THE WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16755, 25 July 1916, Page 8

THE WAR

THE OTAGO PATRIOTIC FUND -OTAGO PATRIOTIC AND GENERAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The hon. treasurers of the Otago Patriotic and General Welfare Association acknowledge the receipt of tho following donations to the fund:— Previously acknowledged ... £184,872 9 2 Hillside section, balance Queen of tho Dardanelles Carnival donation QC. 1 8 0 Employees A. and T. Inglis, weekly contribution b 312 5 Drainage Board's staff, 33rd contribution B W 10 0 Clinton Patriotic Committee, proceeds of concert and sale at Wairuna "3 D s 22 6 0 June collection (per Miss Hercus) b 26 8 0 "J. A. J.," July donation ... B 25 0 0 June collection (per Mrs R. Sinclair) _ B 14 0 0 Portobello branch Patriotic Association bstv 12 2 6 Balclutha Patriotic Association WGB 99 22 Employees J. Speight and Co , 72nd weekly contribution ... B 4 19 0 C F. Greenslade, June donation (per Mrs Barmngham) B 25 0 0 Momington July collection (per Miss Rattray and Mis» Geonn) c 59 8 10 July collection (per Mis C. North)— Collie and Pnllen cii 1 0 0\ Miss Smith ss, Kaitangata Coal Co. 18s b 1 3 0 Reddell and Co. (Ho month*) £1 b 1 0 0 National Electrical and Engineering Co b w 018 2 Mr Dixon 10s. J. Wilkinson and staff £2 3s . . n 213 0 »«v-*sfc Munio b 0 5 0 £185.175 4 3 Otago Daily Times Belgian Fund (previously acknowledged ... 26.284 8 4 Otago Dailv Times general fist (previously acknowledged) 27,624 7 6 Total ! £239,084 0 1 QC. Denotes Queen Carnival; B denotes Belgian Fund: s n denotes Sailors' Dependents' Fund; w denotes Wounded Solcheis' Fund; X denotes Red Cross Fund; G denotes Great Britain and Ireland Fund. THE OTAGO DATLY TIMES -LIST. Previously acknowleded .. £22,141 11 0 Emproyeoa in Sargpod, Son, and Ewen's warehouse ... A 22 0 Total .„ £22,143 13 0 A To be applied to tho Wounded Soldiers' and Dependents' Fund. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND THE OTAGO DAJLY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged ... £26,369 9 9 Waitahnna Patriotic Committee (per Mr J. H. Uren) ... 5 0 0 Employees of D.S.A., monthly coctribntion „. ... £1 13 6 DJ3.A., subsidy on above _ _. ... 1 13 6 -370 Employees in Sargood, Son, and Ewen's warehouse ... 22 0 Thos. Davey, Walton Park, monthly contribution 10 0 "Warepil" 0 12 0 Total £26,381 10 9 SERBIAN RELIEF FUND. THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously ncknowloded £1652 7 10 W.iitahuna Patriotic Committee (per Mr J. H. Uren) 5 0 0 Total £1657 7 10 Out of a total membership of 2300 in the fiist division of the railway seivico over 530 have so far answered the call of the Empire (says the New Zealand Herald) I This fact was mentioned at the meeting of the Railway Officers' Institute on Monday

