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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 87, 8 November 1912, Page 1

That Italy, however, found she had '.Tureii oft n.-ore ihau she vonid cheu in undertaking an aggressive task she was unfitted to accomplish.

That to save their reputation her statesmen pulled the strings for other so-called Christian governments to set the war drums throbbing in the name of religion againsb the Mahomedan Turks in the Balkans.

That there is no quarrel between the people of either Italy, Turkey, or the Balkan States.

That it is their rulers and statesmen who arc inciting then to murder ce.ch ■other, not- for their own benefit, but rather for the aggrandisement of the wealthy exploiters who prey on the;r labor.

That the tendency of the world's progress is peaceful, which seeks the betterment and not the butchery of mankind.

That there are many national flags, but only one international flag of red, which is the emblem ,of human brotherhood and peace. That according to Conciliatffln Commissioner Triggs, "the universal Saturday half-holiday is coming fast." That we are very much behind the 'times in New Zealand with respect to this innovation.

That the Saturday half-holiday is a less disturbing factor in trade than the mid-week one, which occasions . much profanity and vexation of spirit both to business man and customer. That Brisbane was the pioneer of Australian capitals in inaugurating the general Saturday half-holiday. That it has been established there for some years, and "works like a charm."