Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1918. THE OUTLOOK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1918. THE OUTLOOK.

i General Maurice, who from his recent bfficial position as Director of Military Operations must be particularly wellinformed, gives to-day a most interesting review of the war situation. He tells frankly the difficulties so far as the Allied armies are concerned, but reassures us with the information that our armies are much better prepared than {hey were on. March 21st to meet the blow,, whilst Foch has ample reserves Well placed for countering the ivssaults of the enemy. Though it must jbe admitted that the Franco-British ,forces are sojnewhat at a disadvantage an being cramped into a rather narrow Space between the battle line and the coast, and 'that they are fighting with: ,their backs to- the wall 'in order to preserve their communications, there is ; thiß reasbn for corificlence that our men have now the measure of the enemy's strength and have amply demonstrated ;their ability to fight him to a standstill Jin the, proportion of foiir to one. The situation was thus clearly put on April 13th by the military correspondent of the Paris Temps : "Two. adversaries possessing about the same number of forces face each other. These forces on both sides^ are composed approximately of 300 divisions. Both adversaries are equally determined, to' make an end of the other. \ftach has hopes of final decision, and each aims at the vital point. It is no longer a. question of progress or gaining an advantage or of shortening the line, the jmemy army must be destroyed. Facing the strategist of the Mazufian Lakes is a French general of marvellous intelligence and activity. He economises his forces and awaits* his hour!. The duel of Jihe two men will decide the fate of the World. . The enemy failed at Amiens on jMarch 26. Jh a struggle of , this character, a blow missed can become singularly dangerous for the one who ittempted it, and we h&vi the feeling ihat the success obtained up till now RV the adversary is of doubtful 1 result. He has gained advantages/ but they lave placed, him m an Unsuitable situation which can become perilous. Comjjetely engaged, he is obliged to pursue lis plan to the end." Therein is clearly: fetated the disadvantage to, the German High ' Command. He must go oh; he cannot break off. for that would be to Acknowledge defeat. The 1 Kaiser's flream pf reaching the sea is still the predominant influence m the main plans bf the enemy, and General Maurice tells jas to-day that the great preponderance of the enemy's forces is massed between. Ypres and the pise. That disposes of the suggestion' 1 of a 'ne#> attack m Lorraine, as might'* 1 have been indicated by jthe increased bombardment against the Americans m that sector, or even of -.a renewed offensive at Verdun, with tlie object of reaching Paris. It is believed m well-informed quarters m France that a new attack is mofe likely to be launched m the Lille area, where there is a network of railways favorable to the speedy coricentration of troops. Be that as it may. there seiams little doubt that another clash is imminent somewhere along -the line. .The Hun War Lords evidently propose to sacrifice whatever number of people may be necessary to secure temporary possession of important sti-a^ejglcal Jinesi, /&i France,) defended not Only- as they are by defences as strong as human resources can create them and, by armies whose tenacity has been proved. Whilst the losses on ourside'may be severe, those of /the enemy ■will certainly be colossal. If the Hua eyer reach.eß Amiens, the widows and orpttaps m Germany will be" increased by millions> and the slaughter inflicted on the enemy will tend to create ah equality of man-power, if it does! riot throw the balance well m our favor. From now oil' American man-power will be felt. The American army ix( being should bo actually sufficient to turn the scale. A large part of it is already sufficiently hardened