RUSSIA'S GREAT WIN

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 228, 30 October 1914, Page 7

RUSSIA'S GREAT WIN

RETREATOF GERMANS IN POLAND GRIM STRUGGLE RAGES FIERCELY IN BELGIUM ; , BRIGHT COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK IN ENGLAND HEADLONG ROUT OF REBELS IN AFRICA BY GENERAL BOTHA The fierce struggle in Belgium is reported to be still raging, although the German attacks are said to now he somewhat less violent. A five days' sanguinary encounter outside has resulted in the rapid and unexpected retreat of the Germans. A report from Berlin admits the German retreat, and says that a new Russian army has crossed the River Vistula. ~ : > A Dutch lugger has been blown up by a mine in the North Sea. ' It is/reported that a very large foroe is being mobilised in South ' Africa to crush the rebellion there. Already General Botha's force has got in touch Beyer's men, and heavily defeated them. The rebels fled in a headlong rout. In England, recruiting is still proceeding actively. The percentage of unemployment is very low, and the prospects for the winter aje said to'be much better. DTT Iff Tm *iT -■■** - *■■ -*-■■"' 'i *— ', - By Call*. — Ttets JLsiociation. — Copyright.

NIEUPORT-OSTEND LINE. BLOODY STRUGGLE CONTINUES. GERMANS ADMIT HUGE LOSSES. (Received October 30, 8.50 a.m.) PARIS, October 29. The bloody struggle continues on the Nieuport-Ostehd lins! Belgian Wounded who have reached ihe base hospital still, say gleefully, "In a few weeks we shall again have,an army of 100,000," in referring to the training of recruits. The Germans on the Yser carry socalled "table-tops,"—roughly constructed w r ooden devices to throw across narrow rivulets and canals as bridges. They are also used/as shelters when charging. These rushes, usually end in appalling slaughter. • The Gfermans admit that they have never lost so many men as on the Yser. Of one group of .150, only two returned. ';■'.. NO QUARTER. GERMANS VAINLY SEEK MERCY. FIGHTING TOO DESPERATE. '''Times" and "Sydtuy Sun" Services. (Received October 30, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 29. j A "correspondent describing the fight-J i»g, at,-the Yser canal, says that num-j bers of Germans threw down their 1 arms and pleaded for mercy, but the| fighting was too desperate for that. 1 ,There r *was' a moment when the tired Belgian- infantry gave way" an<l left the trenches, but the core of the .trenches stood firm and saved the situation. At Dixmude, the greater part of a German battalion who were made prison - 1 ers, consisted mostly of young men with a mild,-studious expression.

attacks between Nieujyort anY l&inxs were much less vigorous oh Tuesday, and our position Was everywhere maintained. We progijessecl north and' east of Ypres, and also between Cambrai and Arras, and near La Bassee. : "We have continued to advance in the Wccvre between■; Apremont and Saint Mihiel, also into the Leprehe wood." It ds officially stated that the British have advanced to Passehendaele, eight miles from Ypres. , ' • A Berlin report says that a definite result in the battle proceeding among the dunes of the Belgian coast is hourly expected. It is considered the Allies''will "retire. ■■'' . DEFENDING A BRIDGE. MANY GERMANS KILLED. STORY OF A MARKSMAN. (Received October 30, 10 a.m.) PARIS, October 29. A dragoon marksman, stationed behind a fence near a swing bridge at Sailly, near Lille, with two comrades loading for him, was ordered to repel the enemy without blowing up the bridge. Two German lancers appeared and were shot down, then three, and later five Uhlans. Altogether, thirty Germans were killed in five minutes, 'and the pile of dead effectively prevented an for the whole day. RETREAT FROM MONS. RECAPTURE OF A BRIDGE. THE DARING OE PRINCE MAURICE. (Received October 30, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, October 29. Corporal Jolley, of the King's Royal Rifies, narrates haw, during the retreat from Mons, the Germans attempted to blow up the Marne bridge. His region ent'was> ordered to recapture it,-ami the late Prince Maurice of Battenburg was

