NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 26, 1 February 1916, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

McHARDY ART UNION. •ALMERSTONJiORTH,. this day. The Saturday night Hamttlon R. Stran, of Apiti, was the winner. There sre 79,376 half-crown tickets sold, d the net receipts total about },200, which goe sto the Sick and ounded Soldiers' Fund. FISHING LAUNCH MISSING. FOUR MEN ABOARD. WELLINGTON, January 31. *. fishing launch containing four n has been missing since yester7. It was last seen in the fog in ok Strait. INFANTILE PARALYSIS. MORE AUCKLAND CASES. AUCKLAND, this day. . lince Saturday eleven cases of intile paralysis have been reported the Auckland District, making a toduring the present epidemic of 61. 2 new patients are all young child- >_ #EAMER ASHORE. [OMATA ON SANDY BpTTOM. WELLINGTON, January 31. he Komata. ashore at Pencarrow id, has 2,400 tons of coal aboard, left * Westport at 5 yesterday •ning, and was-due to reach Welton at daybreak to-day. About night she ran into a thick fog. tain Carey slowed the engines, had frequent soundings made, but ut 5 o'clock she bumped heavily stuck fast. Her engines were re>ed, but the vessel would not e. The tug Terawhiti went down lie Heads at 7 o'clock, and was s to get alongside, he Komata is lying on a sandy om ,and is making a little water. cargo is being jettisoned, and, as weather continues calm, it is hop:o get her off before long. The lura is giving assistance in sal-. ; work.

BORN TOO SOON. JDERLY PATRIOT'S REGRET. A HAip>SOME DONATION. HASTINGS, this day. is doubtful whether a finer exam)f patriotism and voluntary sacrican he found than is manifested tie following letter published in 'Tribune" to.day: "I enlisted, wa s pted, and passed the doctor absoy fit, but was notified to-day that ipplication as ah N.C.O. in camp been" rejected throuhg having born 18 months too soon. Being deprived of the proud distinction ghting for King and country, I pour acceptance,of a cheque for ), which I trust will be of some tance to the brave boys who are r fighting on our behalf." The • is from Mr. P. M. Nelson, a *r at Whakamarumaru. THE MAORI FORCES. ETRNED OFFICERS GO BACK. DISBANDMENT OF THE UNIT. WELLINGTON, this day. er the splendid dash and galP of the Maori contingent durhe fateful northward "push" of st 6th to :Bth, on Gallipoli, it as a tremendous disappointment » natives of the Dominion to hear the Maori force was to lose its ate identity. It was officially >d that casualties had been so r that the establishment could ie kept up. Rumours reached Zealand of difficulties in maing discipline being the real cause 3 "submerging" of the Maoris, s question has not been finally with, but I understand that is now a fair _ chance of the force being placed on its old g. A small party of Maori officio came back on a recent translave, with one exception, returnthe front. Apparently the auies are now satisfied that any tions which might have been upon their capacity are not jusThus the position is clearing tisfaetorily from the viewpoint j patriotic Maoris, who wish to eir young men take a creditable n the Empire's great struggle, hen official assurances on these ire given there will no doubt be ided in the native recruitovemenx."