TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2856, 29 January 1916, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

TEH. PEEBB ASSOCIATION

Wellington, January 29. A soldier returning to Treuthain .■amp from thts city last night fell olf the train at Hay ward's, and was killed outright. The liaine in his hat was that of G. E. Aichiuson, of the i.*2bli Reinforcements.

Foxton, January 20. At a special meeting of tho Borough Council last night a motion was passed calling a conference of local body delegates between Levin and Taihape to discuss steps to be taken re the evidence before the Royal Commission appointed to deal with the linking up al the Main Trunk line between Marton and Levin and the extension of the Sandon tramway to Bulls, the conference to be held at Foxton on February 5. Messrs Newman, Field, Guthrie, and Smith, Ms.P., will bo invited to attend.

AVellington, January 28. The Prime Minister stated that the first of the alphabetical lists showing the ineii of military age in the various districts has been issued from the Government Printing Office. Others .ire being completed, as" quickly as possible. Tho Recruiting Board will have the new* system in operation in time for the March draft of recruits.

The following sick details of the Ninth Reinforcements arc returning in the Tofua (due at Dunedin next Tuesday: R. T. E. Robinson (next of kin at Blenheim), J. AY. Ql'sen (Auckland). AY. 0. Dockery (Mataroa), D. M. Campbell (Ashburton). Replying to a cabled item from Loudon concerning his visit to England. Premier Massey said: "The pio T posed visit of the Finance Minister and, myself to England is only postponed "4'or a more suitable opportunity. There is no. particular difficulty with regard to administration. It is not intended to hold anything in tho nature" of an Imperial Conference at present, but the Imperial Government expressed its willingness to confer with representatives of tho Dominion on matters immediately connected with the war. The different Governments, Imperial and Dominion, are keeping in touch on all the more important questions at issue, but as soon as we can see our way clear Sir Joseph AVard and myself-'will definitely accept t»he invitation, and pay our promised visit to London. Napier, January 28. • The Government has commandeered a portion of Niven and Co.'s works for the overhauling of freezing .machinery and making ammonia coils, this linn beinjr on the Admiralty and War Office lists, working two shifts per day to get work through. Practically all hands have been dismissed. At vtho Avool stores at Port Ahuriri the third sales were to have been held to-day. but there is no indication of when the sales will be continued. All the sheds are filled with fleeces. Auckland, January 29. The Maori "prophet" Rua, who at various times has caused'disturbances in the Urewera Country, was sentenced at AA'hakafiane to a fine and nine months' imprisOTum'ant on charges of supplying liquor to Natives. As Rua dill nut appear, to answer tlie charge, ii ib tractions were issued for his arrest. It wins stolcd that Rua hlad assumed tho title of "kaiser" .and promised the Natives a great time when tho country is in the Jiands of the Gonnanis, with the result that it i.s practically impossible- to get Maoris within his influence to onilist. Tc .Kuiti, January 29. An accident occurred on the AVai-miha-Tangitu road last night. Mr AY. Barlow, his wife, and five children were being driven home' from Tangitu by Mr G. Barlow, when thc x vehicle capsized over a bank. Mr W. Barlow was "killed, his wife was injured, and is suffering from shock, and Mr G. Barlow was injured on the head, chest, and hand. The children escaped injury. Dunedin, January 29. Obituary.—Mr G. 0. Israel., chairman of the Otago Education Board. Owing to. the fog, the AVillocbra, with returned troopers on board, is delayed. The civic reception in Dunedin has been postponed till 4.30 p.m.