THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2231, 18 August 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR

THE EMPIRE

i AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS

Advice of tho following _ donations has been received by the Minister of Defence:— ';, Messrs. W. J. Lock (Mayor of Nelson) and R. B. Jackson (secretary War Fundi telegraph from Nelson as follows:—"The Nelson, Motueka. and Blenheim District Committees are trying to send full complement of 400 men and 175 horses, fully equipped. All horses are now purchased. Full equipment will probably run to .£SOOO value." • ' Clydevale and Wharetoa (Otago) will contribute 50 sacks oats, three tons chaff, one horse, and .£25 in cash towards the Expeditionary Force. The Eltham Patriotic Committee is providing nine horses for the local quota of the mounted force, which left for mobilisation yesterday morning, and will provide further -if. necessary. The Napier Patriotic Fund has now 'leached a total of over £7000, in addition to the ladies' equipment fund, to which over £300 has been contributed. An 'a meeting of the Thorndon Bowling Club held last ovening it was decided not to make a donation towards the Patriotic Fund from the funds of the club. Instead, it' was decided that a levy of 10s. per member be made, and as the result of that action tho sum of £25 will bo donated to the Mayor's Fund to-day. The Ohingaiti district's, first remittance to the Expeditionary Force is £117' in cash, and gifts of two.horses, one saddle and bridle; and fodder. Masterton To-operative Dairy Company, one ton of butter. ; ' It was decided at last night's meeting of the Petone-Borough' Council that the 6um of 50 guineas bo donated to the War Fund. A resolution cf-'appreciation of the action of those from Petone who volunteered their servioes for the Empire was carried,, and copies are to boffo r warded to their relatives. The Mayor intimated that the Petone Ladies' War Fund-Committee had-,now in hand.articles to the value of £100, including 200 woollen shirts, 600 cholera belts, an ambulance outfit, besides a large assortment of socks and other .articles. . Mrs. Tate had donated £5 ss. i In response to a letter from the Minister of Defence, the chairman of the Johnsonville, Town Board (Mr. F. . T. Moore) has called a meeting of residents for Wednesday next to consider the raising of money for the Empire Defence Fund. Mr. Moore estimates that Johnsonville's first instalment will he not less th«.n £250 ". •' ~',', The Dresden Piano Co. has donated the sum of £300 from the tliree branches, and Dunedin, towards the Patriotic Fund.Tho donations ,-to the Carterton Expeditionary Equipment Fund (states our Carterton correspondent) now t0ta1.£639 9s. lfld., in addition to donations of fodder, ,otc. Saturday was "Lady Liverpool Day" in Carterton, when street collectors gathered in something: like £46 towards tho funds.... '..'. , : : ~ FROM!OTHER CENTRES. SWELLING ''TIDE OF DONATIONS. !'- ittf Telenraoh.'— Vinm Association.; .J Auckland, August 17. .The Auckland Citizens' Patriotic Fund now .amounts to about £29,000. , ■''■'.' ' ■' Taihape, August 17. : The war fund is in the vicinity of £250. In addition, several horses have been given. The Lady Liverpool Fundaraounts to £100. ■ 1 . ' I Eltham,- August ,17. At a, very largely-attended demonstration on Saturday, several patriotic addrosses were given amid enthusiasm. A collection realised a good sum. Tho Eltham Dairy; Company has contributed two tons ofl cheese to tho fund. ..-'.. Palmerston North, August 17..' - The National Mortgage and Agency Company, owners' of Longburn Freezing Works, have donated £1000 to the Patri--1 otic Fund, i The Manawatu: Trotting Club, a n'on-totalisator body, donated £25, which is half its funds. Pahiatua, August 17. To date.'Paihiatia has subscribed nearly £400 to-the War Fund. Pongaroa has given £300,' and many horses and expeditionary requisites have also been donated. 