The Auckland Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and The Echo. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. THE COMING STORM.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 156, 1 July 1916, Page 4

The Auckland Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and The Echo.

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. THE COMING STORM.

For the cauee that lacks asttittane; For the torvng that needs resistance, For the fiiture in the dietance, And the good that ice can do.

this great and wonderful ' began the course of events has so of disappointed everybody's expectatk that the role of prophet, unsafe at best of times in peace, is now a sin larly unenviable one. Yet if we are judge present indications in the light past experience, there arc signs <■ omen 3 visible on the Western front t! point to the development now before long of that general offens movement against the German Hi so long projected by the Allies a 50 long delayed. The steady c< .'entration of great masses of troc md prodigious stores of munitions ale and behind the Allied lines, the ra increase of the British forces in Frai and Flanders, as shown by the gr< cngth of trenches they have taken 01 "rom the French, the arrival of Ruts; troops, and subsequently of the Am :ontingents, and most recently of i he. inauguration of a bombardment i irecedented in intensity and destructi rower along the hundred miles now he iy the British—all these are "mutterin if the coming storm"' that make one Id laily for momentous news. But (|iiite apart from all this, and t nany rumours that have reached us i ently of an approaching "grand olTc ive," we must recognLse that such i iperation is the natural and necessa ulminating point of all the efforts a; acrifices that France and Britain ai he Empire have been making for near wo years past. Theorists may ta s much they please about the "ec omic asphyxiation" of Germany—tl act remains that however surely t naneial and industrial resources of t entral Powers may be drained awa he Allies will never win a conclusi ictory over Prussian militarism unle » strength is broken on the battleliel i Germany were starved into eurrend •ithout being forced to acknovvledj erself vanquished in open fight, the Ge ian people would, in all probabiUt ansoln themselves with their unbroke ontidence in their own invincibilit hey would still cherieh the hope . engeance, and the peace which wou aen close the war would be but a bri< relude to a still more desperate ar übious struggle later on. The Allii in never win the decisii ■iumph that is, f rO m 0 , ;andpoint, the only conceivab id for this war, unless they can brea ie German lines and rout the Germa rmies in France and Belgium. Tl ;rand offensive" is therefore the nece. iry climax to everything that has gor ?fore. and no>v, as we have said, tt gns of the times suggest that it is clos ■ hand. It is probable that so far we have c\ essed the views held by the majorit our iccvders—that it is necessary fo he Allies to make an effort to force In :rman lines on the western front, an: at the time has come for that effor be made. But there appears to be i) rtain quarters a great deal of doubid apprehension as to the effect of the ow which the Allies are apparentl; ■out to deliver against the Germai mica. Many people who have the pro undest faith in the righteousness o r cause, and the fullest confidence ii i ultimate triumph, have asked them Ives of late, with manifest doubt anc xiety, whether the Allies will prov; ual to the task of shattering the Ger in defences and driving the enemy ir ut before them. So far as we cat) Ige, the uncertainty that prevails '•n ■tain directions on this point is due the fact that the Germans themselves ye failed to break through the French i British lines. We are reminded that the early days of the war the Gems did not even succeed in forcing th-; ak and feebly manned British enactments at Ypres, and that now, in te of an enormous concentration of n and guns, they have failed to break s French lines at Verdun; and the erence is supposed to be that such a k must be impossible for the Allies well. But it appears to us that thU soning leaves out of account the most al considerations in the whole proliI. REN'GTH ASD QUAIJTY OF THE ARMIES. Success in war, and more especially such a war as this, depends chiefly three factors —the quantity of ammuon ajid the number of troops availe, and the relative fighting qualities the a.rmies engaged. Xcw, it eeems us by no means difficult to show that these essential requisites the advane is now all on the side of the Allies, to numbers, we know that there are least 2,000,000 French troops facing Germans, and th!at by the end of . year there were 1,000,000 British jps either in the trenchee or ready the firing line. The most recent, mates give the Germans on the westfront about 2,000,000 men, and wo it allow for the enormous reserves t can be drawn from the new British lies. Altogether we may fairly reckon t, at the points where the Allies mean !