HIDING THE TRUTH. SUSPICION IN GERMANY. A GROWING UNEASINESS. ; -. (Received October LONDON, October 29. The "Chronicle" states that information received via Holland shows that there is increasing public uneasiness in Germany. There is. a widely prevalent suspicion, particularly in commercial circles, that the truth in regard to the military situation is being withheld. ATTACKS LESS VIOLENT. FLEET SUBDUES GERMAN GUNS. BRITISH ADVANCE IN BELGIUM. Received by the Prime Minister from the High Commissioner: —- LONDON, October 27 (9.40 p.m.) Official: German attacks in the region between Nieuport and Arras were much less violent yesterday. Progress was made to the north- and east of Ypres, and between Cambrai and Arras. The Germans attempted a violent night attack on the right bank of the Aisne in the region of Craonne, but were repulsed. The German losses were 2000 killed and wounded, and the French casualties were only 100. The advance in the Woevre district continues. ■" ' . The Belgian Government states that the situation on the Yser has improved. The fire of the enemy's artillery has' slackened, being subdued by the guns of the fleet. The "Allies? .operations at Ypres are very satisfactory. . A communique says:—"The German.

the first man across the bridge. He then daringly searched a house on the other side alone. CARGOES FOR GERMANY. GOING VIA NORWAY. A QUEER KIND OF HERRING. (Received October 30, 8.50 a.m.) * LONDON, October 29. An Englishman at Copenhagen writes: | ■ —American cargoes are being systematically discharged in Norway, re- j loaded into other neutral ships, and sent to Stettin. Hundreds of tons of tea from Liverpool, ostensibly for Denmark, are being sent from Copenhagen to Norr way, and thence to Stettin, and similar tactics are being followed in regard to copper; nickel, arid benzine, which are >■ being forwarded in. barrels, the bills of lading describing them as*' Herrings.'', WASHINGTON, October 28. ~. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice has complained to the State Department that American officials in Germany are issuing passports to Germans for England. The American Government has promised to exercise the strictest vigilance in this matter. PRECAUTIONS IN DENMARK. PENALTIES PROVIDED. (Received October 30, 10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, October 29. Parliament has,adopted a Bill, providing a penalty for a false declaration regarding the destination of a ship or goods' •''*'.' '''''.''"'..''■*' ■ "•,"/:''■:' AMERICANS WANT TO FIGHT.

JOIN CANADIAN CONTINGENTS. AN OFFER FROM TEXAS. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 30, 8 a.m.) October 29. Offers from Americans wishing to join the Canadian contingents have been received in hundreds.* The Militia Department, Ottawa, reports that a man from Texas wants to bring five thousand Texans, all of British descent. At the border recruiting stations, half the recruits have been Americans, and so many men have been secured that it will probably now be a question of selection". IN ENGLAND*. TRADE UNIONISTS FOR THE FRONT. BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR . WINTER. ' (Received October 30, 9.45 a.m.) ■:-*-" LONDON, October 29. The Board of Trade"returns show that unemployment is decreasing and figures are now 4.31 per cent. This -is abnormally low, and. is due to recruiting, and the exceptional activity in a number of industries engaged in Government contracts. The winter outlook is bright. Upwards of a hundred thousand trade unionists -have enlisted, including 13,000 Yorkshire miners, 7000 postmen, 2000 boilermakers, 3000 railwaymen, and 3000 shop assistants. Food prices remaiu normal, and the increase in the cost of living is not appreciable. Despite the heavy casualties Britain is taking the war with perfect calmness. An extract from a captured copy of orders belonging to the German Fourteenth Reserve Corps, dated October 7, suggests a deterioration in the general discipline of one corps, also a shortage of supplies. The orders notified the troops that they could" no longer count on regular supplies, and must \itilise the resources of the country as much as possible. The regulations in regard to the use of rations were to be strictly observed. BATTLE AIF WARSAW. AN AERIAL ATTACK. GERMAN RANKS SHATTERED. PETROGRAD, October 28. " The conflict before Warsaw was-con-ducted fiercely for five- days.

