NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 171, 24 March 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

SHORTAGE OF OATS. MAIZE AS A SUBSTITUTE. (By Telegraph. —Press* Association.) WELLINGTON, March 23. It would be utter folly to allow our oats to be exported from New Zealand, seeing that we have to face a shortage of some three or four million bushels, said Mr Massey to a "Post" reporter to-day in answer to objections against prohibition on the expojrt of oats, and he added, "I don't know from what source we could make up the deficiency, but I hope there will be a larger area sown this season than last. Asked what was (going to be done to counteract th e shortage Mi Massey expressed the opinion that maize would be largely used as a substitute.

- NEW ZEALANDERS DECEASED

WELLINGTON, This Day

Advice is received from Defence headquarters of the death on Marc21st, wtih the Main Expedite narj Force in Egypt of No. 12/947, Private Doifela a Selwood Hewett, 16th (Waikatc) Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion. The cause of death was pneumonia. Deceased's next of kin is M. S. Hewett, rsciding in Bombay, Inaia. Alsc of Private Adolphus Michael •(rennan, Otago Infantry Company, tth Reinforcements, who died in the Wellington Hospital to-day, from hemorrhage. He was admitted to the hospital on February 12th. His next of kin is James Brennan, North-east Valley, Dunedin. BACON FACTORY BURNED, LOSSES ABOUT £IOOO. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Opotiki Bacon Factory, owned by Wirigate and Company, "was. destroyed by fire en Monday night. The los s is about £IOOO. Insurances are held by the Ocean Company.

POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS.

OFFICERS IN TRAINING CAMP

ADDRESSED BY THE MINISTER

WELLINGTON, This Day.

The Post and Telegraph Corps have just held a training camp for officers and non-commissioned officers at Waikanae, where they worked in conjunction with engineers and signallers of the Wellington district. Twenty-nine officers and sixty-two non-ocmmission-ad officers attended, coming all parts of the Dominion." They put in ten days of useful instructional work under Lieut-Colonel Harton. During progress of the work tbe ca,mp was visited by the Postmaster-Genaral,who delivered a speech to. the men, commending them for realising that a sound military training wa s important, not only from a point of view of the country's need, but also as applied to the duties of domestic and civil life. He hoped to soon see the corps second to none in the Dominion.

FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT.

WELLINGTON, thlsi day

In attempting to board a train at Pe'tone this morrilnjs, a middle-aged man named William James Crawford, employed as a blacksmith at the meat works, at Ngahauranga, fell ba tween twe of the carriages and sustained terrible injuries.. He died hi x tew minutes. He leaves a wife and four children. BANKRUPT IMPRISONED. PROPER ACCOUNTS NOT KEPT. AUCKLAND, this day. Noah Cohen, a bankrupt jeweller, was to one month's imprisonment with hard labor for failing to keep proper books of account prior to his bankruptcy.

BOARD OF TRADE QUESTION.

AMENDED PROPOSALS ADOPTED,

INDUSTRIES WEEK ABANDONED.

WELLINGTON, Thi 8 Day.

At a conference of representatives from Wellington, Auckland and Canterbury Industrial Associations, held last evening a long discussion took place on the question of lack of support to New Zealand industries, and an amended recommendation proposed by the Canterbury Association, regarding the appointment of a New Zealand Board of Trade and Industries was approved. Owing to apathy of shopkeepers, it wa s decided to abandon New Zealand industries week, which was to have been held from the 21st to the 29th May. BURGLAR CAUGHT RED-HANDED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 23. A resident of Dallington, returning to his house after two hours' absence this morning, heard suspicious sounds and, hiding under the window, caught a man as he descended, who gave 1 the name of Charles Wililam Wood, and who had in his possession articles of clothing. Later the man was aifrested on a chaifge' of burglary.

DEATH OF MR J. BOLLARD.

AUCKLAND, March 23

Mr John Bollard, ex-member for Eden, died this afternoon, aged 75. years, after an operation, which took plac-e on Sunday. Deceased leaves a widow and five' sons and five daughters. COURT OF APPEAL. WELLINGTON, March 2S. The Court of Appeal commenced Its first sitting yesterday morning, before Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice) and Judged Dennis tonj, ,ipdj\vardsi and j Chapman. In the law practitioners* oases (all from Christchurch) the fol- ' owing orders were made': An order Absolute striking Thomas Maude off .he rolls of barristarg and solicitors, ■osts £ls 15s, and disbursements to .he Canterbury Law Society; an order absolute 1 striking Robert Thomas Leatham off the roll s of barristers and solicitors, costs £ls 15s and disbursements.

The election petition cases have been fixed for Monday, 12th April. Provisional leave was granted to appeal to tha Privy Council, in the ase of Herman Weger Manufacturing md Contracting 1 Co., Ltd., v. the Maagaone Oilfields, Ltd l ., on the motion of Sir John Findlay, K.C.

A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

COLLIDING WITH AN ENGINE

GORE, This Day.

At the inquest on the death of Thomas Hicks, killed on a railway .rossing on Monday, the verdict was chat death was due to accidentally colliding with a railway engine. SIBERIAN BUTTER. WELLINGTON, March 23. Cabled advice received in Wellington to-day states that the report tha: an embargo has been placed by Russia upon exportations of Siberian butter !s without foundation. The butter market in London has eased considerably, and is now as low as 140/- for Ne.v Zealand. THE "" SAMOAN GARRISON. WELLINGTON, March 23. The Defence Department has received the following, dated March 20, frow the officer commanding the troops In Samoa:—Health of the troop, is gooa. Third Regiment: Corporal Loundes, N.P., dengue fever; E. Mills, synovitis; D. Steele, colitis. Railway Engineers: Sappers A. A. Donaldson, colitis; E. i\ Lloyd, renal calculus; C. Standen, filariasis; R. L. White, sprained ankle. Medical Corps: Private W. E. Hall, injury to leg; . C. Twomey, debility. Army Service Corps: Corporal E. H, Hire, tonsilitis. All are doing well.

SUEZ MAIL DELAYS-

WELLINGTON, March 23

The Postmaster-General announces that in the present exceptional cireuts- £ stances correspondence despatched, via \ Suez is subject to heavy delay. Let- | ters by San Francisco or Vancourei I generally reach their destinations be- .' fore those despatched via Suez. In or- * der, however, to provide for require- ■'• ments of banks and other business inst'.tutions where tlie despatch of dupK- i eate documents by different mails !s * desired, tlie Department advertises t?i« j despatches via Suez for specially ud- '■ dressed correspondence only. Largo t; quantities of letters evidently not duplicated arc being posted by Sues. ?nd \ hi order to remove misapprehension it Is announced tbyt the present time the* \ best routes for the transmission i'or the United Kingdom are San Pranc!seo j and Vancouver. J THE NIAGRA INT DOCK. » ______ >, AUCKLAND,, March 2".. The steamer Niagra, the largest ve%, * sel trading to the Dominion, was plae-TJI? ed iu the Calliope Dock to-day vy-itb- .' out a hitch, completely filling the d»'.e.k. Repairs were commenced immediately, '. and the Niagra is expected to sail fcr •: Vancouver on Friday.

CONCILIATION COMMISSION.

PALMERSTON N., March 2.1,

The Conciliation Commission met fit Palmerston to-day before Mr. P. Halley, Commissioner. In the motor mechanics' dispute an application for n separate award was up for hearing. As a result, it is understood that the Arbitration Court will be asked to ma so a separate award for the Wellington Provincial District. Wellington city b«ing exempted.