>reak through, they can concentrate :es numerically superior to the Gcris by two or three, or more, to one. to ammunition, it is well known that to a year ago the British forces had submit to constant and heavy bom-

, bardment by the enemy, without any • possibility of making an adequate reply. But now the supplies of anij munition on our front are reported to be ample for all eventualities. In the great attack on Hooge in August last the British gunners actu- > ally complained that too much ammunition had been sent to the front; and the recent cable messages describing tne —. havoc wrought by British gunfire show that our forces can now face the enemy's artillery at least on equal terms. — Granting numerical superiority in our favour, along with an adequate supply of ehot an.l shell, the decisive factor far must still be the quality and the fighting , en power of the troops: and here, we beng lievo, those who predict an overhe whelming victory for the Allies arc on , v . absolutely safe ground. Whatever be to tn c precise numbers of German losses or o f German reserves, it may be safely v nc j serted that the German troops now in the a j field are for the most part relatively of or an inferior type. Colonel Repington, ye wno is not usually inclined to es under-estimate the Germans, has ,d said recently that ''the second n- and third lice troops of the ps enemy can only be trusted behind elabo!»S ,-i ' c entanglements, and as infantry iid I they are contemptible." This view is cc supported by the evidence of many Bria t tish officers anJ soldiers taking part in Pr attacks on the German trenches, who ln have testified that the resietance offered 1C in many cases by the defenders, after the II bombardment had done its work, was n . hardly worth considering. But even if , c the Germans had not already wasted a d very large percentage of their best js troops, and even if their soldiers were k ag fighting units equal to our own. it would still not be i C reasonable or logical to infer c . that because the Germane have not a . broken our lines therefore the Allies „ cannot break through theirs, •y For the Germans constantly failed to (j force the Allied lines in the earlier d stages of the war, chiefly because their v tactics are for the purposes of assault I- much inferior to our own. As an officer ~ recently hack from the front puts it— c "their men are brave enough, but for c some reason of training or temperament c they cannot be induced to attack resor lutely except in mass formation." Not c only does this mean that the assailants s present a magnificent target for the ! French "seventy-fives" and the "fifteen r rounds rapid" of the British infantry— c it means also that their movements in . attack are slow, ineffectual, and indecieive. "The rapidity of the movements Q of troops," as a competent authority . puts it, "is lessened in proportion to the j bulk of the troops employed. To move d whole divisions in bulk to an attack f would epell irremediable confusion unless j everyone moved together, practically at g a walking pace, conforming carefully to c the movement of the rest of the body." f When the Germans came on at Mons or c Ypres, 'like a crowd at a football match,' ; or when, the other day, at Verdun, they a launched a whole brigade on a front only s two hundred yards wide, they were eimpiy courting disaster. Contrast such a attacks as these with the flerce, rapid c onslaughts of British infantry in open _ order—such a charge as that in which O'Lcary won hie V.C., such sudden and headlong dashes as the Anzacs have been practising against the German trenches for -weeks past. The conclusion seems irresistible that for the purpose in viewoar troops are as a fighting force much superior to the enemy. EFFECT OF BREAKING THE GERMAN LIKE. Btrt, happily, we need not resort to conjecture to find an answer to the question we are discussing. For a 8 a British officer reminds us in the current number of