Long trains of wounded came in together with bauds of-German and Austrian prisoners. Villages were burning in all directions. German shells burst within four miles of the town, yet the city remiained thronged with people. Even aerial visitations did not cause panic among the populace, although 50 killed and 99 injured. Villages were taken and itetaken many times in the fluctuations of the battle. The German trenches were ad«mirably constructed as for a long stay. The precision. of the Russian i artillery wrought desolation among the invaders. Then the Eussians forced I back the German wing beyond the Ka- [ liseh road, while cavalry from the north. I cut into their rear. The Russians crossed over ten miles' of. country south of .Warsaw unopposed, and found "that the German retirement had begun. The Germans were afraid | of being caught in a vice by the Russian armies operating in the north and east. The retirement was unexpected. LONDON, October 28, A Stockholm report states that Warsaw was bombarded by a German air fleet. The inhabitants were horrified at seeing Zeppelins approach. Many aeroplanes also swooped down on the town and dropped a shower of bombs. Russian guns mounted in conspicuous buildings vigorously replied to the attack.- - An official Berlin statement says that the Germans and Austriaris have been compelled to retreat in Poland before, fresh Russian trbdps from Ivangorod and Warsaw. The German, reserved have changed 1 theirformation in accordance with the new circumstances.

-CROSSING THE VISTULA. NEW RUSSIAN ARMY. v .... A FOREST ON FIRE. "Tirnes" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 30, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 29. Berlin reports state that a new Russian army has crossed the Vistula to the north of Ivangorod. A correspondent writes:—r During the fighting opposite Kozenitze, the Germans filled the thick woods, the troops including heavy artillery. Several small bodies of Russians stalked the German lines and set fire to the forest, The wind aiding the conflagration, it spread with terrible rapidity, 1 and a thousand Germans were suffocated or burned to death.. Few of them got away. . DESPERATE BATTLE. AUSTRIANS FIGHTING HARD. VAST SUPERIORITY OF RUSSIANS. (Received October 30. 10 a.m.) VIENNA, October 29. Official: The Austrians southward of Ivangorod are engaged in a desperate battle with the Russians, whose numbers are vastly superior. v LONDON, October 29. Trieste reports state that the majority of the Austrians guarding .the Trent frontier have been sent in hot haste to Galicia, and Austrian reservists summoned - to the colours are expected to provide their own boots, .whiter clothing, and canteens, as' the army stores are completely exhausted. THE DEADLY MINE. DUTCH LUGGER DESTROYED. FISHERMEN BLOWN TO ATOMS., (Received October 30 70 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 29. A. Dutch lugger, the Maria Christina, was mined and sunk in the North Sea. Ten of the crew were drowned. (Received October 30. 10 a.m.) PARIS, October 29. , Two fishermen, unaware of their Aitn,ger,'started to strip the copper off a washed-up mine at Blankenberghe. Both ■were blown to atoms. Sherman rifles exploded other mines.

CAPTURE OF THE COMET. A SURPRISE VISIT. CAPTAIN'S EA RLY CALLERS. (Beceiyed.October-30,-11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 30. A story is told of the capture of, the German gunboat, Comet, at Rabaul. It shows that she was located, with the assistance of the natives. She was hidden in a small harbour, and her eapturers were aboard before anyone, excepting the captain, was awake. ; The e'aptain had just left his bunk,* and was beginning to shave, when suddenly his cabin door was opened, and he turned and found himself looking down the barrel of a revolver. ROUTING THE REBELS. BOTHA'S NEARLY SUCCESS. PURSUIT STILL CONTINUES. The High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, October 28. The Governor-General of South Africa reports that General Botha left Rustenburg on Tuesday morning, came in touch with General Beyers's men during the forenoon, and drove them in headlong rout during the whole day. The pursuers captured 80 fully armed men. The pursuit continues." CAPE TOWN, October 28. Some of several thousand prisoners ol war, interned at. Pietermaritzburg mutinied on Monday. The. guards quelled the outbreak and captured fugitives. Major Brand; an general, in command of 1200 men at the Tempie '-camp, called his commando together, announced the rebellion, recalled the Vereeniging Treaty, to which Beyers and De Wet were signatories, and said that however bitter that war had been, he would not take up arms against his own people. It was his holj duty to stand by the Government. He offered a free pass to any member of the commando, desiring to return home instead of proceeding to German South East Africa. Only four applied.