PASSED AS FIT

The following have been passed as fit for active service: — John M'Phce, tile worker, Abbotsford. Thomas Joseph M'Guigan, settler," St. Kikh. Cjril Brown, coachbuilder, Duncdin. \rtuir Tall, baker. Duncdin. Sydney Hlairington Fmdlater, labourer, D lined m. Alexander Matheson. shepherd, Duncdin. Samuel Braid, ploughman, Duncdin. FIFTEENTH REINFORCE-" MENTS. Unlike previous Reinforcements which paraded a& one bodv, tho 15th Reinforcements, foi their match through tho pi'iicipal streets of Wellington, will be split up into two contingents, which will march through on separate occasions, Ihe *ust section, wh'ch will parade this afternoon, will compiise the following:—Mounted Rifles. Field Aitillery Brigade, Engineers, New Zealand Signal Company, B, fi, H, and J Companies (Infantry), Maori Details, Divisional Medical Corps. Divisional Veterinary Corps, Army Service Coips. GOING TO THE FRONT. The employees of the Dunedm City Corpoiatioii Gasworks niet last evening to bid Jarcwoll to Mr 11. W. Langham. who will leave to-mouov after fnul leave. In tho unavoidable absence of Mi Hungeriord (t nginoer), Mr M'Kitt'aick. in a fev wellchosen lemarks, made rcfeience to Mr Langham's high qualities <is a woikman, and picsi ntcd him with a, fountain inn, soldiei's wallet, knife, leathei hold ill, and vauouo other aiticlcs The singing of "He's •x io!l V ' good fellow ' brought a veiy pleasant function to a dose. A veiy pleasant function took place in tho Leith Valley Hall on Friday evening, the oicdsion being the departure of Mi Gcoige Booth for the front.' Mi Butler presented Mr Booth with a tiavollmg companion, suitablv insuibod, and a moneybelt, containing some gold coins. A number of musical itoms were given during the ev jniiig \ hinoke conceit w n s held In the employees and neighbour ot Wilden Fstate, Mc,a Flat, on Friday evening, to bid faiewell to Mr Hugh Shields, one of the employees, who is lciving foi the front. During the evening the manager' (Mr G. R. Young), on behalf of the employees a;,d friends made Mr Shields a pre-cut at ion cT a gold albeit and pendant and a case of pipes, and expiessed tho sentiments oi the emploveis towaids their eonuade, and wished him God-speed and a safe return. Scveial otheis also spoke in a .similar strain. Mr Shields's health was drunk with musical honours. A farewell was given at Momona on Wednesday evening to Privates J Nichol, J. and A. M'Neill. and J. Wan en Ihere was a. largo attendance. Mr A. W. Amos presided During the evening the chanman prr&cnted each of the elepaiting soldiers with a pocket-book, fount un pen, and sovereign case, and vvishcel them all God-speed and a safe return. Tlnec heaity oheeiswere given for tlio departing men. A "very successful farewc'l to tho membeia of tho boot trade who are on final leave with the Sixteenth Reinforcements was given by their foimer shopmates on Wednesday night in the Waratah Tearooms. The chanman (Mi Baikei) proposed tho toast of " Our Boys," and refirred to tho splendid response made bv tho boot trade to the call for volunteeis. He expressed the highest appreciation of their guests, and hoped they would soon have tJie pleasure of welcoming them homo again. Privates J. M'Fadven. J. R ngrose, F Knox, and C. Gray responded. During tho even ng reference was made to the splendid work done by the women ot Duncdin in connection with the war. especially those connected with the Women's Patriotic Association It was stated that the soldieis in camp highly appreciated the good work that the ladies weic do ng.

PATRIOTIC CONCERT AT EAST TAIER[. The Riccaiton tf Hall was filled to oveiflowing on Saturday night, when an rnteita nment was given bv the- St. Leonards Magpies in aid of the Fast Taieii Ladies' Patriotic Sewing Guild. Mr A. Miller presided. The programme submitted was on the lines of that given by the same company re-centlv m and the audience thoroughh appreciated it At its close ,i hearty vote of thanks wis accorded the pr-iformers on the Chairman'j motion, while Mr Dougla-. proposed a vote of thanks to tho ladies whose efforts helped so much to further the interests of the Red Cross League.

RECRUITING ON THE WEST COAST. (Per United Press Association.) CIIRISTUIIURCII, July 24. The GrevmouUi group area, repoited to headquarters this morning that it had reduced the •shortage in its infantry quota for the Nineteenth Reinforcements to si\ men. All the oilier group areas haio had complete quotas for some time. SIXTH MAORI REINFORCEMENTS. PARADE IN AUCKLAND. (Peb 'United Pjiess Association.) AUCKLAND, July 24. I ho Sixth Rein fot cements of the Maori Lxpeditionaiv Fojee paraded through tho citj to-dav, and comprise Lieutenants Gardner and Woodward and 90 non-eommis-sioncd oiTL'ers and men. They were accorded a farewell at the Town Hall. THE OVERSEAS CLUB. The committee will be glad if donors will send along material or discarded cloth mg, us most of the wherewithal is woiked up, and. to keen tho vvoikers busy donations are nocossarv each woikmg chy. Tho woikois will he glad of small icmnants out of which useful articles cf clothing can be made up Men's and bovs' clothes, boots, and wooll' caps will be acceptable. The ea-)0 of soldiers' comforts will be sent away boon, and anything in the way of foodstuffs will be acceptable. Countrv members arc lequestcd to help m the work, which has been so highly appreciated by the overseas distressed one.s and by llie foldiers at the front Iho room is open on Monday from 1 30 p.m. to b p m . and on Wednesday and Fiiday from 10 a.m. to 5 p m. For those engaged during the dav the room will be open on Monday and Wednesday fiom 7 to 9 p.m. THE BERWICK WOMEN'S PATRIOT C ASSOCIATION. Tho members of the Berwick branch of the Otago Women's Patiiotic A=soc ation are working well. A consid"nble qvintitv of work is given out eacli fortnight. The iroods «ont to the Early Settlers' Hail s,tieo the beginning'of Jure were 127 handkerchiefs 158 soap bags, 197 srivico bags, 16 balaclavas, 4 pair', socks, 7 ten towels. <\ housewife? 1 hanks are du" to the following:—Goods for dom nion pireols: Mesdames 11. George ,T Shennan, J Smith, R. Shennan. J. Wither, A. Wither, J. Hall, P. Grant, J Law son. F Yoimg, Prentice, J. Murray, D. Shoddan. Mi=scs J M'Kav. B M'Kiv F. Pelr'e. 11 Robuison, T. Robin-on. Twelftioe r-li"ri iff Milhgan, Jeff roe Children's <!oHiing: Mis J Shennan. Mrs 11. Georcro. Mr-- J llnll. Mis J. Smith. Belgian cloth ng: Misß Summers. Mi's J. Wither, Mrs A. Wither, Mis P Giant, Mis 1J Muirav. Linen: Mis W Grant. Mrs .1. Hall, Mis J. Shennan. M --s Petrio Tea f o.\eh: Mrs J. Withei Bed socKs- Mi.=.s M'Kav. The Be 1 nick Sehool a No sends a p.iieel to the Earlv Settlers' IHU everv month. THE SOLDIERS' MAIL. CORRESPONDENCE RETURNED. A considerable quantity of correspondence is sent to New Zealand soldiers. Notwithstanding tho special arrangements made to eftee't dehvoiy, such correspondence, owing to the exigencies of the militarv service, and frequent movements of individual soldier s is more liable than ordinary correspondence to fail in reaching the addressees To ensure return of undelivered, it i> of the utmost importance ihstt corrrspondents of t-oldiers should addicts them bv their full military description, and should aKo place their own names and addresses in full on the covers or inside all letters and other postal packets. Correspondence of New Zealand soldiers, if undelivered from anv cause, is c ent to this dominion for disposal, and, owing to its bulk, a special atmv correspondence blanch of the dead letter office has been established to deal ",ith it The following particulais aie furnished bv the Poslm.T=tergenoral of the largo -volume of articles handled in this branch for the first six months of this ve-ir: — The number of unclaimed soldiers' letteis and oth">- articles, excluding parcels, letuined to the senders was 67.015 and to postal admimstntioMs of other countries for return bv them, 352"? • articles re directed to the addiessees 9192; art-cles for soldiers, c\clndin<r parcels dealt with. 82 546; 1584 cards relating to the disposal of parcels were received fi om the New Zealand Baso Army Post Office in Egypt,

