New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 8

New Zealand

MAORIS WILDLY EXCITED

A GREAT DEMONSTRATION,

GIVE UP ALL TMIg PO&SKSSIONS.

Hastings, Uut Night. 'The Maoris hero are itisUlly cxcitH about tlio war, aiut are keenly anxious >to assist the King/ire. To-day they held a great demonstration at Wsupatu pah. Terrific JiakaSs were danced, and patriotic speeches were given by Dr. Panitir Mr. Nga-ta, and other (leading. chief?, which aroused great enthusiasm. i'ho -Maoris. auctioned t-kow - horses, sheep, and cattle and sold curios, and as 'a •result «>f the doinwistratioui the pa.triotic lunu'-i will ibenefit considerably.

"MKM NICVV ZEALAND;..>S.''

FETED AT NOUMEA.

Wellington, Last Night. A French resident of Noumea a.ul New Caledonia, writing under date 21th August, to a friend in Wellington, rife.™ as follows to tike arrival of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force »t Noumea, '"The Monaural and Moera'ci arrived in our port on)-Thursday last at o'clock in the morning after a good trip. The New Zealand expeditiona-v force ■was very well .received, and t.lie Noumea people -were nearly all the time nea,r tille two boats throwing orang.:*, chocolates, wananas and all aorta rf souvenir* to all .those nice New Zealanders. They only caiWe .an shore once,

GOUT AND ITS CUBE. Those painful twinges, that stiffness and'soreness of the muscles, the swollen and inflamed joints, the dull aches and pains in the back, are gouty symptoms caused by excess uric acid in the blood. Gout and the kindred diseases 'of Rheumatism, Sciatica and Lumbago are all due to this excess uric acid accumulating in the system and depositing in the form of urates in the muscles am} joints. To effect a cure this excess utie acid must be removed. There's only one remedy that will do it—and it is RHEUMO. It contains the essential specifics which will eradicate this uric acid excess from the blood. It has cured thousands. Mr. W. James, late proprietor of the Terminus Hotel. Christchurch, is well-known throughout Canterbury. He write:—"l suffered very greatly from Rheumatic Gout for quite fourteen years. I tried almost every remedy suggested by my friends anil medical practitioners, but with veiy little relief. About tliTee years ago f was strongly advised to try' RHEUMO. I did so, and with the greatest satisfa> tion." 2s fit 1 , and 4s 6d.

on Friday morning, jußt for a mareo. Every' night the Noumea band gave a concert neivr the two steamers. 'JL'hoy ail left Noumea yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and we suppose they are going to the Ssunoan island." This correspondent adds that the force tad a strong convoy of warships

EQUIPMENT OF TR/OOBSHTPS.

GOOD PKOOKESK MADE.

Wellington, Last Night.

Good progress is being mjide witii the equipment of -troopships now im hfti'l><>.\ Tiio huge amount of lalbor entailed l>y these preparations lias resulted in wlulrf workers making inflated wages, the pay sheet of the Wellington Co-op-erative Waterside Employment Association amounted to £4900 for a- week's wages for 1300 men, an average oi close on £4. In a fortnight over £BOOO has been padd out ill wagea. The rate of ipay for (Sunday work is ft 4d per hour, andi last week one -of the worker's wages amounted to £9.

OFFICIAL FAUBWEOj A ,WEEK OFF YET.

Wellington, last Night. It is now stated that the troops at Palmerston North will not 'be brought to Wellington f<xr at least a week for the official farewell. They will be marched W> Newitowm Park.

SCARLATINA OUTBREAK.

NO FURTHER CAKES

Chriatchurch, last Night.

No further cases of scarlatina have occurred at lAddington: camp beyond two reported, and contacts are reported to he in the ibest of health. Vie-tan® of the outbreak are Lieutenant Males and Private Kkld, of B (South Oantenfaivy) company of the infantry regiment. Lieutenant "Miles, who was platoon coaimamdier, was one of the Dimfcroon College cadets. He passed at the top of the list at college this year, and rehired home to Canterbury just in timo to report himself for service. He will now be laid up for something like six wedks, but should be able to get a way with the reinforcements.

SERVICE CONDITIONS.

Auckland, Last Night,

T'lie infantry tocqps who marched to Manurewa ycstend ! ay, and slept in ttie open, 'had an unpleasant experience, heavy rain fell during .the night. . The troops did not grunible at tie conditio as and accomplished a fine performance on the march back to the mobilisation camip this morning. All wts ■then granted leave for the day.

PENSIONS FOR DEPENDENTS.

Rotorua, Last, Night. The Rotarua Patriotic Fund ('oirnn-it-teo intends circularising local bodi(« suggesting that legislation ibe introduced providing for the consitution of a loca'i military pensions board, to be elective, wit!h power to levy rates within prescribed areas, with the object ctf supplementing pensions under the Military Aot, payable to dependents at members of the •expeditionary force.

FOOD FOR POOR OF BRITAIN AND BELGIUM,

. _ Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington fund for l providing food for the poor of Great Britain and Belgium has now- reached nearly £7*JOO in casln anxli kind. It is probable tin; executive of ithe Prince of Wales fund in London will ibe asked to superintend •the application of (Hie money to the purposes named.

THE BELGIAN U.ELIEF FUND.

Hastings, Last Niglit. The Belgian -Relief Fund at Hastings totals £llO4. Napier has collected an additional £27'2, and Uisbarne considerably over £IOOO.

A general meeting of all members ft t.ie New Plymouth railway staff will be held in the ladies' waiting room a'b the raahvay .station on Friday evening at M o'clock, to consider .the advisability ol (inaugurating a patriotic fund for the purpose of relieving cases of drstre»s may occur through the. efferts ot the war, and to consider the desirability of forming a railway section of the National Reserve force. It is specially desired .that all members of the stall' who can possibly attend will make a special effort) to be present.