HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 226, 22 September 1915, Page 6

HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES.

CASUALTY LIST. WOUNDED AND IN HOSPITAL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", this day. A casualty list was issued by the Defence Depnrtment to-day. It contained the names of one who died from disease, nine wounded, and four wounded who returned to the front. Following is the list: — DIED OF DISEASE. J. H. HARRIS (Wcllinfjton Hnttalion), died of sunstroke and heart fuilure at Zcitun, September 15. WOUNDED. Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Pone de Koubboh, l/iiiro, September 1 to 4: — Trooper A. PEARCE (Auckland M.R.) — Eliza Poarce, Ucvonehire, England. Trooper VY. E, A. RICHAHUS (Aucklund M.R.) — Thomas Kicliards, Uelwood Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland (father). Trooper P. E. BRIEN'ISAX (Auckland M.H. —R. Hriengßii, (ii»borne. Trooper P. NELSON (Auckland M.R-) — Mrs J. Double, I'ukiitiritiri. Troooer W. M. MARTIN' (Canterbury MR.). Trooper V. L. FERGISON" (Canterbury M.R.). Private •>. STUART (Otapo Dattalion). Private T. L. REYNOLDS (Utago Hattalion). Trooper W. BRASSELL (Wellington M.H.). RETURNED TO THE FRONT. Wounded, recovered, and returned to the front: — Trooper D. McLEAX (Otngo MR.). Trooper L. WILLIAMS (Otago M.H). Trooper H. SYNXOTT iUta«o M.K.). 'Private -J. S. ALLCOCK (Arm)' Service IK AUSTRALIA. GEKWLAWS IN STATS SERVICE. •ATE, IT NOT DISLOYAL. SYDNEY, this day. • In the Assembly, Mr W. A. (State Premier) stated that there were 25 naturalised men and women of German birth in the public services, and tinGovernment had decided to retain their services. Neither the Govern merits of the other States nor the Federal Government were interfering or were intending to interfere with naturalised enemy subjects in thtir respective employment*, providing they showed no signs of disloyalty. CONSPIRACY CHARGES. CASE AGAINST KIDMAN AND OTHERS. SYDNEY, this day. The hearing of the charges against Arthur Kidman, Major K. W. Page, Major A. G. O'Uonnell, and Sergeant E. Leslie, ot conspiring, among themselves and with others, to defraud the Common wealth of large turns of money by procuring the payment of exc&Uive pr>«t for good* for the armed forces, was con tlnued in the High Court yesterday and to-day. Q Corm-wi for the Crown, in continuing his" address, eaid figure* would be produced showing that for certain contrictn £6375 iiva» paid by Kidman for goods for which he received £11,2(U, the jjroes proflte being £4829, whereas if the increases on the contract prices recommended by Page on the ground that Kidman wad losing money owing to the rise in the prices of commodities had no-t been granted the profits would have been £3173. WANTED THE PATENTS. A WIREXESS BARGAIN ENDS IN COURT, SYDNEY, September 21. The hearing of the case againet the Amalgamated Wireless I Australasia) Ltd., of trading with the enemy, which was commenced yesterday, was continued today. H. R. Dennaeton. chairman of directors of the Amalgamated Wircleee, Ltd., gave lengthy evidence ac to the negotiations that had taken place with the Telefunken Company, and which ended in the Amalgamated Company securing certain patents and the execution of indenture of the license. He explained that the patents did not really belong to the enemy, but unfortunately the/ we're on the regieter in an enemy name, and the directors were faced with the position that they might lose tho use of tho patent*. They received expert advice that tho only way to protect the patents and the tharcholdere wan to register a formal liderwe proving ownership. Before and since_ the negotiations the Amalgamated Company had been the exclusive user of theee patents without interruption. Since July, 101-4, his com pany had no communication whatever with the Tclcfunkon Company directly or indirectly. The mag-istrate decided*to convict upon the evidence, but said that he must consider the quretion of penalty. Counsel ior the Crown intimated that he did not intend to proceed with the other casee that were pending. RUGBTITES MUSTER WELL!" (Received B.IS n.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The New Zealand Rugby I'nion has cabled to the New South Wales Union expressing regret and sympathy in connection with tho of its president, Major McManamov. So far 1,341 Now South Wales Rugby Union players have enlisted. Fifty have fallen. NO CONSCRIPTION FOR WEALTH. MELBOURNE, this day. Mr A. Fisher (Koderal Premier) (leprocntcs the idea of taking a wealth census as a preparatory stop to making a wealth tax.