the "Fortnightly Review," "the German line is not unbreakable; it hae been broken frequently up to the first line several times up to the second, and at least once up to the third." The last reference is, of coureo, to the great ?, attacks at Loos and in the Champagne, fj when, perha-pe more by accident than de- lo sign, the Allied onslaught was carried b, up to and through the third line of Cier- '" man entrenchments almost at the first t< rush. But as we know now, the attack pi was not meant to be driven home so far. J 1 because the time had not come for a fil general offensive. We have only to g/ assume that what the French and Bri- ci tish troops did then they can do again ™ under far more favourable conditions, in S P larger numbers and with more effective aid from their artillery, and we have then to ask what will be the effect on S the German armies if the whole of their Ci front is crashed in, even on one section *' of the line from ten to twenty miles ' wide. If and when thi 3 happens there C( will be no chance for the Germans to dr put in practice the expedient which some co of our pessimists apparently expect S° them to employ—retirement to another gj entrenched position a few miles in the cv rear. "The ablest General Staff in the <=" world could not guarantee to get its mi whole line back intact in such a short fel distance in the pell-mell and confusion of nu retreat, in -which attackers and de- W fenders would be hopelessly mixed to- ra; gether, without risking -whole army hii corps being left behind, enfiladed, outflanked, and even surrounded. Nothing tn but a prolonged and rapid rearward wa movement could save the situation." But sn ' how are the German armies to retire in YJ safety before a victorious enemy in over- thi whelming strength, when only one line ba: of retreat—the road through Belgium— hu is practicable for them? Recalling the ?" momentous daye fchat followed Joffre's triumph on the Marne, we may well be- tui lieve that once the German lines are AVa broken—as they have been broken be- fra fore—the Allies, with their vastly superior numbers, will be able to ensure'hoi not only the defeat, but the destruction 1 of the enemy: — £: "Till backward to the northland and the Sor niglit tue Jui The itrleken eagles scatter from Uμ Odd •> dre

Following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day: The indications are for strong to gale northerly winds, and backing by west to south. Expect dull weather, with much mist and fog in parts, and heavy rain is to be expected, with rivers rising shortly. The weaWier "will probably become very cold. The barometer has a falling tendency, but rising after about 24 to 30 hours. Tides high. Sea rough." Mr. G. E. Alderton, director of Parenga Oumfields, Ltd.. informs us that in connection with the agitation at Dargaville against the proposed segregation of unnaturalieed aliens on the company's lands at Parenga, certain statements havu heen made damaging to his company, and which are absolutely untrue. The directors consider that, in justice to the Government, as well as to the company, which is entirely owned by New Zealand shareholders, it is incumbent upon them to take action in order to disprove these allegations. The company's solicitors have, therefore, been instructed to issue writs for libel in order that the facts may be publicly ventilated. The hearing was concluded at Mcl: bourne on Friday, the 17th inst.. before Mr. Justice Hoilge and a jury of 12, of the political libel action. Plaintiff was -Alfred Alexander Farthing, sitting member in the Legislative Assembly for East Melbourne, and defendant was Rev. Henry Worrall. minister of the Methodist Church. Plaintiff claimed that defendant, on June 15. IDIS. at Ben3ijro. spoke, concerning him the following words:—"l have no hesitation in saying that .Mr. Farthing secured his seat by the three- R.'s—rum. rascality, and Rome." Plaintiff claimed £5,000 damiges. The jury, after a short retirement, isked if a majority verdict would be accepted. Counsel agreed, and the foreman announced a verdict for defendant )\ nine to three. Judgment was entered lccordingly. with costs. The rcmarkn'oly sudden death of a soloist occurred at the Bendigo Baptist Church on June 11, during a memorial «rvice [or Lord Kitchener. The»ehurch vas crowded, and the Rev. E. Herbert i-fobday (formerly of Dunedin) had ireuehed an impressive service on "The "a&sing of Earl Kitchener." After the e> vice Mr. H. V. Roper, a well-known