HAWERA.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 3

HAWERA.

V * THE WAR LOAN. APPEAL BY CLERGY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hawera, Aug. 20. A novel method of bringing before the people of New Zealand the importance of subscribing to the new war loan has been employed by the Finance Minister. He sent a circular letter to all ministers of religion, and on Sunday last his letter was the topic for the sermon in the majority of the churches. The Finance Minister emphasised the importance of all classes lending to the Government to the best of their ability. The Rev. C. H. Grant Cowan, in supporting the appeal in the course of his sermon at St. Mary's, Hawera. on Sunday morning, said that even children could assist. He suggested that there were many children whose savings totalled 13s. These could be invested in a war certificate. He stated that in England quite a lareg amount had been given by school children towards national war loans. So important did he regard the necessity of providing the means of supplying food, clothing, and equipment for our men at the seat of war, that the Finance Minister would, in his opinion, have been justified in asking people to lend without interest. iNow that interest was to he given, people should not regard the loan as an investment from which money could be made. They should give freely, with the higher and nobler objetc of helping the country in its need. Mr. Grant Cowan characterised those who made profits out of the war and refused to contribute towards meeting the expenditure as utterly contemptible.

GENERAL. Rifleman Fred Epping spent the weekend in Hawera. He left the Dominion with the' New Zealand Rifle BrigK.de 'when he was only 10 years of age. He returned some months ago, much weakened in health, hut as the result of several weeks' treatment at Cambridge Sanatorium he has much improved, and has put on two stone in weight. He is returning to Cambridge for further treatment. The Taranaki members of the 30th Reinforcements returned to Featherston by to-day's mail train after spending their final leave at their homes. In a football match on Saturday afternoon, Hawera suffered defeat at the hands of Manaia by 13 points to 11. The game was willing, and was well contested.

The sum of £57 7s Gd was taken at the street patriotic stalls on Saturday afternoon, the proceeds going to the Salvation Army 'War Fund.