TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2576, 6 March 1915, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

FSB PRESB ASSOCIATION. TWO OFFICERS CONCERNED. Dunedin, March 5. Captain Henderson, formerly adjutaut of the Southland Regiment, is returning to Now Zealand in connection with charges to be formulated against him, and Licut.-Colonel McClymont, who recently came back from the front. It is understood that the charges afreet a matter of the administration of regimental funds. THE MEAT QUESTION. Wellington, March 5. The scheme under which tho Imperial Government is taking tho whole of the meat exported Jrom New Zealand for the use of the troops is. now in full swing, and it is reported to be working smoothly. The Tainui is loading at Wellington and the Matatua at Auckland. The latter, carrying some 84,000 carcases, is expected to sail towards the end of the month, and the Tainui will bo desp<i»ejieit shortly afterwards. Timarii, March 5. Interviewed hero a>-day, tho Hon. W. Fraser explained that tho Government buys meat only, and the skins and fat belong to tho settlers. He expected that the Imperial Government would, if necessary, send ships, to fetch away the meat. The account sales of one lot of 300 lambs put through the works show that at the Government price for the different grades, with tire values of skins, wool and pelts added at current values, and deducting the killing, freezing, and shipping charge of id per lb, lambs, averaging 331b netted an average of 19s per head, or 6 4-5 d per lb. MARCHING. TO PALMERSTON. Mixed weather, has been experienced by D (Mountain) Battery, which left Wellington on Saturday last to march to Palmerston. The march was arranged in place of -the annual encampment, and the journey was to be made by short stages. On Saturday the Battery bivouacked at Paraniata, on Sunday at Paekakariki, on Monday at .Waikanac, on Tuesday at Manakau, on Wednesday at Shannon, and at Linton on Thursday night. Much good work has been done, although the weather has not been completely favourable. 'Experts accompany tho battery, and havo been giving instruction in signalling, scouting, taking up positions, besides the general battery and camp work. On tJie first days of the march titer was a little foot-soreness among the men, but this was soon remedied, and now tho men are fit and well. Throughout the march they have experienced'great kindness from settlers on-the road. Thursday they were inspected by tho -Commandant, Colonel A. W. Robin, who had journeyed to Palmerston for this purpose. The trek is to conclude to-day with a mimic attack on Palmerston. The battery will study the ground and take up its position as in actual warfare for a.n assault on Manawatu bridge and tho town; Afterwards the battery will return to Wellington by train.

CATTLE-STEALING CHARGES. ■ Inrercargill,' March 5. Iv the case against Louis Fosbender, a. farmer, charged with cattlestealing, the jury, after an hour's 7-e----tirement, returned a verdict of not guilty. A case is now proceeding against Joseph Fosbender for stealing two bullocks.

£1050 DAMAGES FOR A WIDOW

Dunodin, March o

The case of Donovan v. the King, fl'hich was to have been heard in the Supreme Court tin's month, lias been settled for £10-30. It was a claim for £1500 damages, arising out of a collision botwe'eu two railway engines at ])iinedin. as" the result of which plaintiil's husband, n fireman, was killed.