WAR NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 76, 19 August 1914, Page 6

WAR NOTES

HEW UM;\W$ PMT liACINt; MEETiXGS. SHOULD NOT UK AiIAXHO'NT.!). By Telegraph.—Press A-sociatiun. \ - ( hristchurch, August is. Tiif pre-alent of .lie Itt.-in.: Coul'er-c!ii-e has sent the following circular to all racing clubs: •"[ desire to cad the attention of racing clubs to the a.-.ion 'ol the l-ingjisii Jockey Cinb in ncommending til-it .racing fixtures should not be abandoned on a.-counl of ihe war. It has always heen a practice at limes of national stress to avoid anything ll'.at would erea:e dcspouder.cv, anil 'therefore- the continuance of the rccre,at ion of the people has been ei>con:ageil where practicable. Erom another sta'ndpoin; it is the duty of all who can afford it to take every precaution against the increase of distress from noneuiploynrent. Tliere must be about .r'hiJ peop.e with families depcmieiK for their daily bread upon the sports o? racing and trotting. To cea--e racing would throw at least half the number out of. work wi.hbut eah-ulating the deprivation of earnine-s from' workers of main dmerent kind- during the actual boilings of meetings. The sacrifice lo racing and. trotting clubs would be comparatively small if any loss ensued. I would appeal to racing clubs to follow the British example in the common interest.'' NO WARSHIPS TO UK EEARED.,' Wellington, Tiusd.tv. In the 1:01 Tse of an interview th', moimng, iir .Ussey -aid lie could no! •mike a-iiy delini.e statement as to the work of the session after resuming, bv. a certain amount of work wocld liav 10 De done. Asked as to the possibility of (U-rntan warshi]. s heing in .New Zetland waters, .Mr Ala.-.sev'could -ay nothing, hu. pointed o;:t-that instructions had ueen given to relight tire four prmcnal harbors. 1 NOT TO HE ALAIt/IEIJ. Weliingt.iu. Tncsdav. It is u-cy I'.keiy t-.it owing to 'the probabi.ity ol no annual eanips being held duiMig .his yiar's training. coi;.;c''|iieut oil in..; iir. .-lit :i:ol>:lisiiliuii, tint ad van la ire will b.- taken of ihe preseii-e o' the Gai-'-iscn Artillery in .lie variety l.iri- tiiiough Die JJon't.'n-oii l-.i carr: out part of their, annual |iractie-:. Peoule ill tlie ecu.res all'ectcd need rot lie alaimed' fl erefore if during the next lew days the-y hear iiig guns going off. 'l'be report, will onlv'he those 01 tic G.vrrison Artiilecy engaged 'll hiy gun practice ami shoiild liol raise (he Tear mat the Cc-nnaus are attacking the 1- Jce. .MEN IN CAJIP. i Welling on. Tucdav. About a thousand -men. including';;!!,: from the South, are in cainp at TaTr-ine. I'orty-three army service corps men aicl iweiity-om- engiiieeis and ~ (hdailmiert of signallers left this morning for tire big concentration camp at Palnierstnn North. The Lakes Countv is oli'erin, a hundred horses. ' " THE TRANSPORT VESSKi.s. Wellington. Tueslav. , It is understood that ,he followine vessels have been delinitelv. eliosen for the transport of troops and liorses to Europe:— Wainiana, M'ilhK-llia. Tahiti and Star of India. The Ruapehu and Afauiig-anui wiil s il.-s» be chartered on their arrival from Aestialia. A number of smaller steamers me being fitted '•■■ to 1.-ring mounts to the centre of embarka.ioii. The troop diips are having their names paiulcd out, anil will be known bv nunibers. The l;r----perial aatiiariti-.'s hive arrangei! for 1., . of the above ies-cis and ntlic's as rcnuired, ternm being left over for se.tlemcnl laler on.