and tho senders, or, v here possible, the addrt ssees, .'uh is"d; 200 registered articles were dealt with, 48 of which it was impossible to redirect to tho addressees. About 3000 orders io: the redirection of correspondence were lecorded Few newspapers are returned to the dominion. Those which are returned, and which cannot bo redirected or returned to tho senders, are, if of sufficient interest, sent to reinforcement camps.

For tho period May 29 to June 30, 1188 parcels wore also handled in this special branch of the dead letter office. Action was taken in the case of 1086 of these to redirect to tho soldiers or to return to tho senders. Tho remaining 102 could not, tor \arious icasons. be returned; 60 of them were without addresses—a result of the conditions of transport, etc. PRISONER IN TURKEY. - A letter was locived a few days ago by MriSuigonor, of Manaia. from his brother,' Piivatc Surgenor, who was captured by the Tuiks in the eaily part of the Gallipoh campaign.' In the first pait of his captivity Private Surgenor, with Australian, English, and French soldiers, was quartered close to Constantinople, and was given frequent opportunities of visiting the city, under armed escort, of course, but differed no harsh rcstiictions. In his letter just received Pnvate Surgenor sivs ho is now further back in tho country, and is one of a gang of 30 men. Previously he had been at navvy work, but now he is rock drillimr, and lccoivos a wage of 1, 9d a day._ This, at a moderate calculation, he says, is equal to three times that monev m New Zealand For instance, ho sa\s ho can buy chickens in the villages at 4el each anel eggs at 4d a dozen, other th ng : being correspondingly cheap. Tho squad of prisoners in which ho is employed have a cook at a weekly wage, and as he is a mister at his business, they live well. They aro allowed a good deal of liberty, and are permitted to visit the neighbouring -villages. They are provided with good clothing both for winter and summer wear, and hav c nothing to complain of. BATTLE PRACTICE.

NEW 7 MACHINE GUNS USED. FIELD ARTILLERY AT WORK. Realistic battle practice was witnessed at Morrison'* Bu.sh and Tapawai on Monday when the 15th Artillery and Machine Gun Section Reinforcements engaged m all-day field operation> representing actual waifaro as near as possible. Tho artilleiy, with four 18-ix>umlcr guns, did then Ihing at Morrison's Bush, oppninn._ with live shell at 11 o'clock. '] hroo series were fired at targets roproserting .i moving line of guns and a line of infantry arid in .soaiching a bush, all at different ldiises Mtosrethcr 47 rounds of hurh explosive and shrapnel were fired, and some veiy good work was done, the taigots being well peppered Both officers and mo'i showed commendable proficiency in picking up the ranges and in handhna the guns. r lho 16th, 17th, and 18th artillery diafts wcjo present for instructional purposes, and learned .sonic valuable lessons. At Papawai the 15th Ma/'hino Gun Section shaped well with tho now Vickers uiel Lewis machine guns, which wore fired for the fii=t tune. In the morning the new wcapory> wore tested by the instructors, about 50 rounds being fired out of eacli ol the Lix guns. Later in the <h\- the machine guns were used under battle eondi tions Thev were mounted in emplacements on tho near side of tho Ruamahunga River, and pwept tho enemy's position on the opposite side by means of cross fire Tho fire orders, based on information received from headquartcis in the rear, were conveyed to the gunners bv telephone bv tho signalling oom;nn\ The demonstration was certainly realistic, and the s-hootmg done was good, the t irgcts being found with a precision which spoke well for the value of the training the men had locohed

