PARIS IN WAR TIME.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 143, 16 June 1917, Page 17

PARIS IN WAR TIME.

(From Onr Special Correspondent.) PARIS. March 27. THE EJfGIJSH EFFORT. The Sorbenne's Grand Amphitheatre, iccnstonied a= it ie to patriotic demonstrations, has seldom heard such outtnuste of enthusiasm afi attended the latinee hel.i within its learntvl precincts of Gn>at Britain. To hear M. Mc Boutreux discourse eloquently Hn England's military, naval, and otter war virtues was to thank the frtst Deity that one was born under ;i? Union Jack or could die within its ttk "The English Effort" wae the rabject of this complimentary elocution, ftißdinz out as a modern epic, and ceiiTered in that ehuraa of speech and numer born to every French rhetorisao. The piece de resistance took the '.am of a poem entitled "'Dieu Benisse lAEgieterre." esppcially written for the wesson by Francois Perehe, and gracenDy recited by Madame Simone. A VAST PARK. fte Princess of Monaco has put forward particulare of a project the object of which is to tap new sources of Mtional wealth bj means of the de'eiijpeient of certain natural resources of France after the war. Several shootas, fishing, and camping excursions in fif Pyrenees. French and Spanish, have opened the eyes of the Prince both to tit aiEurpaeeable beauty of the region, cd its attraction for eportsmen. Game JbonEdo there in rich variety, and the socntain streams afford excellent opportunities for anglers. 'Phis beauty, these ssractioiß. with a remarkable wealth a mineral sprinsrs and superb cliniatic eaditions. if not completely neglected, - ai * not been made known and "exploited" as they would have been had fes region been situated in Germany. for instance. " c intended to device ways and leans of realising a project to which inerence has already been made and con«"<d by the Prince of Monaco, of neatin ? in the Pyrenees, under the )e pi of the French and Spanish Governa ente, of a vast International Park, -within ite limits some of tbe o«t remarkable physical features of j* region, and stocked with wild life. and feathered. At the same time. 'rtensiTe game and fish preserves will ** created in the Pyrenees, and steps "jffl be taken to develop to the utmost ••I the natural resources of the country. •M mtke known ite attraction for "Mnete, sportsmen, and hearth-seekers.

HELP FROM FOREIONKRS. fltt Committee of French Ideas has ° e »ted a new section named "Voluntary for Foreigners. Allied or Neutral, ■fstient in France." Having digested j* 3 fflonthful, we come to the idea. A negate for each country will, through c intermediary of the" consulate, call 3 f°n all aliens living in this country to ? T e either co many days a month to r-aonal defence work. or a sum equal » the value of such labour. The move7' 01 lias, it is aaid. brought a ready J*P°nse, the pioneer, M. Pelliccienn'i, fPtog eventually to enlist the volunf!J wrricefc of" a hundred thousand "aerente.