AN URGENT DUTY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1459, 11 April 1918, Page 21

AN URGENT DUTY.

It is now generally admitted by those controlling the destinies of the Empire that the critical stage of the war has now been reached, and the next few months should reveal to the world whether or not the terrible slaughter in Europe is to be carried on throughout the fifth year of war. The Germans are throwing every ounce into the scale in a gigantic effort to gain an early decision and so save their tottering Fatherland, while the Allied armies are meeting the overwhelming forces opposing them with that pluck and determination which must sooner or later spell deserved victory. No sacrifice is too great in the eyes of these heroic soldiers, who realise that the Huns must be beaten at all costs, and they are willingly giving their lives for the Allied cause. Next to the imperative question of reinforcing these brave lads is the urgent need to raise the huge sums required to meet the heavy expenditure involved in carrying on the war to a victorious end. Australia is responding, magnificently at the present time to the War Loan that is being raised in that country, and New Zealanders are also experiencing a further appeal to their patriotism to support the Liberty War Loan, . which should prove another tribute to the Dominion’s allegiance to the Old Country. The soldiers who have gone forth from these shores are at present gaining further laurels on the battlefields of Europe, and it is to them that those remain ing behind owe an everlasting debt of gratitude, which they can in part repay by subscribing to the Liberty Loan being raised in our midst, applications for war bonds in which will close on Monday next, April 15. Nobody in a position to invest money in this worthy proposition can afford to ignore the appeal for further funds to enable the Dominion to carry out her obligations to the Empire, and as the date for the closing of applications is fast approaching the present is the time for action.