REINFORCEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16277, 9 January 1915, Page 8

REINFORCEMENTS.

MANY MORE MEN WANTED. The defence authorities arc anxious that it should not be understood from anything already published that recruits are not now required. On the contrary, a fifth reinforcement consisting of mounted rifles and infantry in considerable numbers will be required from the Otago district about, the middle of February. A few of the mounted men have already boon secured, but at prosent no names at all arc down for the infantry section. Whilst the authorities greatly appreciate the share the Patriotic Association has had in completing the quota of infantry which will In proceeding north on Monday, they hope the association will not relax its efforts to meet their further requirements by the middle of February. DEATH OF NEW ZEALANDER WITH THE TROOPS AT CAIRO. (Pee United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, January 8. Advice has been received by the Defence Department of the death of George Vandergcaff Burliiihon, who was attached to the Wellington Regiment of Mounted Rifles with the main Expeditionary Force at Cairo, Egypt. Death was due to sept : c poisoning, the result of a fall from a horse. His father is Major Burlinson. officer in charge of the Weraroa Training School, Levin, and formerly of Dunedin. OILSKINS WANTED. FOR MEN ON THE NEW ZEALAND. APPEAL BY LADY LIVERPOOL. (Pee United Press Association.) i WELLINGTON, January 8. Lady Liverpool makes the following appeal to the. public : — "I have been told that some extra oilskins would be greatly appreciated on H.M.S. New Zealand at this strenuous time. I teel that perhaps some of those people who retain pleasant recollections of the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand to these waters and of the happy hours spent on board her may like to help, and the oilskins would be seat as New Year gifts. I propose, therefore, to start a collection in hall -frowns, so that all who want may help. About six half-crowns will buy one oilskin. 1 will acknowledge all contributions sent to me, and on January 23 the list will be closed and the money cabled to Captain Halsey. In conclusion, may I ask that all envelopes containing remittances for the above-mentioned object be marked "H.M.S. New Zealand Fund" across the top left hand corner. " (Signed) Annette Liverpool." TRADING WITH THE ENEMI'. IMPERIAL LEGISLATION. Legislation introduced by the Government in the recent session of the Imperial Parliament, to amend '' The Trading with tne Enemy Act, 1914," provides for the appointment by the Board of 'lrade of a custodian ot enemy property for each of the three kingdoms. For England and Wales the custodian will be the Public 'trustee, who is empowered to hold any money paid to and anv property vested in him until the termination of the war, and thereafter to deal with the same as may be directed by Order-in-Council. . All interest, or share of profits which in the ordinary course would have been payable to a,n enemy will be payable to the custodian, and failure to comply with this provision will involve a fine of £100 or imprisonment for six months. Under a similar penalty trustees for enemies must notify the custodian within one month of the passing of the Act, and furnish such particulars as he may require. Power is given to the High Court to vest property in the custodian. The assignment of debts, etc., is declared invalid. THE OTAGO PATRIOTIC FUND. THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged ... £20,028 7 2 OTAGO PATRIOTIC AND GENERAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The hon. treasurer of the Otago Patriotic and General Welfare Association acknowledges the receipt of the following donations to the fund:— Previously acknowledged ...£23,085 17 11 Car Wagon Inspector's Staff N.Z. Hallways (9fch contribution) A and B 114 0 T. Helson b 0 18 "R. A. B." ... b 10 0 0 Proceeds sale nine wethers on account J. D. Caldcr, Ratanui B 918 9 Proceeds sale 17 pigs on account J. W. Timmins, Katea B 311 0 C. W. Hay A and b 22 0 Woodsidu concert A and b 10 0 0 "J- K." b 10 0 0 Dunedin Letter-carriers C 313 0 Church collections, December, 1914 ... A 147 1 8 Church collections, December, 1914 b 165 4 0 £23,449 4 0 Otago Daily Times Belgian Fund (previously acknowledged) 4G30 6 10 Otago Daily Times General List (previously acknowledged) 16,718 14 2 £45,098 5 0 .>. denotes Great Britain and Ireland Fund; B denotes Belgian Relief Fund; c denotes Local Relief. THE GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND RELIEF FUND. THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Pp.'v'ously iicknovledtied £827 11 9 BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged £6209 12 3 Collected by young people of Port Mofynenx by sale of badges and buttonholes at New Year's Day sports (per Mr A. C. Paterson)_ 7 0 0 Clyde New Ye.ir Sosial Committee 110 St. Clair merry-go-round 0 5 0 £6217 18 3THE OTAGO MOTOR AMBULANCE FUND The object of this fund is to provide as the gift of the people of Otago, a motor ambulance for use at the front in the conveyance of wounded from the battlefield to tli.> base hospital. Wo heve received the folio-wing subscriptions:— Misses Mill, Port Chalmers £30 0 0 E. K. IJrinsdirti and employees ... 5 i 0 William Couston 5 0 0 '"Humaiiitv'' 22 0 Tho Manse, Waitati „. 22 0 "A. B. G," - - — — — I Q 0

TII.MNKI) MJKSKS FOR TJIR FlUlN'l'. TO Till'. KDIIOII. Sik, The following extract from a letter dated 111'' 6th November, written by a wellknown Duiicilin nurse, on holiday in Knjrland, will probably bo of interest at the. present, tin)*', and wui be depended on as true: - "We uro .slill in London, and doing; nothing for the n;ition but knit. There are more thiin a thousand nurses waiting to fro to the front. The Canadian nurses aiedoinn iiothiiii; y<'t. They are .-.till in Loudon-and vet there w tin mii'Tt work to do. There must, be tiiisinatiac;eiiiei«i somewhere, and I (hi much red tape. Lots of the women that are, at the front are untrained, and are ilohiK very liadly."—l am, etc., NUBRK.