if.izen, sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee," md almost immediately collapsed, and lied in a fen- seconds. There was much ixcitement amongst the congregation rtien it was realised that Mr. Roper was cad. and the service terminated .bruptly. Mr. Roper was conductor of he choir, and hie sudden death in such lathetie surroundings came as a great hock to his friends. His wife was mongst the congregation. Mr. Roper ac 63 yeara of age. and was a member f the commercial staff of the "Bendigo idvcrtiser," with which journal he had cen connected since ISSS. The cause of eath is ascribed to heart failure. Mr. J. S. Alexander, head of the metliandise branch of Burns, Philp, and Co., •ho is visiting Wellington, when seen y a representative of "the "Post," said hat business in the Commonwealth was cry prosperous. Good prices were oblined for the huge wheat crop, although 3e difficulty of finding freight for <t was| I serious problem at the moment. The crop aleo promised to be very eayy. The scarcity of tonnage was * aving a marked influence on Australian rade, in that, for want of sufficient 1 irgo space outwards from the United ] Jngdom. imports were on a reduced mle. This had had the effect of etimlating local consumption of locally- i iade goods of a character identical with 1 lose imported. In referring to ship- i ing arrangements between Australian ud New Zealand, Mr. Alexander said i le present time was not propitious for t msidering the increase of inter-colonial i lipping facilities. The difficult}' now i ac to meet the needs of existing trades. < mbarking on new shipping enterprises 1 mid not for the moment be undertaken. As the Rua case is expected to last i tilly til] the end of next week, the c Jry panel summoned to attend at the i upremc Court on Monday have been t xeused from attendance. j The Sydney "Daily Telegraph" states A iat while Travers Morrison, a young degraph messenger, was clearing up i ie litter in the receiving office a few j. *vs ago, ho picked up a torn envelope, <■ hich he was about to throw into the j aste-paper basket, when something v, !culiar about it attracted his attention. ; lie envelope seemed unaccountably j ;avv and thick, and the boy examined j . He found that it contained bank ° )tes, and he at once handed it to a sponsible officer, who took charge of it, hile inquiries were made to discover c owner. On being counted, the notes 3re found to total £S4. Later it was s und that the money was the property c a city firm. It had been dropped in *■ c telegraph office by a clerk in the n ■m's employ, who did not notice his ° Sβ for some little time, and would have en unable to say definitely where he w d lost it. To show their appreciation " the boy's honesty the firm asked him t! accept a present, but Morrison re- T ed that he did not want anythin* Bi P dicious questioning-, however, the ft m's representatives' learned that the n y had not a bicycle, and that possesin of one would give him much plea- w re. Accordingly arrangements were tj ide to give him a bicycle, and. in re- P 3nse to the firm's representations, the w puty Postmaster-General consented to v ' ike the presentation. w Mr. Justice Cooper will sit at the St ipreme Court on Monday, to hear a D ' se adjourned from the recent Hamil- sc n sittings. He will recommence the aring of civil cases on Wednesday. S The excuse made in Timaru Police urt by a young man charged with H ving over a street croesing at an ex- di sive speed was that he was about to S> on his honeymoon. The Magistrate T r. Day) remarked that it was the S, it time he had met with such an ex- Ti c, but, he said, "there are always in- €r enial expenses attached to a honey- co on," and inflicted a fine on the dedant. V motor accident occurred near Wai- ta lomapu shortly after five o'clock on ti idnesday afternoon. Mr. J. L. Mur- w' -, of Masterton, was proceeding to pi Wainuiomapu property, and when so ,ut two miles from tte homestead, iat ived at a bend in the road where the Bi °, '! verY ,, rou S h and bumpy through shouts. The front wheel of the car . t outwards, something evidently went' ln >ng with the steering gear, and one of i l e wheels collapsed. The result was! . t the car was precipitated over aIS ik, and fell a distance of about two iß< ldred feet. Mr. Murray retained his 'na p on the dnving wheel, and remained ! the car right to the bottom of the tb ly, despite the fact that the car of tied two complete somersaults on the H< r down. The car was smashed *> pj jmente, but by a miracle Mr. Murray tn iped with a severe shaking and some Gi ises, nnd was able to walk to the Be lestead. r ne Band of Hope Union has forwarded Sn 5, the proceeds of the matinee action 5 performance in the Town Hall on p r ie 17th, in aid of the Belgian ChU- at a's Relief Fund, to the local CSauuL [ta

