THE PATRIOTIC HAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 4

THE PATRIOTIC HAND.

The appeal addre.-ted to i ■•,-•■ i>.i , f>i '. Auckland yrf.irdi} :■.- the .barman of! t ■)•- Patriotic and U,l r Relief .Wo.-,a-j t-uin should fvnkf .m cnt!iU6ia*l ■' ;iud ; p-niroJs rwponto from rvcrv trot.on of I t.ii- rumra.iD.tv. N<> or.f is likely to dirputf Mr. t.l. lot > contention that there if a great <ir-.il let for u> to do. ;>efore wi" can <*:n.m that «f have discharged our.rrsponeiWlluv. to tho-e who rettlw for u-. "t - true that • 'li.'tn-t ha#> n>rrt* o.it np'.pndidly in the matter <»: rpcruit.*, nn] v r> prod not fr*ar ••n!r.;..i:i.-nii in t.us Tt-pfTt with any otr.cr part n{ the Dom ni*n. Put t':ie] iix.iunt of monf-y that o.ir Patr.otio A.- j conat.iou !:as h«-ru able to rA:.-p J quitr d.sproportionati iy small when «o . .irtir to ooDildor the poesibl- ani probiilii'- rpqujrouicnU •'■'■ th<" maimed and m\.i!irii»d Foldi<T» who have alrrady bop-jn to return to the.r honn*. Mr. Eli;ot"8 fisrures Ot-a-jo : 300(1 r.'cru.t.-. Pat.'otic Fund £150,000. Auckland: OfOO rocniiu-,; lhiinot..- Fund £Jso.ooo—provide a etan-j dard foi rstimating thp extent of our, liberaJitv uhic'a can hardly he regarded j as c-roditablc to our sense of public dun-. | It is clear that a great deal of money ; r>-niain? to hp raised if the needs of our j "soldiers Kick from the war" are to be supplied. Aβ our readers are aware, j we have always maintained that the i best course to take under such cucuiii- ( stances is for the State to raise all the . money required, and administer it from ' ; a central fund. But there is certainly a preat dftal to be said for Mr. Elliot's view that the Government Pensions ; scheme i>- inelastic a*n cannot be applied equitably to each individual , rase. It is impossible for the State toj ! provide pensions large enough to i support every man invalided or in- i I capacitated who has no supplementary ; source of income. In many chmps the ; sum of 2.V per week contemplated by j the Government scheme will meet all th? ! requirements, while in other cases much j more will be needed; and it is not eatyl to see how this additional income can be supplied, except by private benevolence, distributed after careful investigation into the special circumstances of raoh case. We hope, therefore, that the people of Auckland will realise tl',e heavy obligation laid upon them to display at least as much generosity as our southern friends and rivals, and to contribute more freely to the Patriotic Fund. As to the means thot are to he employed to raise money, there seems :to be no doubt that the "Queen Carnival" method has been extremely successful in the South, and. if properly ! organised, it should produce the desired j result here. Details we can safely leave to Mi. Elliot and his many enthusiastic I colleague* and subordinates. But we I ran at least be certain that if the people lof Auckland can be got to understand) that n large sum of money is now j urgently neede.d to provide adequately for the comfort or support of those who are. sacrificing their health and strength and their prospects of happiness, fighting for us in far Gallipoli, the response will he as prompt and as generous as the most enthusiastic patriot amongst us could desire. The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 0 a.m. 'this day: -"The indications are for j westerly winds, strong to gale, with a i i southerly tendency; the weather will I probably pro\e squally, with heavy! ' ,-honers: barometer unsteady; tidrs! food; t.ea rough oIT shore." At 4 o'clock tiiU morniug. the City . and Newmarket the brigados were called jto a house at the corner of Claremont j Street and Pa.rk Road, occupied by Mr. \V. Xlassey. Mr. Massey was awakened by the barking of a dog, and when he went to investigate, found the diningroom on fire. Three rooms have been gutted, the other portion of the house being saved through the efforts of the brigades. The contents are covered by a policy for £ 100.

