NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 252, 16 July 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

WELUNGTON-LYTTELTON FERRY.

GREAT PASSENGER SHORTAGE.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

Ther e has been considerable decline in passenger traffic on the Wellington.Lyttelton ferry service, and th e Uniont Company has decided to withdraw the 'VVaihirie, Tiding! thQ pPaduna in her stead until prospects improve.

TIMBER .BLAZE,

A MILL DESTROYED.

AUCKLAND, This Day.

Tacke and Coy’s. timber mill, Spring Street, Remuera, was destroyed by fir© at midnight. The insurances are; On the -\mill, £977 in the Liverpool London anti Globe, and on building and plant destroyed; and £675 in the same Coy. on a, portion of the premises slightly damaged.

THE LOST STRATHCONA.

WRECKED ON MINERVA REEF.

NINE MEN SAVED,

AUCKLAND, This Day.

Further news of the Strathcona by wireless states that she was wreckked on the North Minerva reef, between Fiji and the Kermadecs. The relief steamer now reports that nine men. were rescued, all well. This message was interrupted when starting the list of names.

THE SPORT OF KINGS.

A VETERAN SPORTSMAN.

STRONGLY RESENTS.

JOCKEYS’ APPEAL MATTERS

WELLINGTON. This Day.

At the Racing Conference, last night* the Hon. J. D. Ormond, on© of the Hawke’s Bay representatives, as a result of the attitude of a number of members on the Right of Appeal of Jockeys, stated that he would resign, and walked out of the room. Th e Hon. Mr Samuel had moved to delete from rules the items, ** a cross or jostle,” and “an obvious pull,” in the schedule of matters cf objection on which the decision of the stewards is conclusive. This was rejected, whereupon Mr Ormond acted as above. Subsequently the Conference carried a motion asking Mr Ormond to re-con-sider the question.

TRENTHAM CAMP. HEARING OF EVIDENCE. COLONEL POTTER THE FIRST WITNESS. WELLINGTON. This Day. The Royal Commission to inquireinto matters concerning Trentham. Camp resumed their sittings to-day. The first witness was Lieul.-Colonel Potter, Commandant, who gave a list of officers associated with him in the control cf the Camp.

H e said the number of men in camp at th e time it was removed was 7000. The lowest number at any time was 2000, and the average since the third reinforcements was 4000. The Solicitor-General: Do you consider the area of the camp was sufficient?

Witness: It would hav e - been if ther e had been sufficient buildings. Solicitor-General: With tents it was not sufficient?

Witness: Well, we bad som e build-

ings. Colonel Potter subsequently stated that th e area would not have been, sufficient had there been only tents, but it was sufficient with tents and buildings.

Solicitor-General: Do you consider, as a matter of fact, the camp has heeai overcrowded?

Witness. I don’t think it has been overcrowded for the time we ha\ e had it, but it would have become so if w e had remained there for any length, of time for temporary purposes, and, under the circumstances, it was sufficient, but it was their intention t® keep 7000 men there all the time;! 2,500 were to go out in August.