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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 24 July 1916, Page 5

ON ELEPHANT ISLAND

vessel sent from England

(Received July 22, 11.25 a.m.'} LONDON, July 2.1

On th 0 receipt of tli e Now Zealand Government's cable, stating that repairs to the Aurora would occupy at 'least 60 days, owing to labour uncertainty, the British Government decided, owing to an urgent cable from Slnickb!ton, to despatch a vess 0 ) from England, though the journey > ! riom Ply.-,. mouth to Elephant Island was twice the distance it is from Wellington, The Hudson Bay Company, owners of the whaler Discovery, used in "the" 19.10 expedition, thereupon loaned- the vessel for relief, and ahe leaves in a f e w day*.' She will be towed most of the journey to save time. It is considered that the offort Shaeld e ton is now making has little chance of success*

KILLED AT THE FRONT.

NEW ZEALAND SHEEP PARMER.

(HSBORNE, This day

Lient. B. L. Black cables from England that Ins brother, Lieut. G. 11. Black, was killed on July 14th while [assisting a wounded man back. Lieut. -Black was a local sheep farmer, who married Miss Strang, of Palmerston North shortly before leaving for the front.