and ■ trained for nmciency— a large part of it is ali*etady holding the line. And the remainder is moving to France more rapidly than ever.' The A/mjlo-Saxon race has deiclared on b&half of mankind that it will never submit to the" brutality of Prussianism. Whatever the result of the coming crash^ that reaolve will not be. defeated. How many more battles it may require to, exhaust the Prussian man-power nobody k^nows. JHlo^v long the German people wUl' consent to He slaughtered for "the glory of the Hoheiizollerns cannot be •' f oretoldv All we can be sure> of it that the 1 spirit of Prussian, militarism will be .crushed m the end, and there are hopeful ! signs that i|ifluence 'is already weakening m >th© Central Empires. "The < sttrgings back and f oi?th' ori' ! the \Weatern &v& of intense interest," says - an vJ ' Amei'ican paper. "The result will be » - German defeat, if th«i-e is failure to break entirely through the Allied lin.es, occupy Paris and dominate France. "Apparently; nothing short pf that /will hold the noii--^ru^si^n '^leri\pnt^ now controlled by the Kais^^ ; much' longer. . JjShould. the Germans acQoitnplisli T>hat^ which; is utterry improbablei," it would only mean a prolongation of the. slaughter. ' The world will "riot -stop %-hife Pfus'sianism exists. Arid it is 'more than probable that when Prussianism ceases to exist the Hoheu- 1 zollerns will have ceased to reign." There can be no doubt," adds tho American contemporary, that tbai'e are very solid foundations for the peace talkwhich emanates from Vienna. Iri tho; first place, . it seems t<> be. true that the Emperor' Carl ' is possessed with the' spirit of humanity. He must, have a, jfamily pride, arid apparently his deisire •vr oii the one hand, to 'break away fjfom the Hapsbiirg traditions and uplift the Hapsbutji: ''famijyt'o an honored plaQe/in the ivnrials of; mankind. On the obhetf liand, thei same family and personal pride must make _hfe soijd i revoty at the insignificant position which he and his country occupy m the train of the Prussian Kaiser. What personal force h0 may develop, the world does not yet know. Unquestionably, he feels more or less bound by the engagements- of his predecessor. But there, is yet another aspect of tRe Bjiapsburg situation. ,The Emperor Carl cannot '|but be concerned an to how long, the Slavic races, which occupy so large a share of his dominions, will continue to shed, 'their blood- that Germans may rule over them. The tie which/unites Hungary to Austria is. merely that the Austrian Emperor is Hungarian King. It ie not an unbreakable* tie. Ana of the 28^000,000 people whom Carl . iarbverns as Ihnperor of ; Atts : trlaV but a little over 9,000,000. are German. In the racial' Situation and m thepersonal character and family situation of tho' Einiperor Qarl lie Ihe'reial sbttrcW of the peace rumors which 'from time* to timo come from Vienna. What will; come to them, and when! is as yet little •more than guess work; A reasonable, and what should be possible, unde.irstandv 'vntj" with Kaly mighy become" a factor. Meantime, the contest must go on m France and Flanders, doubtless, for the present, with varying fortunes. But the. war will be settled there, and settled-' right. If tho Allies have to go to Berlin, they will go there."

The Hott. W. D. S. Mac Donald returns South by the Arahtira to-morrow eyening. The Patutahi Church" '. ul England offertories to-morrow will go to the Melanesian mission. Representative of tlie local 'bakers- will wait upon the Hon. W. p.'S. Mac Donald tins afternoon respectingv Uie price of bread. * ' \, The following? volunteered.