WAR JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15174, 12 January 1915, Page 8

WAR JOTTINGS.

Jneyvs and.notes from /' ; 1 TABIOUSI SOURCES. . .' Among the ]i&t O r" names of yount; officers^,killed in action.near Yproji is ..tfiat.oFSnd (Lieutenant George Herbert T 'Yacher, grand-nephew'of-the- late'Mr :G.,F. Buijen. of Kaikoura, and a''descendant of the- .same family Admiral vSir Charles of*}feison\s time. He wns educated at tho King School, Shcrborne. un<l was an undergraduate of Worcester Coliofip, Oxford. . '.Tho Archdeacon' of Chesterfield (tho Yon: E. F. Crosse) .writes to the .'Guardian"':—"May 1, through your paper, ask your readers, to join the League of the Khaki Button? c There is no subscription and" no expense other* than to buy and wear « small khaki button. Everyone v earing the button pledges - himself not to stand ah.rono'a- drink nor , 1o he stood a. drihJc until after Deaco . The'-iledge of tkqf.Khaki ,-' Button is not intended to interfere in . " any way with hosp.italitv.-in. "our own homes." The".Archdeacon -".Archdeacon . is tho Founder of tho League. It has often been noticed (says n-Lon- . don paper) that people who have ae- . quired a second language for purposes of business revert',,to"* the"us© of tho .tongue in matters that arouse . their sympathies or .affections.. Many a Welshman, for instance; who-epcaks . English daily in his shop finds 'Welsh , stiU necessary "for"' jbisv religious wor- / "snip. . A'furious example--of this" tendency:. is-reported from. New . York. ?; where largo numbers-*- of foreign-born -" . Italians. ' Russians, and many '^thers —who ordi- -- manly payers -ppated in EnclLsh, iJiro'now, demandiriK .tho war news in - I their, owe -langugjzes. The result is * ''that small newspapers in these .-lan- • jruagjes that before , the ' war .were • ekinß.ont a precarious existence have ."* suddenly jumped into large circulations; ,' *- nriatinis^iiousands,of, copies \vhere they - , forinorly printed hundreds. "; "Rev.- H. 'S. of Dorchester *' who been '. '"ractius-aai djaplirarat tlie Dorchester /. '•* Ooßj*3Ourid for jGcrman prisoners, has I\7 presented with, a jnassivo silver [ y ?iukstencl; a> pair,V>^iTi!L V -er ; candlesticis, ' •",'" and. \an- with 100 ."" ' th.Q . . "Clxristian ' Otr the/33jikstand appear the words-(in GcrmaijfiVlh remembrance

of the German prisoners of war. Dorchester, 1914." The candlesticks bear tho initials of the recipient, '•ILS-β.,''' and the text of the illuminated address runs: "Gewidmet yon Kregs-Getan-genen dcs Lager, Dorchester, ' Ihren Werten Herrn Pa-stor Holme-s. 1914. Psalm 18.31." ("Presented —or rather dedicated—by the prisoners of war of tho camp, Dorchester, to their honoured Pastor Holmes, 1914.") Mr Hoimas is a brother of Mr Montagu Holmes, and was for many years the Congregational minister at Wakefleld.

Another pleasing and interesting expression of loyalty to the Empire comes from Canada .'where at the beginning of tho war ten Chiefs of the Blood Indian Tribe assembled in Council, and signed a document offering a subscription of 1000 dollars ' ; of our moneys funded with his Majesty's Government in Canada to be used "in whatever wav the Supt.General of Indian Affairs may deem it to be of tiie most advantage to tho British arms in their hour of peril. ine conclusion of the address, according to the "Canadian Churchman." has sarncthin" a little pathetic: about it. in spite of tho fact that it has evidently been freely translated into official language: — "And further we beg of the Honourable Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs to convey to our Gracious King our assurance "that it is our wish that he command us should assistance l>e reouired and that it will be our daily prayer that the British arms be victorious in their battle for the right, that peace will speedily be restored, and that his Majesty's Government will still remain the protector of the weak, and still Sovereign in those pursuits of peace that we have learned to love so well." "Shot Both Sides." "Heavy Shield." and "Running Antelope ' are among the names signed with a mark.

A fine object-lesson is shown by the number of men who are now presenting themselves at the Central Recruiting Depot daily, having journeyed from fardistant parts of the globe to the MetropolLs, at their own expense, tor the purpose of serving the Motherland (says the "Westminster Gazette")- Fiftyseven of such men arrived a day or two at;o from Rhodesia, apart from a large number from other parts of koutii Africa ; two from Burma, a large batch from Canada, and seven from Sout.i America. Amongst the last-mentioned was the chauffeur of tho \ ice-Consul at Rio do Janeiro, who.paid his passage, like the others, for the chance of .ioining the forces. Several of tho wouldbe recruits were men from the Ar«.intine who had sacrificed lucrative berths on the State railways, whilst numerous Americans aro continually offering their services. When asked what they wish to joia, the usual reply of these practical patriots is, "We come hero to fight; put us into what you like." _ A large proportion of tliem have joined the King's Royal Rifles.

According to the "Morning Poet,' Viscount Ridley has been informed that the following passage appeared in tho Repimental Orders of tho Northumberland Hussars at the front on November 32th; —"The regiment was visited in tho course of the afternoon by Sir John French, who addressed the officers, noncommissioned officers, and men, and congratulated them on being the first Territorials to have been in action during the war. He reminded them of his own association with the regiment and told them their General Officer Commanding had spoken highly of their work, and he himself had heard nothing but praise of their conduct since landing on the Continent."

Signer Luzzntti. the ex-Premter, who is Italy'e leading financier, approves Mr Lloyd George's proposals for defraying the cost of the war. Signor Luzzatti made the following statement to t'je.Kome correspondent of the '•Moraine Post" on November 19th:—"England continues the powerful tradition in which she sets an example to the civilised world. She courageously reduces her National debt in time of peaco before reducing taxation. Obliged in time of war to resort to loans, ene increases taxation, and thus her credit stands high. The new taxes produce more than enough to cover the interest of tho new debts, while she makes preparation for a rapid diminution in time of peace of the debts contracted during the war. The generations which mako wars ought also to bear the burdens of them, instead of inflicting them on posterity alone. Thus they weigh their responsibilities niore carefully, as every war even the juetest.-is a mixture of truth and errors. Contemporaries should pay in taxes for a portion of the errors. Besides, if the cost were wholly met by loans paid by posterity, contemporaries with disordered finances and diminished credit would end by eulfering the greatest evils."