On Tuesday a cablegram from oydney innouneed that the Merchant Service Tiiild had proposed to notify employe/re that unless they immediately conceded the terms claimed in January, 1914, to 'ether with the difference in wages from that date, and the claim also of additional increasfs varying from 2J to 20 per cent, the mpmbers would withdraw from the service until conditions had been properly adjusted. The official title of the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild s the Merchant Service Guild of Australasia, New Zealand Section, but a reporter who maxle inquiries wan informed that so far as industrial conditions are concerned the New Zealand Guild is a distinct and independent, body. The question of taking action in any way on parallel lines to that of the Australian organisation has not. it appears, been considered. The New Zealand Guild iias arrangements with Australia, regarding membership, but in other ways is entirely self-governing. It is registered under the Arbitration Act, and recently obtained new awards involving fairly substantial improvement in conditions of work ami pay. These awards have vet. a considerable time to run. Reporting on his investigations into the fruit market and fruit growing in -r-outh America. Mr G. !.. Tacon, who went to America as Gommissioner for the Government, states in a supplementary report that, the total market in South America for ti:,- average class of apples from Ne.v Zealand is at present about l.'.ofiin'i cases. If. however, our apples are graded carefully for quality, and packed to standard on the American system, and with reliable uniformity equal to Amer.can, he believes we could depend upon a market for at least 200.0011 case-. The market is not unlimited, and our main export outlets for ordinarysize apples must be looked ior in the Northern Hemisphere. South America, however, appears Likely to be particularlyvaluable, as providing a highly profitable tr .-ket ir. future years for oil sizes, and i-,: dessert apple.- above 2jin, whici' would he too large for the Northern Hemisphere markets. There is a tine demand for pears whenever »f can ship successfully. At present only the better class can afford to buy our apples, but tendencies are at work which tend to improve the liv.ng conditions o: the poorer people. An invention patented by Major H. Marshall, officer ,-. -raanding the Rifle Clubs reserve I rp *kcs the form of a periscope fnr • . . . which, if found practicable, .-hou.- -..re invaluable in trench warfare and s.o'.itmg. It can be carried in the pocket and attached to the rifle v. lon required, enabling the soldier, while lying at any angle behind -over, to snoot his opponent. 'Ihe appliance w-a* tested at Trentiiam rifle range on Wednesday, and proved very satisfactory, the marksman obtaining many -hallsev es." It is proposed to further rest the invention at Trentiiam, and t'i place it before the War (Mice m London. Hon. A. 1.. Herdtuau. who is in rbarge of the new department created to look after the interests of discharged so'.diers. states that the roll of the Ta.hin men has been compiled, and tiie names of most of tre men who arrived h;. other steamers have been obtained and recorded. I:; future he hoped to have ail roll- '"or iran.-ports completed on the ships before arrival in New Zealand. lie has not yet bad many applications for employment, but he one or two very good offers of aasi.'-t-- " from employers. One farmer n r Palmerston district offered to '.'..■ ;. riaii who was maimed or other* v - jr.. --apacitated i*r*r ordinary work. k..c;, r.ir:t on the farm, give birn certain clerical work which would occupy about one day a week, anl pay him 30- a week—a very accept- •• '.->n to the military pen sion tr v .-.an would he entitled Mr He,,:,-.,, r.tcjved a similar offer from a ,;;, i .-■ Marlborough. The Re-. \\ '.. Monckton. in in = lecture ;it Cmo':iiirirrn last night, during the course of an interesting descripti m of the effect test tiie war has had on the Russians, said it was not until Russia joined in the war-that the people |of the world realised how modest anc deeply religious they were as a nation From the poorest peasant to the great I leaders who command the army anc I navy, this same spirit of trust in th. will of God is found. The Russian sol ! dier fights solely for the rc'..ef of tbv I oppressed and the safety of his women folk and children. About ,vwr> hundred Boy Scouts frort St. Mary's Troop, Parnell. under Cap,tau J. G. Rust igroup coD-j.