DOMINION WAR NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 165563, 15 June 1918, Page 7

DOMINION WAR NEWS.

MORE MEN - RETURNED, Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 14. _-A transport arrived, this morning ■vvith 684 wounded and invalided soldiers. There are five cot cases. All t'ie invalids improved on the voyage. THE CAMPS. . Tlie Wellington correspondent of this "Press'' writes:—lt is impossible to get any definite information about the numbers of men being sent away from: the canps now with the succeeding orafts as tliey sail. It is known that the drafts have been expedited in departure a little, and it is understood, that tho more rapid despatch of men from New Zealand is having the effect of emptying the Camps. Men of tho t-econd Division cannot bo brought into cavnp quickly enough to replace the men sent out, for it will be a R c o ?i or wo before the earliest! of the men of the B and C Classes of the married men will come. "When they are ready the camps may be mucii "oelow establishment, and, if so, the married men who have been passed a*3 fit will probably have to come in on jJie appointed dates., There is admittedly a possibility that owing t*> lack: of shipping it will not be possible for tiie Government to carry out in full its programme for tlie despatch of increased numbers of reinforcements. If this should happen, the married men may not all be called in as econ as was anticipated. INVALIDS RETURNED AUCKLAND, June 14.Transport 165, with 680 officers an 3 men, arrived to-day. There is a lowt werceijtage of serious cases, the majority being greatly improved by the voyage. Lieutenant-Colonel "O. Col{juhoun D.5.0., is in charge. The southern detachment leaves by snecial tram to-night. JffiINFORCEEMENTS AT PORT OH CALL. Tli ir June 14. , . e Minister" of Defpnoaihas received .adv'cs thalfc a transport conveying tlra man pari; cfthe 37th ReinWSemfe reached another port of caU, all well. MILITARY PRISONERS. COMPLAIN OP ILL-TREATMENT.; Sir James Allen, referring to a; evateinent of alleged ill-treatment of mltary prisoners held in Wanganui de.-ention barracks, stated that ha had made some preliminary inquiries and me reports so far "indicated tßiaii things were satisfactory, but he was takmg sftsps to have a full investigation made. Instructions had been given to a Defence off'cer who recent, v visaed tiie barracks to gee that nd I w T 9 p " so ° era W- place, Li? +' +v lssned instructions himsolf to the same effect. -