OUTBREAK OF STRANGLES.

Evening Star, Issue 15600, 17 September 1914, Page 4

OUTBREAK OF STRANGLES.

[From Our Parliamentary Reporteb.]

WELLINGTON, September 17. _ A question was raised in the House this afternoon as to whether it was true that strangles had hroken out among the horses in the military camp at Palmerston North. The Prime Minister replied that he was informed that the attack was very mild. He stated that every precaution was being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

PRISONERS OF WAR

AUCKLAND, September 17.

JDr Schultz (ex-Governor of what was until recently German Samoa), his secretary (Herr Mars), the wireless expert (Herr Hirsch), and a merchant (Herr Hanson) arrived by the Navua this morning under the escort of Major Francis and Lieut. Maxwell as prisoners of war. Herr Hansen is a Hongkong trader, and was visiting Samoa. He was arrested as a possible German spy. Dr Schultz is naturally keenly disappointed at the fate of the erstwhile German possession, but on the voyage he was cheerful, and entered into" the social life of the ship. Practically no restriction was placed on any of the members of the German party, of which treatmont Dr Schultz expressed keen appreciation. He is, however, distressed to learn of his future residence on the lonely quarantine island of Motuihi, having' been under the impression that parole would have been offered him. The authorities are doing everything possible to make bis quarters on the island thoroughly comfortable and to remove the irksomeneas of his stay there.