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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2333, 15 December 1914, Page 6

I am thankful to read.that all is well on the '''Strykow-Zgier'z-Szadek-Zdiins-kovola line," though,'-,, for my part, I donjt see how any mortal could possibly get over it (writes."Ariel" in the Dunedin "Star"). I think that line might be safely left to take-care of .itself. Tho Ephraimites of old would not let anyone go oyer the ford unless he pronounced' "Shibboleth.") If- you' could only insist on' that,, line, .;• being pro-* nounced before.)" it was- 'crossed you might go. into..'winter quarters. .-An American scribe says )thaf-the-Russian's have won several pronounced victories), if one could only pronounce them; and another .scribe, commenting' on. the .euphony of Przomysl,,, Irkutsk, and Chwgzvdt, points out the almost equal beauty of many American names, such as 'Cutyhunk, Schenectady, Waxahah-. chie, and Canaialioric. But I'll back: the Irish to make a stand-on the Bel-Hngskdligs-Macgillioiiddy's-lleeks-Owen-. taraglin line. -Still more'defensible is the' l'wllheli-Bittws-y-coed-Llandilortvar-Llanrwst line in Wales. If the enemy get over these barriers we shall still entrench ourselves behind the Ngar'ua-wahia-Whakaterapai'irari --Waikareraoa-na-Waihrthauraunga . -Ngatimaniapoto-Ngutuotemariu-Pahikakariki /line, and bid them all come'. Talk about tho lines of Torres Vadrasl

By an Order-in-Council published in the Gazette last night the. export of hides ..and Sheepskins from New Zealand is' prohibited', "save and except to other parts of the British Empire and to ports in the territory of any of His Majesty's Allies in the present war, in British ships or ships of such Allies, and save and except where in the case •of any other country the Minister of Customs consents to the exportation to that country of any specified quantity of hides or sheepsldns in a specified ship and authorises tho lading and exportation thereof accordingly." It may be presumed that the object cf tho prohibition is tc prevent -any of the exported hides and sheepskins going to Germany aiid other enemy countries through neutral countries. No doubt our enemies are short of leather, one of tho most necessary commodities for the equip- ■. mant of armies,