NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 205, 11 May 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A CHILD DROWNED. IN A WATER RACE Pi'ew Association —Copyright. ASHBURTON, Monday. A nine months old son of Mr D. O. Sewell, jnr., of Mayfield, fell into a water race yesterday and was drowned. JT M'ESSAGE FROM GENERAL GODLEY. WELLINGTON,. May 9. The following message has been received from General Godley by Colonel Allen, Minister for Defence: Your cable received and communicated to the New Zealand units, who have all behaved with conspicuous gallantry, and have upheld th e honour and traditions of tjhe Dominion." FIRE AT ELLERSLIE. 11-ROOMED HOUSE DESTROYED. AUCKLAND, Monday. An 11-roomed house, a mile from Ellerslie, owned by Mr John Rountree, and occupied by Mr Charles Hunt, was gutted by fire, early on Sunday morning. The furnitur e was destroyel.but y/as insured for £3OO in the Victoria Insurance Company. The amount of insurance on the house is not available. The origin of the fire is a mystery. A MOTOR ACCIDENT AN ELDERLY MAN KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. | r '\. ( jL?bo''! Tr ?vs, an elderly man, was > knccnw -down by r "Ttor c",v in Co-1 Irvrhbo Street lart night, receiving a ?-. —-vi ft>»i? »7ound, from which he LcJi.ed in ths hospital. A FUND INSTITUTED. • v-r: dannevtrke soldiers. DANNEVIRKE, This Day. ! M a meeting last evening to stimu- i I:'■ -">T"iMner, anri devise means of -nroviding soldiers from the district i v.itli a Red Cross Fund was! ontab;i-h''i- ;."£?n-o beip.fc subscribed in the room., the lis; being headed . by a gift of £IOO by Mr G. Hunter,! M.T\ ' ri-rc i