NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15766, 14 November 1914, Page 6

NEWS SUMMARY.

Auckland; ■■': The response to the call for recruits foi ' the Auckland^Garrison, Artillery divisior has been very, good." , . ■ ; '■;■ The Hon. W. H. Hemes, Minister foi . Railways, delivered a political address al Te Aroha last evening. Nearly £2000 was realised yesterday a the result of the street collection made to: the' Belgian Relief Fund. ' The procession and sports carnival ii connection with the Belgian Relief Fun< take place this afternoon. An elderly man named Michael Healj has been killed at Mamaku through J timber truck' passing over him. A quantity of pear was salvaged frorr the stranded schooner Gem at The Noisie yesterday morning. The vessel is stil partly submerged. Tho Arbitration Court lias deliverec judgment in the case in which a widow claimed compensation for the death fron sunstroke of her husband. Tho award between the Auckland Hote end Restaurant Employees' Union am the proprietors of the country hotels ii the industrial district, has been filed. Mr. R. S. Briggs having retired froi! the contest. Mr. J. J. Sullivan has con isented to nomination as a candidate fo •the Parnell seat in the Opposition in terest. A man named Hardwick, who escape from a train at To Kuiti on October 3C whilst being brought to Auckland on charge of false pretences, was recapture at Atiamuri yesterday. New Zealand: A man named Alexander Sharp has beei killed in Central Otago by a waggon whCe passing over him. An experiment in the conversion 0 Taranaki ironsand into pi? iron is state< to have resulted successfully, a ton o iron being taken from a smelting furnac yesterday. A eis-vear-old girl named Watkins ha died as 'tho result of injuries received through tho breaking of a swing at i school picnic at Ngatira. The second officer of the steamer Rosa mund. Mi'. B. Wishaw, is missing fror that vessel, which arrived at Grcymout' yesterday. He was last seen on Thursda; afternoon. , . The sum of £117,999 10s was passe through the totalisator during the thre days of the New Zealand Metropolita Trotting Club's meeting at Christchurcl' as agaiiist £124,362 10s for last year' meeting. . *, A young man named Kelly, who .wa convicted •of burglary in Southland am released on probation, broke the terms o his probation by joining the expeditionary force. Ho has been sentenced to 1! months' imprisonment. A shocking double tragedy occurred a Clive, Hawke's Bay, yesterday/a ma named .Norman Richards' and a mnrrid woman named Georgina , Anthony bein ; found dead together by the ' tatter's bus band, each with tho arteries, of . an' aril . severed by a razor. . v. < ; ' •' '• The War: - .--./.y - Dixmunde was merely a heap of smoul dering ruins when abandoned, v .j|g? '•,. The Russians are continuing a vigorou offensive movement in Galicia. ; /\|> ' A Trench cruiser captured a steamer ii the Mediterranean with 150 German aboard. ' *: * - ";- [ t [ j^, 4 The, Germans are unable to repair tli *■■■ damaged forts at Liege, and have abai doned the work. , .. . • ■" A- court-martial has acquitted Admira Troubridge of the charge that arose out o the Goeben'fi escape, V^-y'" The Russians have captured an ;in portent centre in the. Masurian Lakes dii trict, in East Prussia. . - - / " '• "■_ A Berlin message states UhattDixmurid 'was stormed and 500 prisoners taken, hi sides several machine guns. '■•?..' :="■' For the first time the Germans brough • an armoured train into action against th British train on Wednesday. K &?&*% It is reported that a rebellion has broke: .out among the Turkish troops in Adrian ople against their- German officers. '%>-'. V;-'.-.' „. ——' ': v 'it ■ ."» i\! Six people named Maritz, all relative of the rebel leader, are serving with th Government forces in South Africa. ! : A Russian i picket boat, in order to savi a cruiser, rushed full speed on to a mini and! exploded it. Six of the crow wen killed. , ,-'. ■' , -' } * * The Kaiser has ordered that all Mahom medana captured from the allies shall'hi ! sent to Constantinople ito ."serve in-' thi , Turkish Army. " ; ** '"r * .<-." , There .is renewed evidence of / Anstro .German/friction, principally because tin Austrians are compelled to - fight as rear guards covering the German retreat. ~.The Daily Chronicle- .reports that - the German onslaughts from Dixmunde . t< Arras during the week were terrible. Th« 3 made progress at some places, only to h driven back next day. '...-, "■ -~. '.-, . Sir George Pragnell, chairman-, of th< Territorial Association and the Wholesale Textile Association, has given the,, use Ins firm's club as a convalescent homo foi Ne'v Zealanders. ... > ■-"