron £l, Marchant family £4, Miss Rogers ss, Miss M. Rogers 10s, J. W. Rogers £2. Mrs Rogers £1 J. 1. Belcher £2, Mrs Belcher £l, A. Belcher 10s, the Misses Belcher 10s, G. Rogers 10s’ Total, £22 15s. Cardiff’s contributions to date £696 2s 7d, exclusive of dairy factory monthly cheque (amount unknown at the moment), which was voted by the directors to the Sick and Wounded Trust Fund. It was decided to hand the evening’s receipts over to Mr McMillan, secretary of the Taranaki Provincial Patriotic Association, to be transmitted to the Serbian Relief Committee.

G!FT AUCTION SALE.

Additional gifts are acknowledged as follows: —Frank Keightley, pedigice Jersey bull, Cherry Duke; E. Vickers £5; G, Kaspar £2 2s; <M. Knock, lamb; J. W. Gibbs, steer; J. Mischewski, pig; A, David, £5 ss; J- Stewait, £5 5s and pig; W. Richardson, £5 ss; A. Coldwell. £3 3s; A. X. Haylock, £5 5s and pig; IV. Richards, £5 os; \V . Brown, £5 5s and pig; J- A. Shrimpton. £5 ss, F. Styles, £5 ss, Godkin Bros, £5 ss; H. Milne. £3; T. Godkin, £5; W. Shirley, £1; W. L. Kennedy, £5; Joyce and Jack Lines, two prize books.