THE BIG WAR.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 222, 18 August 1914, Page 2

THE BIG WAR.

Our Women Workers.

LADY LIVERPOOL FUND COM MITTEE.

A preliminary m;etiig of wom?n interested iri the work suggested by Lady Liverpool a wcei ag<i was held iin the Masinic hill on Siturdty i afternoon; upwardj of 51 lalies Ibehg p:e:ent. Tin Ma/or, Mr Lawris, p-esid.nl ail opened by dealing with the reason for organising women W3rk?r\ -and a-k;d Mrs Eamea to give an amount of what had already been dine. The greater i part of this hai aheady appeared in the "limeF,"; but since then Mrs Eames printed out that information ■ had bren received saying that as the cities had already provided for thr* i men who are going to Europe, it ; woull be unnecessary to make any jaitkl:s unlesi a further contingent jbe sent, in that ca3f> their offers | would be gratefully accepted.

, "Should the oreanised committee i not be iequired, said Mrs Ean.e?, '"wc should regarl it. not as a I cause for disappointment, but as I one for d:ep thankfulness."' Many I personal apologies had been received | through the telephone, s-ime from j Buckland, tor nor.-attendarcc.

A letter from th: Mayoress of Auckland to Mrs Eames was rc;d, ! saying l'hank vou for your kind offer of assistance. You can best help by sending money to the Patriotic Fund as shirt', cholera | belts, etc., must all be made ot a certain quality and pattern and are ' best made in the factories. The ; Patriotic Fund will be u,ed to help i the Government and to cq'ip more j men if necessary. Offerings of , warm knitted however, will I be very acceptable (iiz?s 10J it 11 j inch toot)."

| A "housewife," such as the Echooli 6irl3 ot Auckland have made for

1 the expeditionary force, was handed j round for inspection.

The name chosen for the com- { mitt e wa3 "Th2 Pukekohe Com- | mittee of the Lady Liverpool ' Fund." The committee elected is a representative one, composed of the | following lidiei: —Mesdames P. j Hogan, Motion, McKar, Webb, j O'Connor and Earn s, Misses Usher, j Townson, Webster and Graham. !Thii committee has power to add to I its number should occasion ari e. I Mrs Eames wa3 elected organising i chairwoman by the committee, and J Miss O'Connor as clerk of com- ; mittee.

Each member of committee prcaert was then given a book ard arranged to visit each house in th: ana assigned to them to ask the wom?n citiz-ns what class of sewing, etc., they tfill be prepared to do it called upon.

Each member expressed the opinhn that this work could be completed ea-ily before Friday afternoon when the committee ladies j are to give an account of their | enquiries. Karaka Road Board. VIEWS OF MEMBERS. Prior to the Karaka Koad Hoard j proceeding to business on Saturday ' the chairman, Mr <l. batty, referred jto the serious crisis which had I diiseu. All oa'ions should pteserve ! their honour and integrity, and no j other ccurse lav open to Britain but ito fight. He firmly believed Britain I would win but the process would be costly. It was their duty as a | Board and individuals to consider | how they could assist. Hi 3 personal i opinion wai they should fi d employment for as man; m:n as possible. He narrated an incident of one property-owner who had cancelled a | contract for 100 acres of scrubj cutting as soon as the war broke I out. Such an action, to his mind, j was very wrong. He thought it was the duty of all employers to j provide as much work as they ! could, so as to reduce the number lof unemployed. He advocated that j the Board should go on with its | works and put on all the men they could. He did not mean by this i that they should waste money; on i th 3 contrary he believed they could i get all their work dene as cheaply, if not cheaper, than last year.

Mr SuttJn fndorrcd the chairman's vicw9. He suggested that the Board m:mbers subscribe towards sending a man from the Karaka, and asked if there was a deficiency if they could take it from the rates? The chairman: I don't think so.

Mr Schhepfer was opposed to touching the rates, contending the Board hal no right to divert the ratepayers' money from the purpose tor which it was raised He agre r d with the chairman's views, and was pleased that Britain was helping Belgium. His "own little country" (Switz?rland) was in a similar position, relyirg on its neutrality being protected by the Powers. He was personally prepared to contiibute and assist in supporting Britain in hei struggle.

