New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 142, 10 November 1914, Page 5

New Zealand

SHIPPING COMPANIES' CHARGES. PROTEST TO THE PREMIER. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Slight. In view of the expressed intention of tke shipping companies to demand payment of freight on exports at the port of shipment, and in view of the fact that a 25 per cent surcharge on cargoes other than butter, cheese, and meat to cover contingencies due to the war has already been made, Mr J. (1. Wilson, Dominion President of the Farmers' Union, has telegraphed to the Prime Minister, as follows: —

"I desire strongly to protest on behalf of the farmers against the unreasonable attitude of the shipping companies in charging freight at port of shipment, in addition to 25 per cent surcharge on general cargo. I look to you, on the farmers' behalf, to insist upon the withdrawal from the position, which means a large additional cost on all produce."

THE MAORI CONTINGENT. Papakura, Last Night. The Premier, in the course of his speeeli to-night said ho was glad to say that the Imperial Government had now consented to allow the whole 500 mem. bers of the Maori contingent to go to the one destination, instead of dividing thorn as at first intended.

KILLED IN ACTION. Wellington, Last Night. Dr R. McXab, liberal candidate for Hawkc's Bay, to-day r.-eeived a cable from England, stating that his brother, Dr Angus MeNab, was killed in action on 'tin; French frontier on Iriiltiy week. Or Ai.'j-.us McNab had served in the Bjor War, and was ophthalmic surgeon in the Charing Cross Ophthalmic Hospital, London, and practised in Harlcy Street. He had been educated in Berlii and Vienna,

and was an accomplished French and German scholar. He published a work upon the eye, and translated into English a celebraxed German wox on the came subject. He leaves a widow and two little children.

MANAIA ASSISTS THE BELGIANS. Hawera, November 9. A giit auction sale at Manaia on Saturday, together with trie subscriptions for the Belgium relief fund, realised £553. IHE TROOPS IN SAMOA. Wellington, November 9. The following, dated November 8, has been received by the Governor from

! the Administrator of Samoa: —The health of the troops is good. Artillery: (Privates Hatch and Jones are suffering from dysentery. Railway Engineers: Bagnell, Cameron and M'Donald r.re suffering from fever, Thomas and

bournes (Auckland Regiment) and Corpora! Hewitt, from fever, Boyne from bronchitis, Hay from dysentery, pwen from rheumatism. Wellington Regiment: Laurence, septic knee; Rogers, fever; Boddingtou, dysentery. All are doing weli.

shillings for begium. J Wellington, Last Night, j The Wellington 'Patriotic Committee ihas decided to inaugurate a Dominionwide shilling fund for the benefit of the distressed people of Belgium. It is I hoped to raise £25,000 by this "measure. ' RETURNED FROM SAMOA. t jj Auckland, Last Night. | The steamer Xavna, which arrived tof night from Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, | brought thirty-live members of the ad- * vtmce guard from Samoa, the majority of whom had been invalided. The gar. | rison wks reported all well. Among the i 'returned troops was Captain W. If. O. • Hell, of Wellington. I