In New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 94, 16 September 1914, Page 8

In New Zealand.

BRITAIN WANTS ORDERS. AXD CAN SinP THE GOODS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Niglit. Some interesting information respecting trade in Great Britain has reached Mr W. G. Wiekham, British Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, in tile form of brief replies to enquiries recently addressed by him by cable to the Board of Trade. Thinking that some trades might he crippled in some way by the war, Mr Wiekham asked "whether all trades are wanting orders." The response was, "all except those having Government work." Another question put by Mr Wiekham, was whether there was plenty of shipping available to bring goods out to Now Zealand, supposing the people here placed large orders. He also mentioned that people were rather nervous on the subject of refrigerated space on the Homeward journey, and asked what the position was in that respect. Tile reply came in this form: "Freight room plentiful, also Homeward." "That means," said Mr Wiekham to a reporter to-day, "that people can roll up now with their orders, knowing that they will be filled. There is no need to place any orders in America. What they should do is to send all their orders Home, and buy all they can. The more they buy the better. The messaga also makes it clear that shippers can send their stuff away freely."

TRADING WITII THE ENEMY. Wellington, Last Night. A Gazette Extraordinary issued this evening contains a proclamation by the King, dated September 9, at Buckingham Palace, re-stating and extending the prohibitions contained in the previous proclamations relating to trading with persons or firms in Germany and Austria- ■ Hungary. R ECR UITING REINFORCEMENTS. The Defence Department is now taking names of those desirous of joining' the next Expeditionary Foree, and for that purpose officers of the Department are in daily attendance at tho Defence Office, Coronation Hall, THE FLAG FROM SAMOA. A Press telegram from Auckland states that the German flag hauled down at Samoa by Private Bayley, one of the Fijian defence force, who joined the New Zealand transports en route to Samoa, and subsequently given to him by the authorities, has now been presented to the New Zealand Government, with a request that it should be kept at Auckland.