1 Greymouth, August 17. To-night Mr. Tom Pollard gave an entertainment; in aid of the, Patriotic Fund. The' Opera' House was crowded to the doors. Miss Lily Chapman gave "The Absent Minded Beggar" as a monologue, and her appeal for the fund met a ready response. The gross proceeds of the entertainment amount to £108, which will be':i handed to the funds. Mr. Pollard, announced that he would hand over the gross proceeds of a picture enteretainment on.the second Monday in each month while the war lasts. Each member (f the Greymouth Waterside Workers gives sixpence per week to the Patriotic Fund while the war lasts. . > The War Fund totals over £1300. !<"■;■ Westport, August 17. '-■ The Westport Harbour Board has voted £500 to, the Patriotic Fund. ' 1 Dunedin, August 17. The "Otago Daily Times". Patriotic Fund now amounts to about £11,500. Gore. August 17. ,' I'atriptia meetings ore being held in ■jvery centre of the district. At Mataura, farmers and others donated a quantity of forage. A ladies' committee collected £45 towards the 'Expeditionary Force, ,<ind also forwarded clothing, while the citizens' fund totals over £40. Collecting Is 1 going on at Waikaia, and over £36 was promised at a meeting, arid should further help be required residents wilt'respond. The staff at the Waikaia railway station devote £G per month out of their iiay to the fund. At Kelso, over £50 has ' been subscribed to, the Patriotic Fund. At BaifouT, mojey and donations-(horses , n nd fodder) we "6 promised totalling over ,£145. '-.-'. (By TolesraDh.—fiDoclal Oorresrnndent.l Palmerston North, August 17. The Kairanga Dairy Company's suppliers on , Saturday discussed the chairman's proposal to give one ton of butter ] to tho Defence Fund. Mr. Milner sug- . gested giving it to the poor in England, and Mr. J. Kyle concurred. Mr. J. Balsillie advocated two tons of butter, worth £224, or equal to £3 per supplier. It was unanimously resolved to ofter the Defence Department one ton of. butter, or its value in money. Tho settlers of,Pohangina held o, meet-' ing on Saturday, and raised £89 in the room for the War Fund. Canvassing lists were issued. One Raumai settler has donated dC2O, to be increased to £100 if the war is protracted. A meeting at Shannon opened a sub-' scription list, and provided £60 in a few minutes. • THE MAYOR'S FUND. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES. The Mayor (Mr.,J. P. Luke), CoadjutorArchbishop O'Shea, Rev. H. Van Staveren, Bishop Sprott, Messrs. A. Marryatt, C. G. Wilson, B. Royle, A. H. Hindmarsh, C. B: Norwood, Wm. Ferguson, D. Ewen, Jas. Macintosh, R. Fletchor, J. E. Fitzgerald, and the Hon. J. G. W. Aitkon wero present at a meeting of the executive committee of the Wellington Patriotic Fund, held in the Town Hall last evening. . ' The Mayor, who occupied the chair, stated that the matter of alleviating distress in connection with conditions arising out of the war had not been overlooked since the executive hod been appointed. Ho had conferred with tho chairman of the Wellington Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board (Rev. W. A. Evans), and it was also proposed to approach the Government in order that they could' work in with the Labour Department. Ho thought that was tho best way to prevent any overlapping or trenching upon workers with the same interests at heart. t He had already received some donations specifically for cases of distress, and ho intended to discuss tho matter with tho authorities he had mentioned the following day. A letter was read from the Wellington Football Association enclosing o resolution, which set out that the desire of the association was that the money raised on Saturday last be paid in to the distress fund, but if that did not suit the wishes of the committee the association was willing to be guided by the Mayor. 'Via ohairmaa moved that consideration,. ■

