GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1919, Page 5

GREECE.

GREEKS OUTSIDE TCH? LIMIT. Press Association. Received July 3, 10.50 p.m. Paris, June 26. Constantinople reports that a Greek' battalion was ambushed and badly cut up and forced to retire by the Turks in the region of Bergana, which is outside the limits the Council of 'Four assigned to Greek occupation. Instructions from Paris have now been repeated, and the Porte officially informed that the Greek occupation is to be confined to the sanjaks of Smyrna, Kaza, and Aivali—Eeuter. NEW ZEALAND'S RESOURCES.

->U{. MASSEY'S ARTICLE. By Telegraph—Press Asbd.—Copyright. London, July 1. Continuing his article in the Financier and Bullionis.t, Mr. Massey states: New Zealand, like other countries, is suffering from a scarcity of dwelling houses owing to the arrest of construction during the war period, but earnest efforts will be made to meet the difficulty, and I am confident the Government, local bodies, and private individuals will co-operate actively in supplying the demand which evidently exists with common acuteness throughout the Allied countries. It necessarily must take some time, however, and will impose still a little more strain upon the patience of patriotic people before we can all return to an even gait or normal activity. It ig the policy of the New Zealand Government to provide citizens with, comfortable homes with an opportunity of making them their own. The prospects in New Zealand after the war are well founded on past results, and particularly so upon achievements within the Dominion during the war periodSince March, 1915, despite the depletion of labor for war, we have been able to produce for the Imperial Government about a hundred and twenty millions worth of wool, meat, and dairy produce. That is proof of the productive strength of the Dominion, and speaks \ olumes for the country's resources and the industry and energy of the settlers, who have been handicapped by the absence of the great body of men who responded to the Empire's call

Tie policy of the Government throughout the long course and strain of war was to do our full share in pressing the good cause to a successful issue and still keep the country prosperous. Now the war has come to an end, we ,can look back and see that we have been successful in both. Our losses, unfortunately, were heavy, but our consolation is that the boys who made the supreme sacrifice have given their lives in the great cause,., they have put an immortal 6eal upon our freedom, they heard the sunset gum. too soon, but have left for us a:.d othersa long day of peace. What of the future? New Zealand, like all Allied countries, has its problems of peace, as it had its problems of war, but in freedom from world strife we should surely achieve as full a measure of success as we gained in the more difficult and dreadful circumstances of war a full measure of triumph. There is within the Dominion great scope for progressive effort, and large areas await settlement. It may not be as good land as that already settled, but it is useful land, capable of profitable development by men with grit and eagerness to establish comfortable homes. There is an opportunity for tens of thousands who are prepared .to work for success. The demands of wax have retarded preparation for extensive settlement, owing to the absence of surveyors and assistants on active service, but shortly we shall be able to resume operations at .the promising point at which they were broken off towards the end of 1914. Our intention is to carry on vigorously our policy aa regards land settlement and development of the Dominion's resources. Such a policy is absolutely essential if ; New Zealand is to carry without serious inconvenience the heavy burden resulting from the war. Industrious people need have no fear of not doing well in New -Zealand. Work means success; I have never known properly directed energy to fail. I welcome the Imperial Government's scheme for emigration to the Dominions, but our own soldiers must <ome first; they have gtft&aaafe