THE ALLIES' BIG PUSH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 279, 14 August 1918, Page 4

THE ALLIES' BIG PUSH

CELEBRATIONS IN THE CITY. Whether or not the Mayor's conveyed wish tliat Wellington should "celebrate" tho cbntinued success of the big Allied push on tho Western, front was a visa one may best bo left to individual judgment. He asked that in order to show some outward and visible sians ✓ of joy nt the good showing our Armies ' were making in France, the bells .of the • city and whistles and syrens, ashore and . nfloat, niielit pound a noonday paen of joy. Without any "probablo possible shadow of doubt," tho steamer whistles and bells kept faith with His Worship, and the "cclcbrating" could bo heard for ten miles around. Those who had not read of the Mayor's request in tho morning papers immediately jumped to tho conclusion that some special event in the war had been reached, Peoplo -rushed pell mell from offices and factories into the streets, asking one another what had happened) whether it was tma 'that the Kaiser had been assassinated; that Hindenburg and -Ludcmloiff were racing for (he Rhine, or that peaoo had been definitely declared. One gentleman said that great, news had been received, namely that Prince Runprecht and his reserve,? had been rounded no . and captured. Of coursc the ordinary news that tho Allies'offensive was still, doing "nicely thanks" was rather disappointing to the crowd. . Still tho whole seeno was curiouslv exhilinraliiig; crowds be-eloT-vi n,n nmvsnnwr offices: a Salvation Army *Bnnd turned out and played National airs in Mercer Street, and llio peneral air thai "everything 'he ?<"'* dan was lovclv" pervaded "ltd animated tho citv streets. At the tel"nhonn exchance" the staff (houcht wicked thiiiirn 1 about Mr. Luke, which }W declined J o express in words for publication. , till they stuck <0 their job .nd succeeded m cntmine the electric- offensive after sn stremtoue top minutes sini£.£lo with liio clicking shutters,