of tho proposal in tho letter be left over until after to-day's conference. This was agreed to. A letter: was received from' Colonel Powley, general secretary of the Salvation Army in Now Zealand, setting out that the Army proposed to hold a field day on Saturday next in aid of the Patriotic Fund. They proposed to 6ond out collectors in the morning and during the afternoon there would bo a procession of decorated motor-lorries, with tho band, when a further appeal would bo made, and again in the ovening tho band would assist tho Army collectors. The committee endorsed tho scheme, and wished it all success. The City Council will do all in its power to co-operate with Mid Army in its effort. < It was decided, on the proposal of the Mayor, that the fund should bo called tho Mayor's Patriotic Fund, . A Swelling Fund., The treasurer (Mr. J. R. Palmer) reported that up till yesterday the sum of £854 16s. 4d. had been acknowledged, but that day he had received another £352 18s. 4d., which brought the total up to £1206 18s. 4d. In addition to that sum a cheque for £300 had been received from Messrs. Sargood, Son and Ewen for use in cases of distress arising out of tho war. The Mayor said that the treasurer had omitted l to say that the £300 was only part of a donation of £2000 which the firm of Sargood. Son and Ewen were making —(applau.se)—for the relief of any possible distress that may arise, and he wished the news of the fine donation to go forth to the people of Wellington. He wished ' to ..say that there were at present five spheres of activity in connection with money-raising, but they were all welcome, as they were all of benefit to the nation" and 'Government'at tho present The Mayor reported that a banking account had been opened. It-' was resolved that cheques be signed by ,the Mayor and either the secretary (Mr. C. R. Smith) or treasurer (Mr. J. R. Palmer). Mr Smith was granted olencal assistance, and the offers of the loan of a typewriter by Mt. ,Le Grove, and a, duplicating machine by Miss Crisp were thankfully accepted. The Government is to be asked to allow the committee franking privileges, the same having been allowed under similar circumstances during the South African War. On the proposal of the Mayor it was decided to set up three sectional committees to undertake the control of work in their several spheres. The committees Bet up were as follow:— .■ Church Organisation Committee-All members of the clergy on the general and Entertainment Com-mittee-Messrs. C. G. Wilson (convener), H. Buddie, J. E. Fitigerald.G. Frost, M Luelrie, R. Fletcher, H. Seaton, Bert Rovle, C. P. Skerrett, A. Marryatt, H. Amos A meeting of this committee is £ be hold at the Town Hall at 7.30 p.m. °Com™CTcial.and Industrial CommitteeMessrs. C.'A. Ewan (convener), A. H. Miles, C. J. Nathan,'lan Duncan, C. P. Skerrett, Guy Johnston, Wm. Ferguson, Jos. Macintosh, C. G. WJson, C B. Norwood, the Hon. J.JS. W.Aitken, J. Muir, CM. Lukp, Rol£. Fletcher. A. H. Hindmarsh, W. H.P. Barber, L. McKenzie, and H. G. Hill. „„,..„, The names of tho Rer. .Dr. Gibb, Colonel Powley (Salvation Amiy), and Mr. Herbert Seaton were added to the execu- ' During the meeting it was announced that Messrs. D. J. Nathan and Co. had donated £200 to the fund during the day. FARMERS' GIFTS. The New Zealand Farmers' Distribut/ing Company (acting as agents for the Defence Department) has received advice from the Marton branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union that the following donations were made at a meeting of tho branch held on Saturday:— C. H. Rhodes, 20 tons hay. R. Wavriner, half ton chaff and 10 sacks oats. G. Frederick, 13 sacks oats.' A. Frederick, one ton chaff. Westoo Estate, five tons chaff. A. Stewart, five tons chaff. W. S. Galpim two heifers. I A. C. Cockburn, one buggy and pair, , . ! W. T. Galpin, one artillery, horse. •' ' Gray Bros., one fat bullock. Percy Beard, two heifers. R. Kilgour, one steer. ■ J. Lamp, ono heifer. " ' F. W. Marshall, two troop horses. A. R. Brice, one heifer. * J. Brice, one Shorthorn bull. ; - —' Gibbs, one cow and two steers. H. Stewart, ono troop horse. J. P. Smith, one troop horse, George Marshall, one artillery horse. . Ellis Bros., £20. E. Galpin, £10 103. D. Galpin, £5. T. W. Wittington, £3. ' . -r Sohultze, £10. . ". ■ D. J. Crab, £5. . , ■ A. Thorns, £10. ■ J. M'Donald, £2 2s. 