All Sorts People

Free Lance, Volume XVII, Issue 929, 2 May 1918, Page 4

All Sorts People

GENKRAL h'<s.;li, ihv Gi.-ner.-Jisfeiino of t.Jjf.- Allied Armk-*, *.v,-ss in ISSI. the s*on of a Civil servant- at Tnrrx , .-:- H': it thus 07 year- of aye At College he *ho'-ved ;i positive genius for geometry and on leaving the Keole. i'oly-u-chniqu<; he graduated ;»*s an artilleryman. When he attained, the rank of iscniU-nani-coloitei he wa*> :ipi>oinicd professor in jitratej*y and j»<-nerj»l tactics at tho Kco'f: d<: Guerre (War School). yearß ;igo }ie w;i.s made director of the school. As :i he i>: ;i man at taw words. He i> conspicuous for th<- vary qu;tltti(*K that tiic J>ritti-;h most pnsw. At the i>:utl<! of th<.' Manic a who h;id been ]j!;ic4*<l under cointtinnd came to rej'Kirt that his rn«*n wore tired out: hi.s troopK were sit tlu» oiul of tetlier. The rebuff was .sharp. "Tired out?" repeated Foch. "Well, ho are the Germans. You are to attack." « • e » Sydney doesn't seem to be .sOfferiug from cold feet so far as subscriptions to the Wnr Loan is concerned. Lord Mayor Joynuui Stnitli (formerly of Wellington) sums up the money" attitude. "We are up to the iast line," he .said. "We are fighting with our backs to the wall. All I have belongs to the country now. I have only one priceless possession—that is that 'I am British.' The rest does not matter now. lam not a young man, but I will never live a.s a subject of any other [lower than Britain. The country needs everything now, everything whether it be" money, service, or life itself. J HUrrender my right to any. I ask only that in the giving I may retain my nationality and live or die British." The papere publish lists of the latest subscriptions, and among the names we perceive those of the Most Rev. Michael Keliy, D.D. (Archbishop of .Sydney), Right Rev. Patrick Dwyer, D.D. (Bishop of Maitland) and Right Hev. John Gallagher, D.D. (Bishop'of G'oulburn), set down for £1000 each. e e * a A promising career, has been nipped in the bud by the death on tho battlefield of France of Lieut. Purvis Ford Armstrong, second yon of Mr. W. Armstrong, of Grey-town. ' Lieut. Armstrong had a fine scholastic record at the Greytown School (where he won a scholarship), Wellington, and Victoria Colleges. He was dux of Wellington College in 1910, and from there won a

RUDYATtp KIPLING, addressing a great Patriotic- Denuiiisuation at Folkstone, said: "If for any reason whatever wo fell short of victory the whole ideal of democraey wtmld be dismissed from men's minds. Democracy, if it failed to maintain itself against the Hun. would die and 1k» discredited. The Hun ideal,, the Hun root notion of life would take its place throughout the world. Under that dispensation Labour would become a thing to be knocked on the iiead if it dared to give trouble and worked to death if it did not. That was what the world had banded itself together to resist." —-London Mirror photo.

