LETTER FROM EGYPT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16979, 16 April 1917, Page 6

LETTER FROM EGYPT

Cheerful reports have been received from Chaplain-captaia W. Winton, who writes from the New Zealand Headquarters in Egypt on January 19. Ho states that the men who left Wellington on December 5 had a very pleasant and enjoyable trip. They lost only fivo horses on the voyage, which is considered very good. The chaplain sends full particulars of the distribution on board ship of the goods for which he was responsible, and says v that officers agd men greatly, apprec : atod the kindness of tho donors. lio intended sending back tho pia.no to New Zealand, but when he arrived in camp ho found they had no instrument there, and so he bad it sent up. The New Zealand boys, as well as tlio officers, found great pleasure in it. /

Discussing tho roccnt gathering of Maoris at Pukepuko, held for the purpose of welcoming homo Sir James Carroll, Captain Pitt stated at Gisborne that advantage had been taken of the opportunity to place tho Maori Soldiers' Fund scheme before the native people of Ilawke'fs Bay. After an exhaustive discussion it had been decided to subscribe £2000 as tho Hawke's Bay tribes' donation in the meantime. The Maori Council then proceeded to Wellington to interview the Hon. G. W. Russell in connection with tlio schemc. The Minister intimated that if further legislation was necessary in order to help the movement, ho would bo pleased to introduce the samo next session. The War Fund trustees wero approved of by Mr Russell, and application was lodged for incorporation in accordance with tho Act. Tlio scheme was initiated at tho recent hui at Waim.ata.tini. With the Hawke's Bay donation and tho recent collection at Wairoa, tho fund will stand at a Irttlo over £13,000. It is intended to mako the fund a national ono for the wholo of the Maori soldiers of tho dominion, and tho- next movo for tho extension of tho sehemo will bo in tho Wairaiapa. district. It is thus hoped to make adequate provision for tho Maori soldiers when they return. For the purposes of the scheme tho term " Maori soldiers " will include any soldier with Maori blood in his veins, whether in the Maori Contingent or tho Expeditionary Force.

A Gazette J"jx t raord i n a r y. issued: iliis week, repeals the Ordsr-in-Oouncil, dated September 26, 1916, prohibiting- to a certain extent the importation of goods manufactured in or exported from enemy territory. The .new Order-in-Council prohibits tho importation into New Zealand, unless with the consent of tho Minister of Customs, of any goods, whether before or after tho commencement of tho present war, have been manufactured or produced in or exported from any place which at tho date of this Order-in-C'ouncil is enemy territory; and declares that the term "enemy territory" includes all territory in tho military occupation of an enemy Stato, but does not include territory in the military occupation of his Majesty, and further declares that goods shall bo dc-emed to bo manufactured o r produced in enemy territory if not less than 5 per centum oi tho fair market valuo thereof as estimated in accordance with tho provisions of the Customs Act, 1913, with respect to goods liable to ad valorem duty lias its sourco in enemy territory. "Experience teaches."—Tennyson. Benefit by the experience of ;thers, and get a bottle of thai highly-praised remedy, Baxter's Lung Preserver. It preserves tho health of tho Big botties, Is 10d —