LIEUTENANT WHITE. Mr W. Ejchbaum, of Timaru, lias received vvorel of the death of his- nephew. Lieutenant Eric White, of the. 21st Field Company. Royal Engineers. 57th (West Lanes) Division (reports the Herald) Lieutenant White left Sjdnev List voir to eomplete his training, anel received his commission at Homo in November, 1915, and was killed in France on May 6, 1916 Lieutenant White was a grandson ol tho late Sir George Shchton, at one time Pre-s-ident of the Legislative Council of Perth, Western Australia.

A NEW AMBIJLANCH TRAIN. Mr \V. 1! l-Vlicr, mi nit llv ot Hunt dm, who is ilfj^istj <it of Ambii'din e K( serves .it lldDi', wiiti*) to us uniit i date May Wj.'1 Ills lllollllllg 1 il.ltl .111 oppoi tunil y o| in h[. cling <in ambulance dam at Liveipool .Stmt Sl.it ion, l-Kindon, which has ju-t In i n built liv (ho Great I'J.i '/th Railway ( i>m\hiu) It.i tlio iisi> of l'n> ari'iy in i'Llllce, win it it will bo utilit-fd loi (In ton\i\ance ol our sit k .uit! wounded nun to tilt' base ho-pil ilt K_\ti nullyt conspicuous is the -\mliol ot tilt) tlin-.ti.in full), painted in ml, mi r .1 (oloiu who->e .shade n - mbitv. .1 Dreadnought, .Liitl adopted at the Geueia < omentum .us ,111 ambulance .sign loi nations engaged 111 warfare. Sixteen cais ait' liriko<t togi'ihc r lor a length <it fcU4it. making up a tiam whewo weight is 140 tons Ihi ,v include four waul caj<? lor lying down eat li containing 36 cotb, one ulimg 1111 car, with eots to ..commodate 14 lvme, down patients, and with beats to a<'•onunod..u. s'j sitting up patients, 0110 pharmacy cai, containing all nocessiry accommodation tor mulioal appliances, fquipped with operating table for the troatnic nt ot urgt ney cast s 111 a special room; one staff car, for the use ot the medical and musing profession; one personnel car, wherein 28 oidorlies will he able to hud lort at, night ; two kitchen tais, ieplete \ ilh cooking tangos, boilers, oupbo.uds, plate racks, .snikh, tie: we brake van, in which provision is ior the stoiago of cold meat, and another L'mKc van, with .special wards for inlettiou> cases, In addition there axe four ward ears fcr miscellaneous purposes. FJeetnc fans, drinking water cisterns, heating apphan. i\s, are conspiriiour, while mess rooms, Ja\a tones, and shower baths have not been toigotlcn. 'Ilie beds m the ward 0,11» are arranged in thiee tiers, and homo, ot them can bo improvised as seals when additional demands for such are made. They number over 300. Provision is made ior about 50 permanent scat 3 being available for patients who can sit up, while, by an interchangeable adjustment of ■vmie of the beds, o\er 400 seats run be obtained ior sitting up cases. Altogether there is accommodation ior over 6CO people m the train, winch is replete with all the necessary up-to-datc ics that science can invent. It may be added that since the outbreak of war, ambulance- trams have been promVli d by other railway companies ior the m.liq.dion of human suffering, and it is roniioitmg to realise that Pie spirit of the Good (-'i man tan ■who poured in the oil and wine by the loadsidc, it c till alive in the biihiness environment ot railway directors. Many grateful men and -women who hare fru nds and relations setting out to defend the Empire will perhaps ehensh inexprcssed thoughts of tho kindliest naiure for those who hove- in any ■nay minVstered to British warriors when their poor bodies have been mutilated through tho acts of fiendish and bloodthirsty Huns.

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT'S WORK. A statement issued by tho Discharged Soldiers' Information Department shows that on July 19 there were 5159 men on the register, as follow?, ■ —Disposed of, 32Gb; under action, 1138: not ready for action, ineluding men returned bv recent transports, 756 Of 3950 repoits issued, 3721 had been received from interviewing officers, and 229 were still in tho hands of tho officers. Tho following particulars of cases are given — (A.) Cases Disposed of —(a) Left New Zealand or cannot ascertain address, 119; (b) re-enlisted or returned to military duty, or have work to return to, etc . 1323; (e) men who havo signed ''assistance not required," 839; (d) men placed in employment. 730; (e) men who have not responded (o repeated communications, and men who have accepted work the department found for them but failed to start work, 148; (f) men who havo drawn sections of land, 106. Total, 3265. (B ) Cases Under Action. —(a) Reports upon cases not vet returned by officers making inquiries, 229; (b) awaiting further advice (chiefly men who have stated that they are not desirous of work), 558; (c) at present on employment wanted register, 351. Total, 1138 (0.) Cases Not Ready for Action. —Men recently returned to New Zealand, now convalescing, not loady for employment, and not 3'ot discharged bv the military authorities, 756. Grand total, 5159. There are seven unplaced men in Wellington district, 55 in Dunedin, 43 in Christchurch, and 51 in Auckland.

