TONGA'S NEUTRALITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15448, 10 September 1914, Page 10

TONGA'S NEUTRALITY.

To the Editor of the "Tiinaru Herald." Sir.—The insane rnhhish yon are »ow gi-Minj; from the l'ress Association :.s well worthy u: v-.piisuro. Ymir issue (•'• to-day's d:it-:> .-tati-s that tin.- 'lonian af.i'.yis to okserve Mricl nciurality. T:iL> is really too !eas=-;:ii!it: to bo true. As a:i ox-memher of il'.e I"' ('(it!ii);wty, Calcutta Volunteer ItM'.es. a.a meinlvr of the various sportinix '.ranches, and particiib.ily as a member of t*ie ••'!'i»er (. taiv" Sh.-otiny Club, and in view i,i" the field drills we used to have. 1 am only just to me:ition that after five years iradinji throttph Nukualofa, tin- seat of the Toucan Government, and knowing what the strength of the Toiman army i.- ; i»ir little V Company v.i.n'.d account for the Topiraji Army in one volley. In any case tliey are a British protectorate, and as s::ch can he caked on to sntinort British interests i: required. 'Hie main is that it revealed to me how unreliable is war news in war time. Tit's is no ecc-ision for jrkes. I'.ut it .struck me on lvadtntr your Pros-; Ars.-.eiation n.ossaue this nio'-nin"; and knowing the array it referred to. that it could he i:othin<: ''■» bu.- ■. t-.i.-i-.—l am. etc.. ' 11. <). AUSTEN. Timani. Sept. 0.