-nander i, wil visit Northcote on Saturday afternoon , wheal it is proposed to engage in vari ous subjects in connection with thei: I scout -training. iik-!udrirrg umibulanc- | work. sign-aiUing. tr-dk-jng, dispatch i running, camp-cock it ; ~-. On arriva |at NoMhcote. just ,:;.>r to thrcI o'clock, they will be 4 „i'r..-J by the loea troops of scouts, r.z., Xor.'hcote an ! BiTkdale, under .the command of Lieut ! Horrick and Scoutmaster Frank Finch and -Vss-.stant-Scout-nia.steT D. Mitchell The scouts, wiil proceed to Clow's pad .Lock, adjacent to K-a-uni G-ullv Seen; Reserve, where the various drills wii be execute*!. It is expected the t-owi troorpis win return about 7 <pjn. At the annual general meeting of th< Auckland Hebrew Congregation, referenci was made to the fact that the following Auckland members of the fait'i wen serving with the various sections of liii Majesty's forces ■ —Drs. H. M. Goldsteii and Lionel Lewis. Messrs. R. Benjamin M. C'aro, L. M. Nathan. Harold Nathan A. Uachner. A. Neumegen. G. Lurv, S Bradiam. H. Winner. L.'Sittncr. H. *Abra barns. P. C-rnstein. Leo Myers. V. Samuel ■I. Samuel. Eric Hayman. 0. Simon. N Irvine. H. Cantor, and H. Green. Osra. Simon d.ed of wounds on the 15th May ?. Rnaham and G. I.ury were anion,' thos, I wounded on the Bth August, and a%e nov m one of the London hospitals, and an progressing favourably. A. Wachner wa, among the wounded soldiers who re turned by the Tahiti. The questions o preparing the roll of honour and proviri ing for any soldiers who may be incapaci tated are to be considered" by the new board. An appeal case was heard before Mr Justice Hosking at the Supreme Cour to-day. being the appeal of Ernest Gil bert Skeates, jeweller, against the d< cision of Mr. E. O. Cutten. S.M.. in rjiv ing judgment for tifiO It', , n favoured I Harry Parkinson a- liquidator for tin I -New Zealand Mercury S.u'ctv A'r G.n Company. Ltd. iin voluntary liquidation,. ] tion,. The claim was for £","4 I.i .it respect of an installation of gas an, good, sold and delivered. Mr. H. P Richmond appeared for the nppellau and Mr. A. M. Mowlem for the respond cnt. After hearing argunent, hi Honor reserved h;s decision. The Sale of Food and Drugs - -rend ment Bill, of which the Minister oi Agr, culture gave notice in Parlian—i,r yes terday, proposes to give the G . ■•--,t;ier-l powpr to make regulations rr :.-.-fi ; t.iai all imported foods, includir-.;. -?g2s, musi be branded with the name o: tiie countn ' origin.

Varied and attractive are the features to be found in the ''Star" Saturday Sup- ' plement thie week. The war illustrations include pictures from Gallipoli and the battle front in France; also cartoons illustrative of the Russian campaign and i' of the German-American Mtuation. There is also a photo-engraving showing ' the procession throm'n the -nreete r>l | London on the inn of thp recent i observance of a day of prayer and intercession. The literary rontents embrace i an article on -TV Old Town Clock" of | Auckland, "Talcß from the Front." asso- | ciated with the visit of Mr. Will Crooks, j M.P., to the trenches in France: "Where ( Fortune Calls," the- fin-t of a promised : Reries of article on tile opening for enterprise in Fiji: '■Kijjns from the Smoke," by Albert Dorrington; and a large amourvt of other matter, orijina. and selected, Very full practical gardening note,s, news fro:n all qu.irterf>. side- i lights on the war, hportim_ r . theatrical, i literary and religious lotting,, with songs of war and other ver-e. make up a more than interesting 11 imnrr. An < additional attraction til- u> e|. : will lie \ found in the opening chapter* of a new serial story of love, wnr and stirring adventure. ' entitled "< '.i-nt lemen of the! I Sea." which wiil be f-on! Hilled in our ; ! columns daily. j I The book aud raapazine "veninp pro- ' moted by the students of 8.i.