New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 270, 24 April 1915, Page 5

New Zealand.

V GENERAL GOD LEY'S REPORT. s OUR TROOPS VERY FIT. , s iWellington, April 23. < • The Minister oi Defence has received 1 i a lengthy communication from General £ - -Godley, commanding the New Zealand i , troops in Egypt, written early in March, i '- He says: "We have put in a great deal 1 - of strenuous training lately;. I think < • , this division lias now reached a state 1 - that only bullets can make it much bet- ] ■ ter. The men are very hard, fit and ( well. The officers have undoubtedly ( taken to their job and realise their re- j sponsibilitlcs. I shall be happy to take , the field with the force as it stands." f General Godley recommends the establishment of a small convalescent hospital for men who are not quite ready ■to return to camp. (This, says Mr. Allen, has been authorised.) General Godley also states that no more motor ambulances arc wanted. Jf people want t to give anything they should give field , - filter water carts. We can do with - twenty-five. The surgeon-dentists are [ doing excellent work. » The General gives a full denial, backed - by evidence, to the charge that gift tobacco is sold in the canteens. Evidence shows that some gift tobacco was exchanged by soldiers with tradesmen, who afterwards sold it in the ordinary way. The Army Council has undertaken to I . provide "the troops with new uniforms f. before very long'. I .. a DEATH OF A TROOPER. Wellington, April 28. a The defence authorities have been advised of the .death of No. 13/319, l Trooper Charles Sampel Chamberlain, 3rd n , (Auckland) Squadron, Mounted Rifles, I ! Main liodyi Expeditionary Force. Trooper " 'Chamberlain died on the 21st inst. as . the result of an attack* of measles. His 1 next-of-kin is his father, Charles Cham- r , berlain, Punni Island, Auckland. De- h . ceased was 20 years of age . f - KTXG ALBERT OF BELGIUM. a . AS PATRON FOR RELTEF CARNIVAL. !' I * i t Ashburton, April 23. (. 1 The committee in connection with the ;. Belgian Relief Fund, which is now com- a pleting or a monster fete v '' and queen carnival, cabled to King Al- n ' bert of Belgium a week ago, asking for ! his royal patronage. A cabled reply ha-! • now been received from his Majesty in ' the trenches at the seat of war, extend- , [ ing his patronage. The text of the mes- ' sage has not been disclosed as yet. ' , WAIRARAPA CONTRIBUTIONS. t Masterton, April' 23. i ' A series of patriotic concerts and [• sales-of gift flags in aid of the Great . -Britain and Allies Relief Fund, held in - various towns of the Wairarapa, was r concluded at Martinborough last night. j : The total raised was £6700 for concerts • and flags, made up as follows: Mastcr- ■ ton £2OOO, Feathcrston £I3OO, Carter- * ton £9OO, Martinborough £2500. » ________ I