TO CRUSH THE REVOLT. % LARGE FORCE MOBILISED. (Received October 30, 10 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, October 29. . A very huge force is mobilised, with a, view to ending the whole of the insurrectionary • movement. * DISAFFECTION KNOWN. LABOUR CRISIS A FACTOR. (Received October 30, 13.35 a.m.) LONDON, October 29; Sir James Sievwright, in an interview, said that South Africans in London had known for some time of the disaffection ox a section o| the Boers. An important factor had been the labour crisis in January, when rifles and ammunition were distributed to the burghers, none weapons having been returned. Many secret meetings had been held, and it was believed'that General De la Rev avss going to one when,he was shot. THE DEFEAT OF MARJTZ. GERMAN RAILWAY CON- , STRUCTION. . (Received October 30, 9.45 a.m.) 1 LONDON, October 29. Official reports of Martiz's defeat by Major Brits state that the latter's horses were exhausted, and he was unable to take full advantage of his,vie-, tory. . -; Count -von Sehwerin, who has been taken, prisoner, stated that the Germans iire extending the railway in German South-west Africa from Karlkfontehi, the southern terminus, to a point one hundred miles further on. FIGHTING IN ALSACE. GERMANS BEING REINFORCED. THE INVESTMENT, OF BELFORT. LONDON, October 28. The Berne correspondent of "The

I . . • , -VfeJe Times" reports that the Germansfiiaytfbf been largely reinforced in Alsace. 'Ttii "'*?. French have - strengthened the: roundings at Belfort, the near the frontier. '■'.-.' '\.-'; A Berlin report says that the investor; ment of Belfort is expected to last a >". long time, as the garrison is very r " ■ strong, and the French have shown' themselves masters in building field" fortifications. MORE NIGHT ATTACKS, THE KAISER'S PROCLAMATION. GERMAN BATTERIES DESTROYED.' PARIS, October 29. It is officially stated that the enemy 'a ■ two night attacks in the Dixmude dis- - triet were repulsed. The enemy's efforts on the Nieuport-Dixmude front- are ap*' ';■_. parently moderating. -The Allies' offeh- ~Y sive continues northwards of Ypres, and there has been slight progress between La Basse"e and Lens. PARIS, October -285- ■ The latest example of mendacity is a proclamation placarded in three languages in Brussels, as follows: '■ —" Paris, being infected with cholera,', the Kaiser has withdrawn his troops, and permitted them to winter in Berlin, where they will enjoy the repose they have so nobly earned." Details of the destruction of three German batteries north of the Aisne show that a Uhlan patrol discovered a French convoy, "and the Germans posted three batteries command- - ing the road. The French discovered". the trap, and sent two batteries of 7.5" centimetre guns, .which ' sileneed the * German guns in a few minutes. The '" havoc was terrible. The . guns . wefe • blown to fragments, and two hundred men lay around. THE FRAY AT YSER. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK. MONITORS WORK HAVOC. LONDON, October 28. The "Daily Mail's" Rotterdam cor- > f respondent states that on Monday, when the Germans were driven back ; over the Yser river by bayonet charges, : the Allies destroyed the pontqons at Jetz, and the British monitors caused havoc in the German ranks. AMSTERDAM', October 28. The recent fighting in the Yser canal was very severe. . Many places were taken and re-taken repeatedly. The Germans crossed many, times, but were always repulsed with heavy losses. ' At some points bodies blocked- the... canal. DEATH FROM THE SEA. !-• • • _ NAVAL GUNS OFF BELGIUM GERMAN DESERTERS IN HOLLAND LONDON, October 29. '*"' -A correspondent at Amsterdam says the severity of the loss of life in Flan- X ders exceeds that in the battles of the Meuse and the Nethe, (before Ant-" werp). Shells from the sea fly here and there, searching. trenches,, scattering and annihilating.-bridges. German shells also bring death and destruction. The Germans have filled the - monasteries- with wounded. . Fresh German. troops continue to .arrive in Belgium. ■ v -» Reports show that there is a steady -' flow of German deserters into Holland. ; ''OBSTACLE TO PEACE." BAVARIAN PRINCE AND THE . . BRITISH:

