NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 28 August 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND.

THE ADVANCE CUWRD. ALIVE. WELL, AND HEADY. WILD RUMORS OF DISASTER DENIED. By Telegraph.—f'ress Association. Wellington, Last Night. In the House of Representatives tonight, the Premier mentioned that wild rumor-; were lieing circulated as to disaster having overtaken the first Expeditionary Force. The rumors, were totally unfounded. His Excellency the Governor was in communication with the force this morning, and the troops were well, mid ready to give a good account of themselves when the opportunity offered. A FIXE RESPONSE. DOMINION FCXDS REACH OYER £113,000. APPRECIATION IN PARLIAMENT. Wellington. Night. Speaking of the ,'Pntriotic I-'mid in the of Representatives to-night, the Right Hon. W. F. (Prime .Minister) vtiited that they had so far received £():>.;,'o2 7s. Tiiere was promised a furtlicr £30,(;33 17s. Motor-cars were given to the value of £O4ll los, horses to the value of c 13,000. luakin"' a total of Cll.-I.Wi. Taking the other funds into consideration, lie thought the total would shortly reach £ loO.OOt). Sir .loseph Ward and Mr f;. W. Russell expressed their warm appreciation of the splendid response by the people, .STEAMSHIP FAKES AND FREIGHTS RAISED. Wellington, Last, Night. As a result of the dislocation of the time-table arrangements on the direct jstiamsliip service between London and New Zealand, caused by the withdrawal from service of seven;] ves-cls to he u.-cd as troopships, the shipping companies concerned have, it is understood, decided to raise the existing lares lietuveii New Zealand and London by 25 pei cent. A comparison of the present .<ale of fares with this increased soale shows that the first saloon single passage fare is increased from €(l4 to £SO. second saloon from ,t'33 to £47 10s, end Peerage, from £1!) to £23 13.?. It is also undeiv.tood that freight? will be advanced, but the new scale Ins as yet not been drafted. It is understood that pa-sages by the Suez route, however, are still booked at the old rates, and the Orient and P. and 0. services continue as usual. Three Orient vessels have been impressed into service as troopships, but the time-table is not expected to sillier any disarrangement. PATRIOTIC COAL Ore.,mouth, Last Night. The Jininnov coal miners gave a day's pay to the Patriotic Fund, and signili \[ their intention of working on Sunday and Saturday, if necessary, to provide '•oal for the Empire's need. ADDITIONAL OFFICERS' APPOINTMENTS. Wellington. Last Night. The following additional ollicvr--. bare been appointed to the Expcditionarv !-orco:—Captain W. Alderman. fOeneral

Staff Officer, second grade; Captain ' Frank Hudson, Staff Officer, third grade; Captain M. W. B. Thorns, N.Z. Staff Corps, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant; Lie.ut.-Col. J. J. Esson, Assistant-Quar-termaster-Ceneral; Captain J. K. Henderson, So. 2 Stuff Corps, Deputy-As-sistant Quartermaster; Colonel W. J. Will, D.N.Z. Medical Corps, Assistant Director of Medical Services; Major .A. R. Young, N.Z.' Veterinary Corps, Assistant Director of Veterinary Services. "SOCCER" MEN'S GIFT. Wellington, Last Night. At a meeting of the New Zealand Football Association Council, the Tauranga, Poverty Bay, Southland, and Otago Associations wrote supporting the offer of an ammunition wagon to the Expeditionary Force. The Prime Minister also wrote thanking the Association for its offer. AUCKLAND'S PATRIOTIC FUND. Auckland, Last Night. Great activity is being slhown by the ' troops in the Epsom mobilisation camp, where active training is proceedng without interruption. Long route marches ■ are made daily, and the men are rapidly ; getting into form. I The Auckland citizens patriotic fund now totals just upon .1:40.000. 1 A MAORI'S GENEROSITY. Wanganui, last night. Arojiela Tamtimu, a farmer at Kai Iwi, has offered the use of a hundred ! acres of land for wheat-growing. The Wanganui Beautifying Society to-dav decided to accept the offer, and c to advance £2OO for the purpose ot . sowing wheat, net proceeds to be devoted to the British Food Fund. THE KAIPARAS CARGO. '' The Kaipav.i left Lytic]ton on July 0 11 and was due in London on August 0 23, so she is little ov-v.rd.ue. Captain ~ 'Makepeace is in command. Following „ are the principal items in one Kaipara's " cargo list: 3287 bales of wool, 11114 casks of "tallow, 20,202 carcases of sheep, 41,480 carcases of lamb, 3742 quarters of beef, 1420 bales of hemp., and 112S bales of tow. The vessel also had a quantity of Waitara produce on board, the principal items being: 0774 carcase? of frozen sheep. 2771 quarters of frozen 'beef. :>UO carcases of pork. 3.">8 eases of frozen sundries, and 200 sack* of hides, 'flirty guineas per cent, was- paid for " reinsurance. GENERAL ITEMS. The New Plymouth Defence Rille Club, whose strength has been greatly increased as the result of the war—absorbing men who would otherwise probably have joined the National Reserve—i- helil its lii-st parade last night. Over i 100 men responded to the roll-call, and ; . were put through rille evcrcir.es and i. general training work: Major Fletcher. v Lieutenants Crutch and Clarke, and Scr- •. geant-Major Armitage had charge of the o instruction.' Enrolment will be conc tinned on Saturday night at the special t recruiting office, next -diviner's. C. Stone and Son, of Iluirangi, haye donated .C2O to tin. Patriotic Fund. ' The Taranaki Rugby Union decided last nie'ht to donate £lO to the XT. Regiment fund m provide lilt.l- extras for our men in the Expeditionary Force. Stratford hai: definitely promised £2">. and another £1"), if required. Taunuir--unui is remitting £l2 10s, and Patea guarantees its shaivj of £l2 10s. This means tlv.it all the local committees are contributing, with tlie exception of New '' Plvmouth. and £IOO will be. forwarded «' to-da\\ Some of the Io?al subscribers '• to the Patriotic. Fund will organic re- -'■ presentations to the. local committee toil dav, asking that scimie of the money c subscribed be devoted 'to comforts and ■s extras for "our boys" wiho arc, going to >• the front. is The local post office staff have decided it to pav £1 Is each monlh to the Patriotie Fund'until peac is declared-, if conlriv biitions are needed till then.