THE BAN ON "TIPPERARY."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 234, 12 March 1915, Page 6

THE BAN ON "TIPPERARY."

."'.ccerdin:' to an Am -ricaa correspondent, it 7iow appears (foul the recrnt, nidi r given by (Y.inuiandor Kvans barring Ik" singing of "Tipornry" by the boys of an American naval (rainier school was Iregght about hr a. condonation of c!r-

oumstiinco •.. Mov'.ng pictures showing ;h" !!■ ti -•(. war news were among (he week;.- al.irecthms provided in Urn •a-heel a:iditorin::i. ami it was noticed by oVars hmdlv elieer.'d, while mi'lures of

■-......,., ; rm .,,,, v ,,,„. ~. ; V( ,.] „. i|h ..]. m f eimrdete sih-e-e. This led to an o-iler to make the applau-e eiiuul between (lie Henna?) picfures and thofc of (he !->gli-h and Trend).

The order was not observed i.o (In l Satisfaction <if (lie iXCfiH'i.'c cllicer. however, cm! tin- next order v;:is to the olTect that i'.o applause would ln> allowed until jl.e ~-,,] „f (!,,. ,•(,,,]_ Forbidden to antd.iud when tk:- nieturcs of tl<c Allies v ere (hrev-n on J h» screen, ilio bovs took to singing "Tinprary."' anil then oaive an order for Hie maintenance of '■Ol!!!.!('<<■ si'ol-l'" dllrillj? ij'll' ■ X'libitio'H. V!,,. -pints of tin- boys nevertheless refused to 1m- repressed, and as their par-tis«r:vlii-i h;eamo mere and more marked it waii deemed wise to ston altogether fiio Hinging of "Tipperary.'' Although outward demonstrations have boon forbidden, there is no mistaking the fact that tlio sympathies of the 2000 boys in ill" naval training school are overwhelmingly on the side of tlio Allies.