THE WAR

Evening Star, Issue 15720, 6 February 1915, Page 4

THE WAR

\ p -VPER BLOCKADE—MADE IN GERMANY. (London ‘Times' and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services.) LONDON, February 5. (Received February 6, at 1 p.m.) Shipping circles view the threatened blockade as a paper blockade made in Germany. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS UNDER FIRE. LONDON, February 5. {Received February 6, at 1 p.m.) General Maxwell has cabled .Sir G. Reid commending the services of the Australian Engineers under fire. CONCESSIONS TO SOLDIERS. [Pkr United Press Association.] AY F/LT.I Nt!TO N, February 6. The Prime Minister informed a ‘Post-' reporter to-day that it bad been decided by the Government, that wb.cn soldiers obtain leave from their officers to visit rehv fives prior to (heir departure from New Zealand they shall he granted return th ket.=.- at single fares. RECRUITING. —REGRETTABLE 1 SHORTAGE. Applications are not coming in at all freely for our reinforcements, and it looks' as though Otago will have the stigma yet more strongly impressed unless our* young men make a move before, Saturday "no. \t. It is disappointing to all concerned, and especially to the Recruiting Committee, that our men are not rising to the occasion and coming forward in larger number. Surely (key cannot yet realise how necessary it is for all to assist the Empire, and that all cannot do it by remaining at. home. There are not yet half the number of infantry required to be in Trentbam by the 35th. neither is there nearly (he number required for Field Artillery, Field Enginers, or Army Service Corps. This is a, serious matter for Otago, and tin effort will be spared in order to remove the slur that, must rest on Otago with so large a shortage, more especially when it is known that so many eligible men are available. The Recruiting Committee meet on Monday afternoon to consider the matter, and aiming other proposals likely to be brought forward will be one that a big open-air demonstration should be held one evening during the coming week and before our men leave for Wellington.

PARTING. S-c-dgcr lad. 0 sodger lad, The dawn will sec ye marchin’— The nicht drags ou —it's dark- is out Wi' searchlights, shiftin', arclim’. Sodger lad. 0 sodgc-r lad, .D’ye mind our summer meet in’? And noo, ye’ll gang. The heathers dead. 1 caima keep frao. greetin’. Sudgor lad, my sodger lad— D’ye mind my time is nearin’? Alone—alone —wiVmt yer hand ' How shall I keep frae fearin’ ? Sodger lad, 0 sodger lad, Far, far awa’ ye’re goin’— I'll not dare count- the league an’ days— Gude God ! The cocks are crowin’ ! Sodger lad. my hive, my dear. Awake ! The morn is grayin’ ! E’en tho' my heart drags, sick wj‘ dread. 1 wouklna have ye stayin'. —‘ New York Times.’ W have- received 14s from the milling department of the Roslyn Woollen .Mills for our Belgian relief fund. On Monday evening, in the Town Hall. Port Chalmers the Mayor (Mr ScoJJay) is tendering a public semi-oft to the reel-nils ] who arc leaving for Trcntham on Tuesday. { Since the recruiting rally at Port- Chal mem about two weeks ago over 20 men have been meriiraliy passed there, for service ;u the- front. Alan Adams, the brilliant arsuy hack:, win-, used lo ivenpv the three-quarter linein 1904 and 3905 uilh Colin Gilray anf! D. G. Macphcrson. was a membe.r o! th- 1 New Zealand Contir.ger.i. thf.i was b-nng trained at- Bnlfonl. Salisbury Plain. IK* sec eeeded in passing the examination qualifying for a. commission as lieutenant i in (he. Imperial Army, and so aatisfactoiy i was his work that he was given the full < v oik «,f lieutenant, thus passing over the post of second lieutenant. In consequence j of this promotion, just when the contin- \ gent was about to set out for Egypt. Mr ( Adams was ii struct od to attach linns elf 1 immediately to the 'West Yorks.