IN NEW ZEALAND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 26 August 1914, Page 3

IN NEW ZEALAND

A FOOLISH TRICK. Bj Telegraph,—Press Association Wellington, Tuesday. Gilbert Ilenry Price, a tobacconist, who posted a notice on his shop window giving sensational details of an imaginary naval engagement in the North Sea, waa charged in the Magistrate's Court with knowingly propagating falso war news to the alarm of his Majesty's subjecta Price was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months in a personal bond of £SO, and two sureties of £23 eack. IMPORTS FROM GERMANY. Wellington, Tuesday. On board the Remuera, which airfve.l from London last night, is a quantity of goods consigned from Germany to importers in the Dominion. The question has arisen as to what is the legal position of tSbcse goods. Mr Fisher state 1 today that if the goods were consigned to British, allied, or neutral subjects they could be delivered to the consignees, but if the consignee was an Austrian or German subject the goods would be seized. With regard to the German goods consigned irj the German vessels seized in Australia for transhipment 'o British, allied or neutral subjects in New Zealand the rule had been fixed that the consignees must pay the transhipment ! and transport expenses -to New Zealand ' from Australia. 4} . THE AUCKLAND FUND. Auckland, Tuesday. The Auckland Patriotic Fund exceeds £37,000. THE PAIiMERSTON CAMP. Palroereton N., Tuesday. > The parade state to-day shewed the r following men in camp at Awapuni:— I Infantry, 31 officers, 1165 men; mounted rifles, 24 officers, 640 men; artillery, 1 'Officers, 203 men; ammunition column, 5 officers, 230 men; field trooi) engineer, 3 officers, 80 men; divisional signal companv, 4 officers, 116 men; mounted signal troop, 1. officer, 26 mien; field ambulance; 2 officers, 45 men; army service corps, 1 officer, 8(t men; reservists, 71 — total, 75 officers and 2<Kii2 men. The camp is the largest in Xew Zea'land. and it is understood it will ;be continued for some time. General Godley expressed himself yesterday highly delighted with the arrangements and •the suitability of the site for military training. The Manawatu Racing Club was warmly thanked for -'acing the grounds at the disposal of the military authorities. Fresh troops are expected to arrive shortly for training purposes. • Fifty men left camp to-day for Dunedin to milk'* uo a detriment there. Gunner West, J. Battery, died at tfie •hospital this morning from pneumonia. WAIKAItAPA RAISES f1.'.000. Masterton, Last Night. Wairarapa has contributed over £15,000 to the war fund, and is jtow raising a fund to assist in .the relief of distress at Home and abroad. Farmers are arranging a shipment of produc; to the Old Country. BREACH OF PORT RHSJC'LATIONS. Auckland, Xight. Bleaches of the port regulations providing that ingoing and outgoing vessels must report to the examining ship ,n Rangitoto Channel arc becoming froouenit, and scarcely a day par;-*?* without n. shot being fired across the bonvs of wome small craft whose captain fails t» observe the regulationsFAR.MKRS ORGANISM AT 1 PAHTATUA. v Pahiatua. l.ift Night. At a meeting of iiifliiontiiLl faravi's to-day, a committee wis ■ipijuinti'd • to canvass the district for fat stock,.. food'stuffs anrl cash donations to ulirve distress in the. Old C-cuntry. The meeting 'was under tlie auspiws of the t-'port:-; Protection League. and the k-cal branen of- the Farmer.-,' <Tnion will be asked t.> work with the League. Altogether tiv 'diffwnt funds in. connection with the var have been opened hare. WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC FI ND. The committee of the Xew Plymouth Women's Patriotic Fund met on Mond:l, afternoon in the Mayor's room. Mrs Dougla-s and Miss Ambury, as a deputation from tfte Women's Chriist, au Temperance Union, waited oil the eonnniit'tee with reference to the sending of clothing to England to 'help to relieve the distress. Miss Amburv explaineti how they liad managed on a former occasion. -The commit Lee decided to cooperate witli the Temperance Union, Mrs

Crooke having already written to Ladv Liverpool on tie subject. Mrs Crooke, having written to Lsv.lv Liverpool suggesting that clothing shuiil.i be collected in New Zealand to b; sen;, Home for the relief of distress in England, has received the following riply from her Excellency:—"Thank you -;j much for your letter. I am greatly interested in your suggestion. I sec thai Oliristchurctfi is'starting a similar col lection such as you suggest. There s3iou!.t be no difficulty in getting the things sent later on. ,lust,at present it might be rather doubtful. I should be £'h'<l ir ~ hear more of your plans. Of ccume we r must be prepared for some distress - here." , Accounts were received and passed for t payment, ; r It was decided not to start anv mipre . work till word ha-s been received from ; Wellington as to wliat will 'be most aci ceptable. i The committee request that all those who have work in hand will fn.isli it as soon as possible and leave it at Mr Messenger's office by 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. This will be dispatched to Wellington 'by the mail train on Thursi day * [ The children nt tic Pungarebu school sent) the Mayoress a donation to "help the soldiers." The Dresden Piano Ou has donated ■ £3OO towards the Patriotic Fund, the Christchurcli, Dunedin, and Wellington ' branches each giving £IOO. In addition to this the general manager for New Zealand has donated £IOO. A local man with time on his hands has figured out that if the fifteen millions of land forces reported to be engaged in the European struggle were placed in a single column one in front of the other, with the rearmost man standing on the New Plymouth breakwater, the fnist man of the human line would need to be accommodated with a life-buoy about five hundred miles to the westward }f Perth, the total distance covered being over 3300 miles. i