THE ENVY OP YEARS. - , AMSTERDAM, October 28. \ , Prince Rupprecht pf Bavaria, -commanding the Sixth Army Corps,- issued the following .order of the day: "We we fortunate, in being- to;Eng- • lish troops, representing' -the people - whose envy has been at work for years to surround us -with - enemies in order to strangle us, and to whom we owe the present bloody war. Therefore, now vve are facing enemies- who are the greatest obstacle to peace. - Take reprisals for the enemy's cunning and i for all our sacrifices. Show them that it is not so easy" to wipe out Germans. ?' „• ON THE HIGH SEAS. THE LOStt MANCHESTER COMMERCE. EMDEN REPORTED AGAIN. ; LONDON, October 297 A survivor of the Manchester Com* -. merce, which struck a mine off the" Irish coast, said the shock stunned everybody. The sea was rough and the vessel sank in seven minutes.' Thirty survivors' crowded into a boat and . suffered severely from exposure for 24 hours. The Central News correspondent at Amsterdam says that a message from Berlin states that the Emden sank the Japanese merchantman Kamasaka Maru. WITH THE AIRCRAFT. PAULHAN'S GREAT FLIGHT. MANY ZEPPELINS IN BELGIUM. PARIS, October 28. M. Paulhan, at a height of 8000 ft,

gpS--Jw- . _ , , iifeljraversed the German > lines -towards Ipj^Aixuens. %t"?l-'" rising a mitrailleuse, he destroyed a r v y German aeroplane. The enemy's bullets •*■ .* . hit his motor, and he descended near a ?J French force. Uhlans appeared, and Paulhan 's mechanic worked the mitrailleuse in co-operation with the infantry, and the enemy was driven off. FLUSHING, October 28. The Germans are building an aircraft shed at Kieldrecht, on the Belgian frontier, near the mouth of the Scheldt. THE HAGUE, October 29. Eight Zeppelins flew over Hasselt (in Eastern Belgium), going west, on Sunday morning. THE ARCHDUKTS MURDER. TRIAL AT SEBAJEVO. punishing~the guilty. SERAJEVO, October 29. Five of those accused of being, im- ■ plicated in the murder of the late Archdu&e Franz Ferdinand were sentenced to death, Princip and Gabrinoviteh were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment each, and nine others to from three to 20 years. I FOR MEDICINE ONLY. | CROWN PRINCE WANTS LIQUOR. \l; SENSATION IN~~TEMPERANCE CIRCLES. '> LONDON, October 29. .; A sensation has been eaused in German temperance organisations by the Crown Prince asking that arrack and rum be supplied to the troops. The j Crown Prince announced that he in-; - . tended this for medical purposes only. ; .AMSTERDAM, October 28. j A- proclamation at Antwerp forbids ,- soldiers to pillage. No requisitioning j .will be allowed without a written order, j ~- and soldiersT must pay cash for every - . . thing. ;,..