The Auckland Women'e Patriotic League desires to express its great appreciation of the splendid and enthusiastic work of the children attending our public schools. Since January last they have been busily engaged in the making of hold-alls, often giving up their leisure moments to this work, and thus enabling the League to fufil the contract with the Defence Department, Wellington, by forwarding 750 hold-alls monthly. In addition to this work, an appeal by circular was made to a large number of our public schools for a continuous supply of handkerchiefs for the Dominion gift parcels. This appeal met with a most enthusiastic response, co that the schools' representative, Mise L. Wright, is enabled to depend on receiving over 3000 handkerchiefs per month, but as 5000 are needed monthly, even a greater number of workers woaid be appreciated. There are close on 100 public schools engaged on patriotic work of various kinde, special mention being accorded the country schools. In eeveral instances numerous cases containing tinned goods, toilet requisites, and knitted comforts have been forwarded to the Town Hall to help in making up the gift parcels, many of which are forwarded in the names of the schools contributing. The "Norwegian Shipping Gazette" states that as the outcome of AngloSwedish negotiations Britain will partry abolish restrictions on the importation of pulp from July 1. Negotiations are in progress for the exchange of 100,000 tons of pulp for 100,000 tons of coal. The recently published statement that newspapers may not be posted to neutral countries unless from the office of the publisher or bis agent appears to have led to the belief that there is a similar prohibition on newspapers posted to ioldiers at the front. This is not the :ase. The local postal officials state ;hat newspapers addressed to the men of ;he Expeditionary Force are not interfered with in any way. They also emphatically deny the statement that nany packages of nwespapers addressed ;o soldiers were recently burned at the Wellington G.P.O. tharges of their own, while the old riends and adherents of St. Sepulchre's, vho are yearly becoming more limited, lave practically all migrated to the subirbs. The newest offshoot of St. Sepulchre's, viz., St. George's, Kingsland, s fast developing into a separate' parish, t has just erected a Sunday school and larish hall, which will be opened by the sishop to-morrow afternoon at 3 p.m. 'articulars of the other services will be ound in our advertising columns. Veterans of the Royal Irish Regiment ire requested to parade at the Queen's tatue, Albert Park, at 11 ajn. on Tuesay, to celebrate the anniversary of the inding of the regiment in Auckland. Several Birkenhead residents am imenting the loss of poultry on an exensive scale. The nocturnal depredaions of two or more- dogs over a wide rea of the borough appear to be reponsible for residents finding in the lorning fowls, ducks, etc., lying dead in ozens. So far the canine culprits have ot been trapped by irate sufferers, and aye had an open field for the past week. The fifty-first locomotive turned out at he Hilleide-wwrk^hpps-at ■ Dunedin was nished on Saturday last, and was sent a the North Island, after being subscted to the usua: trial before leaving ' ac works. j: Owing to the question of the durabil- c ;y of Oamaru stone —of which the obe- t sk of the Victoria League's Maori war n lemorial in the Symonds Street public t sserve was originally intended to be ? iadc —having, been brought before the j Mnmittee, the erection of the memorial { 1 being delayed. The bronze statue has 1 rrived from Paris, but the construction 1 f the obelisk is still under considera- c ion. The total quantity of butter held at s irious gazetted grading ports throughit the Dominion on 30th June (a Press b ssociation telegram states) was 47.763 t oxes. The total in store on the 30th C une, 1915, was 27,648, and on the game J ite in the previous year 67,872 boxes. ;. On Thursday afternoon at Onehunga a a ranch of the Mercy Guild was opened v 7 Mrs J. J. O'Brien, president of the c antre Mercy Guild, St. Mary's Convent, d onsonby. Great enthusiasm was showrf v 7 the .