CAPTAIN BAIRD

The Southland Times states that the Rev. James Band has received a vciy interesting letter from his son, Captain _J. Bruce Baird, R.A.M.C., lately in practice at Kaitangata, describing his visit to Buckingham Palace on May 10, when he icceivod the Distinguished Conduct Medal from his Majesty the King. According to tho Gazette notice, it was awaided "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty from September '25 to 27, 1915, when in charge of difterent bearer sections collecting wounded in the aiea between Lone Tree and Hulluch road under shell and machine gun fire." Captain Baird was a lieutenant at tho time. and won not only thr D.C.M., but also promotion to the ra-nu of captain. Captain Baird is at in charge of an ambulance train conveying wounded from the Flanders front. CAPTAIN" GREER. Captain S. C. Greer, of the Maniototo Mounted Rifles, who has leased his farm and is shortly going into camp, loaves Patearoa (our correspondent writes) with the respect and good wishes of all who know him. An aident student of military matters, he has risen through the various grades in his regiment to his present position, and, after taking a lending part in all local and district patriotic movements, lias made the way clear tor the coveted step which will enable him to take an active patt in the great struggle. An nll-iound eporteman, Mr Greer has represented the county m football, and has taken a. keen interest in cricket, havng been a generous suppoiter and president of tho local club for a number of jears. Ride shooting matches have also found a keen adtocatc and participator m him, while -iarious committees, ii.cluding the loral branch of tho Otago Farmers' Associifion (of which he was foi somo time a most efficient secretary) will miss his valued services ?s a praeivvl business jman. At a, largeljattended social tho other evening, Mr Greer was presented with a. purso of sovereigns with which to purchase a memento of tho occasion. The cha.rman (Mr M'Skimming) and Messrs M'Atamney, P. Bleach, and 11. Cleugh made apt speeches, and all expressed tho hope. that_ Mr Greer would come back to his native place safe and sound. Mrs Greer was also presented with a number of useful articles m recognition cf her work on tho lad'os' committees, of which she has bwn a, piominent member. Ihere was a programme of songs, recitations, dances, and refreshments. LIEUTENANT MORRISON.

Mr Momson received a cablegram on Monday from his son, Lieutenant Morrison, oonvejing tho pleasing intelligence (savs tho correspondent ot tho Balclutha Free Press) that ho was not seriously wounded.