'J. R. Willis, £5. Sundry other articles, including farm produce, poultry, • etc., were also given. A committee was sot up to canvas the district by motor-car for further subscriptions. Yesterday's acknowledgments are:— Further donations from the , Blenheim branch of,the New Zealand. Farmers' Union: 50 sacks chaff, 3 tons potatoes, 37 sacks oats, 1 ton carrots, 8 sacks onions, 6 sacks swedes. Mc. J. V.-Dyke, Nal Nai,.Lower Hutt, green fodder, value £15. Per Fanners' Union, Palmerston North: —John Lane, Hokowhitu, 2 tons hay; H. Calleson, Karere, 14 sack 9 oats; M. Voss, Karere, 10 sacks oats; C. Heayns, R-angi-otn, quantity- potatoes and carrots; H. arid C. Simmons. Rangiotu, 5 tons hay; John Smith, Kelvin Grove, 1 horse; A Swiss Patriot, £5 ss. HOW DAIRYMEN MAY ASSIST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) I August 17. Messrs. W. Corry and' E. Runnerstrum, prominent in. the dairy industry at Wanganui, sent a letter to the National Dairy Association of New Zealand containing suggestions for a Dominion-wide movement by dairymen to assist'tho Empire in tho present crisis. They suggest .the immediate .contribution by all suppliers of from.one-eighth of a penny to a 'half-penny per pound on all .butter-fat for the month; that the National Dairy Association set up a committee to fix butter and cheese prices month by month; that British merchants handling such produce bo nsked to subscribe to the war fund a certain percentage of their charges; that stepping and insurance companies be.also asked to subscribe a. percentage of the charges. The, writers, conclude:—"Wo are dispatching an Expeditionary Force, but we who are nuiet and safo at home want to do more. Whether we be dairymen or farmers, whether we produce butter or cheese, wool, or' mutton or beef, wo should see that these reach thp consumer at the heart. of, the Empire at the lowest price we'ean afford | to send them. By doing this—and it is ; tho least we can do—we stall bs bearing our Dart eoually with those itho are in the field fighting our battles, and in tens of thousands of cases making the supreme sacrifice of their lives." POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. FUND.FORi THEIR RELIEF. "The Poor of Great Britain and Ireland Relief Fund" instituted by, 'those interested in providing a shipload of frozen meat to relieve distress in tho Old Country, was further supplemented yesterday by donations of £10 from Mr. T. S. Weston, and £50 from Mr. Lan Duncan. Tho committee, of the Wellington Branch of tho New Zealand Sports Protection League will meet in . Wellington to-day and decide on the manner in which tho movement is to bo pushed forward in this City. Mr. W. G. Sherratt, Mayor of Gisborne, who .was present at. tho initial meeting, arid who passed through Wellington yesterday, mentioned that tho fund is likoly to be supported with a" good deal of enthusiasm in his district. Being ono of the earliest producing districts in tho Dominion, it is quite probable that a largo proportion of the stock .to be sent Dome will come from Poverty Bay. DISTRESS RELIEF. In connection with the donation to the Mayor of a cheque for, £300 from Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Enen (the first instalment of £2000), to be devoted to the roliof : of any distress in Wellington that may be occasioned by tho war, Mr. Luke in- [ formed a' Dominion - reporter that the , money—and auy other such contributions ! —would be >aid juto a separate account j'

