THE SONG EVERYBODY IS SINGING.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 81, 5 April 1916, Page 8

THE SONG EVERYBODY IS SINGING.

Of all the Irish songs ever published there has never been one to equal "What an Irishman means by Machree." The lyrics by F. P. Donnelly tell you that the endearing term "Machree" means father, mother, wife, sweetheart, the "little green isl e "_i n f a ct, everything in heaven and on earth dear to the heart of an Irishman, The music is a happy inspiration—vivacious, appealing, and melodious. "Tim Rooney's at the fighting" (a Kerry ditty) is a rollicking Irish march song, a rival to the world-famous "Tipperary." "My Kathleen" from the Irish play, "Mavourneen," is. another gem.— Carttvright's, Blenheim. —Advt.

Five additional • cases of infantile paralysis in ithe Wellington health district were reported to-day. ,

A young man nam<xl William Henry Thomas' Mardon was charged before Mr h\ 08. Loaghnan, S.M., to-day with that, being a person m possession or control of certain publicmoneys, to wit, public-account suspense moneys, he did between July, Ist, 1915, iml March 27th, 1916, fraudulently <ipply the sum of £92 9.< 4d of the. said moneys-to «a purpose other than that of the public service, to wit, his own use. The accused who pleaded guilty, was committed to the Supeivne Court for sentence. The' 1 'ill repnifo of ; the evidence is leld over until *td-moiTOV.\

The German newspapers, as a rule, deny the riots which have taken place, in Germany on account of the dearness of living, but letters sent to prisoners or captured on their persons give abundant proof that they have tak-n place, wrote \Mr H. Warner Allen, special correspondent ot the British Press with the French prunes, at the beginning of February. There j have been cavalry, charges at Liid-, wiirshafen; in/Munich .sU^^y.e/.b.eenj yiolfittt Hois',"' %hl there are wuiny. t bankruptcies,./including, that of- the famous Luitpold brasserie.- A letter sent ton. prisoner hidden in a bottle to conceal it from the German Censor deseiibes the Chemnitz riots., People^ ■there were particularly' incensed at the scarcity of butter, and for nearly a week they spent •'their: time in pillaging thp throwing, stones-through';' ihe iwindows, and hurling butter alid eg^s into the mud. Finally, the firemen were called out and turned their hose on the crowd, but +-he ri"+firs/"t the hose and assaulted the police* ftm fact," Says the writer ot tue letter, "we. have war at home as well as-

abroad."