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WV LORD=ZITORNNER. LURD TRENCH'S-TRIBUTE.

A: LAST TALK WITH LURÐ DERBY.

Rather unexpectedly, the Lords made it their first duty to-night, writes the Parliamentary Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian under date of Tuesday Night (June-20th), to pay full

INSPIRING MEMORIES.

MR. HUGHES' GOOD-BYE TO ANZAC TROOPS,

CAR HUNGRONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, JULY 29cm, 1916.

Mr. W. M. Hughes said farewell to the Australian Imperial Force in Europe, represented By many thousand Austra lian soldiers gathered in review order op Salisbury Plin.

NEARING THE CLIMAX.

JOFFRE, VERDUN, AND THE (GREAT STROKE.

[BF G... PEREIS.]

FRENCH FRONT LINE

* INGENUITY.

DECEIVING THE GERMAN.

and dignified bomage to Lord Kitchener's one of the inspising memories I om titanic struggle are well understood by laces on the British front, such as near

memory.

national needs."

We never tire of speaking of the bound. The Times special correspondent, writ less heroism and endurance of the Frenching from British Headquarters, says:-- soldiers on the hillsides around. Verdun. The French front in the region of the The peculiar nature and meaning of that Oise is & most welcome contrast to the flat country of Flanders. There are soldiers and somewhat less well by ob servants and steady minded civilians. It the Somme, where we hold the high ground which overlooks the enemy. But is the laat word in the war of usury.

For some time past there has been for for the most part it was the Germans who cires the line on which to stand-when most of the front, especially in the north, in the sintionary: warfare of the last year and a half, the enemy has held much the more advantageous positions.

At many places, however, the French drove him farther than he wished to go, and at such points the better ground is in the hands of the Allies.

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*I am going home (he said), and this is

taking back to our fellow countrymen. Euch of the speeches had its own little During my stay in Britain I have seen revelation to offer. Thus from Eord very nich of the Australien and very I have been Lansdowns.camy: the most emphaticscor tauch of the Britisher, roboration yet forthcoming from any delighted with the spirit of the British the enemy no possibility of total victory. they fell back from the Marne, and over | roborat dhe late War Minister's at-people countrymen from Castrella At the end of February there was, how

over, possbility of local sucecas tachment to the voluntary principle. my fellow-countrymen from Australia

His name will live in, history, abore welcomed with open arms.

1 has been privileged to address men which, if it had been gained quickly and all else, as that of the great soldierisho of the Australian Army in England and without exorbitant cast, would have re was able by his personal influence to son in France. One of the greatest privileges presented a considerabic oral, and per vert our modest Expeditionary Army of my life was the opportunity to speak haps might have violded a substantial into a great host, numbered not by tens to our brave comrades within a short dis material, advantage. Let us suppose, or by hundreds of thousands, but by imitance of our very ramparts, and to assure for instance, that, either by unhampered lions-the great host which is at this them that Australia thought much of regard for their exhausted reserves, or as

Recently 1 walked some miles in French moment fighting the battle of liberty and the. And I have felt overflowing with the result of an Allied offensive in the trenches where they run through woods good faith and upholding the honour of joy and pride as I have looked upon this West, the German lino were drawn back and over-reached with bracken. Wild the Empire in unnumbered battlefields parade of magnificent then to-day and from Flanders, Artois, the Aisne, and strawberries and lily of no valley grow * known that Australia is indeed sending Champagne, to the course of the Meuse along their edges, and in the dusk rabbits all over the world."

That was, indeed, a great triumph out the same type of men who immortali in Belgium and France. The enemy come down into them to the huge enter for the voluntary system, in which Lorded their kind on the field of Gallipoli would henelit greatly by the shortening tainment of the men. There looked You have in your hands not only the of the line he would then have to do down from an observation post, so well Kitchener was so firm a believer," added Lord Lansdowne, and which, as we honour of Australia, but our liberty also fend but would suffer a heavy blow in concealed that the Germans might search know, he abandoned with reluctance and in your hands, indeed, is the key of prestige. If, however, he could simul- the hillside with their guns for a month only when it became clear that it could Peace. You only are able to batter your taneously carry the Heights of the and never touch it, straight on to the not give us at that sufficed for the way through, those walls which have been Meuse, he could advertise that victory to German front-line trenches almost at my erected by the great Prussian military his own people as balancing the great feet. I watched a French 75," from a From Lord French, who spoke from the teapotism. I am sure you will do your retirement; and the economy of strength battery well behind me on the other side front cross-bench, and whose clear, only those great things we are trying to losses of the Verdua adventure. Some are was such that the shells fell almost duty bravely and joyfully, remembering in the latter would compensate for the of the hill, amuse itself by knocking the trenches into dust. The rapidity of the fluent, and firm delivery suggested a preserve,

high standard has been set you. No such calculation as this must have been like the ripple of a machine-gun, and the skilled and veteran orator rather than i norice making his first Parliamentary higher standard has ever been set for the in the minds of the German Staff, for accuracy was so excellent gun, and the speech, we had the tribute of a comrade soldiers of a country than your comrades only thus could their double need of men watched, only one shell scomed to fall as and disciple of "the great and glorious in Callipoli set you. I am sure you will and prestige has met only thus could the much as a couple of yards from the soldier." At the beginning of the war, work up to that standard of soldiering, problem of securing a show of victory actual trenc

