DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 27 May 1915, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

ENLISTMENT OF MARRIED MEN

REMARKS BY DEFENCE MINISTER

WAR QUESTIONS DISCUSSED BY

AUCKLAND FARMERS

A "FOLLOW THE KING" EESOLU-

TION CARRIED

CIRCULATION OF FALSE REPORTS

CHARGE AGAINST INCAUTIOUS

TALKER DISMISSED

BY TELEGRAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, May 26. The Hon. James Allen, seen by a reporter in regard to what has already been said about the necessity there may be for married men to enlist for" the front, stated there seemed to be some misunderstanding as to what he "had said previously. "I want first of all," said Mr Allen, "the unmarried men, and if there is any unmaivried man who is eligible and who has not volunteered to go I think he is answerable to* the community, generally, and to the locality in which he lives. This applies equally to rich and noor. And even then, I don't know whether we shall fill all the needs. After that the call comes to married men between the ages of 20 and 40 years, but that call must come to a man personally. I cannot decide the duty of any married man in this respect. I do not know his circumstances or how he is placed in domestic and other responsibilities. It is for each m?n to decide whether his country's call to fight his country's battle is sufficiently important in his eyes* to justify him in going, or whether there is an even greater duty call to remain ?t home and look after his wife and children. I say again that I cannot deckle such a matter, nor will I attempt to do so." v Questioned as to whether any snecial p-ovision in the way of incased pay or separation allowance would be made

for married- men enlisting^ Mr Allen «^ : ;i pued J&at ai* Jbe couid say was £ha£ provision was made under toe law for a, - soldier's wife vfa children, andioViiimseJr it required. "1 don't sayit is adequate, and I am going to a^T Parliament to improve it m legard to'wiflttws ana dspenuents of men who may fall. 1"-''. AL.OKi.ANI). May 26. me annual provincial conference of tiie Auckland i.'arnieis' Union decided to-day by a substantial majority to toiiow the King's example, and abstain trom liquor during the war. Opposition totne motion came only from member* '7 .iT ■ not wil^ il tneir arrangements tor the annual dinner to-morrow night to be upset. The conference very fully discussed the various war tax proposals and finally approved of the system of nigner taxes on land and incomes an* on certain classes of imports CHRISTCHURCH, May 26. w li»c hearing of the charge against Wm. Sigglekow of circulating report* calculated to prejudicially affect re^ cmiting of his Majesty's forces, including the New Zealand defence forces/ was concluded to-day. In giving ment the Magistrate, said that Siggfekow acted a little more extravagantfy than he admitted he did. His words should have been used with more caution, for he might have said more than he thought he did. His Worship, thought that whatever Sigglekow <Eel say was addressed to his wife only, an* was not intended for other people. Tfea charge was dismissed.

T WELLINGTON, May 26. In the period March 3rd to May 24tk the Imperial Meat Supply Department has purchased for the Imperial authorities 72,942,7731b of meat at a total cost of £1,613,636 16s lid. Of tin* quantity the purchases in t^e North Island amn'iTi+p^ to 44.498,5721b, at a. rest of £953,630 (h 4^. arid in tW