In New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 15 September 1914, Page 8

In New Zealand.

germaS Official prisoners. By Telegraph.—Press .Association. .Wellington, Yesterday. Word hiu been' received in We.lingion that Dr. i>eli ulta, former Governor ■of N'atucu, was handed over as a prisoner of war to the Governor of Fiji on September 3. Olhcr prisoners placed in custody were the Goven.or's sicretarv and tie wireless expert (Commander llirzoh) and Hanson, representative of o. big 'German engineering firm- at llwugIkong. Thy wcTc'sent to .Fiji in charge of Lieutenant Kenny, of Wellington, who returned to 'Samoa. RESOLUTIOX OF WESTPOUT ■MINbIBS. West port, September 14. . .The Millerton Miners' Union, at a representative -meeting, resolved practically iiiii'iinimoucily, that they favored working on fxy .Saturdays wflien required by the Wcstport Coal Company to supply Admiralty orders. The men unanimously agreed that, the tiny had arrived to .put aside petty grievances. The meeting passed a vote of sympathy with, the relatives of tlm-.e. lost in the Huntly disaster.

WELLINGTON RK<! I MENTAL I-'UNDS. Patinorston X., Yesterday. The. sum of £KiOO has been received by LiiH Wellington 'regiments of infant <"y ami mounted Men in <«iiip all Awapuni, U»ii!g from the sum t'ollected in tin; W'airarapa towards t'hi> regiment:!! fund. The balance of ■tlv<- £l7.>i) vrh'mb isl being laised will be forwarded short!/. Tin' fmul will 'be administered by a board c< misting of the, commaiKifng oll'icer of tJic regimenlti, the. seconds in comi) and. <piarleT!im.ster mid company coimivandeis, and will be used to provide necesssiriet, for men. at the front-, special medical attention and fi)i;ui(i:\l assistance to men invalided or separated from the regiment- A total of £7OOO is needed, and this lias lv.nn allocated to the following districts to raihe: Oisborue and: Hawkc's lUy, Taiuuaki, Wangtumi, We,st, (.'oast. W'airarapa. and tho Bush, districts.

COXGKATI'LATORY CAV.I.BfJUAJIS I'T.O.U NEW ZEALAXD. Wellington, Last Night. At the rccpiest of tiie Premier, His Excellency tlie (lovernor lias sent the following telegrams for transmission to the undersigned: "To His Excellency the Viceroy of India.—Xew Zealand desires to express unbounded admiration at the splendid response to the Empire's call made by nil the inhabitants of the mighty Indian Umpire and the bordering friendly States.—(Signed) Liverpool." '■To His Imperial Majesty the CzarNew Zealand desires to express her unbounded admiration at tho magnificent achievements of their allies, the llussian troops, which will add fresh lustre to ;Ucir arms.—(Signed) Liverpool."

BELGIUM ItEUKF FUND. Hastings, Last Night. By the gale of violets in Hastings on ■Saturday, £(>7 was added to the Belgian fuml. and another £.'i7 was collected in shilling guesses of -tie weight of the' champion collie ('.og Mosgiel Winder, Mr. jack Pawker giving the dog to the competitor guessing tine correct weight. This fund, in Hastings is now £I9P»S, and substantial cheques arc still coming in. Osborne has collected over £ISOO fo.r the Belgians, and .Napier another £350. "To the President of the French Republic.—New Zealand desires to express her whole-hearted congratulations to the French troops who, with our own kith and kin, have been fighting so nobly in the cause of right and liberty.— (Signed) Liverpool." 'To His Majesty the King of the Belgians.—New Zealand d?3ircs to express her profound admiration at the heroic stand which the Belgian people are making against the common foe to maintain • the honor and integrity of their country.—(Signed) Liverpool."

POOR-IN-BRITAIN FUNP, All the churches in New Plymouth were represented last night at the meeting he'd in Whfcelcy Hall, and convened by the Ministers' Association, to arranpje for collections in aid of the Poov-in-Britain Run! 'Rev. Ciiappell presided, stnd the-delegate* .present were: Re-v. Ivayll and, Messrs Biker and .Mutton (Anglican), ' Revs. Chappell, Olds, and 1 Messrs Carter, J. Nelson and PepperiH (Methodist); Rev. T. H. Roseveir*. Messrs MsDiarmid and Candy (Presby-I icrian); Rev. F. Hales, Mr. Short (Bap-1 tist). A letter of apology was received from Rev. Dean McKenna, who expressc.t sympathy with the movement, and from Mew-rn Maunder and F. Morshoad. A committee consisting of Rev. Dean McKenna, Rev. OhappeU, and Messrs McDiarmid, Maunder, and Hutton was appointed, with power to odd, to* obtain full information of procedure, and to report at a further meeting next Monday evening. ; Iti was decided to call & meeting of ladies in St. Mary's Hall on Tuesday next at 3 p.m. The whole 'of tihosc present, with thn addition of Very. Rev. Dean McKenna and Mr. Maunder, were appointed a general committee, with 'Mir. D. E. Hutton as secretary, and Mr. N. K. McDiarmid treasurer. Saturday, October 3rd was decided, unon as Uie day for the house-teahouse and street collections in. aid; of tn'i funds. Adjacent country euurehes' pre to be asked to arrange' for a apecm! collection on Sunday,. October 4th. TJie Tnglewcod P»Wotie IFtrad is now over £613.