LI KI IT EN ANT BLACK. A Gidmine Press Assocation telegram state, lii.il I,ll'iitin.int }<]. R Black cabh - lioni Kngl.ind tli.it his brothei, Lieutenant, G 11 Hl.it k, w.'s lulled on July 14 \.hil-t ,i-si-tin<; woiiiidetl conn,tiles Liouti n.'inl lil.it k was ,1 local slieepfauner, and was 111,111 led to Mi--. St'and, of I'.ihn r-ton >.t,ith, shoitly brfoie It a\ nig f,;l 'he f [om LIEUTENANT HUDSON. Tat ut. naiil Allied Hudson (sth Ncv Zt.iland Pi into.ee nii'iits,, killnl on Jul} 14, on lln \\( It in tfont, w.i- the N'W Zealand Uht tits scholar lor l'Jlh, and the ik \/s ot this ti.igic It 1 m nation of a brilliant career v ill be wniel) deplored lie was one of the si\ son., o! the lde Dr June' I!utl-on, of Nelson. Five of the sons t nli-led foi actiw snutc. llie M\th bc'llu, still .it W.u t.iki High .'school Lioutcriuit AHIOI liaison Intl a Pinr.iliily di'tiiMiiiMU il* caieei, culuiiii.iting 111 th" school th.\slnp, and i ljliivrisn\ .lull.or cntruiee -thol.ii-.hui. \! Vi' 10111 " College (Wellington), when he elecltd t n carry or. his science course nuclei Piolc-sor Ensti if,c id, he rapidly made hi" limit. In -pite of -etvmg with the .S.iino.m ( onliiigent and dislocating llieieby his IJnivcisitv course, he gained the B Sc. degieo in 191b and the s-enior scholarship in chem i'ln. On his return from Samoa ho at once tor fuit.her sen ice arid topped the 60 candidates for a lit uten.iii" s ccnmiii--sion. l'noi to his depirluro liom Xr w Ya aland, lie was uninunoiisly elected Xew /.■dam! Ithodn scholar for 1915. Tho Victoiia College Maga/ui". on the eve ot his departure, spo,;e of bun as tho ldcil Khodes scholar, and paid a high tribute to the modest v and un=elhshnot-s ol his Uimeisin career. Among \\ aitakians f-avs tho Oiim.iru Mail) he v,,is held in high esh'cm, and theie will bo deep and widt • spreul regret Put ne has been stricKen gov 11 on (bo \rry threshold of a bplendid career of usefulness LI KUTENANT JUIUSS. Lieutenant Max Juriss. of Wellington (7th Pattabon, London Regiment), wdo recently reported to be missing after an engagement with tho enemy in the North of France, and subsequently it \\a- announced that ho was a prisoner of war in Germany (repoits tho Post) Mrs Juriss hi- received soni" letterfrom her husband's fellow officers, telling of a deed of great gallantry whi"h won for Lieutenant Juriss the Military Cross. A iiflo grenade fell m the trench where a number of men were, and he picked it up and threw it out of the trench, where it exploded. Another deed was in staving behind attending to two wounded soldiers while his men retired, with the enomv 40 varcls awav. On that occasion Lieutenant Juris, stood on the parapet ancl faced the en-rav, rcvoherin hand, and, says tho his last action was well worthy of (he Victoria Croas. LIEUTENANT EEID. Mr J. W. Red, of Xapier has received word Irom tho War Office that his eldest sou, Lieutenant J. L. Re id, died on July 16 from wounds received 111 action irepoits th'o Hawke's Bay Herald) At the time of his death Lieutenant R-eid was attached to the Royal Plying Corps. When war broke out, he was serving his apprenticeship as engineer with Messrs N'ven and Co., at Port Ahuriri. and an oppoitunity offering, ho worked his passage homo to Fngland in tho engine-room of tho C. and D. liner Hawke's Bay. On completion of the prescribed period of training, he was offered a commission in tho 18th Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneer Division!. which ho accepted and subsequently qualified for After four days 111 the trenches the deceased soldier was wounded in tno leg, and returned to England. On coming out of hospital ho was called up for tho Plying Corps (7th Wing) Homo Defence, and in tho examination for observers he passed second in the school at Fort Rovmcr Shortly after , passing for his certificate, Lieutenant Reid was ordered to tho front again, and during a flight over tho enemy trenches, he received wounds which have since proved fatal At. the meeting of tho Hawke's Bay Rugby Union a motion of sympathy and condolence with the family of Mr J. W. Reid (who was a member of the Union) in connection with the death of his son was passed LIEUTENANT SEYMOUR. Mr C S. Hnnes, of Gisborne, has received tho intelligence (says tho Poverty Bay Herald) that his nephew. Lieutenant Neville Scvmour, went down with H.M.S. Queen Mary in tho great battle off Jutland. The officer was a son of the Rev. L. Seymour, and a nephew of the late Admiial Seymour. LIEUTENANT SWINAKD. A number of letters were received in Oamaru by last week's mail from the New Zealand Exprditionary Force now in Prance, making reference to Lieutenant Swmard, whom they reported killed in action on or about Mav 21. No anxiety need bo felt by his friends (sags tho Mail), as by the samo mail his parenrs received letters from him in which he mentions that he had been reported lulled, but at the time of writing was still fit ancl w ell, and. further, he cabled from London on Juno 26 that he was on short leave and quite well. He has been posted to tho Canterbury Battalion, and _as most of the writers are Otago Battalion men, that may in some way account for tho mistake

LIEUTENANT M. J. WHITE. Lieutenant M'Kerme John White (reported wounded) is the youngest son of Professor D. R. White, of Dunedm. Ho left with the Fifth Reinforcements as a second-lieutenant, and attended an officers' training school in Egypt, gaining a special certificate for over 95 per cent, of marks. He was invalided from GalHpoli with severe rheumatism, and sent to Lemnos, later on being transferred to a London hospital. On becoming convalescent he did duty at the New Zealand base at Hornchurch, finally leaving for the front in Franco at the beginning of June. Intimation has been received that Lieutenant White has been wounded in the right arm, and has a gunshot wound and compound fracture of the leg. A later cablegram from his brother, Captain J. R. White, R.A M C, says that he is doing well. Before enlisting Lieutenant White was a member of tho staff of the National Insur.inco Company at Dunedin. CORPORAL AUSTIN. Corporal S. C. Austin, who is reported wounded, joined the forces in Oamaru, being at tho time employed at tho Polytechnic. His relatives reside at F&lmerston. LANCE-CORPORAL KERR. An Opotiki boy. Lance corporal Stanley F. Kerr, is reported to have been wounded in both legs and one arm during recent operations in France (sajs the Poverty Bay Herald). This is the second occasion on which Lance-corporal Kerr has been wounded, tho iirst wound having been received when serving with the mam body of the Expeditionary Force in GJlipoli. Ho returned to New- Zealand to recuperate, returning to the front with one of tho reinforcement drafts. LANCE-CORPORAL MURRAY. Lducc-oorporal W M. Murray, who has been reported wounded m France, sailed with the bth Reinforcements, and was attached to the Field Gun .Section (lcpoits tho Chnstohurch bun) He was educated at I hn-t's College, where ho was one ol the Li>t athletes of his time. For two years in succession ho won tho Rhodes Cup and Head Master's Gold Modal for the best work in tho gymnasium. Ho also took a great intercut in rowing and other aquatic eportSj .uief won many amateur swimn.ing anel sculling races. After serving; some timo in tho Bank of Australasia, In turned his attention to journalism, and when he enlisted was the editor of tho North Auckland 'limes.. TROOPER STEWART. Among tho list of wounded on Tuesday was Trooper Allan Stewart, who left Kaitangata with tho 7th Reinforcements (j-ays the correspondent of the Kalclutha Free Pi ess.). He was well known anel veiy popular there before joining the forces, and was on the engineering- staff of the Kaitangata mum. PRIVATE JOHNSTON. Private John Johnston, who left With the 9th Rcmioioamcnts, and was killed in action, was .i popular young roan in the Browns di-tnet (says the Winton Record). lie took an active interest in every movement, and proveel himself a capable secretary of many Browns functions. As manager of tho Browns Dairy Factory he did excellent work, and tho directors were sorry to lose him t A letter 'was received on Thursday from Surroon-captain Rae M'Rao (son of Mr J. M'Rao), an old Timaiu bov, who is engaged in a casualty clearing station behind tho firing line "somewhere in Franco." Great activity m tho C.C S. was going on as orders had been icceivcd to get ready at once to accommodate 1000 patients. This letter was written early in Juno.

