New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 293, 20 May 1915, Page 8

New Zealand.

AN'OTIIKII WAR I'TN'I) Wellington, Mav .IS. A merlin;,' of head* of departments iiiul representatives of tin; Public 'Sermembers' contributions for May and the following months siiiniM he apportioned In. Mr. 11. J. 11. Plow presided :iml staled that alrendv JLM.U.S2 hud hern subscribed by nlVn-ers of tile service (not including tin: Railway Departineiil; and tlie police) to Hie war and relief funds. It was deeided to re- minuend that future eontriluitions he utilised as a fund for tin' relief of distress consequent on casualties to New Zealanders on active service. LAVJiK Smi FOR THE BELGIANS. 'Auckland, Mav 18. Tt is announced that a sum of .CI(1,000 lias now been subscribed wherewith to purchase Mr. 11. E. Partridge's collection of Lindaour pictures for the Auckland Art Gallery.' At a. function in the Town Hall this week a cheque for CI 11,1)00 will be handed to Mr. Partridge, who will pass it on to the Belgian Relief Fund and hand over the pictures to the city. It is only a few weeks since Mr. Partridge made his offer, and almost all public bodies in or near the city have made donations to the fund.

O-CK-TIDX OF WAR TAX. Pahialua, Mar IS. The war tax was discussed bv the "WeliiiiL'ton Provincial Winers' t'uion Conference to-day. A Feilding remit that the Union impress on (lie' Government the necessity" of making a special war tax on the land and on the income and graduated (axes, giving both land and incomes reasonable exemption. During the discussion it was suggested taxing bachelors fo r a start. It was olso considered that exemption should be made according to the size of a man's family. An amendment was moved by a Wanganui delegate that the Government be urged in the event of a war tax being necessary that it be so made that it will | press erpiitablv on all members of the conimnnitv, and that the original remit be thrown out. The amendment was carried.

FOR THE FRONT. HEX F.UOM TAUAXAKI. The following additional Taranaki men have volunteered for active service:— C. W. Austin, New Plymouth. 11. J. Curline, New Plymouth. W. ,1. Crone, New Plymouth. A. 11. Crozier, New Plymouth. S. Hob/, New Plymouth. W. 11. Jenkinsoii, New Plymouth. W. Jarvis, New Plymouth. A Kellv, Awakino. T. Muck, Fitzroy. N. Orr, Warea. AI .W. Olliver, New Plymouth. W. L. Pcllow, New Plymouth. C. C. Roberts, New Plymouth. H. Tiley, New Plymouth. C. K. Robinson, Mokau. W. E. Corrigan, Te Roti. S. 0. Kidd, lnaha. 11. VV. Copeley, Mokau, H. Parsons, Patea. A. J. N orris, Eltham. K. Mawhinney, T'e Kiri. E. S. Carlson, Eltham. E. P. lioagey, Manaia. S. -Marshall, Okaiawa. K J. Connolly, Stratford. J. If. Burgess, Auroa. (.'. Callaghan, Ngaere. J. 11. Home, Eltham, F. 1". Towrwend, Hawera. (J. li Guillison, Eltham. C. Kellard, Rawhitiroa. 11. D. Stanners, Eltham. A. IVV. Dew, Eltham. A. Notman, Ohangai. 0. 11. Magintey, Okaiawa. B. S. F. Craig, llawera. J. W. Butler, Normanby. G. 11. Eeid, Jlidhirst. C W. J. Diwhall, Stratford. L. E, Jury, Egmont Village. 11. J. Barr, Ratapiko. N. P. Gibson, Eltham. Pv. V .Quin, Uawera. W. R. Bracegirdle, Inglewpod. A. Swain, Patea. E. J. Flynn, Stratford. J. O'Keefe, Te iWera. F. Epping, Stratford. A. Rowse, Stratford. A. 0. Williams, llawera. J. Dowdunski, Stratford. W. A. Clague, Manaia. j L. E. Francis, Ohakune. W. VV.' Gibbons, Taumarunui. ■L. Crutchlcy, Taumarunui. S. J. Hunter, Taumarunui, J. McDonald, Ohura. R. McLean, Ohura. F. Ij. 0. Parker, Taumarunui. \V. T. Jennings. Ohura. iS. F. Burgess, llawera.

The name of ''(!. T. Tart" appeared in yesterday's issue as one who had volunteered for service. It should have read C. T. Hart, a son of Mr. John Hart, of New Plymouth. A SERBIAN FUND. Napier, May 19. The Serbian fund inaugurated six days ago now stands at JES3O. H.M.B. NEW ZEALAND IX ACTION. TUB VESSEL'} (JQOD WORK, Auckland, Last Night. In the-course of an interesting letter received by Mr. C. J. Parr from Captain llalsey, R.N., the. commander of H..M.S. New Zealand, he says: "l\Ve have had a long and very trying North Sea winter, but have been rewarded by being in the only naval engagements there have been in this part of the world. We don't muid how long vru have to wait so long as we get at them properly in the end, The officers and men. have been on board now since July 27th, and are quite splendid, being full of life and vigor. They have not had a single day's leave since that date, though we occasionally manago to land for a inarch or a game ol football in the afternoons. Good luck to you and the good people of Auckland. We all on board realise how much you all think of us and your ship. We endeavor to live up to the standard expected by all true New Zealander i. Y'ou in Auckland, who gave those presents to the engine-room department of this ship,

will be glad tu hear what magnificent work thin, d-parum-nt did. when chilling tin) cncmv's haUli; crui,ers on .JaiMUr\ 21th. V.wy evce.-ded by far any pieviou's steaming ever dune In; the ship, and Llie.r great cure oi the enyimn and boil- I ers throughout the commission .showed itself in the l'aet that there was not a del'eet () l' am' sort or description after t'aat great ehase." WRONG PEOPLE LOSE. KULLV OK A\Tl-'.,'h!;.\lA.\ AITF/AS Auckland, Last Night. Those people who have as a re,'ult of ha.]ipenings in the war developed a violent antipathy to all things Herman are appealed to lliv I'oliee Superintendent Kiely to think'lji'fore they strike. "All is not German that bears a 'German name," is the argument used by the superintendent, and he particularly refers to shop windows in this respect.

The name on the window may be dermal), he points out, but the trouble is that when a person gets the anti-Gcr-man fever so violently that he goes out and .smashes with a stone or a. stick a German name on a glas.s window he incidentally docs very little damage to the Gennaii name, but very serious damage to the llritisli glass window. The situation is that these plate glass windows are all insured, and the insurance companies are British, and they have to make good the damage done by the antiGerman hooligan. The insurance people have naturally applied to the police department to prevent such less to them as would be caused by wanton window-br-iiking, and consequently the police are on the alert in Auckland to deal promptly with any sueii riotous behaviour as disgraced Wanganui. Mr. I\i"ly u!-u point-, out thai, any person found inciting an outbreak ol nomas behaviour will be promptly apprehended.