ARRIVAL OF A TRANSPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1918, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF A TRANSPORT.

THE TARANAKI MEN. (By Wire—Special to The News.V>j "SB Auckland; Last A transport with the 187 th draft reached Auckland yesterday. 'TlfcfjH draft, which included six officers and, men on duty furlough, comprised 49 cers and 77S other ranks, and is ;tp<§9 largest which has disembarked at Attcfejfjjjl The weather wa:s beautifully fljtft'iliß throughout the voyage, and the heafthjJH of the invalided men was greatly bqMjffiSß fited. The boarding of the ship ooHgjlH pied seven hours. The men ware embarked this morning, and were aHoWjjM ed 12 hows'leave. All hotel bars in a radius of 16 miles if the are closed to >ll soldiers, civilians, Tlio southern men will leave by gffecifcM train this evening, the Taranaki qnQfejjM being due to arrive home by mail There are 30 men for Taranaki, inclu&gfM ing Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. WtetoffijaM D.S.O. of Now Plymouth. The lleutih«'|m ant-colonel left with the 10th ments, and served on Gallipoli. / ■•ffifjfM Franco he commanded tlia Company at the Somme, whejra slightly wounded, and he haa conip9Jut||B of the 2nd Wellington Battalion at sines and La Basseville At daolc, when in command of the 3rd Wed*|saH lingtons, he was severely , wonpd?&ijgjH Lieutenant-Colonel Weston has book, which is to be published ill don, describing" his experiences at tiMIM war- His D.S.O. was awarded for VOrcgH at La Basseville, and he received ihpllM decoration at Buckingham Palace. MjQujH Weston, who accompanies her hnafcaii&llM has worked for 18 months witij mm New Zealand War Contingent Associfygjß tion in Southampton Row, and wards was engaged in visiting hoßp'itfttelM while later she was a V.A.B. at

DRAFT BY TEPE MOERAKt. . WaTdngi on, Last Xight. A returning soldiers' draft m its a rived by the Mneralci this evening,- 1 EXPORTING POSTAGE STAMRM A HEAVY FESE IJCrr.TCiT.DI ' Jfl By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.' ' ,'JH Wanganui. Last At the Magistrate's Court, John bert Potter plcpded guilty to asc'tnflt|jjM ing to export postage stamnjrfrofc Zealand to a neutral countryland, without the consent of ter of Customs- It was stated mm Gifl'ord Marshall, Crown 'Fro&tM||||H that defendant had previou-lj for a permit, which was then attempted io export. ilio sending them "t« an agent-, in.'A«nH|H for postage tn Switzerland. -fl Mr. Wilson, S.M.. no'mWl out minimum fine wai; .£?•> Hi. ease palled for worn than 1 ! nis defendant had flouted tlis He, therefore, fined tiim. fo't, dcral him to pay costs (£3 IU.-H,