.senior national scholarship. At Victoria University College in 191-1 hetook his ii.A. uegree, and won the Sir l.eorge Grey Senolarship. He afterwards accepted a mastership at Wangnnui College and - enlisted frouu there, lie was in camp with the loth Ileinforceraeute and left for the Front with the lDths. * * * ■»> A x>ro|K).s of the popularity of the J. , nun Lanck witli our soldier" lads at uie x'ront, hero is an extract from a recent letter trom the late Lieut. Armstrong to his relatives in Wauganui: ■*±iave just received your Fkee Lxsces. They make great reading out nere ain always pleased to get them. They keep one in touch' with dear old Wellington. So far I don't think an issue has ever failed to reach me." * * * * According to one of the German forestry journals, the Kaieer in 1908 killed iDDo pieces of wild game, including 70 stags, elk, and roebuck. At that time he nad slaughtered a'total of 61,730 pieces of game, more than 4000 of winch were stags, and was the leading exterminator of wild life in the world. As slaughterer of men, women, and children since 1914, however, the All•tiighest has been the foremost exterminator of human life in all history. *** ' * Amongst those knighted in the .New Year Honours was Anthony Hope rtawlims, better known to readers of notion as Anthony Hope. He now goes by the name of Sir Anthony .Hawkins. Poet John Galsworthy was a!«o offered a knighthood, but he declined the honour with thanks. * * * * General Lemaii, the heroic defender of -Liege, has been repatriated afterover three years' imprisonment in Germany. As in those memorable earlydays of the war, when the Huns snooped down on brave little Belgium, he still exhorts his countrymen and their Allies to "fight on!" General Leniau is a whole-souled admirer of Britain, and he declares that "the salvation and faith of the world depends on Mngland's firmness. If England lost iauh or faltered, liberty would be betrayed, but it will not falter. Mute Asia and India, sad-eyed Africa, look to England, and from the Atlantic horizon comes the liberty voice of awakened Anglo-Saxondom "leading all America. Ah! We shall win, but it is to be a hard fight." * ~, * * » Amongst the latest, winners of the -Military Crosti is Lieut. J. C. Carter, son of a well-known Wellington draper. He enlisted just as soon as his years would enable io look big enough for the King's uniform, and in the Messines nyht ho did things that attracted meritorious notice. Since then he has iiivcii further proof of pluck, and now the Cross is on his gallant breast. * * * * Sloan Morpeth. of Waihi, and his elder brother, George Morpeth, are amongst the wounded in i-ecent operations "out West." Sloan while still iu Ins teens caused a sensation in golfing circles by defeating the champions who were pitted against him. In the present, war the Morpeths have a far greater record ihan golf or miv other peace aimc could give them. 'Private -Moore Morpeth fell in the bloodv landing at Gallipoli. and Lieut. Allen Morpeth passed out- in the fighting at Pasehendaele. Captain Xiccol Morpeth was wounded at Gallipoli, but returned to the fighting line and lost a attiie Sonnne. where he won the Miiitary Cross. Another brother, Gerald Morpeth, was wounded at Gallipoli and asiam at the Somme. and is now serving with the Royal Field Artillery. How does that strike vou for a fa mil v record?

Since his death in an English hospiuu has lyceii anuouncetl the following letter has been received by a irieud iu Wellington from the late Captain i>ave XS-enny :—"i'am spending a tew days in the gayest city of the world, I'arL. it is jiKe a, dreani to me to be in this place;'. we played out- jjamo. here tor two nights at the Theatre Ablertier to tne most I'ashionabie audiences in I'ans. They gave us a splendid recep-* lion and you will be tickled to death to hear that I played as the Fairy yueen—'My first appearance in Paris.' iam liaving tfie time of my life. The grand operas are simply glorious. I saw 'Norma/ 'Mignou/ and 'La Tosca.' The orchestras are magnificent. You would like this place. lam going to Jilnglaud' on the 19 th on leave and duty. On my return to France in two weeks' time i am returning to the Machine Gun Company at General liussell's request (you will remember I told you i had already twice applied for leave to do so), and I will be second in command of a. company. It will be a welcome change from this concert work." tt « j> e A correspondent in New York writes by the last mail a propos of Miss Dorothea Spinney who gave a series of highclass literary recitals in New Zealand last year to very select audiences: — "This earnest young lady is busy giving tabloid Shakespearian performances to the highbrows who congregate round Washington Square." • * * # Major Lampen, the genial and versatile bon camarade of the staff mess at Trentluun, got a good one on to the Benedict Brigade at the Anzac show at the Town Hall the other night. He was telling the audience all about the British trench raiders and how they did their terrifying jobs—terrifying to the Huns, you know, but great sport to the raiders. "Of course, you know," said he, "it's hardly what one would call a dress parade. In fact, one

WORKS BUT FATHER." Indian native woman doinj; the family washing while her lord and master takes it easy. Snapshot bv Sapper A. B. Card, of Wellington. Sapper Card is with the New Zealand "Wireless Corps in Mesopotamia. He has recentlv been on furlough from Bagdad and spending a holiday at Rawalpindi, in north-west India, where he took tue above snapshot.

