New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 189, 19 January 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

I OCR TROOPS IN' SAMOA. j GENERAL HEALTH GOOD. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Lust Xiglit. Jit porting to the Defence Department; Colonel Logan, commanding the garrison at Samoa, 'suites that the general health l of the troops is good. The following are under treatment for ailments mentioned, and all are doing well: liattcry.--Corporal L. S. Carmiehael, dengue; '(limner K. If. Dubson, dengue: Private Jf. JO. i latch, injured foot. Railway JCngineer ~- -Sergeant; !■'. W. Aicken, dengue; Lance-Corpora) I''. Diver, dengue: Sappers \V. 11, Auld. dengue: (.'. Cecil, abscess. Auckland Regiment.-Major \V. Kay, appendicitis; Private T. K. i'eek. fever. 'Wellington Regiment.-Sergeant-Major (.!. I!. MacMon'an, jaundice: Laiice-Cuv-poral L. Guthrie, gar-trili:-:; Privates If. Stnlilis and 0. Thompson, rlieuniatisni; 'f. T. Kennedy, lumbago; 11. Me.Cormick, gastritis: (.'. A. K. Woodford, dengue: E. Hart, ear trouble. Medical Corps.--Private (.'. Riobuni, conjunctivitis; Chaplain-Captain K. f. .Maiden; ptomaine poisoning.

ALLEGED TR'ADIXG WITH THE ENEMY. A GERMAN" UEEOiiE THE COURT. Wellington, last Xiglit. Further details were heard at the Magistrate's Court this afternoon in connection with five charges against J loinrick Willielm Magnus Duerkop, of the firm of Duerkop and Maekay, merchants, Auckland, of having traded with an alien enemy. The Crown (represented by Mr. 11. 11. Ostler) alleged that Duerkop bail forwardul certain shipments of sausage casings and kindred goods to Gnstav .1. J. Witt, ,of Rotterdam, knowing (hey were destined for Germany. Mr. T. Neave appeared on behalf of the accused, who was again temporarily released from Somes Island to attend the Court.

Mr. D. <i. A. Cooper, S.M., was on tin; Bench. In tlit: course of his statement on oath, defendant said his firm had been in business in Auckland for the past two years and a quarter. The firm exported Xcw Zealand produce to England, Europe, and tile United States. While on the Continent recently he made arrangements with Gustav '\V. .1. Wilt, of Hamburg, to supply him with goods, Witt to pay 1") per cent, on invoice va!ne of the goods. J'rior to the war witness consigned certain goods to Wilt, to he sold on a commission basis. When the war broke out these goods, originally intended for Hamburg, were on tin; high seas. Two of the Herman boats carrying cargo for his firm sought shelter in neutral ports, and a third vessel was captured on the high seas, in ignorance that the war had commenced. The prisoner complained that lie had been unable to prepare his defence property, localise tile military authorities would not release him on parole from Somes Isla'url. The Magistrate said he could not help him on that point. Mr. Ostler produced further correspondence (received to-day through the censor) between Witt and Duerkop, relating to cargoes, and what was to be done about them owing to vessels being interned in neutral ports. The case was further adjourned till Wednesday.

BRITISH PRISONER'S OF WAR. POSTAL' RE( iULA'rroxs. Wellington, Last Night. It Irf notified by the Postal Department that as it is improbable that the foreign postal administrations' concerned will accept registered correspondence for British prisoners of \\<ir interned abroad, correspondence for such prisoners is not now to be accepted for registration. Letters for British prisoners of war interned abroad must not contain articles which are not in the ordinary course transmissible by letter post. Such articles include hosiery, tobacco, etc. If posted as letter packets they will be returned to the senders. They may bo sent only by parcel post.