- for active service |o-day : Ohas- Victor Smith., sheepfarmefj Te" Karak&, (Class- C)';ahd : John McMillan", shepherd, Rakauroa, • (Class. C). By a notification m. this issue the Board of Trade has fixed the price oi bread locally at s£d per 21b loaf and lid per 41b loaf, and for delivery . exceeding three miles from post office 6d and Is respectively. ' , The Arahura, arriving . to-morrow from Auckland, brings a further batch vi returned soldiera. Of the 21 advised as leaving Auckland to«day, one will be an in-patient of the ptlblic hospital, and five out-patients. The Ai&haißu is expected , to be tendered! on arrival. A single man . named! Thomas Robinson,, jiged 35, was admitted to the public hospital to-day suffering from burns about the face and 1 arms. .He was blasting at Matawai yesterday, and a spark got into the powder, which exploded and set fire to his clothing. The Park race course at To Hapajra has been selected as the site for the big dmi to be* (heldi at Gisborne ,-in March next. A special committee of the Gisborne Racing Cluib met and conferred with representatives of the hui executive yesterday, when the necessary arrangements were effected. The Cook County Council has. requisitioned the Borough Council to contribute £1305 15s 6d (half cost) towards the erection of the proposed high4evel bridge! across the Taruheru river at the cemetery. At a -committee meeting of the Borough Council last evening it was de-' cided to protest against the demand. The annual meeting of the Poverty Bay sub-prdvineial branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, Which was called for this morning, was f urther adjourned till the first Saturday, of next^ month, as at present the roads through--out the district make it difficult for back country membeirs to attend! . The Women's National Reserve wish to thank the following who kindly helped 'them last 1 Saturday : — Mrs. Mander, for use of grounds} Cosmopolitan Club, for loan of chairs ; Mr. Cederwall, for carting same; Miss Whiteley, for arranging musical items; and Mrs. Murphjrs orchestra. . " What is probably the largest shipment of general merchandise which has ever left Gisborne, was shipped per the Ripple yesterday. \ The consignment covered 368 packages; representing the stock of Nicholls and Griffiths, Ltd., which the buyers, Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.,- are taking round to Wangariui. \ A suggestion!^ was recently made: that the new Derby street' ■bridge iwould be utilised! for vehicular traffic. Cr. Mourns* stated to-id!ay that the matter; hadl not been before, the Borough Council, up to' the present ,-time, and it was not probable that, any-- departure would "fee mad© from the original project of providing a structure for pedestrians and cyclists. .'. An ex-Eltham resident (the local paper reports), but now of Patea, dfrew a winning ticket m the Palmerston North art union. He was hot fortunate enough to win. the muahrcoveted mptidr'.car, but he won a racehorse, a prize which had 'been advertised as being worth £200. ■For a prize of such value the wjnner thought he could stand the expense of going to Palmerston :to look after it, although he would be losing lus wages ;-— l6a- per ■ day-r-by doing so. "He accordingly went to Palmerston North, and; when there the best offer he could get?: for, the steed! was £10, and an attempt was made to charge him- for, grazing. ' Representatives of the Puha, Mangatu, 1 'Waikohu, Matawai, and Motu districts' were m charge of the Red Cross shop to-dayj and although the districts are so far away, and conveyance of goods not Avithout difficulties, the shop was well ssQiqked.i Mrs. Holfdswofcth. acted as s^p'ervlsor, with the following stallholders: Cakej. Mrs. Bridge and Misses Hutchinson arid McLean ; small goods, Mesdames Spence and J. Hutchinson, arid Miss Sefton; preserves, Mrs Bruce; jumbles, Miss B. Hutchinson and Mrs. . Holdsworth ; vegetables, Mrs Marshall ; flowers, Mrs; Martin; meat, Messrs Mar.-; shall and Crawforth, and Misses Malone and . Cprrigan ; work, Mrs. E. "M. Hutchinson and Miss Hooper.