Reminder of sorrow

SIR - I notice that the Mayor has proclaimed an hour's holiday for the procession on Anzac Day. To the writer, as a soldier's sister, as to hundreds of others who had brothers in the Main Body - a great number of whom are sleeping in their lonely graves on the barren ridges of the Gallipoli Peninsula - the 25th of April will come as reminder of sorrow, but a thrill of pride will combat with sorrow in the thought of that memorable day which gave New Zealand the first and best military advertisement, over 80 per cent of the New Zealand ``Anzacs'' having been native-born Territorials. If Dunedin cannot give a full day as a holy day to all and sundry in recognition of the greatest military adventure of the times and in honour of those dear returned ``Anzacs'', as well as of the dead heroes whose graves we shall never see, the circumstance is of evil omen. Even the schools only get two hours off. - I am, etc., A Soldier's Sister.

THE Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company has made arrangements for the despatch of papers by motor car to the news agents in the various districts to which trains have ceased to run on certain days in the week, and where the early morning trains have been cut out. These motor services have been specially inaugurated and will run to the following districts:- From Dunedin to Ravensbourne, Burkes, Sawyers Bay, and Carey's Bay at 5 a.m. From Palmerston to Waipiata, and thence on to Clyde, taking in the various Otago Central townships en route, on arrival of the express at Palmerston; from Milton to Waitahuna, Lawrence, and Beaumont, on arrival of the south express at Palmerston; from Milton to Waitahuna, Lawrence, and Beaumont; on arrival of the south express at Milton; from Balclutha to Owaka and Catlins River, via Waitapeka, Kakapuaka, and Romahapa, on arrival of the south express at Balclutha; from Waipahi to Tapanui, Heriot, Kelso, etc. on the arrival of the south express at Waipahi; from Riversdale to Waikaia and Switzers.

Arrangements are now in progress whereby the Daily Times will be sent from Studholme Junction to Waimate on the arrival of the north express at Studholme. It is hoped, also, that in other districts provision will be made so that subscribers to the Daily Times will get their papers regularly each day.

LONDON (April 21): Last night five German destroyers attempted a raid on Dover. They fired a number of rounds into ploughed fields a few miles from Dover, and then steered in the direction of some of our shipping, possibly with the intention of attacking it. They were met by two patrol vessels which in five minutes sank at least two and possibly three of them. The remainder fled, escaping in the darkness. The British patrols suffered no material damage, and the casualties were exceedingly slight in comparison with the results obtained. It was a very fine example of destroyer work. We saved 10 German officers and 108 men from the sunken vessels.

The Westport News says:- From coal miner to brigadier-general! Charlie Brown, who formerly worked in the Westport Coal Company's mines at Denniston, later developed his military genius in various grades of military services, and took part in the campaign at Gallipoli and in France, is now a brigadier-general. This is a striking illustration of the democracy of the British army. - ODT, 23.4.1917.