-niji&er of" ladies"'present. C n election of officers took place as fol- d >ws: President, Mrs Drager; vice-presi-1 o :nt, Mrs Rogers; secretary, Mrs Dono-! V in j treasurer, Mrs Jeffrey. It was deded to meet once a week to sew for h itriotic purposes. "American visitors to New Zealand," a id Professor Kirk last night, "always :press the protest surprise at the fact C at we in New Zealand take absolutely d > steps to keep fliea out of our homes o ir restaurants, and our shops. If an V merican sees a fly in ashop window he ill not buy from thai shop, but we don't md. There can be a hundred fliea in £ c window, and nobody will protest," I iere was no need, he continued, for ople to be worried, as they are now, by es in the home. It was a. very simple *~ itter to provide a gauze door or a cover r the window. Even butter cloth, which °1 is so inexpensive, would be very effec- W re if stretched across the windows. One 3ce would easily last the summer. When w •.built our hospitals we made no pro- N sion for protection against flies, yet it (- is known that these insects carried all rts of diseases. If everybody took the C cessary precautions flies would very dt ra cease to be a pest. oj A tea and concert in connection with . John the Baptist's Anglican Sunday liool wa3 held last night in the Parish a 111, Xorthcote, -when the prizes were st itributed for the year just closed for se od attendance, conduct and lessons. (-' c Rev. A. J. Beck presided, and the nday School superintendent, Mrs. A. C. ylor, made the presentations. An ai joyable programme of vocal items was lii itributed. sa rhe annual meeting of the Auckland itre of St. John's Ambulance Brigade Jl «s place next Wednesday evening in M : concert chamber of the Town Hall en certificates and medallions will be cv isented. The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gun- Ei i, has been asked to preside, and (J iresses will be given by the Anglican ' ihop of Auckland and others. co Hie programme for the organ recital co the Town Hall this evening -will be po eoted from original organ works by aD llmant, Bonnet, and The Cli 7 organist will also play the favourite ** xherini minuet and a set of French nonal airs and dances. " Aj :ommissioner Hodder will preside at p* official opening of Children's Hornthe Salvation Army in Clifton Road, rne Bay, which bias been fixed for 3 an 1. next Monday. Amongst the speak- C 0! invited are the Mayor, Mr j g fi n f^ n 'T M^ Ge ° rg ° moit > «d*Mr! n Dert Laidlaw. The key of Th" inge" will be turned by Mrs. W II 2/1 ith. * * ' 8/C >r. McXab will lecture at the Epsom *! _sbyt,rian Church Hall ou Monda" J P Uue^h;S WifeWZealani^-Te e ,

: —s'■'■-,5 '■'■-, The Auckland branch of the Women* National Reserve has undertaken - the ; : provision of test-books and French litera tare for the next transport leaving New Zealand, so that the men aboard may 'acquire some knowledge of the French' ,; language. The branch is desirous of forwarding supplies early this month, and" intending donore are asked to send »ifts V " to the reserve's rooms, Camden Cham. , I bers, as soon as possible. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre will celebrate the fifty-first anniversary of i w foundation by special services to-inorrriw ■ ■' The parish owes its name to tfie fact that the original building, which was opened in ISGI, was intended to be used as the mortuary chapel of the Symonds Stree*" Cemetery, and the mortal remains of no s . a few of the old pioneers and founders of Auckland must have been received within its doors ere they were laid mtheir last earthly resting place. 'The - - present church was opened in 1881. The ■ original parish has undergone vast changes since the time it was first constituted. The daughter parishes of St Barnabas, The Epiphany, St. Alban's arid' ; St. Luke's have all become vigorous . At a public meeting held in Wajhi 01 Thursday evening resolutions were carried endorsing the movement for the early closing of hotels during the war": and six months after; also to the effectthat, should the Government not fee) : disposed to include such a clause in the War Regulations Bill, that the matter be submitted to the people by refer- :':■ endura. The vital statistics for Auckland tot■'■',.■ the month of June show an increase both in the matter of births and deaths. The > number of births registered was 257. as-.