Thero is, indeed, not the pears were now told, Lord French's and live up to it. You will realize in with a decline of actual force be solved. much room for cafeless shooting, for

PENEMY PLANS `FRUSTRATED. admiration for his friend's abilities your most trying hour what is your duty,

there are places where the French and Whatever its cxact terms, the whole cal- German lines are only 20 paces apart. prompted him to suggest that Lord Kit- and I feel sure I speak for all Australia chener rather than himself should be on-when I say we know we shall not look to culation has been frustrated by French

Not far away I saw a most ingenious de strategy, and French heroism, trusted with the chief command in you in vain.

Our Bochetrap (piège à boches); the na I am leaving you, to do your duty and temptation-an essential part of the Gerture of which must be left a mystery; France, and that I should accompany I mine: All of us have the one purpose man aim was to arrest the preparations but the essential element is a machine him as chief of the staff "surely as proud a testimonial as way ever offered We are determined that, come what may, for an overwhelming Allied offensive, ing gunes placed that though it has been we shall see this thing through to the order to relieve the pressure on Verdun, there for several weeks, in the course of by une officer to another.

bitter end. We shall never hesitate or Not for a moment has the clear vision which there bes hardly been a day when Lord Derby speaking of his friend

stop until we have seen our cause trium of the Generalissimu bean blinded by that it has not been used, the enemy has not , as we called him," mid: Ho Aphant on the field of victory, and this lure. The Allies have no need of false the smallest notion where it is, nor is he supposed to be hard, austere, stern, by Empire and civilization rid of a dreadful prestige drawn from any local success: the general public, I never knew a worse menace which has oppressed us for 40 it is the mark of the soundness and great invented it-strapping fellow from ever likely to find out. The officer who estinate of n man's character than that years.

Boss of their directorship that the whole Bordeaux, six good feet tall and every He was shy, more shy than people

of their stake is cast upon preparation inch a soldier takes great pleasure in imagined, and always diffident about

for a total and conclusive victory. Let his piege; as the Germans certainly do the Crown Prines have Verdun if ho can get it; but he must pay such a price as The German has shown himself in- will be the ruin of all further hopes. The genious enough in this war, but in the price up to date is at least 450,000 casual constant struggle of wits which goes on Ces and four months' wastage of material along the front line trenches he is no The French of every sort. The poor little town of match for the Frenchman. Verdun, lying in a hollow of encircling have reduced the displaying of posters hills, still flies the tricolour, und will, I conveying disconcerting news :00 the believe, fly it to the end of the war; for enemy to a fine art. Not very far away if the strong lines of Souvillo-Froide from the Boche-trap" mentioned, there Terre and. Tavannes-St. Michoi-Belleville is a piece of trench which, the French dis should be taken the hill forts on the south covered, the enemy occupied only in the side of the town will make its occupation night time, presumably because it was too impassible, and there are further heightings for the other half of the 24 hours exposed. Su the French took to occupy- southward for every inch of which a like-playing Box and Cox as it were, and price will have to be paid.

boing careful always to leave no trace of Nevertheless Englishmen watch this

their occupancy behind. The need of agony with a pecallar stricture of feel- AND|ing I will not say with shame, for indi-sing it has passed now; but while the on the position merely vidually they have always been ready and because the Germans never thought of it anxious to do their full share, but with except as part of their own line-had heavy impatience that the summons conspicuous usefulness. should be so long delayed. 1 think there is now no misundestanding on this score in France; and, indeed, when sullering French-fathers and mothers asked how long it would be before we moved, the answer was obvious: Ask Père Jofre ! For the British Armies in France are not self-directing; like the army groups of Foch, Potain, and D'Esperey, they are virtually under the orders of the Gen. eralissimo, whose plan of campaign they are carrying out.

Fimelf.

Tell your comrades how much I appre ciate their military appearance, their courage, and that look of resolution One little incident 1 should like to re-

which Lam proud to see throughout our call. It must have been about fifteen Australia Army.

The General Officer Commanding, months ago that I saw him in his room at the War Office, and be then said, "I Bouthern Command, told the men how wish you could tell me what I am doing glad the British Staff was to welcome so When I expressed my surprise, many brave men from Australia, and how tuwrong.

added, I. feel that there is some-it would follow their career in the glori thing more ought to do for the country, ous footsteps of their predecessors. I am doing all I can, and yet I feel thatThe men marched past, and then the Prime Minister and men paid their Shal I am still leaving much undone."

