WITHIN THE DOMINION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 185, 14 April 1915, Page 5

WITHIN THE DOMINION

CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS. MR FISHER'S ACKNOWLE DGMSXT. Press Assoc i.itiqu-T-Copyright. Vv EI^Li:\CrTGX, This Day. The Hen. Mr Ivlassey ha s received the following cablegram from Mr Andrew Fishes', in answer to his cable gram regretting inability to attend the proposed ccnier°nce- cf P.remi :•:•_- in Australia, in' May: "Miu?h a-ppreciate ycur couriecu:; reply to Commonwealth invitation io-> repraserita.Uves of ycur Gc\;j:;;ir.':ni", j; v!it»"t Australia and tak e part in the proposed conference and Lope that circumstances will, enable dn'Hcuities in th-away to be over-corr-,3 in ih.3 near future." GENERAL GODLEY'3 PAY. TO BE RE-CONSIDERED. WELLINGTON, This Day. Th e Minister cf Defence states that the promotion of General Godley to the rank of Major-General has cornpell;2d the New Zealand Government to consider their arrangemjant with him. While here General Godley was receiving £IOOO a year, and house allowance, £250; but a Major-Genjaral in the British army on active service receives in pay and allowances about £I7OO a year. The Government could not see how to do otherwise than pay him this extra salary, especially as. General Davis, a New - Zealander is receiving Major-General's pay from the Imperial authorities. COASTAL STEAMERS SUNK. NELSON, This Day. Nyberg Brothers' (Grey mouth) steamer, the Rakuray 81 tons, struck a rook near Stephen's Island at five this morning, and sunk. The crew were saved.. SHIPPING SPACE NEEDED. GOVERNMENT ACTION URGED. WELLINGTON, This Day. A conference of New Zealand Freezing Works Allied Trades Federation passed a motion: "That it views with alarm th e position created by lack of shipping arangements for frozen meat and urges thjs Government to make every effort to arrange shipping to relieve works which have failed to secure a fair share of shipping space. RETURNED SA "MOAN TROOPS. • WELLINGTON, This Day. A further bateh of .r.njen ; on relief from Samoa returned by transport to Wellington to-day. On landing those going with the reinforcemehts.,\werc s>ejii to Trentham camp, and the, remainder . of the force marched, headed by the sth Regiment Band—also from Samqa-; —through the city to Buckle, , Str?et Drill feall. ... ;. . .... :." ''".'.""''..": ** .'

NEW ZEALANDERS DECEASED. , WELLINGTON; 'mlh T>p?: Tlic Defence' Denart:uonr ; If£s reec'Ved advice of the deaths, presumably from natural causes, of .'Sapper E. A. Bonsor, of the Field 'Engineers (Briti.-h Section), andr:Private Frank- Feather, Auckland Inftfntry, Second Reinf ment?. ■ : -■;' ■':■ "■• ""■" '■"

taihAps brass band." /-. Members and learners are- re.-••.:c-fed to hand in all Band property the v odsboss before TUESDAY. BtH April. A meeting will be •lft'Tdin the B ;v;d Room on TUESD AY E VErU N 0 XL XT, when all' •interested°r*re 1 ' invite". "'*■' J?. .TONES. "' ••' ;■••'• Secretary. '