The chairman was confident that every member would assist and intimated his willingness to contribute to a fucd. He thought a time would come when their assistance would b3 required more than at present. He instanced a case of a young fellow who had go-.e to the front, and now his brother, the only ottnr boy, wished to go. If he went the father and mother would be left alone. "1 do not thirk it right that at present all boys should leave their parents abne. The time m<»y come when they will be required, but that is not to-day." But in such C3ses where parents made the greatest sacrifice was the chance to assist. Charily began at hom?, but need not necessarily stay there. He thought the Board should show its patriotism by relieving distress and helping people in its own district and by giving all the employment it could. Later, there might be necessity t) provide rro-e money, and he was confident the Karaka Road iioard and ratepayers cculd be relied upon to do their duty.

THE MAUKU WAUUONEUS. The secretary of the Mauku branch of the Farmers' Union, Mr M. Crispe, wag asked to hold three men in readiness, being Mauku's quota ot the 300 men which the Union is providing for service abroad. The following have volun tccrcdHarry Foster, iSelwyn Jacka (fomerly a driver in A , batter/, J. J. Ei?cnhut (for three years in Waiuku troop), George i Howard (six years' experience l'ukekohc troop* and C. J. j McCuskcr.

Patriotic Horses. A good doal ul interest was evoked at M«»u lay's sale of horsos in Pukekohe, hold by tin Now Z-aland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, when throo horses wcro donatel to the patriotic fund ami put up for sale. Piraiui Koin, of Glen Murray, gave two horses. Tim first brought I'll 10s, and was purcha ol liy 0. Robins >n, of Ellers'io. Tliis liorHO was worth, perhaps, £lO or 112 Tho secon<l pony worth say A,;!, realised £fiS I.'m. It was first bought by Mr 11. 0. Nolan (Now Zealand Loan an 1 Morcatitile Agency <'>.) for £S. If was immediately handed hack and sold and resold nineteen times each buyer giving again. The successive purchasers were :—J. Robertson, Clevedon, £o : E 0. Sandnll, £1 ; C. Robins3n, Ellerdie, £I ; J. Robertson, i'l 15s ;W. Robinson, Three Kings, £•! 15$ ; A. Herbert, Newmarket, £■"> 10s : Jos. Gee, Auckland, A';> 15s ; T. Lindsay, Auckland, £•'! ss; C. Walters, Onowhero, £;i 5s ; Jno Muir, Aki Aka, £;i ; J. llardwicke, caro N Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, £.'s; I). Jamieson, Paorata, £2 5s ; J. Hrnwn, VVaiuku, £2 ; J. Fulton, Whangarata, £:l : \V. Davys, Onehunga, £2 lUs ; F. Appleby, Glenbrook, £2 15s ; J. Douglas, Pukekohe, £2 ; G Hart, Pukekohe, £2 ;W. Hosking, Waiuku. £2. This £B;S 5s goo.s to tho Glen Murray patriotic fun 1.

Mr I. Alotion guv.i a pony, \\ jrlli £7 or £B. It was bought and sold nine times and the buyer* were : W. Husking £5, H. 0. Nolan £■>, F. Appleby (Glonbrojk £1 ss; W. Boale, Wairatnarauii, £4 10*, J. Griffon, Onewlioto, £1; D. Janiieson, £3 ; Ivan Mo.ion, £•'! ; W. Douglas, I'ukekohc, £2 ; F. Appleby, £2. The cover was sold twice aud realised los. This £o.'i 10s goes to tho Pukckolio patrio'ic fund.

Mr A. J. Melville, of Auckland, also brought a horse forward but it was sold privately before tho salo to Messrs Saunders Bros., Onrhunga, for £(i. This goes to tha BuiAlaud patriotic fund.

Tuakau's Good Work. A meeting of tlio committee ropro--Bentiug tlio Tuakau Patriotic Fund met on Monday evening. Tlio secretary, Rev. W. Butterworth, announced that to date i'l'US ha 1 been received from Ho subscribers. This was considered wry saisfactory iu view of the fact that there were no large subset ibors. The district was subdivided into areas and collectors appointed. Special thanks were accorded lo Capt. Ryder for supplying a new waggon. A telegram was table 1 from the Premier heartily thanking Tuakau for its effort tind suggesting, in reply to the secretary's uuery, that funds collected be forwarded to Auckland to be added to the Patriotic fund then.