in the bank and used wherever there were genuine cases of distress as the result, directly or indirectly, of the If the war was prolonged there would certainly bo eases of distress in our midst, but seeing that the country was being drained of several thousands of her young men, ho did not think there would bo any real lack of work for some little time to come, and if the trade .routes were made safe by the British fleet, and the main German fleet held in check, or destroyed, trado should not be checked to any great extent. There are at least three main funds in Wellington at the present time; The Par triotic Fund (which includes the' Parliamentary, Mayor's, and 'newspaper funds) j Lady Liverpool's Fund (for the purchase of clothing for the men); and the Distress Account, that is being opened by tho Mayor to keep all moneys donated epecificaily for the relief of distress apart 1 from the other two funds. Following the lead of the "Wellington Industrial Association l , the Canterbuiy Industrial Association has advised Mr. H. F. Allen (general secretary of tfhe New Zealand Industrial Corporation) that it is donating the sum of .£250 to the Patriotic Fund. The staff of P. Hayman and Co., Victoria Street, have donated a horse.. ' . NOVEL IDEA. FROM ISLAND BAY. A suggestion to reliove any distress that may bo caused by unemployment, icas mado by Mr. H." G. Hill at a meet- i ing of St. Hilda's Debating Society, at Island Bay. This was that Island Bay residents should, form themselves into a committee with the' object of carrying out si txsheme for planting vacant sections with root.or cereal crops, the produce to go towards the relief of distress. Owners of suitable vacant sections at Island Bay are invited to communicate with Mr. H. G. Hill, Derwent Street, Seed potatoes have been promised by the New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Company, Messrs. Wright, Stephenson aha Co., L(xl., S. Howe and Sons, W. J. Gaudin and Son, Thompson Bros., . Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., George Thomas and Co., Ltd., aaid Laigry and Co., Ltd. Messrs. Odlin and Co., itd., will supply. all timber for'fencing and Messrs."" John Duthie and Co., Ltd., will supply wirenetting. , Mr. E. Boocock has donated .61. "THE DOMINION" LIST. 1 The following are the donations to The Dominion's War Fund list to date:— Hon. John Duthie 250' 0 6 George and Kersley 100 0 0 Charles Bull, Aorangi, Feilding 100 0 0 Charles Haines 50 0 0 Ales. Cowan and Sons, Ltd.... 50 0 0 Norman Kirkcaldie ; 50 0 . 0 Millar's West Australian Hardwood Co., Ltd 50 0 0 F. Cooper, Ltd. .... 25. 0 0 Dr. G. Anson, Lower Hutt 25 0 0 . D. W. .Virtue and Co 25 0 0 W. Weir .....; 25 0 0 John Chambers and Son, Ltd. ' 25 0 0 British and Continental Piano Co. 25 0 0 Philips' and Pike 25/0 0 John M. Richardson ...... 25 0 0 , Geo. Hume, Featherston, one horse and 21 0 0 E. It. Kirkcaldie 20 0 0 J. Smitton. 20 0 0 S. Salek ..... 20 0 0 Mrs. H. M'Menamen 15 o 0 T. J. Smitton ...,, 15 0 0 Employees'of Geo. Hume, Featherston 14 so C. H. Dickerson - 10 10 - 0 Mangaonohi School 10 10 0 Set! 1 1""* •••••' 10 10 0. J. G. Stott in 0 0 . R. M. Jack ' 10 0 0 W. W. Smith, Paekakariki ...... 700 J. J. Boyd and Sons ' 5 5 0 Mrs. Geo. Hume,'-Featherston 5 5 0 H. M. Christie 5 \o 0 James Stephens 5 0 0 J. -'Humbly 5 0 0 Mrs. C. C. Holmes, Alfredton 5 .0 0 - Ales. McKay 5 0 0 Mrs. Arthur Grabham - '5 0 0 Walter Francis 5 0 0 Geo. L. Bannatyne, Reikorangi 5 0 0 C. E. Galwey ..; 50 0 Mrs. J. M. Ferguson - 5 0 0 . J. M..-Ferguson, r.;.'.........;....... .5 O'.O ' DiaiVid-' Hogg' 5 0 0 Wise and Deeble, Lower Hutt 3 3 0 Chas. Laisliley 2 0 0 Employees .of r.Fej-guson's Moera ; . . ' I'nult j Farm:— Mw. -lobbs 10 0 Mrs. Rckher ............ .10 0 Miss 0. Rokner 10 0 L. Hobb? 10 0 W. Roknor' 10 0 John-Scaiilon ..; 10 0 Two casuals 10 0 "Patriot" 8 6 • Total ..." 41,113 6 6 THE MAYOR'S FUND. , , £. s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 854 1G 4 Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd ... 200 0 0 Joint subscription— Townsend and Paul, Ltd.; Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd.; Laery and Co., Ltd 100 0 0 N.Z. Consolidated Dental C 0.... 21 0 0 Archbishop O'Shea' ' 10 0 0 W. H. Green 5 0 0 Captain Edwin ...' 5 .0 0 W. H. Hodson- 5,0 0 D., F. Skinner—jury fees ......... 2. i 0 Thos. Chegwin , 2 2 0 Miss Medley (Songs sold by Boy Scouts) 16.0 "W.J.W.," Brooklyn 0 10 0 .Total .81208 18 i . In . to , the above amounts, Messrs. Sargood, Son and Ewen havo forwarded a cheque for ,£BOO (part of a donation of ,£2000), to be devoted to local distress immediately resulting from the war.