[Arrack is a spirituous liquor made from rice or molasses or the sap of various palms, such as the cocoanut, date, and rice palms. In India and Turkey the-name arrack is applied to any ardent spirit.] PATRIOTIC FUND. a WAIMAIRI DONATIONS. , £ s. d. Amount already acknowledged 309 12 0 *. Proceeds of Marshlands concert '''■..'...... .. 3 60 Total'io date ..• ..312 18 0 ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. £ s. d. Amount previously acknow- , ' ledged / .. .. ... 17,301 3' 7 Non-Episcopal Churches (4th instalment) .. .. .'.> \ 13'. 6, 9 -' Boer War Fund (per Hon. C. . - - Louisson) ;.. .. ..... 129 18 5 Anglican Churches (2nd instalment) :;;... ios 5 4 Per "Lyttelton Times" Co.: - C. M. Morse; 10/6; Preparatory School (51 Worcester Street) £1 10/-, H. (Papa- - nui) 14/-, Friend 1/-, Gaston Chambers 10/-, T. , , Chapman Taylor £l, Employees Atlas Biscuit Co. • ' £6 12/-, A Bermondsey Boy 7/6 .. ■... ..... .. 11 6 0 '~~ Employees Kaiapoi Woollen I Co. Ohristchurch Factory (4th weekly donation) ... 4 2 6 David Archibold .-. .. ..55 0 Employees Scott Bros. (3rd donation) ...... 4 0 0 Weight-guessing at Show, per Ellesmere A. & P. Association (Ist instalment .. 10 0 0 Ripcarton Vicarage, sale pottatoes . ; . 1 18 6 - J. Stewart (Medbury) .. 10 0 George Mann ..-'... '... 30 0 :* ' Employees A. J. White ..' 8 17 3 -' T. W. Cane .... ..: ..1 0 0 '* • "LadbrooksDistrict (per John " '" '- Sharp)—A. Sharp £5, F. T. Bundle 2/6, J. J. McCarthy • 10/6, E. McDrury 5/-, J.B. . 5/-, E. Leathern 2/6, D. Meyerhoff SA, J. Witte 2/6, R.- Eutledge £l, N. Sharp £l, W. Payne 5/-, A. Roscoe 5/-, H. Pickering £l, J. King 5/-, J. | Clifford 2/6, J. Bateman \ 2/6, A. Gabbatis 2/6, J.C. 5/-, L. Campion £ll/-, 3. ' 1 Payne 5/-, L. Coleman 5/-, ■ T. Foster £3, H. Arnst 5/-, — Hatch 5/-, F. Roesler 5/-, Patriotic £l, Mrs H. Anderson '£l, A. Erickson 2/6, Miss Frazer £3 5/6, - ' J. Miller 5/-,~W. Musson 5/-, C. H. Mover £l, proceeds of social £7 16/- .. 31 0 6 Total to date .. .. 17,634, 2 10 FOOD FOR BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND. At a meeting of the Executive Comof the Poor of' Great Britain - and Belgium Belief Fund, a letter was read from a well-known Canterbury sheeD owner, who stated that he would be prepared to give 200 sheep to the fund or a cheque for the amount. He said: "I hope, as the season advances, that I can give you further drafts if necessary; in fact, I would like to give you all I have, only just keep enough to pay expenses for a year." The Kaikoura Committee of the Fund advise that £260 has been collected in that district. The following goods have, been shipped by the s.s. Tainui:— 22 cases clothing, 46 boxes - butter, 4 crates cheese, 124 crates hares and rabbits, to the value of £655. At a meeting of the Christchurch Headmasters' Association, to be held this evening, a proposal will be submitted that boys who usually celebrate Guy Fawkes Day-should be asked this . year * to devote their energies to a more worthy object, and instead of going round with Guy Fawkes effigies help in the support of the children of afflicted Belgium. The idea originated in Wellington, where it is being.given practical effect to. - Mr Cyril Ward,. Acting-Consul for Belgium at Christchurch, acknowledges, with thanks, receipt of £24 13/9 from Mr Gerrard J. Riddel], Mayor of Picv ton. This amount was subscribed in ; Picton. The total by Mr 7 Ward to date is £1219 11/9. 6 , *, COMMITTEE. \ A meeting of the Women's Conimitl Jee in connection with the above was

held in the depot this morning, : Mrs Beauehamp Lane in the chair. The full committee, excepting Mesdames Holland and Moore (from whom apologies were received) were present. Dr Levirige and Mr Parker also attended as representatives of the men's committee. The President announced that this was the final meeting for the present, but that it was judged advisable for the committee to keep together, so that they might undertake similar work in the future if oocasion demanded it. She stated that in all 161 cases had been got ready for transport, 50 being packed at Pyne and Co.'s warehouse and 80 at the depot, the remainder coming in from country centres. A certain number of had been ear-marked for Belgium, and 25 per cent, of the balance would also be distributed amongst necessitpus Belgians. FINANCE. The executive of the General Committee defrayed expenditure incurred by the committee, the principal item being a sum of £4B 5/9 for materials with which to make clothes. Petty cash amounting to £5 4/4 was also spefft in railage, postage, and incidental expenses in connection with the depot, which was open from September 7 to October 18. A letter from the executive of the General Committee thanking the ladies for the splendid assistance they had given, which was supported by Dr Levinge in eulogistic terms. VOTES OF THANKS. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to Messrs Strange and Co. for lending packers, carting goods free of charge, furnishing the rooms at the depot, and being of material assistance in many other ways; to Barnett and Co. for suppyling all the naphtha used free of charge; to Ballantyne and Co. for use of packer; to the Express Company for carting; to the Press for assistance; to to the Hon. H. F. Wigram for use of rooms; to Mr Gardiner for use of telephone; to Pyne and Co. for use of store; to Violet Committee for donation; and also "to Messrs Boyle, B. Lane, Sellars, Bradshaw, Miss' Welsh the New Zealand Government, the Defence Department, the shipping companies, the National Mortgage and Agency, all donors of goods, all working parties, and Miss! Smith (for mending). A hearty vote of thanks to the committee was moved by the president (Mrs Beauehamp Lane), and also to Mrs Pratt (secretary) for her invaluable assistance and untiring efforts in the cause. Mrs Pratt moved a vote of thanks to the president, each being carried by acclamation.