Keen disappointment was felt by Privates Williams aod Lindner who, after getting as far as Hamilton, were unable to pass the medical test. It is interesting to note that among local voluntoers i». Mr A. H. Tapper. Mr Tapper held the ollice of Lieutenant in South Africa and has had 12 years' service. I understand that Mr Tapper now holds a major's certificate. O Papakura. A LADIES' MEETING. A well-attendtd meeting of ladies was held in the Parish hall on Wednesday afternoon list to decide what steps should be tnken to Co our ihare in helphg the cation in its present time of trouble. The chairman of the Town board, Mr A. Willis, presided, Mr E. D, McLennan and Mr I'. Holt also being on the platform. The lad is took the matter up very enthusiastically and a large committee was formed, Miss G. Cave being apoointed secretary and Mrs A. Willis treasurer. Over £3O was collected in the room, and at another meeting the following evening the chairman announced that about £7O was in hand.

A committee of men was formed consisting of the members of the iown Board and other gentlemen, to woik in conjunction wiih the ladies. After some discussion it was decided that as soon ns £IOO had been received that amount should be paid into the bark to the credit of the Empire Defence Fund. Considerable amounts had already been paid into the different funds in Auckland by local people. Two of our young men, i'crcy Bullen and Henry Lever, have already been accepted and others wha have volunteered arc anxiously ; awaiting th? decision of the miliI tarv authorities. ; It was also suggested at the I above meeting that a Patriotic War | League be started and continued I while the war lasted, with a small | monthly contribution. By this ; means everyone could contribute i their mite. A telegram was received from the ' I'rime Mioister on Friday, thanking | the people of Papakura for taking such prompt m: ana to help the I Government in the equipment of i the forces. *. A Stirring Address. As a prelude to the sermon at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Patumahoc, on Sunday, Kith inat., ! very stirring and feeling remarks ' were addrefsed to the congregation I by the Kev. Father Molloy, bearing !on the great crisis in which the ■ British Empire u at present involved. 1 He asked tor the prayers I and assistance of the congregation | on behalf of the volunteers who are ! leaving New Zealand to fight for | the ho.iour ai.d preservation of the i Empire, that they may return safe and be the means vt assisting in bringing about an early and honourable peace. He reminded the congregation that rrany young men were leaving this district, several of them being members of the Church, and that many more may have to go, even BOtno of thrm then present, but he felt sun all were prepared to do their duty to their country and the Empire without counting the colt.

War Notus. Waiuku's patriotic fund nmouuts to ovor £tiOi) Bravo, Waiuku ! lln I'ukckohe Gun Club have given £5 to the loci patriotic fund. Sorgt.-Major llutt proceedod to Aucklunl yestordny to join his colours. Bios llovoy and Boholield were farowollo'l hy their Masonic brethren at a gathering the otlior ovening. The M U, 1.0.0. F., gavo their secretary, Bro. Gordon llovoy, a hearty fraternal leuyo-thkiog. Practicilly all the volunteer* from this district, including thow wlu wont t » Hamilton, are now in Am kland. Anyone in this district (fesirous of presenting a hirse or-horses for the uxpsditioniry force should communicate with Majir Lyons, M R.C.V.S., Auckland. Mr A. E. Long, who was employed for some tinn ami until last week with the Pukokoho and Waiuku Times has enlisted. Ho govs to the front with the m itor cycle dispatch corjM. 0 >oil hick to Long. Messrs Gordio Hovcy and Roy Schorl .'ld. who have j ined the mounted force to be sent to the front, left far the Auckland camp on Monday nvjrninp. A number of friends assembled at the ititiun to 6ay "good-bye" end as the train steam.d out fir e hearty cheers w.re given. Ex-Sergeant ('. 0. (,} let/, has been appointed organiser for Papa kura of the Nationil Reserve division, and will be in daily attendance at Mr Crawford's pharmacy. All ex-volunteers and those having had military training are eligible for enrolment, so that a fairly strong r<]uad should be got in that district. A meeting of ladies interested in ambulance work was hold in the Oddfellows' HaJl on Friday night, Mrs Mouutjoy being in the chair. Dr Bronte, who his agreed to give tho necessary lectures, was unfortunately unable to be present. Mrs Mountjoy outlinod tSo proposed course and a largo number of those present intimated their willingness to become mombers. Miss Dell was eloetol secretary ami treasurer and Mesdames Frost, Nixon, Matthews, Doll and Misses Konnelly and Grsihaiu woro appointed a committee. Proceedings throughout were of a very enthusiastic nature and tho first class will bo held tonight. It has boon decided to apply for registration undor the St. John's Ambulance Society.