When I look back pun my friendship salute to the Australian dag, which had with Lord Kitchener, curiously enough been unfurled alongside the Union Jack. kwo days come back best to my momory. Those were two days in the last week of his life. Less than a week before he d'ed I had been dining with him alode, and. after dinner, he talked not of the war but of all these matters which inter ested him so much in what I may call his private life about Broome, the place: that he was so devoted to, of his china. of his life after the war, and of his trip to Russia, which he was looking for ward to with the keenness of a schoolboy going for a holiday. That is a talk shall never forget.

BERNARD SHAW ON SHARE

AND SHARE ALIKE. DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH

») CHRISTIANITY.

Mr. George Bernard Shaw is more than usually aggressive and outspoken in his preface, running to over 100 pages, to androcles and the Lion in his latest And then three days later came that published volume. It is entitled The meeting with the members of the House Frospect of Christianity." Asserting of Commons which, I think, I was the that we must reduce the ethical counsels unly member of your Lordships House and proposals of Jesus to modern prac privileged to be present at. I was pre- tice if they are to be of any use to us, sant when the suggestion was first made Mr. Shaw goes on to declare:

In short, Christianity, good or had, to him that ho should meet the members: of the House. Thore was no hesitation right of wrong, must perforce be left out

not

game went

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Horgheng, 6th Sunday after. Trinity, 30th July, 1916. Holy Commuelon (66) Maline (li am, Responses, Ferial Venite, Hindle: Fasime; of the, 30th morning; Te Deum, Lawer, Cooke ymar 173 and 203 Evansons (5.45_p.m and Hopkins Jubilate Hayes (6th morning; Response, Ferial; Print, Pattisbill, Battin

watover as to what his answer would be of the question in human affairs until it And now that we are manifestly nga 1 Toris and Humiş krajnj-Mörnißout Baczby

burke discussion.”

The moment it was proposed he at once is made practically applicable to them by

dovices. sid, "Of course." But he made the con- complicated political dition that he should not meet the mem- Personat righteousness, and the view that ers of Parliament until his salary had you cannot make people moral by Act of a discussed. Because," he said. 1 Parliament, is the favourito defensive am not going to be told I attempt to resort of the people who, consciously or sub-consiously, are quite determined not I was present at that meeting, and I to have their property meddled with by candidly confess that although I hadnu Jesus or any other reformer. doubt in my own mind as to the great The need for a drastic redistribution of value of such a meeting, I did have scine income in all civilised countries is now doubt as to how far he, a non-Parla- as obvious and as generally admitted as montarian, would be able to deal with the need for sanitation." th questions which all of us who have Arguing that all our shares must be been expversant with election matters equal in the distribution of the national khow do & cortain extent how to cheal income, Shaw gives a characteristic illustrut that may be possible, the vital ela.

. But I need not have doubted. Itration might have known him better. That meet-

ing the climax, soldiers and negless civi Baas alike, in both lands, strain their (13th evening); Nung mitin, Bayen (61% gaze forward in the effort to read theng Anthem. "Come unto Him." fate of to-morrow, and ask each othed; Hymns 326 and 31. 8.8-Fala serven 1,7, 18 and 11 in unison, Pala how those other factors stand without 148, Verses 13,8 and 13 in raison; Palm 149, which the highest fortitudo is of no vail, verses and 6. G. P. in union, Fealm 180, how events will shape themselves, andver 1, 3 and 5 la unison...

BT. ANDREW'S CRUECH, Kowloon. 20th how large a measure of victory may be reasonably hoped for. Among those who July, 6th Sunday afte Teinity. Morning know least there are optimists and prasi Prayer, at 11. Respinses, Festal Vasile, mists; those who know most say nothing. Endle, 3th moning: Palma, Woodward, because the more difficult it becomes in Cotch and Woodward; Te Deum, ir. Jude modern conditions to maintain seorcer Jubilate, Hayes: Hycus, 187, 203 and 24 in military mouvements, the more in- Kyle Alannder. National Anthem. Evan portant is it to preserve, to the small ex- ing Prayer, at Responses Postal Pervy, Harrah, Tore, himbault and Hum ment of surprise, Never did so much Dimitts, Tonas Peregrinos: Hymas, 266, 200

pozvys; Magnifiest, 3rdavering: depend upon the general moral of ana and 276. Yeaper Hyun, A. National Antham.

in; and never did of it so fall upon Holy Commation at 11 ama the extremes and strain, to maintain their moral without the stimulus of either dramatic leadership er full and from in formation.

Br. PETRE'S CHURON, West Point. San- day, 30 July, Holy Commnation. 10.29 m, Sunday School 11... Morning Prayer and Earmin.Frescker, Rer. W.

