WAR NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 81, 31 August 1914, Page 7

WAR NOTES.

HOW THE WAR MAY AKFECT THE DAIRYMAN.

AX INTERESTING RKVIKW.

DuJii? the course 0 f fafa address belor U tU, llm , ,j u Qi st j M h I, «t »L ,? laUd Association >1 , am ' ltoll '«*»«/• Mr Wesley •-J>UJ«. .u:i..rman of directors, sand-- . J suppose the first thought, in cverv "»™l just now i s of tho cr 8S XI aoes our Connected w Mn te pride m the country to which vl tojalty to the Empire of which our country „ a part. For once at least nofV,; ? ..* r n amon B us who does not think that our nation is in „he clear path of duty in Mm itjJ treaty obligation and opposing ita force agams* aggression and oppression. Nobody can say what the final cost may : be, but we are all glad that ,i nC e the sword has to be drawn, it has been primarily for the relief of others, and with the most unquestioned and) unquestionable right on our aide. It is true that tlhe over-ibearim?, dominecrtng spirit of One military classes of Germany was sure, sooner or later to compel Britain to arm in her own' defence, and siinc/s that was !to be it i» surely well for us that tin quarrel should have Ibcen of German seekino, and- forced at a time in a manner most opportune for our Empire. All sane men must deplore the occasion for war, but if it must come, it as good to find I our people throughout the British Empire a single unit in self-sacrificing, patriotic determination to resist to the utmost. Tins, I am sure, is the spirit of thw assembly. There is no jingoism about that spirit, nor is there any hatred or even dtelike for the people of the nation now opposed to us. Germans are 'blood relations of the Britishers, and wiicn the class of mischiefworking fire-eaters who have forced peace-loving Germans into this wicked war, have lost control of the nations a Hairs, we shall want to'renew the friendship which must for a time be sadly strained. For the present we are looking for such signal defeat of our enemies as is necessary, and tlhe speediest termination of the existence of the hell which Germany has raised that is possible. The next thought is, how will the war affect us, and what is our practical duty as a body of dairy folK; 1 am not called upon to say a word to you about the peTsonal defence of our J country. No one responds More read- ! ily to that call than do the freemen on the land. Subject to that our duty is clearly to go on producing to the'utmost limits. Our country end the ■ world will want food, and the labor of I the millions that are being called from the farm to the battlefield, will be required to be made up in just such places as New Zealand where the strife is J not so immediately present. It is gen-1 erally understood that foodstuffs will be at ti premium in the markets of the I .world this season, and the promise is} that the dairy fanner will work for bigger prices and 'better returns. Lon- | don private advices this week quote I butter at 130s to 140s, with good prospects. Dislocation of shipping and extra cost of freight and insurances, and other risks will offset these better prices, but finally with seas cleared of hostile war vessels, and trade routm open a* now appear likely, the prospects are of -a good paying season for your business.

jiIFUO CLUBS' HKSERVE. A StCGKSTIOX BY CEJSKKAL CODLEY. .Speaking to the Wellington lillemcn at tin- conclusion of a 'parade last Thursday, General Godley said that iio waa t.t.v glad indeed to' have tlu- opporUmuy of inspecting the newly formed company, representing all the Wellington Kitie Clubs that night. Those of them—and he was very pleased to find: thai night that there were many—who had volunteer service, knew the necessity for organisation, and the necessity for drill. It was possible that some of the Rifle Club men who had gone in purely and only for shooting might not altogether (have recognised the necessity for it, but he was qaiie sure the organisation they were now in would convince any doubters—he did not think there were anv remaining— of the necessity for : t. 'The drill he 'had seen them do was very good, considering the short time they diad been- at it. He was quite certain that if the company vva3 going on in the way it had been, not only would its shooting be a valuable asset to AVclJington, should ever that be required, 'hut more than that the company would have an organisation and a training which would enalble it to get to tne plane where it was wanted to shoot, and in a manner that would bring out the. best possibilities and capabilities oikl allow them to make the utmost of their shooting. "Well, 1 think," continued the General, "'that it is a very encouraging feature of the present crisis, and a Terr Sue example of the soldierly spint that prevails in the men of the country, when we can get 250 men such as I nee before mo now, to come and do the work as I have seen you do. 1 think the citizens of Wellington have every reason to he proud of it, and I am ([iiite sure that you yourselves may feel a great satisfaction in having qualified yourselves so well." lie understood that there were forming a aili oomjKiny to their city regiment, and OUi (Wellington) regiment, of which, he was glad to say, for the first time in New Zealand 'history, the greater part had been a.ble, as a regiment, to go across the sea on an expedition. He wa-? very glad indeed to be able t •end the bulk of it as a regiment. In the organisation of the Expeditionary Force which was following, they would find thai every territorial regiment in the New Zealand Army was represented by a company of" lie; strength of their rifle corps. lie thought all the regiments of the New Zealand Citizen Army would Ik; very luckly if they were able to get — ami he hoped that," the. example act that night, would get them—as fine a reserve company a.» was then on para dp. lie thouirhi' I hat it was an ideal to strive for. and he would have great pleasure in recommending it to the Minister of IVlcriie. and so try and get a system cotabli-'icil whole they .should have oo" oil' iv-crve company l">' cverv Territorial ivi/inu-iii. composed on tie l liii"sol the ..i.inpany before him.