Anniversary of war’s beginning

Six years ago today the peace of Europe was broken by the aggressive action of Germany and the people of the Dominion were called upon to play their part in the Great War which ensued. The experiences of the war period have proved so poignant and

the consequences so grievous that it is wellknown impossible to recall the sensations which the terrible tidings excited in the hearts of the people of New Zealand, the response so splendidly made and the sacrifice so ungrudgingly given. On the sixth anniversary of the breaking of the peace it may be profitable to allow the memory to travel back to August 4th, 1914 and to reflect what might have been had the Allies not proven victorious in the titanic struggle. A sense of benefits enjoyed and blessings received during the past six years.