WAR ANNIVERSARY.

A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION ■ INITV OF THE EMPIRE. I |By Tc'.<-sr.iph. — Tress Association.) WELLINGTON. Friday, j The Prim.- Minister wrote to the | Visyor of every city and borough in New Zealand to-day asking for co-operation : ii the proposed national patriotic dem | rjnt-.tration on the annivcr.-ary ut thp ] outbreak of the war. "The (Jovernient." nine the Prime M.nistcr'n letter, "has received a request ' that New Zealand should co-operate in ! giving effect to the ?r<->po^<! that on [ Auguit 4 next, being anniversary ] o: tiie imtbreak ot -.var between Eng- j lunJ and Germany, a!l parts of the Bn ' t.sh Empire shouid jo ; n :n dcnion«=trj.tipg | their union and determination. An [ identical resolution *:11 he propose-! to ! public meeting* held on tiiat day throughout (Jreat Britain au.l ito depenlinoien. an<l the Invitee your Worship to convene v piibli- :nec.tiiij t'i b.> held in your eitj 'm August 4. and to pruposo to r-ncti inectinc; the ri\i')lutiou. Ahii-h is in tiie following! trnn.: j ■'Tha! on this ann.ver<*ary ot the de"laration of a righteous war thio lieetill;, of tin' i-itizen* ni records its . intl"'\ible determination to <ontinDc to ■ i vieto-rioua end '.hf t-trujrgle in "nain- !, tiniin.e of tlioti' i-als of liberty flnilijutti'•• wi;i(!i arc t;ic <-omrnoii and sacred | c cause r.f the Allies." . Thi- Prime Minister recently communi- i r-jited with '„'.,<; iiea.L- of all tlie vinous riligio'.is ,n New Zealand that, foilowitij the example that ha.- been r-et in lire.v Britain. Siiikl.iv. Aujrust S. be rift apart in th<> !. v«rioiw churches a* i day of intercession I ori a.vount nf the vcar and the nerioti*. j (••Isi.i through whUh lU:- »mire is pass- j .\ir. \las-ey :'3 a'reaJv received replies from mi>t of tbc dsnoturaationa I i?if.rcMini; h.-.irty . ..;. ;.rrenci' in ti.e j ItPntinn, an>i statin™ t-.<>; she criup-ht* 1 .'■ 'i jet in the direction indicated. ! The Prc~bytcrv of Auckland ie ob- ': serving VVodne*day. August 4. :is a day j of intercession and ">mmemorat!on. being the anniversary of the outbreak of »jr between Britain and Germany. N»rvieee will be held in M AndrewV ' CJh-urfh, Auckland, at :> p.m. and 7.H0 | p.m. Tin' Rev. J. M. Saundens. 'Moderator of Presbytery, will preside. A tea- j ture of the f.ervice> will he the reading I and display of a roll of honour contain- , in? the names of young men bolonginz ; to the of the Presbyterj- j of Auckland who have iaid down their livre in the Empire's caiifp during this first year of the 'war.