FOR KING AND COUNTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2455, 7 May 1915, Page 6

FOR KING AND COUNTRY

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL "WORK FOR THE STATE!" London, May 5. Addressing the London Diocesan Conference the Bishop of London, referring to the German atrocities, asked; "Shall this infamy remain unavenged?" Never, : lie said, wliilo there was a God in ■ heaven and a nation brave enough to do 1 Uis will. He would not shirk the i (inestion whether vengeance should bo ] left to God. _ ' i The course of history showed that the i Lord repaid vengeance practically always I through mun. If drink was a greater ( danger than submarines, and illegitim- < flmj greatly increased, than a greater Jj

blow was struck the national prestigo than the loss in the trenches. It was stated that 200 were killed and wounded every day, even vrhen no battle was in progress. Chiefly through lack of ammunition to keep down the enemy's lire lives were being sacrificed through slackness here. He urged every patriot to work for the State. VICTORY BEFORE ALL ELSE STATE GOVERNOR'S APPEAL TO THE PREMIERS. Sydney, May 6. In a speech at the Premiers' (Conference the Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) suggested the subordinating of all activity, oven of political reform, to the paramount objective—a speedy and complete victory in the war. Owing to his illness Mr. Soaddan (Premier of West Australia) was prevented from attending the conference. ROUSING SPEECHES AT CHURCH CONGRESS PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY'S APPEAL. Sydney, May_ 6. The Presbyterian Assembly carried a resolution exhorting all citizens to give the Christians' answer of self-sacrifice to the call of arms. Rousing speeches were made against Germany's mad militarism.