Featherstripe.

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***Nothing therefore, is really in ques ing has been kept strictly secret. i am tion, or ever has been, but the differences

going for a moment to break the veil between class incomes. Already there is great democrate communities, under of sperors, but I think I can say without economie cquality between captains and ritation that when he left that room, economic equality between cahin boys, where he had been quesitoned by over 200 What is at issue still is whether there members of Parliament for a consider shall be economic equality between cap

MORAL OF THE MARINE,

The FEAK CausCH Service will be held Table time, he left behind him a feeling tains and cabin boys What would Jesus

We have no Buonaparto, nor even ala the above Church on Sunday evening with regard to himself amongst members bave said. Presumably he would have

All seats freo. Parliament which anybody in any said that if your only object is to produce Kaiser, to evoke and personify the gen 30th July, at 0.30. position might be proud to posECSS. a caption and a cabin boy for the purposeral faith. There are, working in ob Preacher-Rev. H. Copley Moyle.

of transferring you from Liverpool to oure villages, commanders who could THIS MOODBYE TO THE NATION. Little did we realise then that he was New York, or to maneuvre a fost and have given points to Napoleon's Mar- mally writing the last chapter of a busy carry powder from the magazine to the skale, and even to the great master him- fo. It is almost unbelievable to think gun. then you need give no more than self. But they never speak, are. never ad how.complete was his good-bye to the billing to the cabin bey for every pound vertised, and are little known beyond nation. He said good-bye then to the you give to the more expensively trained their own sectors of the field. And the nation through its representative. He captain. But if in addition to this you Sphinx is hardly more silent that Joseph said good-bye to his King, and the next desire to allow the two human souly Jacques Joffra. We are, therefore, driven day good-bye to his beloved Broome, and which are inacparable from the captal to judge from accomplished facts, and the day after that to Sir John Jellicoe and the cabin boy, and which alone dif they give a sufficient basis for judgment and the Grand Fleet Then came the fenentiate them from the denkey ongipe,The battle of the Marne overtops all his end. There was no question of a preto develop all their possibilities, thetorical records of warfare. It involved rentiment whatsoever. Fonly mention you may find the cabin boy costing rather the handling of masses larger than this because I feel that, like his great more than the captain, because cabin Napoleon ever led into battle-over military chief, Lord Roberts, it was boy's work does not do to much for the 9,000,000 men, pretty evenly divided. It really what he would have wished. Lord soul as captain's work. Consequently put an unprecedented strain on the morni | nary military glamour, Jofre compels Roberts died after visiting his beloved you will have to give him at least as Indian troops within the sound of the much as the captain unless you definitely guas. Lord Kitchener said good-bye to wish him to be lower orcature, in which the nation, and said good-bye to it at a caso the sooner you are hanged as an moranat when he left the whole machinery abortionist the better. That is the funda- of the great armies that he created in mental argument." running order, and when it only required the skilled engineers to keep going his

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of a nation brought up in the tradition of the offensive. It was a clean, complete victory, and the victory was abose all, the fruit of a supremely powerful strategy. Many remarkable minds co operated in the result: Foch, short, sharp, almost explosive, the Incarnation of energy ingarmer the scholarly Sar- rally Castelnau, carrying on the aristo |cratic military - stradition z with more brains than is common in that school;

bas reapod. These isles from time im- It was really as if Providence in its wisdom had given him the rest which he memorial have always paid a heavy toll would never liave given himself. My to the sea for our insular Recurity. But, Gallieni; our-own General French, and ford; with the memory of a grant naval speaking as a friend, I can my that the others, But before, during, and after sou never exacted aeavier toll than Marne Joffre proved himself no les battle fresh in our minds we must all rea when Lord Kitchener, confred in a Brimaster of his Generals than father of his His how rich a harvest of death the sentish man-of-war, passed to the Great Be men.

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Afterwards it was he pre-eminently who grasped the peculiar nature of the problem before the Allies; and, as ho in- exorably commanded the long, rapid re treat from Belgium to the Seing, grudg ingly permitting one General to turn back for a single day to win a battle, so he now commande inexorably the usuri- ous struggle at Verdun, while in secret bo ripens his woond and greater riposte

Even from those who would Hatter themselves un being proof against ordi- the tribute men must ever yield to a per- sonality who antive strength appears to mount to the tragic needs of the hour. He typifies the majestic spirit that has transformed Franco in these two years. A pian of the people, an experienced engineer and administrator, he is aboro all remarkable by the, solid quality of a temperament that yet holds depths of volcanic energy ready for the coldly- chosen moment. As he steps out of his car, or stands reviewing a regiment, you notice how high and well he carries his mussive weight. Amid a sea of pain-and difficulties, it is happy that we can rest all our faith in the ample bosom of Father Joffre-Daily Chronicle.

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