WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 28 August 1916, Page 3

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Had Juliet lived in the time of this groat war, she could hardly have been guilty of asking the question, “What’s iu a name?” Many a man (says the “Otago Daily Times'’) is finding now that his name means a great deal more than lie desires. His name was the difficulty that faced Elias Friedlander on Tuesday, when he applied to Mr Widdowson, S.M., for a second-hand dealer’s license. When asked for proof of nationality, ho could only say that the Jewish community here knew him very well. He declared hmself to be a native of Palestine, born of Eussian parents. “But,” said Mr Widdowson, “this is a German name, isn’t

it?” “I don’t know,” was the answer, “but it is a Jewish name.” Mr Friedlander stated that he had come to New Zaland about 13 years ago from Jaffa, and had been in Dunedin for two years and a half. Emanuel Levy, who said he was a Jew from Russian Poland, gave evidence that he had known Friedlander for two years and a half, but could not go beyond Mr Friedlander’s own statements as to his nationality. Eventually the appli-

cant stated that the Rev *A. T. Ghodowski knew him personally, having come from the same town in Palestine_ Thc case was accordingly adourned to enable Mr Friedlander to communicate with the Rabbi.