wouldn't even call it a fatigue tsuit detailed to clean up a nabhfsh heap. The nearest I can get to it so that you can get the picture in ycrar roinds is » nigger minstrel show, half-tight. They even take away our identification badges in ess© the Germans migjht find out that jv Second Division man had slipped in by mistake! 5 ' The house yelled. • » e & To locie a son oa the battlefield ie grievous enough, but to have two sons killed in action within a %veek is a staggering blow. In this way affliction's heavy hand has fallen upon Mr. George Wood, of Norsewood, Hawke*s Bay. Two of his sons arc amongst the noble dead in the recent operations on the Western Front. Trooper George H. Wood was killed in action on March 30, and Lance-Corporai Finlay G. Wood was killed in action on April 5. * » * * Lieut. S. E. Lewis, who was killed m action in France on April sth last was the sixth son of the late Mr. W Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, of Patan«acrcsccnt, Wellington. Lieut. Lewis was born in Wanganui 35 years ago. and on completion of hie education was apprenticed to the drapery trade Uhen hostilities broke out in Soutli Africa, ho served as a trooper, and .shortly after his return he was appointed a lieutenant in charge of the Danneyirke Senior Cadets. He then settled m Marion and founded the present successful firm of Lewis and Cameron. He volunteered for service in the present war, but he did not succeed in getting away on account of business matters until he left. as.a lieutenant in charge of G Company with the 13ths. Ihe deceased officer was wounded at the Somme and Messines, and had only returned to the firing line shortly before lie was killed. He leaves a" wife and two children, who reside at Marton. Lieut. Lewis belonged to a fights ing family, his two" elder brothers Sergt. Watkin Lewis and Private Tom Lewis being killed at Gallipoli. Two of his nephews are at present in the firing line in France.

liie good work carried on by the \\ ellington Boys' Institute is very evident irom a glance at the annual report jubt issued. The institute caters specially for the poorer and wass ooys. The report points out that many young men in JN'ew 'Zealand today are gratetul for the timely help given them m past years by the Boys' institute. The Institute is Jioused in its own line hve-stoned brick building ana has its own tepid bath with accommodation for 1000 people, but commodious as the building is and, though wnen erected it was thought that ample provision was being made for the lucure, already the question of extension i a being considered. The rapid growtn of the Institute is best measured by the increase in membership which two years ago was 12i. To-day it is over 700. The Institute is absolutely undenominational, which fact is proved by the wide variety of creeds represented in its membership, extending from Anglican to Salvationist and Catholic to Jewish. The successful year's operations and the knowledge of the good work they are accomplishing are the only reward the Board of Mant agement look for. Also due to them are the community's thanks and support. - * *»■ * * "The Journal of Agriculture" is now recognised as one of the most, valuable of Government publications and the April number- (jusfc out) well sustains this reputation.- Pride of place is given to an article describing the reclamation of the tidal flats forming part of the New Biver Estuary, facing invercargiU City. It was begun seven years ago jointly by the Invercarpill Corporation and the Department of Justice, the Corporation finding material, plant, and skilled labour with supervision, while the Department supplies prison labour and officers. The "£m ,vv? St *S r he Corporation has been 00 * and for that £t ha s to show IbOO acres of good soil won from the sea and the Justice Department holds another 650 acres ae its share. The Corporation is laying down its 1600 acres in pasture witfr a view of subsequently sub-dividing and leasing them as dairy farms. As for the Justice Department it is developing its 650 acres as a dairy farm. There is a hint here for other local bodies. It is a good way to utilise prison labour. Mr. H7 Munro Inspector of Stock, contributes to the •Journal! an interesting account of results he obtained from half-an-acre at bomes Island, which he laid down in lucerne. The seed was sown on 18th Uctober; the first cut was made on 24th November (six weeks and three days from sowing); 2nd and 3rd cuts were made in January and February: and a fourth cut is now read. T. "W Kirk discourses on carob or loouat trees and Mr. F. A. Jacobsen has a good deal to say on the "Influence of Bees on Fruit Grope. 1 -• There ~is also an article on "Control of Brown Hot," which is so great a trouble to the grower of stone fruits.