NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 212, 20 May 1915, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

1 w FfIPZgN e Mf i PURCHASE'S' TOR lI^PEItIAL’ tJSE. V Press’'"'Association—Copyright; ? ■ '-WEILI^NGTO-N;-Sines th’e ;; 3i'd ’ March, the Goyerh--4 iiient'lias'" e'x'port'e’d, oh behalf ‘ of the Imperial r ‘Q&Uimikeni, meat valued: at £1,553,565! Fourteen ships were i loaded and despatched. Three are now % loading to sail this,. % menth. 1 ' . ■ ll '"y ' !••. . , .. . | RETURNED WOUNDED FUND, £ 1 ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING..' . ■7. T ' ‘ - y ' ‘ r - ’ J : ' ' WLELINGTON, Wednesday § The proposal to start a fund for the y benefit of wounded New Zealand sol- } diers and the relatives of men killed / and wounded in the war, was enthusiq astically, taken up at a large public C- meeting hold in the Town Hall last night. The speakers included :the Mayer, Sir Robert Stout, A. L. Herdman, Archbishop O'Shea and Sir John Findlay, who delivered inspiring ad-/ j dressces. A large sum of money wa s | collected at the meeting, including % £IOOO given by John and Louis Bliin- | del, of the “Evening Posi : , v,:.conditipnh ally on ton others subscribing £SOO | each. - ' kaftin, Kennedy, aiid s G. Shirtcliffe also gave £SOO each. GISBORNE PATRIOTIC FUND.- | : LIBERAL GIVING. ■ ' GISBORNE, Wednesday S; In connection with the -Quean of the I Carnival; 'in-aid of : patriot id bunds 1 ; the. | Cosmopolitan ' Club' last night, .ypted » £Wm iiTMpport: of its candidatmThp.. 'City Band had previously ‘given’ up. its* share cf tlreyp'rpceods cS. the CaMlvaT which was estimated, jxtyy£lCoo. The 7\ sale of a Union Jack realised over | £4OO. , /jun.cuvL UUT-W: L • '■ ’ .'i >'■ * • •I: “• : ;■*% f’’ %\ A HUNDRED NURSES TO G O TO THE'FRONT. S OME-r lyE AV,E ON FRIDAY -y • : A^inLLINGTON, Wednesday.. •• We ip.roposc to' send fifty- nurses to-. ' Matya an 4, fiftj tot Egypt,, said the. Hon Mp; : Ilhddcisj'to«da.y;; OifeT diylsion of thls;e will be"'senl>->-by-Ahje.. oiifFriday,according to accommodation wef can secure. Others will.follow., as so|n as possible. Nurses will be. r _sg-. 1 ecjte.d frdm ffic'' hiew ? Zealand ’ Army 1. Nu^siiig-S.ei, ! yi.c:e>: thehtrength of .which' we|are iucreaEing: From 110 ton 120 nmfses will ;go;to English hospitals, atbastes to be pained - in - the? future?' All unices selected.Tdr*this ; service wduld j require to be mehdrs of the ; 'Nursing j Service,if and must,'‘Tike = Terriltorials, j volunteer ftp* sendee abroad if they j wis| ;.to be chfobeh. •( : *V j'A fy :