-teiA Commercial Training College for the collection of literature for the training eamph, troopships and military hospitals reUnited in the gratifying total of s#2f> books, magazines and periodicals beina I contribJtwl. This includes a consign- ' mrnt rf some fiOO or TOO from MaunzaI t'.roto. and several parcels of over 100 <■ J magazines. In sote thoughtful donors ! had inserted writing paper and enveI lope. Thp books have been clarified by the r-.i..tents, and handed over to the Womoi's Patriotic League, who will disI tribute them as opportunity o:Tts. Paricvls of books will still be gratefully re--1 reived st th.f> College. Attention is called by the London, : correspondent of the 'Daily Ehspateh" ( to the war forecast of Colonel Harrison.i ' a distinguished officer in tlie United States Army, issued a month ago. In July he said no marked change would occur on the Western front; and the j ! same observation applies to August. ! hut the British lines would be extended. !In September for the las: time, says:, i Colonel HarrUon. the Germans will at- [ ■ tempt on the WesLe.m front a general | ' offensive; the Dardanelles wiil he; j forced, and by October the German of-j j fensive will have been definitely broken.! I "The Germans." he say;., "will then pro- ! I ceed on their own initiative to contract, ! their lines, a process which will be hast- i ' ened by a Franco-British offensive. Th" j ; end of that month will find the Western ; I Allies established in the neighbourhood •of the line Ostend-Maubeuge. the Ard-1 ennes - Luxemburg - Metz - Strassburg.! The Austro-Humrariaa Government will ' .-eek refuse on German soil. The Ger- j mans wil! be compelled to evacuate both! ; ( 'tiirland and F,ast' Prussia. November! : Till produce alo-p the Western front a I i further retirement of the Germans.! J whose line will be broken into three or four fragments. By the end of Novembe.r Germany Trill be invaded on all sides and (the French havinr: reached the I Rhine I the Germans will r-ue for peace."! ' Mr. F. AUardicp, of Molong. X-S.W., , who is in Napier at present, had" some interesting remarks to irake to a re-1 porter. Mr. Allardicr is a s-heepfarmc-. I ir. .1 Urge way. and has runs in different parts of rhe A"..*tralian State. The recent drought, he stated, was not enrly .so &evere a.% :!ist;of mo?, -but it I -.as strange that it the. .smaller.! farmers longer to recover from '.*i tlian] was the case previously.- 'But has not thp α-hr something to do with that?" the pressman asked. "Xot to t':ie extont I I that people think," was the reply. "Wei ; had some difficulty a; the outbreak ofi ; the -war in getting our produce away,l ! but since'we have overcome that trouble! \ the war has benefited us. inasmuch as I I we are fretting more for what produce' i the Government will allow us. to .expo,--t- I Tuf ison that farmers feel the recent j 5i severely is that the recovery | ha* not been so complete as it was in 1D03." I The Evangelistic Council of the Diocese lof Auckland, of which the Bishop is chairman, is organising a weekly "service of intercession"' during the War. The I service will be held in St. Matthew's i Church, and will be held on Wednesdays at 12.20 to 12.50, and will commence > next Wednesday, the 22nd. It is the desire of the Council that this service should be the central act of intercession, and it is open to any who care to to attend. There wil] be a short address given at the service. The Bishop will conduct the service on Wednesday next. According to the "American Wool an 4 Cotton Reporter." the problem of ensurI ing a supply of winter uniforms for the j army is causing Germany far more anxiety than the alleged shortage of ■ foodstuffs. Xot only is Germany cut . off from her usual sources of wool, but i she cannot even obtain c-.