THE WORLD’S PRESS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 129, 3 February 1915, Page 2

THE WORLD’S PRESS.

jer’s Doctrine of “-Thorough. ” lie history of the sacking of any jian town, even if it was imaccomed by other incident, would bo eient to establish the riprht of the ;er to claim that his forces had ear'Out the doctrine of “ thorough in nost litoral sense. It is clear that a humorist as Reventlow; ought to tliat other past-master in the art <e dum-dum bullets would not fit guns that they were said to have fired from, and issue bulletins of rlv victories for the consolation of ex-territorial compatriots. —Daily jraph. i News! j|yjg.ws! Why should we have to for the full story of the London, ish charge till a wounded soldier nes a patient in >St. Bartholomew's [tal and tells it to a visitor? Why Clay? We did not baffle the Gerjby keeping it dark, surely. And by describing the deeds on the >f battle in the Press and educatHc people through the Press on the war means can the Governreach the nation’s understanding, ning News (London). Jritish Temperament. .special accusation which Gorman •rs bring against Britain is one has the colour of truth in it: for n lias in fact been slow in social sation. It is part of the British fa merit to adjust itself rather dooly to new conditions, and the industrial era has proved that fresh. The British nation, is still it was when Burke said of the Ir that they would "bear with iniiences till they festered into ,(I ’ —Bu n (Byd noy). ) of the Trenches. ' <;f ■ : J tiwhile it is satisfactory to note tie* two antagonistic armies have |d to establish human relations • intervals of destroying one fi-. . The soldiers talk, hold shootiinpetitions, exchange tobacco, m j their little, truces for more fence in making tea or coffee. If fl world is to follow the calamity [pvar, it will owe more to tlie ii-tlle trenches than to the spirit nrmehair. —Daily News.

The Lesson of South Africa. He (General Botha) has the great mass- of the South African Dutch heartily with him and all the British, and there are, the Germans to make every possible blunder that want of tact and of insight into anyone else’s mind but their own can import into all their t a resowlug campaigns in South African corn. 8011th Africa is in good hands.Afa nch care r Gll ard ia 11. Teuton Calculation Astray. It is not, however, in the Balkan? that Germany hopes to turn the Turks to the most account. What, above ail she counts upon is their ability to rouse the Mohammedan world in India Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. The splendid demonstrations of loyalty that have already been forthcoming fro; our Moslem fellow-subjects the world over are proof enough that one mon Teutonic calculation has gone astray. — Daily Mail. When Germany is Beaten. After Germany lias been driven back to attend to her own business, the movement for social improvement in England will not cease, but will revive with more earnest, spirit thana ovot There will lie no reformation of Britain by German hands, but by her own. England will make a glorious conquest of herself when the bumptious foreign "'culture'’ has been taught that it cannot make its way by the sword. —Sun (Svdncvi.