A WARM TRIBUTE.

Northern Advocate, 6 December 1916, Page 4

A WARM TRIBUTE.

The vi-itor- ha\e had an extremely ! cordial '.celcoii:" frem all sections of I {hi> public ami tile press. Referring io , Mil-;:' ,-» vri \ :■ ! . i lie l/ondon "Time^ ,, I jiiiid a {r ; li'i;e to iiie patriotism of the I Os'ei's.'---: i >■: •11■n mi n s generally. '"'Tliey I hitve ri\-al!ed our utmost efforts, have ; :j;:i.!.' >,;i! c:>;!''e i'ieir n\vn, have niliii'T- ! stood ii-:-'inct i\-«'ly Loth the Lrravity ol: j ti- ■ o ■■■■.!■.•■-•■.;! :;'!,j i | :i . ~\tent (t f I IIC . : ':ir;nn wiiich i ; impost's upon the r ,l - I <■,: i^! , !'(•.:• v. hide Kmpiro, All this j ii;>s liei-u ![■■]■■<: :•> i!iou:jh it were Ihe : Hi.,.' •. . i ; ; r• r: :■".• :■: j. *" :- * • i'.inl ordinary J " :.!-,■ ;-; : -, ■;.-• and Kir Joseph Ward ■ "nine to us as representatives of a V)o----i minio'i vl'.iidi has followed with special I idose:!i-:-« t'.e i-:-:ainp'e of Orcat Britain. I 'i'hev ne; .-":: i i liie combination of I;h»' ii i <-:■ 1 p; , ! , !;'"- in a National OovernJ nienf farmed for the purpose of thr-i'.v-I in;;- !■!'■•' wii'ile >t ren ;.:t h of the country ! M , ::; the pv'i'-e'-ution ol' the war. The ! most important nH of tl'.e National ' Cai'iiH'i h:is iieen to pass thvouu'n ]'-irj iiameut v measure /.'.ivinj: . Ministers the ! f-'nwer to impose compulsory service ii , !it is required fo maintain the number jof li'oups thai ihe I'ouiiiiiou has pi-o-I inised. 'I'here could lie no more sii.- r- ---! -iai pre;-f of iho deptli of New /cal:in.!'s d''\-.-.tii'ii to the British cause J than tl'ls •nea.suri', ».diic]i follows S' ,I, ''- | riiliv the pivodoHl estab!isl.'(>il by Iho I British I'arlia ine-iif. .Xrw Zealand ; s i (■;.■ i i ;•;:;' of !h.- ! >'!);■ i tlO'is to face ill thi- : '.viii- r!;e full ciinseijueuci's of particijiatioii in tin- war. Her statesmen j wi!i find, we venture to think, that Hat j fact is very thoroughly a'[>])reciare.tl I here."