= . Before the meeting concluded, Mrs Beauchamp Lane, on behalf of the comI mittee, presented Mr B. Bradshaw with j a silver cream jug and sugar basin, appropriately engraved, as a mark of their appreciation of his services. Mr Bradshaw has been of immense help to the committee in packing the goods and in many other ways, and they desired to give him some tangible evidence of the way in which they regarded his effoi-ts. The recipient suitably acknowledged the gift. The valuation of the goods, which was proceeding while the meeting lasted, was completed before dispersal, and amoitnted to £7017 11/7. NEW ZEALAND'S WAR CORRESPONDENT. : ABEANGEMENTS INCOMPLETE. PRIME MINISTER INTERROGATED. "[From our owii Parliamentary Reporter .j WELLINGTON, October 29. A further reference to the appointment of a war correspondent at the front for the New Zealand Press made in the House to-day, the Leader of the Opposition enquiring whether the Prime Minister had obtained any information from England on the subjectMr Massey said that he had communicated with the High Commissioner, who had informed him that he expected arrangements to be completed at this end. Mr G. Scholefield had been appointed on the understanding that he was to represent the whole of the Press of the [ Dominion. The arrangements would be completed so soon as the Government had a little leisure to attend to them. Sir Joseph Ward: The whole of the Press of the country will receive the benefit of his services on equal terms? \ Mr Massey: If it is possible to make the necessary arrangements with Mr Scholefield. Otherwise someone else will have to be appointed. LIQUOR AT APIA. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE. In the House of Representatives this afternoonfMr L. M. Isitt asked whether it was true that Colonel Logan authorised the sale of liquor at Apia for four hours dailyy and that such rowdiness resulted that garrison jjolice had to be placed in each of the bars? The Prime Minister said he had heard nothing of this . matter, but he would communicate with - Colonel Logan through his Excellency the Governor, and ascertain the facts. SOLDIERS' WIVES. THE RECEIPT OF PAY. Mr A. E. Glover, the member for Auckland Central, to-day asked when the wives of members of the Expeditionary Force would receive their allowances. He had been informed in a letter which he had received from Auckland that during three months some wives had only received £2 10/-. The Prime Minister said he heard of this matter for the first time. He would look into it and see that the proper thing was done. CIVIL SERVANTS' PAY. NOT TO BE REDUCED. Mr G. R. Sykes asked whether it was a fact that the Government intended to make a 10 per cent, reduction in the salaries of the Civil Service. The Hon. A. L. Herdman: It is difficult to understand how rumours of this description get about. (Laughter.) There is not the slightest foundation for the rumour. It is of a wild and silly nature. The Hon. James Allen: It has been started by the Opposition, like a great many others. Sir Joseph Ward: I want to give that statement a most emphatic contradiction. No rumour has been started by the Opposition. Mr G. W. Russell: A point of order. I demand a withdrawal of that insinuation. (Interruptions from the Government side.) The Speaker (in a loud voice): Order! I would ask hon. members to remember this is a New Zealand Parliament. Mr Allen explained that he had referred to - the '' opposition''—jnot to members of the Opposition in the House. (Opposition laughter.)