A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF LOYALTY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1441, 2 September 1915, Page 4

A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF LOYALTY.

Tho following its from the Nows-holo-gram, published iu Calgary, Alberta;— Noble and notable is the example set to the agriculturists of tho British Empire by B. A. Mol lardy, ot Manawatn, New Zealand, who has sent a chcijuo for 5000 dollars for the relief of the Belgian poor, and who gives as Ids reason lor this action the fact that, “as a producer and as one who is deriving increased revenue front the efforts of those who are dying and lighting, enduring hardships anil torture, and having their country laid waste and their homes destroyed, it is my duty to relurn .something to those who are so nobly defending our existence'. The increased price ol produce is. in my opinion, conscience or Bigot ten gains. Surely our country is not "-oing to he lonnd wanting in loyalty To those whose debt', it is impossible to pay.” Commenting on Mr Mellardy s donalion the Wellington (New Zealand) Post, a cony of which was kindly loaned to the News-Telegram by Miss M. Watson, of 25 Fourth Avenue west, observes; "This is a splendid example ol volnntat'v taxation by one who believes (hat honour calls for such procedure. Sonic of the. sentiment in Mr McHardy’s eftateinenf may he regarded with pity or disdain, or even with eonleinpl. by numbers of hard-headed farmers; tint no twist of the lip nor flourish of the hand can dismiss Mr .MeHardy’s admissions about the higher prices obtained lor produce. Thousands of households into which anxiety has entered have Mr MeHardy’s confirmation of their own beliefs as to the producers prosperity, anil a verv strong demand for a lair taxation iii the landholders, during the period of the war, will develop between now tint! the meeting of parliament.” But such views and such generosity are not confined to New Zealand. The farmers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to give the products of on acre of land to the Imperial cause, and this, gift is supplemented by (lie bunions borne through the indirect war taxation, through direct war taxation and through individual voluntary subscriptions to causes that are associated with the war. Perhaps, however, Air Mellardy's example will engender a more active interest on Canadians’ part, in hehall of those who are fighting our battles in the old world. They are sacrificing their all on the altar of liberty and patriotism—is our sacrifice in their behalf a fair equivalent ?