"NEVER TRUST GERMANY."

Taihape Daily Times, 23 April 1919, Page 5

"NEVER TRUST GERMANY."

A CHAPLAIN'S INDICTMENT. DUNEDIN, April 22. The last mail from England brought, a letter from a New Zealand chaplain, now in Germany, who expresses his feelings towards the Germans in general in no uncertain terms. "Their men," he says, "are bullies, and their women are mostly sensualists. I used to feel sorry for the wives and children when I saw a dead Hun on the field of battle. Now I am sorrier for the wives and children of the Huns who were not killed on the field of Personally I have had very good billets, and everyone to me has been personally kind and good, and sincerely so, but still they hate England with bitter and intense hatred. Repentent Germany! Don't you believe it, If it paid her to.strike to-mor-row, she would do it, and ■! believe that even now, while she is whining she is preparing for a greater and more deadly war. So long as I have life in my body I shall never trust Germans.'"

LICENSING POLL. CONTINUANCE 2224 "XHEAD. WELLINGTON, April 22 A progress report on the liquor referendum to date is: Continuance 249,021 Prohibition 246,797 STRATFORD, April 22. The final figures for Stratford are: Continuance 1954 Prohibition 2774 Informal 28 o MAHENO A WET SHIP. AUCKLAND, April 22 The opinion was expressed by men on fne hospital ship Maheno," which arrived to-day, that out of the 390 votes polled on board in connection with the liquor referendum, not more than 50 would favour prohibition. HAWKE'S BAY RECOUNT.

HASTINGS, this day Continuance 3978 Prohibition 3953 Informal 94 Absentees' Votes: Continuance 77, Prohibition 126.

CHRISTCHURCH NORTH FINAL.

WELLINGTON, this day. Continuance 4363 Prohibition 4693 , Informal hq

These figures include absent voters and seamen's votes: Continuance 135, Prohibition 166, Informal 3.