THE WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16775, 17 August 1916, Page 6

THE WAR

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND TIIR OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged ... £26,.%7 13 1 Stall railway tiafhc oll'uo 3 17 0 Employees in Sargood, Son, and Kwpn's Standard Clothing Eaotoiy (14th contribution) ... . 4 0 0 Railway good-sheds regular casuals .„ 22 0 Total £26,512 17 1 THE RED CROSS FUND (OTAGO). THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Pioviously acknowledged £216 3 0 Picxoeds of concert at Malikaiuu on August 4 ... . . 15 15 5 Total £232 3 6 PASSED AS FIT. Tho following mor have, been passed as lit lor active -- Harold M'Liod, fanu hand, bum din. John Chas. Biyan, painter, Noith Kist Valley Vincent Patrick Slucl, agrmiltiiral cadet, ilcnofc. Henry Hodgson Lhdhain, packer, Cavcrslmm John Gi!»on Smith Bathgate, plumber, Maori Hill. Geo Pateraon Ccxrtbpcll, dr, mity student, Uuneelm. ANALYSIS OF EXAMINATION Iho following i-s tho result o." Tuesday evening a examination.— Fit 4 Unfit 4 Total 8 NEW ZEALANDERS IN FRANCE. A FULL DIVISION. CHANGES IN COMMANDS. The Minister of Defence, do Hon. J. Allen, states that New Zealand has now a lull divi ion, numbering over 20 000 men on tho western front. '1 hoy hold trenches m the lyres salient, and aio in the thick of tho fighting. General Sir W. R. Birdwood. who com mandtd tho Anzao Armv at Gallipoh, iormcrly had charge of our men on the western front, but ho has taken over a new command.

Lieutenant-general Sir Alex. Godley, general officer commanding the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, has feuooeoded General Birdwood in command c>f tho Anzao Army Coips Major-general Sir A H. Russell (a Now commands tho \~ew Zealand Division

