New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 35, 8 September 1916, Page 8

New Zealand

ANOTHER MENINGITIS VICTIM. s Per Press- Association. Wellington, September 7. It is officially announced that Private Thomas Nugent, a member of A, Company, 17th Reinforcements, died at Auckland on the afternoon of tho sth inst., from cerehro-soinal men- 1 ingitis. His next-of-kin is Edward Nugent (father), Melrose Avenue, Newmarket. j u FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATION DANE MEETS HIS DESERTS. Dannevirkc, September B: Gebrge Edward Hansen, a Dane, who had been reporting himself as » military policeman on duty in rounding up deserters from the Defence Forces/, was to-day sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour for false misrepresentation. Accused admitted he had no connection with the Forces, and had previously been fined £3O for taking liquor into Trentham Camp. CASUALTY LIST. HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT. Seriously ill from wounds:— Rifleman P. R. Drawer. Private F, B. Freed. Corporal J. A. Kearton. Private P. C. Knox. Private AiJWddell,. Sergeant C. G. Wilson. Private J. E. E. Wilson. Dangerously ill: — ... Private A. J. Craig. . Condition worse:— Sergeant F. J. Partridge. Previously reported dangerously ill, now reported seriously ill, slightly improved : Trooper C. N. Robinson. Private A. Sutherland. Still seriously ill, but progressing satisfactorily:— Private R. C. Rix. Still dangerously ill, but progressing favourably:— Sergeant AV. F. Southam. Removed from seriously ill list: — Driver J. Johansen.