WAR NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 71, 13 August 1914, Page 3

WAR NOTES

I : Kxri; mxv.rriDXS r.< X!'. ,r ZEALAND. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. From sun»'t to-morrow all harbor lights at Auckland, Wellington, Lvttclton, Port Chalmers anil Westport will be extinguished till further notices. The lighthouses at Pencarrow (Wellington), Codley Head (Lyttelton), Taiaroa Heads (Otago Harbor) and Cape Foulwind will also he left unlit after to-night. From to-morrow no vessels will be allowed to enter tbose ports dtiring the night, but niav. leave them at their own risk. THK FCXDS AT FEILDING. Feilding. Last Night. To-day the Feilding Jockey Club donated £2»O to the patriotic fund, which now reaches nearly £6OO. The Mayoress' fund is £l5O, besides a load of warm clothing, etc., for the soldiers. Funds are being started in all centres of the district. There are many more men volunteering than are being accepted for the expeditionary force. Intense enthusiasm is being shown. RACE MEETING ABANDONED. i Wanganui, Last Night. The Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club decided to-day to abandon its annual steeplechase meeting on August 27, in view of tile unsettled state of affairs, and a general meeting of the club is being called in order to discuss the best method of assisting the war fund. MEETING AT IIAWEKA. Hawera, August 12. A largely attended patriotic meeting of citizens was held at Hawera last night in conniption with the raising of war funds. It is expected that the district will eoniribnte £IOOO. A resolution was carried that the citizens offer ■their support to the Government in the common defence of the Empire. The Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution commending the action of the Government in placing men and horses ai the disposal of the Imperial Goveriment. A second contingent for the expeditionary force left llawra last night, and was given a hearty send-off. j Till-: BTKATEORD ITXIX | N.ratford, August 12. Up to yesterday the local donations to the war fund amn -:ted to over £00(1. To-dav the Cardiil' Dairy Company. the oldest co-opera.ive factory in New Zealand, donated £IOO to the fund. It also decided to .recommend approaching the annual meeting to devote one day's milk supply per liioinh to the patriotic fund so lons as tlu war lasts or until otherwise resolved. LAIiOK Ol'l'TliS A KEtHMEXT. Auckland, August 12. A conference of prominent labor leaders authorised Lieut-Colonel Bell to oll'cr the Defence Department, on behalf of 1-alior. a regiment for service at limine or abroad. Speaker* emphasised the fact that though Labor had hail its troubles iii fclie past and would have m the fuUire, they would, in any time of a great crM*. present a united front, to the Empire. Colonel Bell said he appreciated the line ell'urt shown, and would Inure ureal p]en>i:re in conveying j the oll'cr to the Department. Gil.VTi-I'TI, SYK!ANS. I'alnier.-toH X.. August. 12. Local Syrian;, subscribed Li'- ios to J the patriotic fund in gratitude for the J privileges enjoved under the British j Hag. and especially for protection at- 1 forded their country in tlu.- Lebanon incident in I.Still. i !'i>XTOX x SI;I'PLIES HOPE. j I'oxton. August 12. _Win. n\-> and Son, of the I'oxton rope works, have oH'civd half a, toll of rope io the Defence Department. The Dnroii'b (Yemei! has donated an anil lcry hoi'-e and the Racing Club .Call. An enthusiastic meeting last night le eided to colhvt funds and garments for the expeditionary force. Mil. I)' )XN KI.LY'S GUT. Hastings, August 12. Jir C. I'. Donncliy ha-, handed the. Mavoi- a caeipae for towards the tt'aV Fund. Ec.MnXT COMPANY'S DtiXA TION. EH ham. August 12. 'i'lc- Eginmit L.v: Co. ha- voted ;£ 100 in aid of tie- cxpcdil ionai'y force. i i in h ■ ;i■ • rV V.VH'oigton. Augiwt 12. Irihut'il Uli 1 toward- i ! c Fmpire I' i- - fence i'illld. The Xc.v Zealani' Kdiualional lii-li-tlll" is ll.king slcj)- to collect, a joint eoiit ribut :on i"r,■>»! all ! i-a.-licvs in the Docenion lo tie- patriotic i'nnd. Danncwrke. August 12. I A meeting at Makol.nku on Tuesihy nighi .-nlwenlicd ov.-r .CWd to the patriotic 11.■ M'l. of which .Mr Hidden gave I Ci'iii. T!"' Dantievirke CI til) liu.j donate,! i. .10.

