THE WAR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 75, 18 August 1914, Page 8

THE WAR

GENERAL . The New Plymouth Defence Rilie Club | has gained an'accession of 31 new mom- | bcrs" and it is anticipated that iirthoj course of a few days many more will j A number of disappointed Territorials, -.. returned home last night from Palmer--ai.on North. The authorities have Veil looking u|> birth records, and found that these men were under the prescribed age. Heme, they iv-r;vd marching orders, not to the fror.l, but home! .Mr. Arthur V. Carbines, the popular pianist at the , Royal Pictures, has joined the expeditionary force and h-aws New Plymouth this morning. Yesirniay afcrnoon the' Empire Picture Co. si. iff gave the popular •'Artliur" a send-ui", when Mr. Saunders, on belhalf if lhe staff, presented him with a cane of pipes and half-a-dozen tins of his famritu comforter. In wishing the guest i'• ■idspeed and a safe return. Mr. Saiitnb-rs; expressed the hope that he would prove as good a soldier as a pianist, and re-> marked that he was sure all patrons of tho Royal Pictures would look Forward to his return with all his fingers intact. At Messrs •!. B. MacEwan and Co.'s New Plymouth warehouse ycstercl.i). Mr. M. M. Taylor, wlio is joining the mounted contingent of the Newi Zealand expeditionary force, was farcwelled In- the staff and presented with a case, of pipes. Mr. J. 1). White, the manager, made the presentation on behalf of the stall', and in a well-turned speech oongradibitcd ).lr. Taylor on his patriotism and wished him a safe return. A British reservist, wdio lives in New Plymouth, is returning Home with tho New Zealand forces. He leaves a wife and young family in straitened circumstances. It is likely the Patriotic Committee, will assist in their maintenance out of the War Fund. A meeting of the executive of tho New Plymouth Patriotic Fund was hel'l yesterday afternoon. The allocation of the fund was discussed, it being eventually decided to take no action meanwhile.

Two troopers, who palmed themselves oft as single men to the authorities, but whose wives had since been instituting anxious enquiries, and proceeded to the concentration camp at Palmcrston. returned to N'c.w Plymouth lttst evening—under police protection. As a result of an appeal made on their behalf, quite a lot of useful articles have been pent to the New Zealand Railway Engineers (Xo, (i Company), who are guarding the railways between Dannevirke. Waikanao and Kakoriki. The men on this service do duty for four hours, and are then relieved for four hours —thus being fours hours on and four hours off duty. The wet weather has caused them to have a trying time, and the comforts sent them in the shape of blanket?, food, etc., have been greatly appreciated. At the oflice of the Taranaki (X.Z.) Oil Wells, Ltd.. yesterday afternoon, a presentation of a purse of sovereigns and one or two useful things was made to -Mr. .loTm F. Anderson, the accountant of the company, who is leaving for (he war with one of the contingents. Mr. Carter, the chairman of the company, in a few appropriate remarks, voiced the good fooling of the directors and staff towards Mr. Anderson, and expressed the hope of his safe return to New Zealand, Ten mounted), left Eltham yesterday to join the expeditionary force. At Kaponga last week a subscription taken up at a meeting convened by the Town Roard / resulted in dose on £IOO heins received. M--. R. Gibson, of Riverles. headed the list with £23. Of the horses submitted to the, veterinary officer at Klthani, eighteen were passed as being suitable, and eight of them were purchased by the local Patriotic Committee at a total cost of £l2.'). The Girls' Friendly Society will devote part of the proceeds of its' function on Thursday evening at St. Mary's Hall to tiie Patriotic Fund. Tnglewoorfs patriotic fund, exclusive of the ladies' fund, totals £321 10s Id. The target is £lOOll. On Tuesday next the Fitzroy Fire Brigade wiil hold a euchre party' and dance in aid of the Patriotic Fluid. Mr. "Ted.'' Mery and a number of other volunteers from this district who are joining the mounted corps of the expeditionary force. left by yesterday nfternnm"'* <-™\r. for ilawera.

As Lade Liverpool lias asked for all v-wing and other gifts to be deliver..,! in Wellington by 'Thursday, the local ladies'" <-ommittee notifies that some of its members will be in attendance at the Town Hal) from 11 to li o'olcck to-day io receive finished garments. Amongst, t'a.v:.. who left. Wellington with tno advance nam- last, week were Corporal Aided 11. r- : ,nt (son of Mr. ami Mrs. .7. Grant, of Xew Plymouth!, and. motor-boatman Alan ('. Maxwell ;tin* well-known bo.vcr). The Pa tea ladies have raised over C-'.IO for the Patriotic Fund. Wavciley lias raised over £11)00. besides, many horses, stock, etc. A workingman correspondent at Xew Plymouth. h-Jio lias been put unon halftime owing to slackness of trade, caused by the war. writes to a Wellington paper suggesting th;;J iu his own and -ii'iihir can.s it would be hrtler to -ut down v.a-.-. rather than shorten hours. He finds Kjne.elf w jt|, •, ,_, VrA t ,j,. a ] ,„■ lime on hi.-, hands which is of no use to him. As it is. l,| s n -. l; .es Imy,, |„> ,„ reduced from ,C:i a we.d< to :)l)s a week (bv reduction „f hour- 1. and he considers that iie'woul • much better oil' if lie uvr.. a110w,.,! t„ work H hours a week at Is an hour. ]W assumes that at ordinary times..his employer makes sixnenc.. an hour nrnfi upon' his labor, or li.'s a week. This is now reduced to lis per week, whereas if he worked for -H hours nt Is an hour (instead of Is -t'vdl. and his <-, np ] () y ( ,,. , ml ,i„ 4(1 ~„ ]llV| ,. l>r<»lit on his labor, t1,.. cosl. of nrodn.t.on wo-.;!.! he redme.l. and demand mis-lit 1... stimulated, while the employ- i ers v.veklv profit would. In- lis Si|, in- I Ste-;,! of lis. j The ex-mn-al volunteer- held a lull I mu-ler at Fort Cordon. Wollin-jton on ' Saturday aflerm.oi.. These volunteers have been doing good scrvi.-o bv manning «nn< ..yer sin.,, the outbreak of war. '-'•"■n man does the 10,,- stretch of 2-1

'hours' eontinuo"". drtv, and loso3 a couple of days' pay every week. For a few nights the authorities it wise, to extinguish the port lights and four fcht' ouses at live »v Zealand ports. On Nav.unlsiy :m;trn>'lioiis .\\i-n- issued to the ;il'eci' thill, nil the. lights in question should be relit, Consequently the lighthouses at Somes Island, Pent-arrow Head, ("iotlloy Head. JT.iiaroa Head and Gape Foulwind were : relit oh Saturday ni;?ht, and will <:nnjtinni! to show till further notice. The I harbor lights at Wellington, Lytteltoii, .Dunedin and Westport were relit !.: ,'i evening.