-pet wool from I Turkey or her former supply of Amerij can "rags and clips." with which she was I accustomed to eke out the material used I in the manufacture of cheaper kinds of cloth. American experts predict, that if the war lasts until the winter Germany will experience tremendous difficulty in furnishing the soldiers with warm clothing. As the Waitomo. which has been trading to 'oversea ports, is now about to eater the coastal and intercolonial ser- | vice, the three extra firemen carried by her for foreign-going voyages were paid off at Wellington. Thi s leaves six firemen on the vessel. The stokehold hands raised no objection to the paying-off of the three extra men. as they recognise that the Union Company are only earrvins out what the men' had agreed to. I The Waitomo was to leave Wellington I on Wednesday for Wesloort. to load for ! Auokb.i 1 from which port she will proj reed to IV! to load sugar Tor Auckland. The Auckland rath; Viola, built in Auckland in 1004, has been purchased by Mr. Duncan, of Wellington. In the 1913-14 season she started in eleven races, and won six first prizes, three second prizes, and two third prizes, besides two aggregate cups. Her length overall is 32ft, length on the waterline 24ft her team 9ft, and draught sft. ~ Matters connected with D ; s department will be explained by Mr T W Waite, commercial agent of Xew Zealand Railways, to anyone who desires to attend at the Chamber of I'ommr-n.e on Monday morning at 1!) o'clook Mr ; Waite has undertaken to he in waithi" )>r this "special purpose. 1 Thorp have been a number of instances I lately of i;esseU being delayed at Y\ eliimrton on-.ng to a shortage of labour on j the waterfronr. Several busy rlavs I iiave Wen experienced, an.l the supph- of j men is occasionally insufficient to cone ! with the work offering. Arrivals in New ZeaU;.d from overseas during August T«-ua!!»»: 1909, as against 2,827 in August 191 i rteparturee numbered 1,765, as against 1 553 in August last year. "The Man on the Box," at theGraiton Theatre,—(Ad.],

That there is n o need to beat the bi* drum in Auckland in order to stimulate recruiting is evidenced by the. fact that there are scores of men who have bw» waiting to he called up since Ma- la, f One s ,,ch is Mr. John G. Graham of ißotorua. who called in at the "Star" ! Office this morning to explain the trouble Ihe is havins to gee away. He w as M . , cepted in i'ic Paeroa jrronp last May When the "Eighth" left, in .Wuet he inquired why he had not been called' Up and rereiverl a written rr-Slv gtatin* that 300 mc,, were waiting m/the I group, nnrl ii- tne Pasrii, ouota hid [been limited to 83 he v.o : ,M hay, to itake his turn. Further inquiries as to when lie might hope to get away brought t.ie roply •poesihly October." The last of the series of lecture' a ? ranged hy the Workers' Educational Association, for the study and practice ! of chairmanship, was givenin th"c Trade* Hal! on Thursday night. The men anj women attending the class were un»niI mous in their opinion that the lecture's ■ had been of great educational value 1 Mr. C. .1. Bishop and Mrs. D. A. Hamilton, on behalf of the class members I thanked the lecturer, the Hon. Oeo! I Kowldfi, for the services he had rendered in acting a.-, iiialrurtor, and for the com- ! preheusive note*, which he had prepared and ,-upphe.l to the students. A dispute aro»e yesterday afternoon between the stokehold crew of the steamer Kaituna and the Union Co. regarding tne number of men to be employed in the vessel's stokehold in future. The Kaituna has been runnin" for some time upon the X-ew Zealand 1 coast under the Australian conditions, Tlie.-e provide, in her case, for t:ie employment of MX firemen, whereas tha Xew Zeaianl Act specifies a minimum of three firemen and two trimmers. The Kaituna was put through her annual overhaul this v. eek. and her cre'.v pajj erf. When asked to en ajain under the New Zealand articles the ni£!i re- . iused to do so unless an extra nveaara 1 was engaged, making the stokehold crew !up to six. This the company declines to do, and pending a settlement the vessaft departure has beeji postponed till tomorrow. ' "What our fellows would appreciate very mucb in Gallipoli would be woollen \ underclothing." dex-lared one of our reI'turned soldiers yesterday. He had no- : ticed the effort that v.as being made to ! raise funds to provide leather waistcoats I :or our soldiers abroad. What the men j really needed, he said, was warm under- | clothing. When they left New Zealand they were equipped with woolten under- ' things, hut in Egypt these were dis- ! carded. ; Jid cotton garments were issued I Now thn men are in Gallipoli, which nas ! a climate very much like oar obh, and I they are wearinc clothing suitable for I .