NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 20 August 1914, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TARANAKTS QUOTA COMPLETE. The military activity wfaieh lias been so promine.it in New Plymouth dtaing the past fe>v days, consequent uu the splendid response to tihe appeal I'ox volunteers for the Expeditionary Force and their despatch to tlie camp at 'Palmemton North, will cool oft somewhat now. as the final t>oirtion of Taw naki's quota of 290 men will leave iby the mail train this monndng, when four ■ will be deipa.fccb.ed for PaimersiUcm Nortlli. The week has been a strenuous one for Ad ratiint-Captain McDonnell, Surgeon-Captain Home, and -the other officers engaged in enrolling the contin , gent, whdett has 'been drawn troim! ail over Tarcunki and as far north as Taumarunui. Some of the men (have travel[led 50 or (JO oniles over exceedingly bad roads in. order io reach New Plymouth ir time, and, considering "*&e difficulties of transport, the volunteers liave been dispatched very expeditiously. Yesterday morning saw the departure of 46 men and'.iwo officers, many "of wiem lilad only Reached- New Plymouth ! the previous evening, after a hurried journey 'by horse and train from miles beyond l Taumartunui. On Tuesday evening they were being examined by the doctor until such a late fltour that it was impossible to give them a public farewell at the Coronation Hall, so the ceremony was postponed until the momiing, at the station, just prior to their departure. Some 300 or 400 people as-'' sembled at the station and gave the men a rousing farewell, whilst Mr W. A. Collis, Deputy-Mayor, maAi am appropriate shcrt address. The fallowing nren left yesterday, in addition to those whose names appeared in bhe News:— W. J. Branson, Taumaruaui. L. O. Welsh, Mftnanui. •M. Morrissey, Okahulcurn;.' E. D. Harvey, Taumairunui. E. Svenson. E. J. Denny W. Pope, Taringanmtia. T. L. Warnock, Taiurauainmui. P. L. Muhlusen. E. C. Irving. O. P. Mortensen. F. Coleman. W. K. Beresford, Waitati. J. Midgiev, Taaanarunui. A. fieid. J. G. Fisher. A. Taylor, Taringamutu. P. Hagensen, Kotare. A. Hagenson. A. Leivis. L. 'Smitli, New Plymouth. V. J. B. Hall. G. Payne, Lepperton. H. E. Bunstan. This morrong'a contingent comprises: W. H. B-irber, Inglewood. W. Hayward, Okoke. K. Keid, Okoke. W. Haydcn, Hillsborough. STATEMENT BY MNIKrER POP, DEFENCE. Wellington, Last Night. In the course of an interview this afternoon, tlie Minister for Defend stated that he did not think I 'the despatch of the Expeditionary Force would make any difference to the present. Territorial system. Next year's camps will be carried out as usual, but it was impossible to train all who had offered' (feu, services. Speaking of rifle clubs, the' Minister said the members ot those organisations had responded nobly. Mr Alien could not say how long .tihe men would be under training at Home, but they would leave New Zealand in a week or two, and, so" far as he knew, they would 1 go to the front. THE OH'PaSTCHUROH CAMP. Christehuiroh, Last Night. Close upon 1300 men were in the Addmgton camp this morning, and the force should 'be'complete in a couple of days. Last night's parade statistics showed that 904 infantry, 323 mounteds ,and 56 ambulance men were under canvas a tctal of 1283. The infantry companies fr-iimed from the Ist land 13tih Regiments are now complete. \ t 6 was * BC(aiß of a-aimation about J..yttelton this morning, consequent upon the arrival of the Pateena with 2CO troops from the Nelson district of whom 100 were infantry' and the'remaimfer mounted infantry. There were also 114 boisee. The troops left f ot Addmgton camp during the day. THE POLICE FOROE.

