WITHIN THE DOMINION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 207, 12 May 1915, Page 4

WITHIN THE DOMINION

MECHANICS OFFERING, FOR HOME SERVICE. f . JPresa Association.—Copyright, WELLINGTON, May 11 The Hon. James Allen says he has received many applications, and hoped still to continue to receive Wem, from mechanics anxious to go Home* He had cabled to the Home authorities twice, asking if they would accept the services of these men, but w r a s still awaiting a reply. ANTHONY WILDING. THE FAMOUS TENNIS KILLED IN FRANCE. ' " CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A private cablegram received to-day states that Anthony Wilding, the well-known tennis champion, was killed in the' north of France, MASONIC GRAND LODGE. ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. THE NEW GRAND MASTER. WELLINGTON, This Day. Th e Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand opened its annual communication thi s morning_ Reports showed that amounts to credits of various funds totalled £35,374. Mr J. J. Dougall, Christchurch, was elected Grand Master. AN IRREGULAR APPEAL. BY OFFICER IN EGYPT. FOR MONEY FOR WOUNDED. THE MINISTER’S REPLY. WELLINGTON, This Day. A statement appeared in the Christchurch Press on Monday that Colonel Smith bad received a cable from Major Loach, at Cairo a s follows: “Urgently need £IOO for wounded.” The same day the amount was donated bjr eleven Christchurch residents. TheHon. James Allen, interviewed, said, that as far as he wa s aware arrange* ments for looking after wounded were complete, if anything was needed it would be provided by Ithje ment. Those in Egypt knew that perectly well. He added; Major Loach ought to communicate with his own senior officer. Government cannot deal with indiscriminate demands for' assistance.

NEW RAILWAY ENGINES. TEN BALDWINS ARRIVE. - . tf AUCKLAND, May 11. The ten first-class Baldwin locomotives which were ordered by the ■ New Zealand Government in January" last from Messrs Burnham. Williams,. and Go., of Philadelphia, arc on board the steamer Invertay, which arrived at Auckland last week, and which continued her voyage to Wellington tn-daj The contract for the manufacture of the engines, the Minister for Rail* ways (the Hon. W. H. Tlerrios) pointed out to-day, was comjTleted A-’ithin the stipulated time, but their arrive! in the Dominion was delayed in the first place owing to delay in obtaining shipping space and by the protracted voyage of the Invertay. The engines will be fitted up at the Petone railway workshops under the superintendence of an expert who has been sent out by the manufacturers for the purpose, and' who arrived in ■ New Zealand some weeks ago. The engines which are cost£3229 each, will be distributed throughout the North Island lines as circumstances require. . .