- ; . '•£ The Salvation Army Band will continue their festival to-morrow ,-by.reri>. d'ering; a programme at the Old People's Home, when - Bandmaster and Mrs.Goffiri' will be present. Then, at 11, a holiness meeting, will be held at the Citadel. At 3 p.m. a musical programme will be given m the botanical gardens, but if wet, at Everybody's Theatre. „• At 7 o'clock the salvation meeting will be held at Everyb;d4y ? s Theatre, conducted by Bandriiaster and Mvk. Gofjin./At 8.16' p.m., m Everybody's Theatre, the hv teresting seVvuja of song, 'entitled "The Wreck of the. Waivarap^'' will be rendered, consistiiiy o| many 'm.usica;l items; Bandmaster Goffin "vtfs sing'^ a^ Mrs. Goffin, who has a beautiful ' voice and, is 6f Highland descent, will give > the illustrative readings. A l coliectipn will be taken at the door, the proceeds being for the band fiindi. . ■. .'..'.-. '•'.*'■ vi' At St. Andrew's church yesterdlay the wedding Jioot place of Mr. ; T. j?atson, ; of tlie GoSborne Sheepfanners' Company's office staff, and Sjiss L. Usau, well-' known as a. member' of the! telephone eichange. The . Rev. , J. -Aijtkeni performed the ceremony, and Mr. Mi L. Foster gave aw"ay the 'bri.de> who was 1 attended by Miss Ina Sweet as bridesmaid. Th& bride wore a cream gabardine costume,: With black panne velvet hat with white, ospreyd,; and the bridesmaid's costume? was, of ftiw'ri irabaidine with velvet hat to match. Tdie bouquets were of golden^ ohiysantheaniUiriej arid 1 autymal- tmtedf leaves.. Mr. *Stah\ Beaufoy acted as best; man. After the wedding the intimate; friends^ of the couple were entertained! at the residence' ofJ.'Mvs lil 1 . LJ '.'Foster.;. Mr. and Mrs. Watsbn>, who left for the> Sbuth last night oil a brief honeyanoon,, 'ihtehdl making their home m k>is&ofri>e. Tli© bridegroom's 'present to v the bride' was a gold MTistlet wt^toh, and to tho bridesmaid a pearl brooch. • An urgent appeal is being niade td thei residents of the distri^t^^r funds* foi| t'he caau-yMig, on of I the ; €ftuidir.an > Q Creohej With the Itnany : calls that are' being made* upon the pliblic at this juncture, tho> claims of this local institution may apt pear to have'beein. oveiTookedj as so muoH has been asked lor patriotic purposes. To add to the. difficulties,' several outsid^ donations have tieen discontinued owing^ to th.c wtar arid! othet causes. There* arol m the institution at present 35 children; u'anging 1 ' m age from one ybar tolO.ye^rsj All the children of school ago attend ori^ of tihe towjjii 'schools) -and tih^im^tijont ; haif been warmly, commended fop theit*. cxi celtent appearance and conduct. * T^4 i ih^Wtioa';'}^'°been' ; fort'unato' m secure i^ the services of Mi» Webfe, ; a fotnier resident of Gisborn^, who took up hey duties about three months'' ago. ; : As; sheeny* ing the services rendered since its incepy tion,^ lio less than 456 cliildren h^v^ passedi -tlhixnigh the institution; since, At*ly 1, 1909. : Whilst the mariy urgent ■ ."deimands upon public geniei'osity ! hayji brought abojat a curtailment of tin© usuaf assistonce ; given m come directions; it ha 4 m no way lessened' the demand thai ha| been ma)do upowrthe resoxircea of, tlie inj stitution, ; and during tbb past 3 T eaip n«> less than 74 childron have open assasteq by tlhe 'Cteohe. ■ At the. pivasenit ' time there iare wee orphans m the" horiie, theparents beitig all dead. Miich could b^ said of the splendid service -thait has heeii reiidei^di by the- : inetitutipnj m- ilie pro* vjding, oif a ihomp and m the up-bringiniaf of these young chUdi^i. The wot^ must he canned on. Funds are required for foodl, clothing;, and for ccunforts, a^iS as_ th© Creche, is carried on enitia-ely without GoVerrionerit subsidy for maintenance, the generosity of the reaidients of tho district is earnestly solicited. : ' N i Particular about your Writing Tablets? Then try the "Golden Rule" of VThinker" brand's. They appeal to the cultured. All *&i»tion«ra.*

