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NOTES OF THE DAY

A reneqade Englishman has received from the Kaiser the non-com-batant's Iron Cross. A cablegram which we publish in another column states that this decoration has been awarded to Houston Stewart Chamberlain, the son' of an English Admiral. This man has used his pen for < some years past in constant praise of all things German, and since the outbreak of war he seems to have become more German than the Germans themselves. Ho has fed Teutonic vanity to its fullest capacity, if that were_ possible. Now he has received his reward for grovelling at the feet of the enemies of his own kith and kin. His book, entitled The Foundations of the Nineteenth _ Century, was received with enthusiasm in Germany. Referring to one period in German history ho writes: "It was high time that the deliverer appeared. . . . We can regret only on© thing—that the German did not, everywhere his conquering arm preyed, exterminate more completely. He speaks of, the Germans as "the. Ohosen People," and states that "true history begins from the moment when the German, with mighty hand, seizeß the inheritance of antiquity." It is said that the Iron Gross iB very cheap in Germany just now. It is likely to become cheaper still now that it has been made the reward for a renegade's fulsome flatteries.

People here will be a little amused at the message from London which we publish this morning, protesting that the details of the gallant behaviour of the Australian and New Zealand troops ait the Dardanelles have been published in these parts and refused to the English Press, The ways of the Censor are quite beyond comprehension, but in this instance at least he has treated us no differently to our countrymen in Britain. Why we should be debarred from receiving even the slightest indication of tbe _ nature of the achievement in which our soldiers so distinguished themselves it is impossible to even guess. To pretend that the disclosure of the fact that the New Zealanders bad been engaged in a particular struggle which must now be fully known to the enemy, would be of any value to that enemy, or that it would do any injury to the Allies, is too absurd to be seriously advanced. There might be things bearing on future plans which of course could not be made public at present, but no one expects that news of that nature should be given out.. We were told, and properly so, in some detail of the magnificent dash and bravery ofthe Canadians; why should we not have information of a similar nature concerning tho achievement of our own men and the Australians 1 *

The following advertisement appeared in 'the columns of The Dominion on Thursday last:— SMART Young Man wants a job of any sort, strong and willing. Apply "Strong," "Dominion" Office. Amongst the replies received were the following, which the advertiser handed over to a member of our advertising staff: . "' How about trying Trenthaw and "the Front?" . Why not go to the Government Office and enlist? "Strong young" men are what tho Empire requires. If you are a man, why not go?— One Who Admires the Brave and Deplores Cowards. The second of these messages, which may be regarded as fairly representing public sentiment, was plainly in the handwriting of a member of the gentler sex.

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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 1 May 1915, Page 6

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NOTES OF THE DAY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 1 May 1915, Page 6

NOTES OF THE DAY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 1 May 1915, Page 6

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