WAYS TO HELP SUGGESTIONS BY PRESIDENT FARMERS' UNION. (To the Editor.V , Sir,—l have been approached by Mr. S. A. Atkinson, of'.your city, on a subject ivliTcli I think should be ventilated in the public Press. Professor Laby and •Mr. Atkinson have been so impressed with fiie necessity of growing more wheat, that they havo . suggested that townspeople might from a motive of . patriotism go out into 'the country and try and assist those farmers to do what Sir. Massey has urged them to do, seconded by a Sne inspiriting letter by Mr. Fairbrother in your ' columns. I navo been urging farmers wherever possible to comply with tho Premier's advice,, and am doing so again, for in a vety short while it will bo too late in the season to do so. I am, however,, assured that practically every team in tho Dominion is at present engaged in either taming over land or getting orops in, including much extra wheat, and as there is no work which can ■ be dom. otherwise than by our | faithful friend I Be horse (how indis--1 pensable he is :'n war is seen >to-day, as well as in arable farming), I Have replied that for the moment, however much we may wish to do so, it is impossible to employ more men in the process: When harvest time comes, howovor, it will bo another thing;' «I 1 hands and tho cook can be engaged then, and it would facilitate tho garnering of tho grain, which may bo so precious, if townsmen would help at that time. In fact, I have taken upon myself to say to the farmers that tney will do so, Mr. Atkinson himself, having gone hostage by offering to go and work for a month. Hay is another necessary production, and probably we shall require assistance with that, for in our moist climate speed is often the only way to get hay in, in good'order. At such a timo as this, I nope newspaper etiquetto will not stand in the way. of giving the suggestion publicity in the other centres. We are all for tho moment doeply engaged in assisting forward the mobilisation, and talking of nothing else than men, horses, food, and fodder for .tho Expeditionary Force, and the Farmers' Union has been, I am grateful to say, instrumental • in assisting Mr.' Leigh Hunt to collect nearly tho whole of the necessary food for horses by way of gift at tho shortest, notice.—l am, JAMES G. WILSON, , President Farmers' Union. The Hon. W. Fraser (Minister of Pol> lie Works) told a reporter yesterday that necessary works were going on as usual, and that evory effort was being made to < •avoid unemployment. In fact, men .were being put on just now both in.Dunedin , and Auckland. During the Inst month, or five weeks at the outside, the Minister stated, his Department must have put on 1 sixteen hundred men in different parts of the Dominion. .I.'

TRADE & INDUSTRY PROSPECTS IN THE DOMINIOi?. A gentleman who has had a long and varied commercial experience in the Dominion remarked in conversation with a reporter last evening that in his opinion the tears which had been expressed that the war would give rise to a serious dislocation of commerce and industry in New Zealand were hardly warranted by flhe visible facts and probabilities: Ab to tho danger of unemployment the doparting contingents would take over nine tnousund able-bodied men away from the Dominion, and of these three thousand, at a rough estimate, would be country workers, most of whose places would have to bo filled. The same would apply to a fair proportion of the places vacated by the contmgenters hailing from the cities and towns. For tho rest there was every prospect that the oversea trade of the Dominion would bo:fully maintained. Before long the seas would be cleared of hostile cruisers, and ieven now a fairly satisfactory arrangement had been made in regard to war risks.' The Imperial guarantee of four per cent, up to: eighty per cent, of the value of the goods insured applied to oil outward • cargoes from Great Britain,, and no doubt some similar arrangement would be made regarding' cargoes sent Home from New Zealand and the other Dominions. There was thus ■ every prospect of a'clear outlet'for export, produce and- also of the supply of materials from abroad, upon which some Dominion industries depend; being maintained. As a wjiolo general, commercial and industrial conditions-should go a good 'long way towards making up for a' reduction in tho resources of Mie Government and of local authorities which would necessarily result from the war.. work in Auckland ", THE MAYOR'S; PROPOSALS. ~ (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland,' August 17. . The Mayor stated that the City Council raised £10,000 for drainage works, and intended to carry, them on and employ men at-once. There was JEII.OOO surplus from 'the exhibition, and it would be spent on the improvement of- the Domain. He proposed to ask the Harbour Board and other local bodies to undertake as much work as possible, suggesting that monoy so spent in providing work for unemployed during the war should be subsidised 10s. in the £1 by the Gov. ernnient; that labourers be paid 9s. a day, married men being employed four days and single men ! two days a week. FINANCE & TRADE EASIER CONDITIONS AT HOME.; ' The following telegram has been .re* ceived by His Excellency the Governor from the, Secretary of State for' thf Colonies:— ■'•■*■ .": . . • ' '"Owing to vigorous action taken ' here to deal with financial situation, \particularly in regard to bills of -ex-" . change; conditions have, become much' " easier, and credit has greatlyJmprov,- . ed. Every hope that trade, Home' and foreign, will rapidly resume' its normal course. Will be glad if your Ministers will make this public. • ... (Signed). "HAECpURT.