WHEN BRITAIN WAS INVADED.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 132, 14 January 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

WHEN BRITAIN WAS INVADED.

At tiic moment, when the (Germans are boasting of tlieir invasion of on.' cor, ; ts, it may iot be uninteresting to lecall events ol pa ; dav<. We h<"' to go baek to i!ie days 'of Charles ][. ioi ilie 1 ist lucce.vsfnl raid., when, m 1607, the Dutch -ailed up ilie Thame- as [.:: ~ ■ Shoorix <s, be ng ultimately '. i. iii nil le. li.e mn-of-war. in-' Turk- a--i on in'" to MS>. !-,elonging to Karl de 'a W;;-r. !i id , ! :e audacity to invade our coast two huuiif oiu's and lending within twelve miles of fir.stol. carrying av.av many poor Chr .t an men, women, and childi. a. The Kreiich ma-'e a or-iinl de.-e:->

:.•;>('!, th • Is!,- nf Wi:J:l ii! the sixtaenlll tcnlnry wit!) 100 l>ntile---!iip-. -ixtv deakod )) mi.is s, iind iv,t ni\ -live galleys, hut ,vere nUini.-.1, Iv driven <dT, while going back still further in the D-lst. We find til :i the attack lljr.'i ,),.. Xnr'o'k canst by the modern Hun i--s'i.N d'd nearly .VIP year-; a;;;n. H'.'l th a is >■ look r.h.v 1. 'i ae j important I; '•! r.t this mo m-nt is (he state of British finance and :'':■. j ah ; l ; ty to :-ta:ul flip sraim To mm- | Iv.-■(> ii ;■ lo fnici sonipi.hing bfvdiks j debits ; j .■ 1 credits and balances. j It i. a great moral force that rtgkic' l rega.dkss cf cast. There is I no thorn! t of indemnity !o soothe 1 the scars of waste; no dream of j c-c:ii|iie-t to atone lor a friendly | land (';••':■'. il<d, K ';>;.< y grubbing liad ::.'.«. If only frr the ::~:r> ; ■ ■■ • ■. ; *, alons with tern ort.er barm - t'l'ngs t .-■":-'• 1 e ;;i' the war. I WCIIK AND FIGIi 1\ in England to-day there an 1 only two i i;l!i;'.s- -Work and Fight. The;, i arc giving the nation an cconom:.' ! I'a i■ i IIcTV IK I Ol th( ii Ti of toil; a. fresh gospel ol L : :r,a.i I sei :u ■'. The;/ have Ingot ". spirit j o: sacrifice that is rearing an iv-.i-I pregnable rampart of resource. in the last analysis this is a war of attrition. Economic end rranee J ii pitted against finani <nl stn ngtli. | and financial strength will pr-vail. ; 'i iK> I j-pcniiiiiu-fOi- (.1 email run ■ ! thai sma.d ed their triumi)liant way | through lieigiaiu and Russia inn.-,t ! i a't. in the end. b< lore the British | ; ';cket-!)00k. The pound will down (he mark. | Uuglaml cannot inco tin- larg- j t.vK of regeneration with the same sp, rd wi;h which she. si'idei'i'ook "il.> j w.ii-]; iV w.TI -once .-am got staito.l. J Capita! will he dear, man power will I t:e <in a new economic basis. Mo>..e> j v.- : ! 1 earn lew so will pi ople. KNuI./.XI) FACKfI I/;SM OF i'OIH'LATU'X. I Krig'aiid'.: r.fti r-war tro.ibp s * ii: i i':iv with the end of the ce:iii ; et m- j vViv i'< t .igl I. tlie clou i i-i ahead;, i (>■ t of the temporary and imhr.-'d j !!•:•(;■•.)■< lily of there stirring times ; 1 ijei. in camp Mid hv ! i ,\i i-.cndi-'it-' ;: = home are s>rr.!:. :< ! v :,!, |,Pn!tede. Wil! I he; g'i !•' k j ;., th,. ,id life again? Xot ' -t'i -'• | protest. Will all f'e army o: j I'.fna.Of fi mei.. fvc-h from ! In- lar ~]..;! „)• ~■, Hep, ret ir:i to prosai; | ,!, ui; rind moroioniis machine'. , ; ,ii, ;■ tlie Hi, r War, but ( o:id : t : oi;.- i then w,r,' diffcveiit. >'■>■■'■ 'ii i« '» ' : ! v: >< - !:;•'- !hf> who'e i r-nmo-fivr ; -' j ribiionr.a!. The UMiiarri' > [i-hting i man will van? the open i'fe, ; It. will mean, in the omnion of ! many sane and fav-seeing Kimlish- j men! an exodus to the Unite! '•"latcs •