New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 8

New Zealand.

MAORIS TOR THE FRONT. By Telegraph.—l'er Press Association. Wairoa, Saturday. About 400 Maoris last night fareweiled the local native contingent.. The Rev. Wepiha, the chaplain, who comes of a great fighting stock, drilled the men, after which a patriotic speech was made by Ikaha Whaanga, a local chief of Rakaipaka, who fought for Hie Queen in the seventies. The troops leave on Monday. They are a .fine lot and look lit. Dunedin, Saturday. About 20 Maoris from Otago and Southland left for the North this morning under Mr R. J. Dansey, the University and Otago Rugby rep., en route to Auckland) to join the Maori contingent. TOTT"SOUTH ISLANDERS AND TfIH PREMIER. Wellington, Last Night. The Rout'hern contingent of the Maori expeditionary force arrived at Wellington to-day, and visited Parliament House under the guidance of Mr Parata. After the welcome in the chamber of the House of Representatives, Mr ilassey met the contingent in the Prime Minister's room. He said the contingent would do credit to the native race, and the. Government and people of the Dominion hoped they would have a good time on the voyage to Egypt. He impressed upon them the value of discip-

Mr Parata, replying on behalf of the Maoris, said that the native race would have their eyes on their representatives in whatever part of the world they were SEVER HESITATES TO RECOMMEND THEM. "My daughter suffered with indigestion and tr.ed many medicines without getting relief," writes Mrs E. J. Osborne, Spenseley street, Clifton Hill, Vic, "llav ing Chamberlain's Tablets in stock, 1 advised her to try them, which she did, getting immediate relief. I take Chamberlain's Tablets myself, and find that they are the best medicine of the kind that it is possible to get." All chemists and stores.

Bent to, Md if they proved good diseipiraarianj their people would be proud of tkeai. The *>ntlngent leaves for the luckland tamp to-night. THB QUEEN MARY FUND. WoUington, Last Night. In acknowledging the receipt of a further lo» of gifts of socks, cholera belts, cte., for the Queen Mary Fund, Her Excellency Lady Liverpool states that the gifts previously acknowledged were despatched to London on the 16th inst. As Her Excellency ha 3 been definitely advised by telegram that only socks and woven cholera belts are required in connection with the abovo appeal, Her Excellency desires it to be known that she proposes to devote all other articles which have been received to the übc of the New Zealand expeditionary force and its reinforcements.

RELIEF OF THE POUR OF BRITAIN AND BELGIUM. Christchurch, Saturday. At a meeting of the Christchureh (ommitteo of the Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund presided over by Mr J. B. Richardson, it was resolved to send Home, through His Excellency the Governor, £loooo— per cent, for Britain and Ireland, and 25 per cent, for the Belgium fund, but any moneys specially earmarked for the purchase of produce not to be included in the sum. The amount collected and promised in Canterbury is £IB4OO

~*{•,?' C - Sm,tn na * received word ■that ihi« Btejwon, Gordon Parker, a youth who lived for some years in New Plymouth, las joined the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, an, Vancouver, B.G