New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 215, 18 February 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER. Auckland. Last Night. Advice has been received of the death of Second Lieutenant -Erie Hardvvick [ Taylor, of Ist Battalion York and Lan? caster Regiment, formerly of Auckland. He was the second- son of Mr ami Mrs Arehdale Taylor, of Auckland. So far as is known. Lieutenant Taylor had 'been serving -with his regiment in the trenches in Northern France for about a fortnight, whe n he contracted a severe. attack of pnuomonia and was removed to the military hospital at Haze-Brouuk, where he died. > ' WOOL FOR UNITED STATUS. Wellington, Yesterday. 'lt h::s ben arranged that licenses for the exportation of. merino and blackfaced woo! to the United States will bo issued, provided, that the -wool is consigned to the chairman of the United States Textile Alliance. MARRIED MEN AS TROOPERS. Hamilton, February 17. Owing to the growing disposition among married me n to join the oxopditionary forces, expecting, the. Defence Committee to provide for their wives and children, the local committee have decided.,to write to the Defence Minister asking the Government to. refuse- the services of married men who leave their wives and families inadequately provided .for, until the seryices of single men are exhausted, NURSES VCR THP FRONT.

. AIJI.CANDIDATES QUAiIFIi-.P. , Wellington, East Nig!ifc, j's the nurs.'s selected for the New Zealand,nursing contingent which is profeeding to the front are already "fully qualified it is riot considered probable that they will require to undergo any period of training in bamp before departure. Exactly how and when they will.go has not yet been decided, but it is quite possible that they will leave with the next draft of reinforcements. If not, they will probably proceed to England' by ordinary steamer.. Bister Nurse, at present matron in charge of the New Zealand nurses at Samoa, has been appoiiited matron of the contingent. Ten members of the contingent will be given the rank of sister, and the remainder rank as nurses. The whole of the members of the contingent have the same status as officers in the New Zealand expeditionary force, and the term of service will be for the duration of the war and their return to New Zealand. Rates of pay have been fixed r.s follows: Matron in charge, £l5O per annum; sisters, £120; nurses, £IOO. Eueli member of the contingent will receive an outfit free, arid where meals and residence arc not otherwise provided for will receive an allowance of 3s Sd per day. The War Office instructions will be strictly adhered to, and if any of those selected is over the prescribed age she will not be allowed to go.