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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 6

One of the motions before the Anglican Synod last night was: “That this Synod deplores the fact that no clmplains were allowed to be sent with t*ho 4th and sth Reinforcements, and respectfully asks the Primate to convey to tho Minister for Defence an urgent request that in future no transport shall leave our shores unaccompanied hy a chaplain.’’ The motion, however, was withdrawn. - Mention was made at a recent meeting of the Patriotic Society of the action proposed to be taken in regard to a certain man of learning who is of German origin. It was stated that a reply had been received from the Government in. respect to a protest sent forward by the society anent this German subject being retained in his present position, and the matter was claiming the attention of the authorities. In response to a question hy a member of the society, it was said that further action was not necessary at present, as matters were developing in the desired directionAttention h ;s been drawn to a practice in some shops of displaying the King’s uniforms “on sticks,” which is considered by some of i is wearers to be contrary to the King’s regulations, i soldier who noticed a shopman’s advertising method of this kind yesterday was highly indignant, declar:ag it was an insult to men who went 4o fight the country’s battles to have their uniforms thus displayed “on sticks”—“like any old scarecrow.”