LIEUTENANT MASSET. (From Ouit Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, August 16. Lieutenant George Alasscy (son of the Prime Minister), who went to the front as platoon commander in the Rifle Brigade, and who has been in the trenches with hh men up till now, has been appointed adjutant to Ins battalon. GRANTED COMMISSIONS. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS! OF " SIXTEENTHS." The following non-commissioned officers of the Sixteenth Reinforcements have boon appointed second lieutenants on piobation, and aro allocated to the undermentioned units: — C.S.M. F. W. Moore, E Company, 16th, B Company, 20th Sergeants 0. R. Olsen, F Company 16th, C Company 20th; J. Bark, O Company, 16+h, D Company 20th, 11. J. Lord, F Company 16th, E Company 20th; R. H. Stables, A Company 16th, F Company 20th; F. A. De la Mare, A Company 16th, G Company 20th; 11. A. E. Alilncs, A Company 16th, A Company 20th; H. J. Angus, C Company 16th, J Company 20th; C.S.M. C. Bathgate, A Company 16th. Special 20th; Sctgeant P. Wi'hamson, J Company 16th, Special 20th; US M. W. R. King, B Company 16th; Sergeants F. C. Do Lambcil, A Company 16th; C F. Mackley, F Company 16th; S. M. Hobbs, B Company 16th; C. A. Le Lievro, F Company 16th : A. E. Dendy, E Company 16th; A. A. Marriott, E Company 16th; G. G. Smith. Cr Conipuij 161 Ii; Cnipoi.il J. \\ . Barclay, J Company 16th; Seigeants D. E. Nca\c," B Company 16th- A. Martin. D Company 16th ; F J. Beechuy, G Company 16th; A. J. LarVen, J Company 16th; R. O. Buchanan. G Company 16th: M. K. Maclood, 0 Company 16th; A. 11. Abel, A Company 16th; W. O. Closs, D Company 16th, H. A. Ilighet. C Company 16th; E. O. M'Robeits. II Company 16th; A. E. M'Keown. II Company loth, 21st Infantry Reinforcements. GOING TO THE FRONT. Prior lo his departure for Trei.tham, Mr Ken Jones, of the Middlemaich railway staff, was ricM-'iittd ■with a fountain pen by the inomkri of the railway ser\ice and a few iricncl. Mr Jones suitably acknowledged the gift. Mr Jones, who haik lrom Balclutha. is the fourth member of his faimlv to enlist On Trie mc of leading 'Gkidbrook for Trcntham, Mr F- Piekard and Mr A. Andrews were pn rented .vitli silver wnstl.'t watches. A mu^i"il rrogiommo was '.rone through, and the proceedings were hi ought to a clo~o by the =iugmg of the Notional Anthem. Eleven employees at Gladbrook have gone to join the iemforcenicnts FOR OUR BOYS. The children's patriotic demonstration which will be held by the Oveistas Club in tho King's. Theatre on Saturday, 26th mst., promises to bo one of the best of its kind seen here. The childien are desirous of helping our Soldiers' Comforts Fund, and have been special!v trained in several entirely new and novel items. Tho programme will consist of patr'otic spectacular marches, tableaux, songs, and recitations, as well as seveial conceited pieces, and tho whole demonstration is one which ought and should appeal to all who have the welfare of our boys at heart. Popular prices of admission ate to be charged. FRENCH RED CROSS. The Buncdin Ccntro of the St. John Ambulance At-sociation has decided to take up a street collection for the French Red Cross Fund. At a meeting of the centre on Monday evjiime a committee was set up to make the nrcjssary anangements. The date of th" collection his been fixed for Friday, September 1. Substantial sums have been raised in other phees m New Zealand for the French Red Cross, and it is expected lli.it tho Dnnedin people will icspond as libei dl> to this appeal as they have to the many others that havo ben made since. tho war began. RED CROSS SOCIETY. The Ilea Ci'O'-s si all was an immense success ou batmday, the sum taken (±4ij having buppissed all previous eitorts. The spring liowcro proved a gnat attraction, and tile, stall was made beauUiul by than m the early morning, but. ot course, they dis appealed in a Miy short tamo. The stallholders desire to thank tho following who sent donations —Alls Al'Kellai-, Airt, Huxtable, Land Company, Mrs Martian*], Mr Speight, Mr K W. Roys, Miss Alacasscy, Mr.-. Stuart Holme*., Mrs J. A. Roberts, Mrs Laidlaw, Mrs Gallaway, Mrs Chapman, Miss Campbell. Miss A. Ikickland, Mr J. Ross (Noith-East Valley), Miss Logan (Kelso), Airs Ros-, Mr Lu.-k, Airs J. Dislop, Alts J. LLaggitt, Mrs Solomon, Mrs Butterworth, Alio J. F Rcid, Airs Black, Mr. Fairbairn, Aliss Uirtcr, Aliss B. Samson, Ali = s Rattray. AJrs Field, Airs O'jNcll, Mrs W. A Alocae, Mrs J. C. Al'George, AJrsSidne> Jones, Aliss Dcnnr.ton, AJrs Wilkinson. Aliss Nicolson, Air Eric Bmnie. Miss Hutchison, Aliss Fat rant, Mrs Burns, Mrs RusslJl Rilclne, Airs Checsenuui. Ali.s Dirk, Aliss Melville, Airs Stephenson, Mrs Bndg man, Airs Finch, Mrs King, Airs Bnthg.'to. Mis' Wilson, Airs Renfref, Alls Bruce, Aire. Dunn (Ravcnsbourne), Airs <{,ili>r.uth. Mr, 11. S Fcnwick, Alls llutrhison, Afi-s Ncmllc, Airs W. llislop, Mi-* Ackroyd, Airs Bulterworth, Airs Batehclor, Airs John RoLnnt., Alis Morelon, Miss Fry do. Mrs Livingstone, Mrs Fitchett.

As there has been a request from England for blankets, tho committee is making ,i special effort to send a consignment Homo before the winter. It will be \eiy grateful for any contributions ol single blankets. Those wishing to help in tins way ore requested to forward their gift to tho Red Cioss Kooms, New Zealand Express Company, on or before the 22na inst.