At si Bieethig of the Holy Trimly Ladies' GtiHd it <was resolved to hoM ». series of social evenings. The Royal Mail coach leaves Francis and Lougher's stables for Tiniroto and! Wajroa at 7 a.m. on Monday. lfrttpir© Day, May 24, is to be cefe>bratea m Auckland: by a "floral meeting" of children, aii'angied' ; bythe Vicjt6rsa» League. Mr. J. H. Flight, of the Tourisfc Motor Co., is leaving Napier shortly to take up the position of foreman of the Gisborne Engineering Co. Messrs. W. McKeague and M. Mackinnon, who have been awaiting instructions, have received : notice to enter the Sockburn Aviation' School some ,tim.e next month. The Fisk Jubilee Singers were yesterday afternoon entertained at , Lady Carroll's residence, and were presented with two Maori mats as mementoes of the visit. The Manawatu Daily Times is informed that a" Postal arid Telegraphic' Commission will shortly announce very material restrictions, including snorter hours at all offices. *+ \ " The Waiapu Farmers' Co-operative Company, whose premises at Tikltiki were recently destroyed by fire, have decided' to immediatly rebuild. Meanwhile the business is being carried on m the public hall. A deputation from the local master butohers waited upon the Hori» W. fe'.rS. j^ast evening respecting" the t export of pelt« ,and hides; The Minister the oV^utation there: w«s no restriction, ex^epfekig on lamb pelts. He siad hem informed; \ however, that there ■had been some - queiuioi*, and' he would Jook into the niatter. \ ■ ; Private Gordon Jonea, jvho was- in the 'official list of .those retu^.viirig 'to Gisiborne to-moriwr, proceeded ,/roin ATick'larid 'by train last evening -ic' -Well'iiigto meet Ji is parents tfierc. He will . v subsequently come to Gisbprne tp conitinu© under medical treatment here., A fitelegiiain, to hi« relatives states thafe he ,'is looking well after vthe voyage. ' !• In addition to "the reward' of £206 offered for information leading to the idriTest of Onslov^ Mayiiew^qr- th^ Geni- : ; meH'B crossing murder, a k\\rA v pi £60' jis offered, if he js dead, for t|ieidisc(Qy--.ezy of his body. In- the case, of ,'mpre (than one claimant for the rejf JEjirdt^ jthey will be divided at the discretion of the Commissioner of Police. *"■-**"'"- A' visitor froni Gisbprrus» noticed 'st y Chinaman at Otaki planting; .cauliflowers^ jl and reckoned tJiat the Celestial had; t ai/bout 8000^'plants m. ,'.: : ; 11$;. asked th^ ;Chinaman how many plants' he was put* ■ting m, and the reply was 15,000. AiS there are fully 50 Oof these gardenei^ \ about Otaki the plantations give eomeA idea of the qu^iitity; of <jaulifldwers the> S Wellington, people cbnsumd.!', { ] A Greymouth telegnam. states : — J& young man named lESdiward Conway, whoi is under military orders tp Ri^Qceed to* camp this month, AtkJ who is "a r recen* arrival from the North Island, was arrested on .board a steadier. He -wa^? found behind a bunker, bfllkhead, under 1 a coil of rope, by tthe police, a few 'hour^' prior to the i vessel's i departtoe: He was remanded till Monday' to 'iXioyr the police to complete inquiries." ~ ? The Mahia' tifeac^ from Kop.i}awhaia to Portland Island, is strewn witH ' wreckage from the Bertha Dolbier, including a life-buoy branded with tfaat vessel's name*. , The articles comprise chiefly timber and benzine cases, Some with empty this therein.-,, .^hft Mabri^ state tliat fragments of" prints arid tweed^ are also coming ashore. These with #' riumber-of. motor tubes are. supposed tcj ;i -,:' be from thq Tohgarird. wrecked po Bkd| Rock.-i-Wairoa Guardian. " ' A peculiar position talcen uj> by thJi". Jiducation Department was related ,by the secretary of the Hawke's Bay End-; cation Board, He stated that, the ? seftjW ' at Waikohu had huilta^cho^l a^d g4fe»! it to the boaad.v When, that body as|;eel* the department to furnish it a reply vratf* received that as' the Government had? not built it they would not furnish it? Had the Government been asked to; shoulder the whole cost that would have' been done, but, because the settlerw / helped j the Government would do notl^V ing. • ■.. ;.,. „; ■._• ..':■ -.- : ' f' In summing up m a case before the .^ Supreme Cpui't' at Palmerston North, bin' Honor Mr. Justice Hoskiiig coinmcaited on the different versions o| certain htcidents by the viarious witnesses. 