'MK OTAGO BRANCH OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL RESERVE. '[ he executive of the Ota go Branch of llie Woiim n'n National Reserve has ueoivod up 1n the present time 300 French booUs tor die um- of die lx>\i on fhe troopships. A "iv.ll nianv more aro still t< quired. (Jift> ol now.spapers, magazines, and readin j,' nutter of .uiv kind .ire also reeded, .iirl will be gratefully received. r lhe following hive sent donations- —bt Aiidiow' 1 - Collegiate, Waitaki High School (Mr Milnoi), St. Dominie's College, Morninglon Patriots A"*.oei.iiion, Mesdames Wrb-tfr and Burn, Misses Little., Winnie .l.'L'nrs and fKwin, Mr 11. 11. Driver. French books, magazines, etc must be. sent m as'.soon as possible, ae they are to leave here for Wellington beforo the beginning of next month. FOOD PRICES m BUDAPEST. The Mjgvar Oi>/.ag recently published tho present puces ol the principal foods in Budain at, .wid (omp.u-ed them with conespondmg pne. /-, .it the outbreak of war. These, .lie .u> follows.— AuguM,l9ll. Mai, 151 G. Toil, per lb Oct .Is »l Beef, per Hi Oil to 2s 4(1 3s 4>l to 4s 2d ImikiU 1 Wif, per lb lOfl .Is4il 3'oik, ]>or II) StitolOd 3<.3d ],m!, p<r lb ... 6d .te lloni, |in lb 2d 4Jd Oil, per htio 104 7s 2d I,ct rlifi«-c. per lb .. IsSil 2* lid Ljptiu eliee-io, jut lb . 7Jd 2s Gd s-ihra s.itK-.-t, p<-r lb Is 8d bs lOd Sii; ir, per lb ... M per Hi 4dtosd 2, Gel Coffer, pe>r lb Is 8d 5s lOtl Fowl,, each l«Bdto2sGd ssto7i>Cd

