THE WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

THE MAYOR OF AUCKLAND

ANONYMOUS ATTACKS UKSI'.N'IEO

(Pin Untiti) Phi ss Association.) AUCKLAND, August 24. Tho position ot tlir ot Auckland lia.s been assailed iiequentlj ot Jate by pen-ons who, hiding tnoir identity und< 1 unoiijinity, have addressed wurul h'ttus to him suggesting that ho ought to enlist. The matter having coino under the notice of the City Council, tho whole of tho membi'is aitached their sgnatuie.s a memorandum of protest and sjmpalhv. 'Ihis document was ic.id to tho AJajor at tonight's meeting of tho council. It was couched 111 hie lollowmg teinis' "'We learn with deep 1 egret that \ou havo been subleotcxl to much aimojanco by tho xeceipt of anonymous letteis and otherwise, suggesting that your duty at the piewnt ciisis 111 tho Empire's affairs is to enlist and go to tho tront. Wo are quite sure that, to givo such stdtementb their most cli iritablo explanation is to say that they can only come from very unbalanced minds. 3t those who have been guilty of b"uch conduct would take a largo view ot Empire alfaiis at present, they must pome to the conclusion that there aro thousands of men who are clo.-.g the Empire greater service by continuing in their present positions than_ by exchanging these for tho firing line. Wo know that in Britain thousands of men weio biought back irom the trenches to do moro important work at the base. _'J oday, our Government will not allow miners to enlist. Thoso engaged in munitionmaking, coalmining, ship-iepairing, t-hip-building, and producers of food and clothing for our troops aro doing their 'bit' equally well with those who shoulder tho rifle. We, who know the timo you aro devoting to civic affairs, as well as to the administrate of patriotic funds, to the woik of recruiting, and the services you aro rendering to returnod men, are _ very well assured that you aro in your right place, carrying on jour present duties, and we desire to convey to you our unabated confidence, and to ass uro you of our cordial suppoit."

IF FRANCE AND ENGLAND

LETTER FROM GENERAL GODLEY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON. August 24. News of how Now Zealand army affairs .arc going at the front and in England is contained in a letter just received by tho Minister of I)ffcncc fiom GcncVal Godley. Mr Allen gavo tho following extracts from this letter to a reporter today: — "Tho conditions hero, though in many wars easier than in Gallipoli, are more trying to anyono whose nerves are not qwto right on account of tho frequency and weight of tho "enemy's shelling. A great deal of timo has been given to tho organisation of the dental_ work hero, and it row seems to be running smoothly and efficiently. I have reappointed the Rev. J. A. Luxford to be principal chaplain to tho New Zealand Expcditionaiy Force agam. I saw him at Ilornchurch, and although he has only one log, ho will bo able to do the work, and to advise General Richardson as regards all chaplains' matters, and to co-ordinate tho whole lot. While At Home I visited Hornehurch. and found everything going on very well there, but the Command Depot, as it is called, was just about to be transferred to Codford St. Mary, near Salisbury Plain, which I quite agree was a better arrangement. I also went to see the training establishment at Salisbury Plain, and found_ tho men thero very comfortably loeated in huts. I went to see the New Zealand hostel, for which they have taken three corner houses in Russell square, quite near to our headquarters office. It should be a great boon to our men. (This is tho hostel for which tho New Zealand Government has provided £4000 for establishing and maintaining for a year.) Our offices aro excellent, and I think \cry well run with a minimum of staff. Colonel Myers is acting as A.D.M.S. assistant to Dr Parkos, Fitzhcrbert is managing records, Hutchen tho pay, and Levien fcho ordnance, and all of them, I think, aro doing quite well." (Peb "United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, August 24. Tho convalescent depot at Epsom was also inspected by General Godley, who repoits that he found it an excellent institution, well managed by an Imperial officer named Colonel Kilkelly. Somo huts had been »sot apart at Epsom for New Zealand soldiers, but General Godley states _ that thero is some doubt about our retaining them, as they may all be wanted for Canadians. In that case, tho New Zeatanders will get instead a convalescent depot at Ilornchurch. General Godley expresses tho opinion that small convalescent homes, suoh as they had in Egypt, arc not necessary or desirable, as they will got much better results by having their efforts concentrated and co-ordinated. He went over tho convalescent hospital at Brocklehurst, and thinks that with two hospitals—one at Walton and tho other at Brocldeihurst—and a convalescent homo at Hornchurch, together with a training establishment at Salisbury Plain, there is every reason to believe that tho men will bo well looked after, and that the interests and 00-ordination of forces will bo -well maintained by headquarters in London.

PATRIOTIC GIFTS. Tho Pukepiki and Sandymount branch of tho Women's Patriotic Association sent in this month 71 pairs socks, 62 service bags, 30 handkerchiefs, 20 face towels, 6 tea towels, 5 balaclavas, 14 housewifes for tho Lady Liverpool fund, 42 new articles for tho Lady French fund, a Belgian parcel, and also 40 little dresses for selling at the tulip garden feto

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Signaller Walter Adcock, who was wounded in Franco on August 6, is 24 years of age, and a son of Mr William Adcook, Thomson street, Noithend (says the Southland News). Ho left Auckland with the Second Reinforcements. Educated in the Park School, Signaller Adcock for a time was in the employment of tho late Mr D. Roche, merchant, and afterwards worked for the Invercargill Corporation. Ho has three brothers at tho front —Clifford, who was wounded in Gallipoh and is now in France; John, who is sening in East Africa; and Arthur, who is also in France. John was for fivo years in the British nayy, and is now a member of tho Rhodesian Force. Signaller Adcock is with the Trench Mortar Battery. At the time of his enlistment ho gavo his name as "Swan." which has led to a good deal of confusion and inquiry on tho part of the postal officials that would otherwise have been unnecessary. lie was one of tho two brotheis who, though only children at the time, walked all tho way to Dunedin to seo tho King and Queen, who wero then the Duko and Duchcss of York.

"The people of Australia, or any other pait of the British Empire, _ noed havo 1.0 fear as to America's intentions," said the Premier of Queensland on his return to Australia last week. "I called on the American Minister of State at Washington, and was struck by the pro-Ally feeling of tho people. lam certain that the people of the United States will never go against us."