-"-:■" igainst 270 in June, 1915, while deaths;'' totalled 107 as against 97 for the cor- > / responding period last year. The nuniv ber of marriages was 127, 31 of which V srere performed at the registry office," ; :ompared svith 164 in June, 1915, a 40 V jf which pLhe registrar officiated. The „- Allowing is a comparison of the number ;> jf births, deaths, and marriages for the ";;, Irst six months of 1915 and 1916:-^-' V Births (1916) 1.569; (1915) 1,570. Deaths I. ;1916) 650; (1915) 640. Marriages [1916) 769; (1915) 806. A new hall at Kingsland, erected by ;hc congregation of St. George's ChurcV rill be dedicated by Dr. A. W. Averill. ' • Anglican Bishop of Auckland to-morrow, ;i ifternoon. Dr. Averill will preach in tne ihurch in the morning. The hall, whici; s a ".vooden structure, has been con-f.-itructfd almost wholly by voluntary 4$ abour, the cost being £300. As thejg. esult of bazaars and similar entertain- „ : nents, a fair contribution towards the •'■: ost has been obtained, while the remain-; ; [er has been raised by the issue of de- v lentures to members of the congrega- ';■ ion. A club night under the auspices of the '' 'lying Angel Mission to Seamen was • eld in the Civic League Club rooms last.; ight. Tlie Rev. Cowie, the missioner, resided. A musical programme ar-. ;, V., anged hr' Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Eayner.';•as thoroughly enjoyed by the cadets nd sailers present from steamers in" ort. 3lrs. Sharman was in charge oi■■,.■■ lie arrangements for supper. The East Street Mission Hall wae ? .r>J rgely attended last evening, when • H rise Kuoscilj who recently arrived from : p ombay. gave an l interestirig--lecture on ,'.|> ! idia. The lecturer, who received a $!g lost attentive hearing, related the ax- Iβ. :llent results attending the teaching of M bristianity in that country. By means . • E a number" of lantern slides she illus•ated tho progress made amongst the I itives. A tableau was also given hv W$ lirty young ladies illustrating Indian manas and scenes at a hospital jnsary, the costumes, representing dif- - irent types of life, being very effective. s a result of the lecture the funds of -■nana Bible and Medical Mission were .-. 'nsiderably augmented. William England Purcell, boot and <;1 ioe dealer, of Taumarunui, trading as':v'>: "illiam TWs:, has filed a petition in 1 mkrupt «' The first meetirjg of credi- | irs will i-,e held at the Tatnnarunui Durthouse on July 11, at 11 a.m. Messrs. Smith and Halcombe announce I thi s issue that from July 1 they hay« Imitted as a partner Mr. H. B. North, ; ell known in land and auctioneering .;"_-/> rcles. and from now on he will con- ,»" auction sales for this firm. Wm SniTSfiand Caughey's Great Wint^; earance 9 a.m. JMn- : , ty. July 3. A grest-monev - sivine .-' : iportunity.—Smith and CaSfhjy? Ltd., A ; holesale and Family Drapers.— (Ad.) - ' ' Wherever you see a bright, prosperous 1 V ippy grocer you can bank on it that 'c 0 Rubbing Laundry Help has played an " pportant part.—(Ad.) " '- VT Smith and Caughey's Great Winter ■ earance Fair commences 9 a.m. Moiiv f: y, July 3. A great money - saving i ; iportunity.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd., -: ...-•": liolesale and Family Drapers.—(Ad.) i' Job line tan and black glace kid boots v" id shoes at 7/11, worth 13/6.—Offer'ri >ot Store, 186, Symonds ' Street and •'.■ ngsland.— (Ad.) Smith and Caughey's Great Winter earance Fair commences 9 a.m. lion-: y, July 3. A great money - saving portunity.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd., % holesale and Samily Drapers.— (Ad.); j*|? Sow showing, splendid line men's light / liking boots, sewn for 13/1L —Offer's, 5, Symonds Street and Engeland.—"■■'"? d.) Smith and Caughey's Great Winter '; H :arance Fair commences 9 ajn. Mon- :■}' B" y, July 3. 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Inspection invited.—Smith and - T'l lghey, Ltd., Wholesale and Family .cL | ipere.—(Ad.) I, | Svery chemist ans store eeTis Martin* \ B iol Pijls in New Zealand. See the j't'mL nature, Wm. Martin, Southampton, : ' ? B*J jland, is on each bottle.—AAd.) \M To artificial heat needed for the "S." '''?^;r* 1 C." Foot Cosy. When too cold for || lfort, and not cold enough for aV. «g , it ie ideal. For offices o.- travelling M ;rain or motor it is unsurpassed. Cre- |Bno covered, ladies' eize 2/6, gent.'s - : fg 1; poplin 3/6 and 4/6, Utrecht velvet ' - : 'B' and 9/11.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd., ' ?r ■ olesale and Family Drapers.—"(Ad.) ' 4 heering and comforting in wintry ther is "Desert Gold," the Queen of fi The 2/ grade k inoet . S