"STOP PRESS" NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11148, 5 August 1914, Page 1

"STOP PRESS" NEWS.

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TO AID EMPHtE; / - * NEW OFjFER. Fpllb" OF 7.QOOJHEF. " t } \\ RLf/IXn'i'OX, August 5. "N HE. • BOLFTjOX to MOBILISE lEURITOHIAIj FORCE 1 OB i,OCJO MEN FOR SERVICE IN?IDE AND OUTSIDE THE Da '• ' MINION, ' v k.-1. / '", l. ..'.'. : - . ' *iV r HOW THF, NEWS WAS RE. , CEIYED. The news of the declaration or war received 111 Christchurch at aboiic'3 !5 p.m., and bulletins were -mmediaTely printed and posted outside the "Star" office. The edition of tho "Star" pregnant announcement made by * containing tlio news of tlio do .i •. claration was on tho streets a few minutes after four, o'clock, and tho shrill voices of news- >j , ljojs informed the world at i large that Britain had taken tho "„4 decisive step against her groat ' antagonist;. , ■ k * r . , \ „*[ Those who expectoda flamboyant demonstration on' the part of tho public were disappointed. Tho newspapers, of course, Bold like the proverbial hot cakes and ' Cathedral Sqtaij was- dotted, . •with citizens, ''"n&jjsßapers in 1 ' absqtbjig thX "brief but ■ J'V--1 «-i i jt l . * fiomb'od presently news, bufc there was . demonstration. Tlio of ■importaht) perhaps, ' Nev?. : ..:Zealand's ?'"■ ■: doubtless'fully, &|&sed soberly us> "could overheard ■versationi:' that son, i: th«;..man in felt Sir Edward Gre^^^^^^^H members of. . Cabinet ■ ?«p6iA4iS-"6f. anqtwobphere tlio tion to to VJ»(dv committed.