WITHIN THE DOMINION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 232, 22 June 1915, Page 2

WITHIN THE DOMINION.

CHINESE IN APIA. FIGHTING IS FEAEED. BETWEEN RIVAL FACTIONS. AUCKLAND, Monday. News is to hand by the Atua of unrest among Chinese Coolies employed by planter.-* near Apia, which it is feared will result in fighting between the i' ival factions. . A BELGIAN FLAG. SOLD AT STRATFORD. REALISED £450. STRATFORD, Monday. A Belgian flag sold by auction in Broadway realised £450 towards the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. A hailstorm at the time failed to damp patriotic ardorir. CONDENSED MILK FACTORY. COSTING £IOO,OOO. PROPOSED AT PALMERSTON. WELLINGTON, Monday. Under instructions from Nestle, .and the Anglo-Swiss .Milk Company, Ltd., Mr J. M. Johnston, Palmerston North, has icompleted tihe phrase of 28 acres of land opposite the Awapuni (railway station, as a site for the erection of cendenseries and factory. Mr Johnston states that the cost of the necessary buildings and machinery will run into £IOO,OOO. 253 WOUNDED ARRIVING. HOSPITALS TO FIND ACCOMMODATION. AUCKLAND, This Day. Dr Valentine has advised the Hospital Board that 263 wounded are arriving by the Willochra. Som e (probably 22) will be sent to Auckland. The Department looks to hospitals to provide necessary accommodation for wounded as they arrive ,and adds that the Government will pay a maintenance fee if it is needed. RETURNED FROM SAMOA. SOME INVALIDED HOME. OTHERS JOIN FRESH FORCES. AUCKLAND, This Day'. Passengers rom Samoa by the Atua include Captain Roarhe, of the sth Wellington Regiment, two nurses, nine non-commissioned officers, and men of. th e Samoan Garrison.. Of the nurses Matron Brooke ano\ Sistot Willis are joining ,th e Hospital Ship Maheno. Captain Roache is recovering from typhoid, and Privates E. Foley, W. J. Barker, J. avidson, H. J. Roberts, and E. D Elcock have been invalided home. 3tai'i'-3ergeant Hale, Q.Ms. Dyer (-who filled the position of ; cashier)', D. Moroney and Private Whitford have been transferred to duty at Wellington. The new garrison at Samoa appears to have settled quite down to work. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION. i FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. PRISONERS IN TURKEY. WELLINGTON, Monday. The Government cabled to Lieuten-ant-General Maxwell, Officer Commanding the troops in Egypt, asking if ' there is any tfruth in' the rumour that there is insufficient hospital accommodation for New Zealand wounded, and has received a reply stating that there is ample accommodation, and to ' spare. The men receive full treatment. The Governor also cabled to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for information regarding those soldiers ieported missing. i Mr Bonar Lav/ replied, stating that the Turkish Government had agreed to establish an information bureau, but its proceedings apnear to be slow. Par. ticular-s wiU be called as soon as received.