New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 156, 27 November 1914, Page 5

New Zealand

REINFORCEMENTS FOR SAMOA. GARRISON AN.XTOUS FOR EUROPEAN SERVICE. ( Dunedin, Last Night. Hon. J. Allen made an announcement to a Otago Daily Times reporter today regarding the men on garrison duty at Samoa. "A large number of men," said the Minister, "have now been for a long time engaged in garrison duty in Samoa, and many of them arc very desirous of going to the front, and I want to give them an opportunity of volunteering to go there. If this is to be done it will be necessary to replace, at any rate, a portion of the garrison by other troops from New Zealand. In order to do this, I propose to give an opportunity to 500 men, between the ages of 40 and 47, to volunteer for service in Samoa, to relieve sonic of the garrison there, and arrangements will be made with the Defence Officer to get the names of these 500 throughout New Zealand. It is proposed to get them into camp some time in January, and as soon as they have had sufficient training to send them to Samoa, and their pay will be on the same basis as that of the expeditionary force, for the first month at Territorial rates of pay, and after that at expeditionary force rates. Preference will be given to those who have served in volunteers, or who have seen service, and then members of rifle, clubs, national reserve, Legion of Frontiersmen, etc., and others who have taken an active interest in defence questions at the present time." GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED, Wellington, Last Night. E. Fockc, late German Consul in Wellington, 'has been arrested by the military authorities for- communicating With the enemy's country. He will be detained as a prisoner of war. FOR THE BELGIANS. AUCKLAND STILL ACTIVE. Auckland. \aat Night.

were sold, and others will be «old t<M morrow and Saturday by -Jeading auc« tioneers., » too Acting-Consul writes tijj the Herald: "Could you dispose of B| croc Mile which we have had offered tO ( us? We do not know what to do with it, and-think it is more suitable for g newspaper office." ~ Marton, November 20. . A garden party held yesterday at' "Overton," the residence of Mr H. Ify Arkwright, in aid of the Belgian funded was well attended, despite showery woatlier. There was an attendance of one thousand, and it was a great sum cess. The side-shows did splendid buai* ness, and the profit is estimated at over £3OO.

MORE Mkjn FOR THE'FRONT. ' ' Dunedin, November 26. 4 further batch of reinforcements left for Trentham this morning. These iili eluded several university men. They were enthusiastically farewelled. A GENEROUS GIFT. Napier, November 26. A Hawke's Bay settler, who desires to be anonymous, has donated £IOOO to the British Relief Fund.