JOTTINGS

Twenty four men from the railway ■works at 'l.ihor.i, in to .1 telegram irom the Deiciueo Department, ha\e ottered their services (-.ays tho Stratford Po=t) in the Tunnelling Corns. Writing fiom France, an Oamaru boy savs: "Wo have been in tho firing lino closo on tineo weeks now. lam living in the cell.ir cf a hou&e (disused through shell fire), quite a little. pcaeh ol a show that will do me for a while. Nearly ail the houses aro shot away in the neighbourhood, 'there are eo.ne cnjiiaruj still living 111 the vicinity, however, and every now and then tho Ger-m-ana lob a shell in among them tor spite. One nearly got mo yesterday. I heard a pretty fort of whistling note, and made for tho s'do of a brick wall, just in time to =€0 tho shrapnel knock up the yard whero I'd been. They fired four shells and then knocked off. I made a record sprint for our old cellar." Mr M'Alister, secretary to the Hon. W. Frasor, has received advice that his son has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and transferred to the trench mortar branch. He took pait in both Egyptian campaigns, and is now in Franco. Major Fulton (Now Zealand Medical Coins) will accompany to Trentham, as medical officer, tho men of the 19th Reinforcements leaving hero on Thursday. There is no indication of. the immediate return of Dr Barclay, medical superintendent of tho Wellington Hospital, who was granted six months' leave of absence, and went on service with the hospital ship Maheno (says the Post). The six months' leave has now expired, and the board has no advice as to tho actual movements of Dr Barclay. Forty-five teachers from the Wanganui education district have proceeded to tho front or aro now in training (says the Herald), and 10 others have notified their intention of enlisting. Five of their number have fallen on the field of battle. Whilst a Gisborne soldier was wandering through a military cemetery in tho North of France recently (says the Poverty Bay Herald), ho oame across a tomb bearing the inscription: "In memory of C. C lies, Lieutenant, R.A.M.C. Died of wounds." The British Australasian reports:—The wedding of Trooper T. M'Alpine, Otago Mounted. Rifles, Woodcote Camp, Epsom, and Miss Lillian Irwm, Garratt lane, Tooting, was celebrated on Empire Day. The comradeship of tho Anzacs expressed itself in the shape of useful presents to tho bride and bridegroom (travelling bag and lady's workcase). Tho presentation was made in camp, Sergeant-maj'or Hadfield and Quartermaster Robinson presiding, and the gifts wore presented by Private Cecil Duke, A.I.F. Trooper M'Alpine, who is the son of Mr J. 11. M'Alpine, Hamilton South, ha? been in England eince August, 1915. A remarkable story, for which wo can vouch (says the Mafigaweka Settler), is told of a j oung New Zcalander from this district who went Home to England and enlisted in an Imperial regimeit. Ho had spent over 14 months in France without receiving any injuries whatever. When he heard of the arrival of New Zealanders in Europe, not being able to obtain leave, he left his battalion and tramped over 200 miles to tbhake hands with the boys from "Down Under." On return he was immediately arrested for desertion, but, lucidly, he escaped with tho very light sentence of thrco days' detention in lieu of the death penalty, which may be imposed for this military crime on activo service. The Hawora Star says that a local settler has just received word from a New Zealand soldier, now "somewhere in France," that he has received, in a batch, 45 letters pent to him from New Zealand. Some of them had been addressed to him to Samoa, some to Gallipoli, and some to France, and have at length reached him. Some of them were dated as far back as February, 1915. A patient at present in the Auckland Hospital is to bo tried by court-martial upon his discharge on a charge of desertion from tho ranks of tho New Zealand Tunnelling' Corps. It is stated that prior to tho departure of tho corps from the dominion the man disappeared from his unit. He was afterwards located at Gisborne, arrested, conveyed to Auckland, and admitted to tho hospital there. Tuna is only a small place, six miles from Stratford, eastward of Midhirst, but tho people claim to bo as loyal and patriotic as any can Ko (says tho Post). The roll of honour of tho school at Tuna shows that 17 pupils have so far gone to the front, or are in training at tho present time. Besides those, presentations have been made to 10 others, who were not pupils of tho school, but >who enlisted from Tuna. In Wellington there is a woman with five children whom the War Relief Association m helping (says tho Dominion). First of all, her liusband went to the war and left her to fight rhe world alone. She _ had to seek assistance, and this she received. Tho other day the association's representative called to see how she was faring. She found thpt a girl of 12 was laid' up with a sprained ankle, that a boy of nine had conti acted measles and pneumonia; and th.it a boy of seven had a poisoned hand. Writing from Armentieres, under date May 25. a Wanganui lad says:-"We are in the trenches here. We_ go in for eight days, and then out for eight days. There aie millions of troops here. Every day aeroplanes aro brought down. It's a shame what a row tho artillery makes all night—shells, bullets, star shells, and going ceaselessly. The whizzbangs hit you beforo you hear the explosion. Gas attacks by the dozen." Private f E Taylor, son of Mr W. H. Taylor, manager of the Government Experimental Farm at Axataki, has written home m good spirits from France. Ho says he has seen moro than onco churches m ruins fiom shell fire, with everything within the sacred edifico shattered except the figiu'es of the crucified Christs, which remained intact amidst the surrounding desolation, whilst ho had seen tho shrines outride demolished homesteads standing peaceful and unbanned by tho relentless hand of war. "It makes one think," he says. Tho latest letters received from our boys at the western front show that tho censor there is far stricter than he was at Gallipoli (sajs the Feilding Star]. The censor in Flanders is not content with theordinary blue pencil, but usee a pair of scissors, as the mutilated condition of several lotteis goo:> to show. But tho censor also gets that tired feeling. According to a letter received in Feilding. the bluo-pcnciller went along the New Zealand lines and protested against lengthy letters. "Some of you fellows come it a bit too strong, you know. Why, I'vo just finished a letter of 16 closely-written nages one of you New Zealanders has written to his girl! Go easy, chaps!" Mis Edward A. Harris, of Sydney, is collecting old kid gloves for tho purpose of their utilisation in tho manufacture of jackets for airmen. She informs us that 3500 pairs were recently despatched from Australia, and that a total of 8750 pairs have so far been sent forward. As the air men aro in constant need of new rackets, she suggests that all the kid gloves that can bo spared may bo put to good use. Five of the sons of Mr George Char ten--, of Mangatoro, are now serving with the King's colours. Two enlisted at Danne virkc, two in Gisborne, and one in Duncdm. Among the passengers by tho Maitai which arrived at Wellington from San Francisco, via ports, on Tuesday (say 6 the Post! was <i German subject who was brought fiom Rarotonga for internment. Another passenger who arrived by the vessel was a man who refused to answer questions put bv tho United States authorities to those wishing to land, and who was therefore compelled to return to New Zealand.