- j So far 43 members of the Royal Xew I Zealand Yacht Squadron ihave joined the I Imperial. Xew Zealand, and Australian ; Forces. Of this number four have heea ■ killed in action—Messrs. Graham Eeid, lA. S. Endean. A. Dawson, and S. M. Clark. One other (Mr. C. S. Chamberlinj has died of disease. The fallowing are the members at present on service ior in training:—Dr. fe. Addison, iL W. . i Allom, C. J.. Blomfield, A. H. Benjamin, IR. A. Basley, A. Carnahan, W. H. S. Camahan. Austin Carr, F. E. Cooper, T. Harold Cotter, CR.De Audney, J. I Easther, K. A. Finlayson, J. E. Fxaser, F. R. Foster. Sidney T. George, G. Garlick. H. Gosset. R. S. Hellaby, J. Hellaby, F. Hellabv, J. L. Kirker, t. G. Mahon, X. L Ma*rky. Walter'M. Marks, Dr.T. ! iiadtj-; Harold-L: Xathan, Kicnolfson, A. E. Plugge. A. Eichj ardson, Victor Rhodes. W. B. Robinson, I W. Smaill. G. M. Stewart,"G. J. B. Stitt, H. L. Wade. F. X. Wiitmore. An assurance that the manufacture of . i munitions locally i> receiving his fullest ! consideration, has been received bj, the 'Isecretarv of the Chamber of Commerce ' I Mr. A. J. Denniston) from the" Minister M of Munitions (the Hon. A.3tMyers). In i his letter the Minister states that he hss I noted the attitude taken up by the .' J Council on the matter, and mentions that he is at present awaiting the final report of the committee, which was set up as a result of the recent conference \I of engineers. When this was received ' i he woald be in a position to decide h° w |j far it was advisable to go ia the £rw- ' j tion indict te2. ; I At a genersJ meeting of the St. Benei diets' Catholic Club, held oa the . inst.. the following resolution v-ss . unaaiimouslv cairied: this teeing of St. "Benedicts' Caib.olic Ciua &*■■ ) sires, to tender its sinoe_-~st tkurt « assi ! warmest appreciation to Mr. J. T. % I i Hornsby. and the otb£r raenoers of . 1 Parliament who »;r?pbrted hra in <** [! exjiosure in the Bouse recently of tie . j gratuitous insults offered So tlie Ifj s ' l j i people and their desccndsJiis -a Wβ 1! country, and feels -sure tnat. a?- s result f of the sentiments expressed iv the s I 1 Zealand parliament, fnese lyirj, venom- ; ous. and un-British cable itetai will not , in the future be given publicity by the - Press of the Dominion." i Our Cambridse correSDondent writes '! he does not believe there is any place f in tbe Dominion where the ladies wors t j harder in the rjatriotic cause than they - j dcX in the Cambridge district, or wnere ■ I they show' more fervour in it. Thsy vie 1 ; with each other in all manner of TOP I in adding to tbe various patriotic funds, . i and some of the methods adopted are 3 , decidedly unique. For instance. ° ne . i lady sent out invitations to her gectle- »-! men friends to attend a "knitting aiteri< noon" at her residence, she, wnh » -1 number of assistants, undertaking to s teach them the art. The function was » f' great success, and it added about f U ci to the funds. Another lady intendett - J havins a garden party, but it orovm* ..wet, she entertained all her visitorsl! and they were not a few—in feer rj spacious 'residence, and "bled" them for -I the cause. Just at nresent everyone •» . ! striving to make the Queen Carnival » ! svecees. r The Telegraph Office advised *t_ " c I a.m. that, owing to line interruption, J traffic for CViMchurch and South would - bear heavy delay. "The Man on the-Bos,"' at theG»fton 1 Theatre.—(Ad.) This season the sunshade will be mud) in evidence, the small hat and the trans- " parent brim being no protection from • the sun's rays. Owing to the Home 1 shipping being disorganised, the supply " cannot possibly meet tbe demand. L"" 1 can rest assured that Lethabrt, .">' • Strand Arcade, have a lar»e and variN ! stock of novelties, and have afeo tne latest !oni handle? in sunshades and Uffl--5 brellas. This srm ha-re become noted ;<> r • thoir goods. The covering and repair;"' i branch is under the personal supervision = of Mr. l.ethabv. Imbrellas can be nu*> : to order i n one hour. Repairs and ne» 1 eoverinjs exouted while the custom* , " waits. ' The cutlery department, where ■ scissors, knives, and razors are grouna i and set. Ie also contained in the pre - - raises.—Lethabys. Umbrella Manuisc- ( torers and Working Cutlers, 16, Strana Arcade.— (Ad.) 3 "The Man on the Box," at theGrafton Theatre.—(Ad.^