CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 March 1916, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

j tXIMIUUjrU—COI'iItIUHX.J (_l'JStt tltlibS ABSOCIAiIOfc.j MEXICANS LVVADE THE UJSfiiiD STATED. Washington, March 9. Tile .Mexicans, under General v ilia illvudcil the United States and capture J the town of Columbus, iu -New Mexico. They Killed many inhabitants, but were finally driven' out uy the American cavalry who lost live kiiled audi luauy wounded. file town was partly burnt, and many women and children were killed. HIGH ii.lTNu, Paris, March v. Verrif, n military aviator, climbed, i with lour passengers, to a height oi o.jtU metres iu 28 minutes. 'Jut, equals tLio world's record. (Received This Day V.2U a.m.) AUtoTRAi.iAN NEWS. Sydney, This Day. Tiie Hon. Mr Ashlord stilted. that wheat payments to luriuers lo unfed l/j ,300*000. Meluoume, This Day. Two men have been arrested lor tiie Heideiburg rnurdor, in whioh a man was found dead near a motor car. ROOSEVELT WANTS HEUOILvS. .New lork, March 'J. Colonel Roosevelt, iu declining to allow his name put iorwardi ioi presidential nomination, said that no aiil not wish to lead the country unless it had in its mood something heroic, and unless it was ready to devote itself to some idieai of justice and fair play

1 Fighting Men First « WHAT GAJN 1 JUO? (To the Children ol New Zealand). Dea.r JJco'a and Girds, —t/n April ifnii many ol your brouiors und laim.-.r. landed un Gallipot. when the lew* ikislied over the cables, the whole world seemed to standi still lor a minute, in wonder. Our men'had achieved "'the impossible. ' i have received a letter from Wellington signed " Uncle Tom"; lie writes: ' Ask tlie imi u ren to do something big 011 April 25th. 1 am vt>ry pleased with your .League's orphanage .scheme. ' .boys audi girls, what do yon say to Uncle 'Tom's suggestion ? Are you ready to do sunirt- \ thing big off your on 11 bat? Moiiy little boy' 6 and girls nave iust their tathws during liie war. and Uiey have been nearly lorgotUn. \\ oukl you like to allow tiiein you nave not? j. have a letter stating that the .Solvation Army wains to erect live homes: one at Auckkind, one at JJifnehin, two a-* 'Gliriistchurcli and one ai 1.-1,1 no Bay; the whole wilt cost Jtlo,ooo. Can you help 11 sr' What do you say, boys and gills, to the suggestion to celebrate' April 25th. oy making a present to the littie orphans? 1 have been toldi it is impossible. It's too lii<i a thing to do. 11 you wiil have « tryget up concerts,, sports, Dazaa.rs, sell anything that is your very own. Please don't colkcl money or have rallies; :<•. everything be your own service; itkind actions we want to show our lighting men we don't toiget. iSiiall we cail April 25tii "i'orget-me-.Noi Day"? Our treasurer was at the landing on Gallipoli and saw some fathers fall, leaving their children to your care. Good-hye, I hope when you grow up and have farms and businesses of your own you will euipiny | the orphan children you now help. It's your service to the nation. Jim you "do the impossible" on April 25th.Write us what you can do.

NATIONAL SERVICE LIDAGT'E ineorpated, Masterton. t. Noma, Hon. Organizer. nmni ———ami