War News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 122, 16 October 1914, Page 8

War News.

GENERAL GODtLEY. PRESENTED WITH SWORD OF , HONOR, Wellington, October 16. A presentation was mada to General Godley at the Parliament Buildings this afternoon from the citizens of New Zealand. The present took ilie form of a sword of honor and letter of appreciation signed by Mr Masaey, Sir Joseph Ward, Mr Allen, and Mr Luke (chairman of -tihe Municipal Association of New Zealand). General Godley made a feeling reply, and was loudly cheered by nsembow. ( LEIPZIG SCARE, Wellington, Last Night. On the- Maitai's outward voyage to San Francisco, aa the American ooaist was approached, the expected wireless advices from the Moana did not come to hand, so Captain Oarson altered his course, fearing that the German cruiser Leipzig might be at hand, lie headed for San D'ogo, and r cached that' port on September liibh. Later it was leain-;d that, tih© Liepzig was off San Pedro, and after some hours' delay tile Maitai wents on to 'Frisco. While in 'Frisco one of the Maitai's crew, named i William Nichols, of Dunedin, had an altercation with the cook, and overbalanced and I+l down the hold being killed instantly. At for San Diego, and reahccd that port from blame.