THOPHIES OF THE WAR.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 September 1919, Page 5

THOPHIES OF THE WAR.

:, ARRIVAL IN THE DOMINION. ? DISTRIBUTION DELAYED, j WELLINQTON, Sept. 3. _§ The captured war material which is in the possession of the New Zealand military authorities in London and ‘ Egypt is coming to hand in instalments by each returning transport, and is being carefully elieeked, classified, and stored by the Defence Department at kVVellington, in readiness for the time when distribution can be made. It will not be possible for allocations to be made until all the material arrives, and it is seen what there is to distribute{ -Last week the London headquarters were asked_ by cable when -the shipments were likely ‘To be completed, and the reply was that the ~VVa.r Ofiice could name no date, but that the Doniinions’ claims W€l‘o reeeiving first con. si‘Ele~.-a-tion. It is quite possible that “certain inaterial has yet to be brought ‘over to Englanul from France. It may ‘thus be :1 month or two before the. ‘ttrophies can be distributed. Meanwhile ;the material is being well looked ‘ after by the Defence Department, whieli is taking a keen interest in the ‘matter, and it is hoped that there will be suflicient trophies, of some desr:rip« tion or another, partierilarly guns and _§l-iglijtz rand‘ IIIC(3Vy rnaehirre guns, to satisfy‘ the patriotic citizens of all loeallities.