7 13.1$ Honor did not believe this was becajOse" some of the witnesses wished to mislead the Court/ but 'merely indicated* tlieir .powers ; of observation. In America special classeß we*e held iri certtiin : ' il ptd ! ? fessions to demonstrate the powers of observation of candidates, it Iras ascertained that, fully 25 ; peV cent. . unable to " ; g^ye a satisfactory account • what they oßserVed;* •"-' - " -*■'-*'.-- '■ • ir v -" ».'■ Major-General E. W. C Ghayti?r, , C.8., C.M.G., A.D.C., who has' bjSp knighted, is;, a member of a we^ift^wiiMarlborough family, and : Jias had'a fiia 1 military record. He served Zealand forces m thq South Afracaii^art from April, 1900, to the declaration lof' peace m I 902: He .commanded th^ Third New Zealand Cohtmgettt dufing v part of 190Q, and Was then severely wounded. Afterwards he wa,s m corniced m lh» Eight Contingent and was' mentioned > irt despatches fW.distiugtushed. JSery^ee,. .On the inauguration of "compulsory training General Chaytor joined "the New■'.Z&iand Staff Corps and went I^Qjn.e 1o for- 'a. cpm-se the l gltafl o}\~ . lege, Camberley, vrhhvG he*' graduated. He left New Zealand" with the "Mam • Body ili; October, 1914, m command of a Mounted Rifle unit,., and rendered Valuable service at Gaillipbir.^ After the evacuation he aßs.umed .command of the New Zealand Mounted Forces m Egypt and Palestine, and, was eve^tukJly pro- ; nioted to the, coihiriarid pfj .tlie'^^Ans^c Mounted Division. GeM^raV Chli^to? was mentioned m despatches ' m ;A ugtt6tj i; l9is, foi* his work on Gallipplij and^was made a Companion of the TJfith, while' later he received the CIM.G. '/ '? :' <? ; A pamphlet, ■'.'. is to handi frofll |he Auckland Railway League, containing a repbi'fc of the ' annual meet^g: of ■■•pine. League, .and aHicW m support '-of the pi : bje6ts ; also a litograph" of ,f The 'Winteriess North." The report adds : "We :: h<?pe to show the baknee of the Auckland provincial distriot m, > our next «annixal report. v ' The objects oft the League are set forth under .three •headings -The North Auckland (line is placed first ;Tihen> the South of .Auckland, the order m which the. gaps are to 'Be findshed" is as follows: (1) Pokeno-Paeroa^ aectibu, 40 mdlea ; - (2) Waihi-^fia^rajMfal seewpn , 49 miles; (3) Matata', to Opbi^i. 35 , miles ; (4) Opotiki - v to Mo^tMra, miles. Next m oixJev k&'Q placed ilh© Stratford! to MsAn sailway, and then such branch lhjes ;'*jp. WiU^eoniieot with the Main ',Trunk: 3Sie^6llowing statistics ap : given to show . Why fighting funds ' are - required : -The Sotltlb- Is- ' land has £3,000,000 more spent on constructed liailwaye thaii thb *Nc«h Micf, and has 465 nt^re 'anifes of railways iwork^g than; the NW^i Island, while the Aortji Island railways , earn more moneyj^thus for "the two years ending 31sfc March 1916, thel'nbrtherh" railways earned £203,346, niqre per,, anaum than the southern ' railwayW. " "te : Want this capital expenditure levelled, -up," states i r -—-*^Bs!Sk-- '■!£?** out tf any future loans £5,000,000 should be set aside specificaliy for, railway consteuction m the Jiiorbh Island!; arid we want oui-i fair share, of any othei' pablio works expenditiure. Outside raJlway construction the. favored south has the Lake E{llesmere hyda\j-eleotrical installation) AObist>ing cvver £330,00 p." T?he fbllowing.>#peal.is made: "Auckland, twa&e liu>! Consider! .Only 86; radles of; iaiis^opened froni Auokland northwards oh the main trunk line m 48rv«%Rs ! ■• B© prepared : to claiim Aupklaoid^ share m the allocation of the coming; loans." The Htinket Society >&owimttee - will - meet m the Women's Chjtbisqoiits on Monday, May 20th, at 3 p.m., when, a full attendance is requested/ : ■' v : Mr. Fred Gray, auctripneer, holds cleamnce sales of furniture and' effete at W^yeyey street, Te Hapara, ;6h ' Weifc nesday next, and at 56 Russell^' SteeetJ^ Thursday next, both ; sales 'commencifttf at 1.30 p.m. ;•■■ ■ To get Glassas that really suit and fit, see T. R. Gordon, opposite Bajik N.Z.. for accurate Work.*