Effects of the War Locally.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3091, 11 August 1914, Page 4

Effects of the War Locally.

GLKNORCH V SCIIEELITE MINES CLOSED DOWN.

(>w ii g to lhe war the sehcelitu tii.lie- at (i.'eiiondi.v clo<ed down last week. Twenty-two men were paid oil' on Tue-day and more will be put oil' when certain clearing up is carried out. Schetdite is u-ually sent to Eamloti and then transhipped lo Germany for linal Ireatineiit. \ -large • piapll iI \ of it i- then re--hipped to ling l.i ml. The owners of the principal mine. Me —is Reid and Lee. were advi.-ed I hat all sale- had been su s--topped. A (pianlity of the nimeral i- now on the water and sonic i- in store at o!eiiorcii,\ awaiting shipment to Ilaiiil'in g. ()peralion- w ill unfoi lunate'v lie -u-i'ended l'o>' at b'asl six moiil h- even after pe me ha- neen declare,!. Tung-ten, the principal product of eh ec! iI e. i> an ini port ain eoinponent in t he tnanitfaeilire of armament.-. I 'ii t its finished .-tale has in the pa-t depended on German laboratories. The miners have taken the cessation of wank philosophically. Some sa\ they will go prospecting during the summer months, others intend enlisting for ,t he war. Hut ii i- inde"d a most unrortuna■ e thing lor the district that a thri\ ing industrv should be shut down.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FI ND

MEETING OF LOCAL EADIES

On Friday la-t ihe Mayoress, Mrs I). F. Su! hci la ml, received a tidegram from Lady Liverpool, asking her to convene a meeting of ladies, who would lie prepared to receive ••out ril u i ins whe'cher ill anoney (however .-mall the sums) or in kind in order to provide any necessaries which may be required for (hose portions of the citizen army which are now mobilising for the service of the Motherland in the present crisis. \eeordiingly. a meeting of ladies was held in the Council Chambers, vester-

day afternoon to take the necessary >teps to inaugurate the fund suy~este(l by Lady Liverpool. There was a very I a rye attendance and the utmost enthusiasm and unanimity prevailed. This may tx- judged by the fact, that CIS was subscribed in the room. \ cry generous donations of kind were also made by various tradespeople. It was dcided t-> make ;| lurther canvass of the town and country. A patriotic entertainment is also to be triven in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next in furtherance ot_ the object, when the programme will bo contributed to by local mu-

sieians. Mr Tomkies also having generously offered to screen sonic ]>ictures as we'l as give the ine ol the hall free. The meeting also decided to make a number of "Housewives' according to army pattern. For this purpose a guild of all ladies willing to assist in preparing material that will he required by the men o! the Expeditionary Force, will meet in St. Fetor's Farish Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

.Mrs Lee was appointed treasurer and Mrs Stewart secretary for the fund.

The Henedicts and Spinsters' Ball Committee have decided to hand over any surplus from the forthcoming ball

CHURCH SERVICES

The services in St.l'eter's church on Sunday were arranged as befitted the present crisis. Special intercessory prayers, psalms, hymns and sermon a'l ha.l hearing on the gravity ot tlie situation in Europe. In the evening the service opened with the hymn. "0 God, our Help in Ages Fast, whilst the National Anthem was smig at the close. There was a Inrire congregation and as this inchnled some professional vocalists, the music was very inspiring. The services in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church were also of an intercessory order. Spe ■: 11 hymns were also sung and the Rev. George Gibh preached a very forceful sermon on tlie war. The congregation was a very large one.

THE LOCAL CONTINGENT

VOLUNTEERS FOR ITHE WAR

Tlif following members of "!>' Company. 10th Regiment, have handed in their names for enrolment in the Expeditionary force now heiii,<r raised: - L:eut. Waller Mackenzie. Privates Ronert F. Anderson. Arehili.ild F. Sulherland. Ernest Cable, Merlin 0. IVaseo. Jonathan ORphant, Bertram H. Anderson and Norman Ross. George ('. Salmond and Arthur E. N'cwton from the Post and Telegraph Corps and J. Mulholland. Bth Regiment, have also voluntee)ed. Civilians who have, applied fur enrolment are William H. Cable. James W. (rlenn. Hector Ross and Duncan Simmers,. Messrs G. I). P.a rd and Wm. Reid telegraphed to the Hon. Mr Mas-ey olieriiilt the services of one hundred mounted men from the Arrow district. for service in New Zealand or at Home.