^ WAR REGULATIONS IGNOREL TWO SCOWS FIRED 0N... | (By Telegraph—Press Association,) • Auckland, Aiigiist 17. , Two scows, who 'did' not observe th« war regulations of the port yesterday-were fired at from the ' forts, the Herald , getting a shot closej to her stern and ant other almost tbuchipg her j bows before she put about. Before eight this morn' ing three warning shots had to-be fired POLAND'S POSITION RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY .PRAISED. SYDNEY 'DOCTOR'S VIEW.;'.-'/' Dr. J. M. Platan, 'a- well-known resident of Sydney, w;ho ; is racosnised.asaii authority on Polish and Hungarian affairs, last week expressed a very'. interesting , opinion on the war.' He.said: "That was a' splendid piece of diplomacy announced in the, 'Herald's cable that' the Russian ; Duma had decided!to grant municipal . self-government to Poland, together with permission to use the Polish language in ■ the public schools. . "If that is correct," ho continued, "it Trill be found that the Poles will take up tho causa of Russia with. intense, enthusiasm, and will'rally .to support the nation which has at last conceded the great privilege for-which.Poland has.so long fought. I have, travelled every' part of the country comprised in Russian and German Poland, .Austria and Hungary. I , can iinhesitatiingly say that I do. not l know a braver class of people than the Poles in any part of tho globei The Pol- ■ ish. temperament is in many respects akin to that of the Irish people, and their patriotic determination to secure the freei 'qaitt of their own: country is not excelled i even by -the Irish Home Rulers." , " Asked as to what effect Russia's-con-i. cession to Poland would have on the war, 1 the doctor said that the Poles might bo 1 expected to at once start the mobilisai tion of-their forces. . In that case her .strength would be a serious menace to the - prospects of German success on the Russian frontier. ,■ : : .■','•' '.-■'■ Polund, considered; as a whole, was a bigger country than Germany, and. when the Polish forces, were, mobilised they, could march'on to Plock and thence-to the Elbe River, which was port or Poland, though in German territory. When the Elbe had been ' crossed.' it was but throe-quarters of an hourt march to Thorn, the historic town at which the first Napoleon was seriously repulsed when at the height of his career. From Thorn the Polish forces could .march orf to Posen, ithe capital of Prussian Poland. Once there, they would be within "c'oo-ee" of Berlin, or, as an alternative, march on' to Galicia in Austria. "An important point about the mobilisation and prospective march - of . the Poles," Dr. ■ Fiatau , added, . is .that, throughout the whole ;of the country to ba traversed, thoy would bo amongst friends, and feed for-man and beast would be plentiful." *. , ~„.,.' „ -When tho doctor was asked if this was not a rather far-fetched prediction, he said: "No. The views I have expressed are the result of long expene'neethrongh. out the'whole of'tho-countries involved. I can speak each of their languages, and I feel confident that tho developments anticipated ore a most natural result ot Poland's desire for -national independences." 'I . ' i■ ■ SUBMARINE STRENGTH COMPARED Franco comes next to Great ' Britain in point of numbers'of: snbmannes, and her later boats are of over 800 tons sub- ■ merged displacement. Those now building will have a surface speed, it is anticipated, of 20 knots, but.vessels of a still larger type, of over 1000. tons, are pro-., iected, and these.aro to carry 10 torpedo tubes. The United States stands third, her largest boats in service being of 521 tons submerged displacement. They have 14 knots surface speed and ,11 knots submerged. Among tho boats building this year is one of much larger- displacement and higher speed. Fourth place is taken by Germany,- though Russia, according to some authorities, has about tho same number of boats, but those of tho latter Power aro divided between tho Baltic and Black Sea. According to the amended Navy Lair of 1912, Germany'is to iimld. six boats every year. She only began building in 1906, and it was not until two years later that she put her first effective, boat into service, at which time Britain had some 40 completed. Between 1911 ond'lSlSjhe placed on the effective list 16 boots, whereas .during the same period only 11 were put into the British service. The numbers in-.nana, for the two Powers are now about the 6ame. ' ,'. .: ■ ' ■ Germany's Inter boats have a displacement of 800 tons, but much larger vessels are believed to be in hand.! Definite information is difficult to obtain, because, as the "North German Gazette." says: "In this department the Navy does its work without desiring publicity." 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