NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 110, 12 January 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

WEST COAST FLOODS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.. (By Telegraph.—Press HOKITIKI, Jan. 11. Heavy rain during: the past few days caused considerable damage at Kanieri Lake and the Humphries district On Saturday night the goldfields water race was carried away seven chains by the hillside. It will take several days to repair. In the meantime the electric power is stopped. The Borough water pipes were carried'away,"'with the result that the approach to the bridge over Coal Creek were washed out. The flooding was renewed early this morning on the Bluespur-Humphries Road. Considerable damage is reported to the road and culverts.

A SOLDIER'S SEND-OFF

DUNJEDIN, Jan. 11. About 120 troops for the reinforcements ana fifty volunteers for Samoa were accorded an enthusiastic send-off when they left by the second express this morning:; A crowd of over 5000 people lined the' route to the station. A Sarnoan, who was included,, with several well-known citizens, made a fine showing at headquarters. Fareell addresses were delivered by the Mayor, the Primate, and Colonel Smith.

GISEOSNE BUSINESS SITE

REALISES £2ll PER FOOT. GiSBORNE, Jan. 11." A record price was established for town property in the business area tolay, when a 21 years' lease of an Educaten Reserve cf one rood, with a fr.cr.tage of 6G feet to Gladstoe Roadwas sold to the Land Office at an annual rental cf £7OO. The section was aripinally let in April, .1894, at a rental r f £75. To-day's price capitalised it five ..per represents £2ll pev "cot, cr £14,000 capital value. The highest, nueviqus price in this locality ras £l6O per foot.

THE MAOSI CONTINGENT

AUCKLAND, Jan. li. To-day was a red letter day at tlie Avondalo camp of the Maori contingenters, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir James Carroll, Col. A. M. Myers; Mr F. Maguire, Mr George Hall, Mr Dennehr and others paying a visit to the camp. Tk n A Company was at the Penrose ride )•« Tfl for musketry instruction. The B Com; '-y, which compiises most of the East Coa.-,t natives, was engaged in field practice at camp. The visitors were received by Captain W. O. Emu's, .adjutant of the Maori contingent, and Captain Titt, officer commanding P. Company. The company performed evolutions by platoons and also carried out rifle exercises, the whole of their work showing smartness and finish that reflected infinite credit on their officers and instructors. After exercises tin; company was formed into a square of platoons, and short addresses were given.

THE GOVERNMENT PRAISED

WELLINGTON, Jan. 11, Tho Premier lias received a telegram from Mr William Nelson, Tomoana, BTawke's Bay, commending the action of the Government in meeting the insulated steamer space problem in the face of tlie difficulties caused by the war. "Personally," said the -writer, "I look upon it as a marvelous achievement that so many steamers could be taken out of the New Zealand trade to enable us to carry out our wishes in rendering assistance to Belgium and other European Powers and yet have so little dislocation of colonial trade as it is possible we may have, but which up to date we have not even felt."

BACK FROM EGYPT.

ARRIVAL OF THE MATINGAIUII, AN INCAPAGITATED TROOPER. ONLY FIVE HORSES LOST. DUNEDIN, Jan. 11. Three invalided troopers returned by the Maunganui, which arrived at Port Cha,lmers to-day. One of the trio Trooper Kelk, of Auckland, was incapacitated through getting a hand badly injured while trying to stop a vicious horse from pawing him. The first time the horse rushed him Trooper Kelk gave it a smashing Idow on the mouth, but as he was backing away to avoid a second rush the animal sent him flying against a stanchion. Trooper Kelk fears that his hand may nave to be amputated. Information gleaned from various unofficial sources indicates that, the arrival of the troops in Egypt caused no fuss, but was apparently unexpected. The men went into camp a few miles out of Cairo. Out of about 200 horses shipped by the Maunganui, 195 were landed in excellent condition.

REINFORCEMENT DRAFTS.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 11. A number of members of the reinforcement draft left for Trentham today. The men were cheered as the train left the station. Volunteers for service in Samoa also went south. Con- ' tingents from the country, districts are ! being picked up en route,