■ mi «• '• x W^ ln g t °ni Last Night. s JJet^ e t^ mata i for J,lstice announces , tha* the members of ,tho Police Force have contributed £630 towards the cost of the Expeditionary Force. ' t FOXTON'S CONTRIBUTION, ~ n * i. Poxtom, last Night. 1 H • T« are CMn «ng in freely to tte Empire Defence Fund and the Liv- ■ nl™fc ftmd ' , 1 Wve : ,»2 doTOrt ?' A committee haS btan set w> xo relievo cases of local fnlr **»«*»«*»« S<> ne into camp, some of whom have provided their own H>rses and equipment. PATRIOTIC, BUT UNPROFITABLE. THE RAILWAYS AND FREE CARRIAGE. Th» u -i W s, llin ff ton . Last Night.' that it cannot accede to the request for certs S°n *"£? for Patriotic concerts, football matches, etc. The three mam revenue-producing departments m., railways, Custonm" and port wd telegraph, must be made as- sW as «r b o?ttL°H nte ? at th ° "dinarv miss of the departments may be carried eutd a&Zt^? 01 ** Fu " d stre «gt'' euM Gifts for the expeditionary force H It , e T 10 ? free ' but tha * » the most i „t " b f , done - The ru «"ing of frw bam , would only mean the substitution GRAIN-GROWING PROPOSAL. ti,„ i x - Timaru, .Last Night. < Jiah P u^ Oftl ' 00perslrftt0 -^ { The proposal to sow more wheat is trie? 7h? Up iu thu «omldto di ! toot, the hst now totalling 680 acres Trmaru gram and manure "dealers Viii , iFairlie farmers meet on Friday. < ... A GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. 1 Wellington, Last Night. A Gazette extraordinary issued th's evening gives to all German and Alio- a tvian subjects peaceably resident in New h Zealand full rights to sue and plead in h the courts of New Zealand, saving al- * ways the prerogative of hiß Majesty, t)

PLENTY OF HORSES. ! f Wellington, Last Night. ■' Enquiries made at the Defence Depart*.. ment snow that a sufficient number of '.■ horses is sow available for the expeui- ' tionary force. Some trouble wan e,jo', J perienoed in getting tlie necessary horses'V; for the artillery, as tlie horses ■■ were of a sturdy, heavy type; bij£" >; thanks largely to t'he efforts of the New' ' Zealand Farmers' Union, which has given, the Defence Department every assistance , within its power, this difficulty hag notr been got over. The horses will be shipped from the various districts by toetroopships leaving the different port*. Between 3000 and 4'JUO will be necessary I for the whole force. , . ' ."'' NOTES. Adjutant-Captain McDonnel ha« received telegraphic order* fro-n neadquurtero to accompany the Expeditionary Force as adjutant to the Wetting-' ton •Regiment. He will leave New PlyD'tiith to-morrcw. Captain Shepherd, of New Plymouth, l« f t by the train yesterday for Pa-tteißbon NYrthi, whore he will join the Lxpeditionury Force as Quarter-'uster-Oapta/n. The St Mary's patrol of Boy Scouts have presented ihe Expeditionary Force ' ml ten pairß ot woollen socks." The membership of tihe New Ply»»>stli Defers Rifle dub now total* *«8, and this w expected to be consider- ' a'jlv increased by Saturday night. The - firn parade wild be held at the Coronation Had on Thursday evening next.' forty-three members of the fire ißtig.de attended Uhe Territorial parade on luetday night and' were drilled by Capfern Fletcher. J " It is understood that the mounted ' quota for T&ranaki haa now been made w and will be despatched from Hawora. tc-day. • u * wu * A driver was sent from New ply. mowfch last nlghti to fill the last vacancy An enlisting volunteer, whose sweet, heart was not as patriotic as ihe was inasmuch as she issued an ultimatum that the engagement would be declared off if hie placed his country before her hart! an exciting juotor-cycle ride an evening at two ago. He had only abou. ftn hour and a-lidf of civilian life left' when this ultimatum was conveyed to hi% tat lie .resolved not to 4 afrmh without a struggle: He commandeered * and. as the result of the mfemew in' duccd her to ste the error of her wavs and revoke the edict. Happily, fle then wended Hue w.iy back to New Plymouth which he reao\ed a few minutes be--' fore -lights (tot" ,He had to motorcycle fully SH miles in all. hchool on Monday night. Mr-A. Smith ' presided, and, in a very patriotic jew*, referred to rf» object of the all they co,t!d to swell the fund* of its ■ Ingkwood. und. Arrangements were . £ad« to hold a social rfh? * ■"**«■"»*««. a committee, of ladies was formed, who arc deterMr T Mr P. Moore, Presbyterian Home Mammary at Wliangainomona, Z» ' vomtoered and been acceded for .fee At Expeditionary Force. farmers » to be commended, and as a rtsult we pre informed that several «rtde and sheep have been t S fLT^ M 'lf y - , ?- t0 *"**«> to «»e FiSSHrEr'*»»*»• .mII'T Bureau of (says a' cablegram) requests relatives of the ox* F^ rtl< n t 6 "? t0 ißf «rm the War Office of their addresses, to permit It .mmediate communication if ar f