THE WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16752, 21 July 1916, Page 6

THE WAR.

Y.M.C.A. WORK IN EGYPT. When the complete story of the war is written, the record of work by the Y.M.C.A. in .ill spheres of our military operations will st ind out as though written in letters of gold. Of all the labour and effort, voluntary and ondov.'od ,in.ado throughout the whole period of the no other stands more justified by its works or more universally acclaimed by those qualified to judge of. useful accomplishment than tho achievements of tho Y.M.C.A. in its various organisations in the military camps pt Home and .at the theatres of operation close behind the hring line. Mr W. H. George, who, together with Mr "W. G-. Jamicson (both members of the New Zealand Y.M.C.A. National Committee), recently returned from Egvpt, will deliver a lecture in His Majesty's Theatre on Monday. The lecture will be illustrated by 4000 ft of moving pictures and 150 laplern sLdes, and giuphieally portrays tho life of our soldiers in Eiypt an 1 on Galiipoli. Pictures of the" Esbckia Gardens Sokheis' Club, Anzac Hostel, camp scene, distribution of comforts, the New Zea'and c-imp at Moascar, and tho find departure of the troops for France, and TTvuiv o!Itt interest mg views will bo shown. l]y> Worship tho Mayor will preside. CAPTAIN JOLLY. Captain V\ r . D. Jolly, vvtio Lids been kilkd in .11.11011, v,at> one oi the besi-kno\#ri m u o.i tne goiuuelcls. He managed tho old merchant DUbintes) of 1). A. Join and Sons, Cioinuell, established hi the sixties by Ins latuei, j,xr D. A. Juliv, now resident at .Uu&M'ib'irgh. Captain Jolly, like his lathei, vwi-. an ujtniLsiasiic vjiuiKter, and then a. 'Ji'iiiioiwi. JrJe ieit that thy coumry had need ut Ins oerviccs alien the wai broke i>l.!, ad.l, m --Mite ot home Irs ot the \i~ry itiippiiot kind, lid oiferca his seivn.es, and u\u> .it once accepted. Captain Jolly never nik&id a 'ituitorial camp, and strove hard to attam chicienej. His men m,iy truly lie edul to ha\o been deeply attached to him. lie vtds tne soit that men would follow .uiywhere. As a public man he gave his services wiHinglj. iie wis chairman of the Ciouivvell School Committee for years, and HijuiuUendi-nt of the; Presbj teriaji (Sunday sluool. He k'd the agitation for the new publv school, and presided o\er tho opening junction, when the kite Mr Israel declared tin , tine modem building open. Captain Jolly leaves o wife and five sons and a ilr.uijhtei. 'Ihey will have the heartfelt symp.ithv of (ho whole Upper Clutha Valley. .Many an old hatter about Bannockburn and Np\b. which places he \isited regularly, will sorely miss him. A brother of J.lra .Tolly. Commandant Waddcll, is fighting with the French armj, -and has received tho Legion of Honour for conspicuous merit, v hilo another brother has just returned in•\alided. No hotter sport than Captain Jolly e\cr rolled up a bowl or handled a golf stick, and his brothrr-golfers and bowlers will deeply regret his death. It is safe to si'y that the whole of Cromwell and surlourding district will mourn his loss, and that for Mrs Jolly and the children, and for hie brother*, ami and father, the deepest sympathy will be shown. GUNNER TYSON. Gunner Malcolm Stark (Sam) Tyson, who died on JuK 18 from appendicitis, was tho 'on of Mr John Tyeon, J'rmccs street, Muv f>"ll)ur:rh. Giui'iei wlio left with th" 12tli Rp.nforcem-cnts, attended the 3Mhs•u'lbuitrh Hjhool for some yearo. He was ?6 jo*ll-- <-f agi, and was a finely built younc; m.iii lie w.is a popjhr member of tho Diiiicdiii Aivntour JJoiLing , Club, acd also of the llitnedin llanier Cl.ih. At tho meeting of tha d.igo Centie. NZ.A.A.A., heH l,i>fc pi en u<?. the president (Mr A. K. lio<-e----',o.ir) rifriretl to chi> of Gunner Tvon, am' tho secretary was ni'lriicted tn foiward a leitei of condolence to his relatives. PKIV'ATE HKGG. Mr John Jicgg. manager of tho ?di!lon Duiy Factniv, icociScd advice by telegtvin that his hiothcr, Priuito Junes Alexander of Otoki.i. |)i"viously rode.id, ah\i» an<l m hespit d in Liii'don. Private IjPRi; v\.us woundi-d ip tho Inditing nl G.illipoli on August 7, 1915, fin-1 sliortly afkiwaids v.as reported ns hiving succumbed to tho injuries received. Apparently some mistake arose, and naturally tho soldier's relatives are highly pleased at tho unexpected information after mourning one whom they regarded as dead.