NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 270, 17 August 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A LAD DROWNED. , j REACHING FOR HIS CAP. * ' , FELL INTO THE RLVER. GORE, This Day . Stanley Paterson, nine years of _ ago, sou cf John Paterson, recently . ploughman at Knapdal e Esia:e, was drowne d in the Waikaka River, cpposite East Gore, yesterday afternoon. With his brother, he was driving, geese out of th e river when deceased's , cap ie.l into th e water, The bey over--reaching for it, fell in and was drown- ■ ed Th e inquest finding was accidental.' j drowning. A SJLLY RUMOUR. DENIED LY THE pv K: . iIER | A. PI ISJS-JHABLE OFFENCE. WELLINGTON, This Day. A sensational rumour was current, alleging that a a officer of the Telegraph Department stated that the Government had received a very heavy list of killed in the Fifth Reinforcements. Mr Massey, commenting today on the story said it was an absolute fabrication of cruel fiction. He also stated that it was a severely punishable effeace. Mr Massey, at th e New Zealand Natives' Association's concert last night,

warmly praised th e splendid services of New Zealand's women in the various kinds of war work. Though New Zealand required plenty cf men for re-

) inforcements the Dominion wanted no hysterics, and no vain-glorius boasting PRAISE PCE NE"W ZSALANOBRS. ! BIDG,E AFTEE RIDGE STORMED. MAORIS TAKE TART. DUNEDIN, August lfi. The Hen. James Allen has received the following cablegram from Sir lan' Hamilton to-night: "Warmest thanks for your telegram, communicated to the troops. The corps commander under whom the New Zealanders are serving reports as follows, and I fully endorse all ho says. I cannot tell' you how magnificently thewhole of the New Zealand troops—artillery, mounted rifles, infantry, and Maoris—have done in our recent very severe fighting. Trench after trench and ridge after ridge were successful}' taken by them with a dash which prevented the Turks making any stand against them, over country as precipitous and difficult as that we took on landing. Among our fallen comrades the whole force deeply deplores the Joss of Colonel Malone and Col. Bauchop, who had proved themselves first-class soldiers and real leaders in the field."—(Signed) lan Hamilton.