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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 276, 26 December 1914, Page 8

The enemy, in the form of a mistshrouded aviator, has paid a visit to Dover, but beyond the shattering of a few windows, his little bombing enterprise resulted in no damage to life or property. This exploit is but part of

the German plan to scare timid people at Home 5 it has no other purpose. The wonder is that some such attack has not been made before,. The thicklypopulated English coastline fronting Ostend offers a fine mark to the enemy's aviators, who have ere this shown themselves to be both daring pilots and men skilled in air reeonnaisance. Following on the naval raid on the Yorkshire coast, this isolated attack on Dover will tend to enlighten careless people in England as to the necessity for sending all available fighting material to the Continent to keep the Germans in check. Eeverses to the allied armies serve an equally useful, purpose. While victory or progress is reported by the British War Office, the tendency of the man in the street is to take up the attitude that the Britishers at present in the firing line are doing splendidly; and there is not so much need for vigorous enlistments. But what the rather stupid War Office has not made clear to the young men who are loth to join the colours is that Germany has not only to be defeated on sea, but she has to be brought to her knees on land.. The military correspondent of ''The Times," .in a timely and probably accurate summing up of Germany's resources, states that the" Kaiser has at least three million men in the field at the present time, and that another four million are now being trained. Such a statement, coming from such ah authoritative source, should do more to stimulate recruiting at Home'than all the poor stuff retailed by the censor at the direction of • the. War Office. Germany's colossal military strength was never better exemplified than in her..proved, ability, to carry.,on. two'tremendous wars at the one time, and with considerable success. Her losses have been appalling.' Her ultimate conclusive defeat is certain, but Britain will require many more men than she has in the field to-day before that desirable consummation is achieved. Now that she is in it, England has to see this trouble through to a conclusion, and she must have the men. The Dover air raid, and the isolated naval attacks are all helping to this end.