DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1918, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

WHEAT PURCHASE. By Telegraph,—Press Association. ■Wellington, Last; Night. The Acting Prime Minister stated today that it is quite true that New Zealand has purchased an additional two million bushels of wheat in Australia in exercise of the option secured when the last two million purchase waa completed. THE REMfIOROEMENTS. Wellington, Last NiightThe Minister of Defence has been a<l" vised that the 39th and ddst Reinforcements have arrived at a port of call. UXWMJK-G WORKER'S. Auckland, August 12. ( Two Jugo-Slavs, for refusing to <ft> national service work at Ohahvkuri, were sentenced to three months' inl-pi-isonment in Auckland gaol. VERDICT SET A9TDIC. . Ohristchurcii, August 12. In the Supreme Court to-dav judgment was jriven in ai} appeal hear*! by Mr Jus. tice Chapman, Mr Justice Stringer, and Mr Justice Hcrdrnnn in the case in which Bnsch, tho rider of a motor-cycle, was awarded £BOO damages and hospital expenses against B'ates, driver of a motorcar, in connection with a. collision. The judgment declared that the, verdict of the jury was unreasonalble in face of the evidence, a,nc( jniistrbe set aside. A new tHal was -ordered.