New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 26 February 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

PROHIBITION OF EXPORTS OF MEAT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. An Order-in-Council is issued to-day under the Regulation of Trade and Comivcice Act prohibiting the exportation of frozen mutton or lamb, chilled or frozen beef, and tinned meat from the Dominion save and except to the ports in the United Kingdom and save and except where,in ease of any other specified port or place, the Minister of Customs consents to exportation to that port of place of any specified quantity of frozen mutton or lamb, chilled or frozen beef, or tinned meat in a specilled ship, and authorises the lading and exportation thereof accordingly. Another Order-in-Council issued to-day prohibits the exportation of whale oil from the Dominion, save to the United Kingdom and Australia. THE PERMANENT FORCE, Wellington, Yesterday. On account of the large number of officers and men belonging to the permanent forces who desire to go to the front Colonel Robin, commandant, has issued a memorandum pointing out the necessity of having a qualified force for training, and stating that, at the present time, resignations will not be considered, except under special circumstances. It is understood that Lord Kitchener has issued a similar memorandum to members of certain units in Great Britain. THE ALLEGED SALE OF GIFTS. Duncdin. Yesterday. Hon. J. Allen informed the secretary of the Otago Patriotic and General Welfare Association that, since receiving the reply from General Godley saying that no gifts had been sold at canteens, several specific cases had been brought under his notice, so he had again cabled 'mentioning the alleged definite instances of sales of gifts, and asking General Godley for a report. Mr Allen said that he was examining the matter fully, but that it misrht not be possible to state the'exact facts without waiting for the mails.

IMPORTED WHEAT AND FLOUR. Auckland, Yostorday. As a contribution to the bread supply of Auckland province 30,000 bushels of wheat and 770 tons of flour, loaded at Vancouver and San Francisco, have leen discharged at Auckland from the steamer Hornelen. The vessel sail"d this evening for Wellington, the balance of her cargo of wheat and flour being reserved for Wellington. Half a million bushels of wheat purchased by the Government have now reached the Dominion, the various shipments comprising the following quantities:—Waitemata, 11,000 bushels from Vancouver; Niagara, 10,000 bushels from Vancouver; Kaiapoi, 100,000 bushels from Sydney; Hesperus, 280,000 bushels from St. John; New Brunswick; Hornolen, 07,000 bushels from Vancouver. These ?hipmcnts represent a total of 504.000 bushels, and a further supply of between 10,000 and 12.000 bushels for which space was not available in the Hesperos has been shinped from St. John in the steamer Bordcrdale, due to arrive at Auckland on March 31.

The discharging of the Hornelen's wheat cargo was supervised by Mr C. A. Mathieson, of the Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the Wheat Bistrd.'.ition Committee. He stated that the wheat had arrived in a satisfactory condition, A small quantity had been demaged. and during the afternoon an examination was made by Mv Mathieson, Captain Plunkot, Lloyd's survever, and the master of the steamer. Captain Teterson's suspicion that a leak had developed in the deek through the springing of a rivet was confirmed by watering the deck. The damage was confined to a few sacks within an area of about four feet square. The Auckland portion of the cargo has be n distributed among three, flour mills in the city. The flour brought by the Hornelen is Californian produce purchased about three months ago. There are 770 tons for Auckland, about (iOO tons for Wellington. 30 tons for GUborne. and 10 tons for New Plymouth. The bulk of the flour landed at Auckland has already been sold to bakers at price? equivalent to about £lO 10s per ton delivered at their premises. The shipmi nt for Wellington will be landed at a cost of £ls 10s per ton.

A MASTERTON GIFT AUCTJON Masterton, Yesterday. A butter-dish, won by Miss Murray, of "Within the Law" Company, at the swimming sports yesterday, was submitted for auction by the Mayor last night on behalf of the Belgian Fund, and re-sold many times, realising £34. THE SINGAPORE RIOT. LIST OF THE CASUALTIES. FOUR PEOPLE KILLED. Waknpuaka, last night. Mr R. R. Black. Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Australia and China Telegraph Company at Cable Bay, has received information that the following comprise the casualties to the Cable Company's stae during ..the recent riot at Singapore: Killed. —Woolcombe, Wald, Smith, Mrs Woolcombe. Injured: Flett, Gardiner. Wald was shot while driving in a motor-ear with Flett, Smith and Mrs Wald and another lady escaping unscathed. . The Woolcombes were killed while driving in a motor-cnv near the depot. Gardiner was wounded in action. Wald was an Adelaide man, and was considered a very brilliant electrician. He leaves a wife and one child. Smith nd Flett hailed from the Old Country, the latter having visited New Zealand sevelal times in the cable ship.

MESSAGE FROM UR MASSEY. His Worship the Mayor yesterday received the following telegram from the Right Hon. the Premier: —"I am in receipt of your telegram of last evening in regard to Belgian relif. Th Government is in eommnieation with the Tm-perial authorities with x view to obtaining accurate information regarding the position, and on receipt of a reply, you may rest assured that 7 will give the matter my most e-arne'st consideration."