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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 January 1915, Page 3

Hundreds ol girls aided Russian soldiers by digging the trenches to' keep cfie Germans from crossing the Vistula. liie latent suggestion to hand is that the I'rime Minister .and the leader of the Opposition should conjointly stump Pfte country in the capacity of recuitmg sergeants. This suggestion is understood to be endorsed in somewhat influential quarters. "I would rather be an English Tom"iy lying in the trenches l than president of the London Federation of Free Oliurche.." said the Bev. C. Ensor Walters, president of the London Federation of Free Churches at the inaugural mooting of the Tottenham and Edmonton Free Church Council. The price of hemp has again advanced, and the outlook at present is

, present is than it has been for eonne timo past. To-day £20 per ton was being freely offered for good' fair grade which is £1 in advance of that ruling a few days back. As a result of tho advance in price a number of mills that have been idle will recommence operations. Berry, who brought Capt. Hawkins back to Auckland owing to his l)«ing disabled with a para-, lytic stroke, came to Levin with letters to some ol' the friends of the Expeditionary Force, now in Egypt. He says when it mas known that he was to come to New Zealand with the Captain there was quite a commotion and many 'Tetters were placed in his charge. Ihe men and horses are looikiig well, arid when time allows the men find enjoyment among the tomEs of the Pharoahs and climbing the pyramids. Thade unionism in. Australia, according to figures issued a few days ago by the Commonwealth Satistician, has gripped the workman to the extent of io « vor .v 1000 inhabitants, thus creating a record for the world. Great tain occupies second place with 71* trade unionists to every 1000 of the population, and Germany third with 65. New Zealand is forth with a proportion or 50, and Denmark fifth with 50 Ron mania occupies tho last place with TJut one trade unionist per thousand of the inhabitants. As regards the actual number of tr.ade unionists Germany comes first with 4.275,000, followed in order by Great Britain with 3,246.000, United States 2.390,000, and France 1,499,000. Australia has 433, 000.