AEROPLANE GIFT SUGGESTION.

Evening Star, Issue 16717, 25 April 1918, Page 3

AEROPLANE GIFT SUGGESTION.

[Special to the * Stab.’] a ’ WELLINGTON, April 25. A South Canterbury proposal that New Zealand should try to place an order in America for a thousand aeroplanes was ® brought under the Government’s notice by Mr J. Craigio, M.P,, who has been ini formed by >Sir James Allen that the matt ter has been under Cabinet’s consideration. I “As it appears that the United States are doing all that they can in the production of aeroplanes, it would 1 seem that no good purpose would be served by New Zealand trying to place orders in America for a g thousand machines.” CHEAP TAILORING f BY GERMAN PRISONERS. ” [Special to thr ‘ Siar.’l g WELLINGTON, April 25. Traced down to its source, the allegation by Mr J. P. Luke in Parliament that Ger•l man prisoners on Somes Island are perJ mitted to compete against our tailors at half rates turns out to be a minor affair. “ One German prisoner on Somes Island made a costume for his wife, and another for a friend,” reports the Minister of Defence. “ Other than this, no tailoring work has been carried on for private people,” SERGEANT ERIC DAVIS. Sergeant Eric Davis, who lias been killed in action in France, was the youngest son of the Rev. IT. J. Davie, of Hampden, and 1 was 23 years of ag'e. He was educated at the Hampden .School, and left Now Zealand. with the Sixth Reinforcements. He is the second son of the Rev. Mr Davis r who has made tho supreme sacrifice for t King and country, his eldest son. Bernard Cantrell Davis, having been killed in f action on 2nd October last, c „