In New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 121, 15 October 1914, Page 5

In New Zealand.

HELP FROM THE BIGGER DOMINIONS. CANADIAN WOMEN'S AMBULAKCB AND HOSPITAL. By Telcgrapli.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night The following is a copy of a telegraa* received by His Excellency the Governor from the Secretary of State for tbe Colonies:— "October 13. "The Commonwealth qf Australia has offered another brigade ! of light horse and a brigade train and field ambulances • complete. This offer has been moat gratefully accepted by the Army Council. "Her Royal Highness the Duchesa o* Connaught has sent £57,000, subscribed by the women of Canada, for hospital purposes. Of this sum £20,000 will be utilised in the purchase of motor-ambn-lancte cars. Each car •will be inscribed 'Canadian Women's Motor Ambulance.* The balance will be used to build, equip, and maintain a naval hospital, with lw beds, to be named 'The Canadian Women's Hospital.' Her Majesty tie Queen has graciously consented to be/ patroness. i "(Signed) Harcourt." JJ THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, '"' ' I ■ >\V COST TO DATE, £250,000.

WelliflErtpn, Last Night, • In the Hqusc, Keprese^tiyc^Cws fiiornoofl, ?Hsssng tp Sr. Sm}J*&> Hon, Allen said \H cp»t °f «"> lEx^ x r tlonary ¥PT«e tP <Jatf WftSj F? U SW» abQflt «ag0,009, "__ ll the soUffi Canterbury Fund. •'i"' Timaru, 1 Wednesday. The South Canterbury British ani' Belgian relief fund is over £SOOOI COLONIAL TROOPS' ENGLISH HEADQUARTERS. '

Christchurch, Last Night. In the course of an address at the New Zealand Club's' luncheon, Mr James R. Boose, secretary of thc Royal Colonial Institute, stated that since his arrive jn Australasia foe Wfta informed \H\ t n P British War Office authorities,, p,winj to the want of spapp nrcswrt, had applied, *« ik.». «>* IngtituU madA taa heaoV quarters of the whole of the Emp»w troops arriving in the Mother CoiiliikJJ^* CIIRISTCHURCH WAR FUND. V Christchurch, Last Night. ' At a meeting of the Christchurch Liverpool Fund, the treasurer reported total receipts to date £2243 17s Bd, payments £Bl7 Is, balance at bank £1420 IBs Hd. About £I2OO remains after accounts have been paid. The committee decided to provide certain artiales for. members of the reinforcements.