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f staff of the Egmont Boot Factory, was j-farewelled yesterday. The proprietor. Mr. Hal Coodacre, said that Sergeant [ Chiffey's fellow-workers having heard of j his having offered his services as one of j the defenders of the Empire, could <:<>t allow liim to leave without expres?I ing their good wishes for a successful passage wherever duty called. "May God's blessing go with you," said Mr. Goodacre. "Wherever duty calls or danger, be never wanting there." They hoped the time would not be long before they had iiim back amongst them after a glorious victory. He was presented with a New Zealand rug by the employees, and a pair of boots by Mr. Goodacre. GERMANY AND ITALY. 1 In the opinion of Admiral Mahan, tlie American writer, a naval engagement in Britain's favor would decide Italy to throw in her lot with the Entente. The reason Admiral -Mahan gives is that Italy would desire to prevent Austrian aggression in tlie Balkans. The rise of the Balkan Allies as an important military Power, is the great fact in Europe. Concurrent with this rise, the statesmen of Austria-Hungary have chosen to make themselves the enemies of the I Balkan Allied Further, Austria-Hun-gary lias allowed the Power she dreads most in the world, namely, Russia, t& laiy those allies under a great obligation. The result is that Austria-Hun-gary is now fa/Ced in South-eastern Europe with a bitter antagonism of a group of powers who can put a million armed men into the field, and put them next the raw edge of Austria-Hungary's | possessions. If Austria-Hungary goes to I -war wifih the Balkan Allies, those states will be able to invade provinces iu which two-thirds of the population will be. on their side. MERCHANT FLAGS IN WAR. ! One filing in the long run is sure: Unless Germany can win outright in the North Sea- a contingency which is ihardly probable—the German mercanI tile flag, symbol of 40 years of industry and patient, far-seeing endeavour by the Uaniburg-Amerika, NorddentscncrLloyd, and other splendid shipping companies, must vanish oil tile sells. For (some years past Norddeutseher steamers leaving Australia have had standing orders to make for Balavia in the event ' of a sudden war. Doubtless all other iGerman merchantmen know what course j to take in time of need, but captures i' wili be numerous all tin' .same. As for C Jiritish trade, there is lit', le car.se lor 'apprehension. It is true that tile extensive and German trade is now at an end. and it is also certain thai one or - two isolated captures will take place on s tiie high seas, though where thciCer- 'i man captors ale going to tow their prizes to remains to be seen. Generally speaking, the wealthy English shipping ; companies will make money out of this dreadful war. though -tlie general public 1 i will suffer. ; Si!ll'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Four great ships of war are Hearing i completion iu Germany, and four in ] great Hritain. The British siiips are -| the Emperor of India and the Ben-bow. whilst the tremendous battleship, of ; which alt the -world lias been speaking. ; the Queen Elizabeth, ami the monster - ; cruiser, the Tiger, of 11(1,000 li.p.. and ] the great speed, are due for delivery ill ] October, if men are working like tie- i moils in the German yards to get their 1 dreadnoughts into commission it. may j', be imagined what a feverish energy is ; being exerted in Glasgow, Harrow and ; Portsmouth, where the lliitish ships are completing. The Admiralty hits also taken over two -battleships which , were being for Turkey, and two destroyers being built for Chili. The lat-o.-t addition to tie P'litish licet was 'he . Marlborough, whicb joined the first bat- !; tie squadron as the fiagship of its bril- j liant commander. Vice-admiral Sir Lewis ' l»a\iv. only two months ai;o. Till-1 I-'lilST SEA LOUD. I | The responsible position of First ~va I Lord of the British Admiralty is held by Admiral Prince bonis oi Battenbaigt who was born at Craiz, in Austria, >n IS.VI. lie became a naturalised IJritish subject and entered the Xavy as a nava] (cadet in ISfiS. As a commander, he served iu the Egyptian war of ISS2, and received the Egyptian war medal and the | Khedive's star. From 19H2 tn 1 904, he was Director of Naval hitelligi •nee. In j <l9Ol. be became rear-admiral, and was appointed to the command of the second [cruiser squadron. Subsequently, he was in command of the Mediterranean l-i- 't., and from 1908 to 1910, he was com-mander-in-chief of the Atlantic licet. 11l 1911. be relinquished the command of the third and fourth divisions of the Home 1-N'et to become Second Sea Lord, and his appointment as First Sea Lord followed in 1912. As First Sea Lard. Prince George is responsible for tlie organi--uti'in of the navy for war. and for thedistribution of the lleet, and upon aP the questions of naval policy and maritime nurture if is his function to advice the Government. There tt'as at one time a considerable feeling iu the nav. at the iullucii'-e which Queen Victoria Has said to exert, to .-eciiro promotions for captains of the lioya) yicht and I ■el-mail princes; but Prince Louis of lb;ttenberg ha-; long aifo. by dint of bis stronir pcrsoe.aliland his'great as'ivity am! obvion-. ability, liv.'d ihat fee]•>>a dow>l. He one of t lie mast J ieg ligims that the navy contains, very I tali, witii a heavy pointed heard, and a couiiUiiance which expresses a deteriminaiion which is said to be almost :r- ---( resistible. l 1

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j J s.iit— Admiral Sir John Fisher. Whilst . J ".li'.cky" Filler was raking navftl or- - giinisation ashore in a manner wliicli at ' tiinea caused the greatest di.sjromlort to those who underwent it. lji;'rc happened lo be ill command o," 'the Ilomi' anil 'Channel Fleets for six long Years tin' man who broMgiht tln> British Navy to a state of tactical perfection such ns it Tisid not known since the days of Nelson —if then —Sir Arthur Knvvct Wilson. Those two great men, with their two great colleagues, Lord Charles Bercsford and Sir Percy Scott, have ■served their time. The navy has not their active help' to-day. Hut if the navy of 1914 differs from that of 1900, as much as a motor-car differs from a wheelbarrow—if the training of its officers- and men excels that of 14 years ago as much as the training of an engin- I eer excels that of a rock-choper—it is the work of these men that made it so, "Tilings in Auckland are exciting these days," said a New Plymouth gentleman who has just, returned from the northern city. Crowds are in the streets till a late hour at night devouring the i news at the newspaper offices and published in tlie special editions that are being readily sold. One newsboy made £ll profit on a few days' sales'. Germans are br-irg arrested on every 'hand and placed in Fort Chevalier fort. At the hotel at which the New Plymouth man was staying the — l: -.e rsirested the porter, who proved to be a German military officer. The German band was also placed where they will lie safe. The authorities are taking no risks. A Stratford district fanner arrived jin Stratford yesterday, accompanied by 'his son, whose services were offered in the New Zealand expeditionary force, and two fine draught horses to be presented to the Defence Department iu the same connection. 711 s patriotic generosity was appreciated, and the son and the horses were accepted. A fanner in the Toko district is sellie.T fifteen eows, the proceeds of the sale to be handed to the local patriotic fund.