DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1916, Page 7

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

DOMINION EXPORTS, Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, August 31. New Zealand products entered for export last week were valu<*l at £509,320, including cheese £II.OOO, frozen meat £175,700, gold £105,031. hides £3C,ODO, flax £20,258, tallow £30.244, wool £120,020. MILITARY SERVICE ACT. Wellington, August 31 A meeting of municipal representatives , to-day discussed the subject of continuing the voluntary recruiting movement, and decided to do all possible to encourage voluntary enlistment, and also to use their best efforts to carry out the provisions of the Military Service Act Those present represented the City Council and suburban boroughs. ; THE WORD "ANZAC' Wellington, August 31. A Gazette to-night prohibitstthe use of the word "Anzac" in*connection with any trade or business, under section 33 of the War Lcgiskition'Amendwciit Act, 1910. SCHOOL STAFFING. Wellington, August 31. The Gazette announces the modification of the schedule of staffing to be observed on public -schools during the continuance of the war and for six months thereafter. PASSPORTS FOR SEAMEN. - Auckland, Last Night. The Hon. G. W. Russell, replying to a deputation of representatives of shipping companies with regard to permits r.o seamen and engineers, said that as ;!nr as his department was concerned it would do everything possible to facilitate the granting of passports to bona:sde seafaring men for the purpose of ijetting vessels away to sea. He warned the deputation that a large number of applications by men to work as firemen and tiimmers came from deliberate shirkers, so that the Depart-' ment had to investigate all applications carefully. He promised to suggest cerUiin modifications of the regulations and make matters work more smoothly, PRISONER RE-CAPTURED Rotorua, Yesterday. Loft, alias McLean, who escaped from Kaingaroa Camp on Tuesday, was arrested this morning on the Taupo Road. Spriggins, alias McAlistcr, who escaped from Rotoaira Camp on Monday, was arrested last night at Tokaanu.