New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 127, 22 October 1914, Page 5

New Zealand.

PRISONERS TOO WH-iL FM). "OFFICIAL PINNERS" FOilt GERMAN CAPTIVES. THE PJREMILK IMHINS By Telegraph.—Per litis Assoui' < i Auckland, October Ml. •Speaking at a me-iun,, of th 11 able Aid Board list )u o ht ujoii i ie subject of the main'.wuuice hk( i i families of mien unul <n pi nun >■ war, towards whim iit < t itimiKii! i * half the cost, Mr In I vu I t! it "e understood' enk>u;jh m m \u. bji _ spent at on In li luiui of Samoa, who w; s mt mil tlu<i j keep half-a-dozen finn'iis la 9 stated that official din ids wei [ i i there, at which Dr i IU Mt dt ,r haul of the table. Jt was aJwb «•

that 4200 liad bwn spent on fivrn ' for Motuiihi. We were <'< man prisoners too \\ t 1 1 hc\ w« i into two classes, tin u j ir i ast '• ~ treated like lords. Mr Wallace consult n<! Ui it lh I « ish treatment'of (it"i ninjifon Jt \\ redound to Brhain's honor Mr Bagnall stated tlmt Gtim n i soncrs in New /til md wu> I i» treated according to the dint tun f the British Governn cnt iid \ h i t ■lime for the setUt n n >l '> l'<- t i they would be s<nt lb tlu i'< quarter. Wellington, October .. The Auckland telt„iim jt-garhn i treatment of prisoners of wajshown to Mr. Massi \ who it ilud t Government instruciKns wj t to t t iprisontns liko the (<a\<moi an I * i Justice of Samoa according to t'M rank. No signifieAJicc could be ttLatt j. to the treatment ouordt 1 to ill t sonera at Motuihi. RUSSIAN RESEin IM 1 - MW "

Wellington, Last Nl.s

A cable has been lecfived by tlir IU?sian Consul from the 'lmperial liui-fir.T, Ministry of Foreign Afl'airn to tin- iPiri .that the Czar has consulted to allow c :! Russian reservists dei'irous of do"ui£ w; to join the New -Zealand expedition'' 7} forces. AX EXPENSIVE JOB. Dunedin, La«t Nm l • Seven contractors tendered for the ;• ting out of the Verdala as a truop-( The successful tender, it in undtr-t y was close on £7OOO. HIGHER TRICE OF BREAD. Auckland, Last NightThe price of flour was raised by 10' a ton to £l2 15s, net cash.' The, baker? meet immediately to make a proportionate increase in' th* price of brea'i.

AUCKLAND AID FOP. BELGIUM. Auckland, Last Nigbt. . A large gathering of citizens was net! to-day to inaugurate :i ':<:. assisting the Belgians. A strong committee was appoints, and various sehemes for raising f undf were Subscriptions are pouring in to Iht funds organised by the acting-Comm) for Belgium and the New Zealand Herald. The sum of t25/m0 will probably be'tne objective of the movement.