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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 14 January 1916, Page 6

Mr S. A; Atkinson, solicitor, of W eilington, has resigned his position a& secretary of the Wellington War ±o go on active service. He -went into camp at Trentham. with" the 12th Reinforcements, which have just been called Tip. ■.."■ ;' ; ;"' :; '' A. statement purporting to have been delivered in-the Honse of Commons byMr Bonar liaw regarding the contributions of troops from various parts of the Minister on. Wednesday :—"The cornleading arid inaccurate," said Mr: Allen. "I don't know how many men Canada has sent or intends- to send. The cablegram saya she is soin gto mobilise SGQ.000 men, but it does not say when she will mobilise them, or whether any of them are being kept for home: defence. 1 do know that Australia has net sent 300,000 men yet, and the figures lor Australia are problematical. Australia may have sen 300,000 iby June next, b.it frhp may not. The figures for New Zealand are misleading. We have already sent to the front nearly 35,000 men. and bv June next should have sent . about 50,000 men. And we shall then have another 10,000 men mobilised for what "Those other figures quoted are o thnates, aIL problematical." liOWer cost—extra goodness —these are the cecrets of the wonderful popularity of SHARLAXD'S Baking; Powder. Your Grocer sells it. ; REGRET to inicrm my customers j within the City Boundary that in future J am unable to send delivery carts owing to the scarcity of suitable labour. I also take this opportunity of thanking the public for their very liberal support during the past 10 years. ' W. COLEMAN, Jnr. Butcher, Richmond. NORTH AND GATE NELSON-HAVELOCK-BLENHEIM MOTOR SERVICE. Xe*ve Nelson 8.45 a.m. daily from Tat •.tprsallV Stable*. Arrive Flat Creek 13 a.m. Arrive Haveloek 12 r,oon for lunch. Leave Haveloek I.W p.m. for Blenheim ; arrive 3 pm. Xeavo Bteube-m 9 a.m. uaily from P.O Arrive HaTelocK. 10.30 a.m. Flat Creek 12.15 p.m. Arrive Nelson '2.30 p.m. tercels promptly delivered .S"~t-s booked by letter confirmed. Booking Office: 'TattersalTe Stables. Nelson, 'Phone 644. Booking Office* McKenzie's Stables. Blenheim. Special Car* at Shortest Notice.