Abergavenny Chronicle

TRAVELLING IN JAPAN. I In cold weather Japanese travellers by rail carry rugs, for the cnrria-ges are heated merely by long steel cylinders filled with hot water. Spreading his rug out on the seat-a Japanese never sits on anything not perfectly clean—the passenger shakes off his 1 wooden clogs, and curls his feet beneath him. At every railway station in Japan there arc vendors of the little mandarin oranges. Many passengers*. buy a dozen or more, and eat them in a short time, throw- ing the skins about the floor. Boys pass along with tea in tiny earthen pots, with a cup over the top. The teapot is left behind when the passenger quits the carriage.

A Sre at the grain stores of Messrs, Watney, Combe, Rei d, and Co. (Ltd.), brewers, St George's Wharf, Grosvenor. road, Pimlico, resulted in extensive damage to one-third of the premises. I Nottingham City Council referred to a committee an application on behalf of em- ployees for an increase of war bonus which, if gramted, would, it was stated, entail an additional annual expenditure of over £ 82,000.

0- BREACH BETWEEN KERENSKY AND KORNILOFF. i TROOPS MOVING ON PETROGRAD. A new crisis has arisen in Russia, a breach having occurred between M. Kerensky, the Prime Minister, and General Korniloff, the Commander-in-Chief. General Korniloff demanded that M. Kerensky should hand over to him the powers of government. The Premier's reply was to dismiss Korniloff from his post as Commander-in-Chief, and to appoint General Klembovsky as his successor. Martial law has been proclaimed in Petrograd. According to a manifesto published by the Executive Committees of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates and the Peasants' Dele- gates, General Korniloff has moved troops towards Petrograd. I KORNILOFF'S DEMANDS. I The following proclamation was issued at Petrograd on Monday. It is addressed to "all persons in authority, all commissaries, military and public organisations, for the immediate information of the army and public" Comrades: The late Commander-in-Chief, General Korniloff, has betrayed his Father- land and the revolution. The day before yesterday, on September 8, through Mr. Lvoff, a member of the Duma, he presented a demand for the dissolution of the Provisional Government, and for a hand- ing-over to him of all powers, in order that he might constitute a new Government at his own discretion. He made this demand personally by telephone to Minister Keren- skv. The Chief of Staff, General Lukomsky, has also proved to be a traitor. General Lukomsky has refused to carry out an order of the Provisional Government to undertake the command of the armies in view of the dismissal of General Korniloff, indicating to the Provisional Government the possibility of civil war on the front, the opening-up of the front to the Germans, and the conclusion of a separate peace. The Provisional Government, in full agreement with the Central Executive Com- mittee of Workmen's and Soldiers' Dele- gates, is taking measures for the crushing of the counter-revolutionary plot instituted by traitors to their Fatherland. General Korniloff is dismissed, and will be punished for treachery. Minister of War Kerensky has ordered that the Commander- in-Chief Korniloff surrender his function as Commander-in-Chief to General Klem- bovsky, who will provisionally assume the office, remaining at Pskov. Against the attempts of General Korniloff to direct individual military detachments to Petrograd the most decisive measures have been taken. The Central Executive Committee suggests to all army corps, divisional, regimental, company, and ship committees, that they should not obey a single order issued by Generals Korniloff and Lukomsky. All army organisations should show to the Provisional Government and the Central Executive Committee the most decisive co- operation and support in their struggle against counter-revolution. The (conspiracy?) has no deep roots amongst the commanding force of the army. It is necessary to pre- serve full calm and firmness and to use every exertion in the struggle with the external enemy. All events and measures taken by army organisations (should be?) brought to the attention of the Central Executive Com- mittee of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Dele- gates. I KERENSKY'S CALL TO THE NATION. M. Kerensky also issued the following proclamation: On September 8 General Korniloff sent to me a member of the Duma, Vladimir Niko- Lavevitch Lvoff, with the demand that the Provisional Government hand over to General Korniloff all the civil and military powers, in order that he might, using his own judgment, form a new Government for the administration of the country. The genuineness of the authorisation with which the member of the Duma, Lvoff, waa invested to make such an otTer, was later confirmed by General Korniloff in a conver- sation with me direct by telephone. Con- sidering the presentation of this demand, ad- dressed through me to the Provisional Go- vernment, as a desire on the part of certain circles of Russian society to profit by the grave condition of the country and to estab- lish an order contrary to the conquests of the Revolution, the Provisional Government has deemed it necessary for the safety of the Fatherland, freedom and Republican order to empower me to take immediate and decisive measures to out short at the root all attempts to encroach on the supreme power in the country and on the rights of citizens won by the Revolution. All necessary measures to safeguard freedom and order in the country are being taken, and of these the people will be informed at the proper time. At the same time I order: — 1. General Korniloff to surrender his functions as Commander-in-Chief to General Klembovsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the army of the Northern front barring the way to Petrograd. I order General Klembovsky provisionally to take command of the func- tions of the Commander-in-Chief, and to re- main at Pskov. 2. The city of Petrograd and the Petro- grad district to be declared as in. a state of war. I also bring into operation .a schedule of rules governing military areas. I call upon all citizens to remain absolutely calm and to maintain order, necessary for the pre- servation of the Fatherland. I call upon all members of the army and .1 @ fulfil their fleet to rigorously and calmly > fulfil their duties in defending their Fatherland from the external foe. A. KERENSKY (Prime Minister). I

SMALL SHOPKEEPERS DEFENDED. I At Old-street Police Court, Mr. Clarke Hall made some very strong remarks on profiteering by wholesale beau merchants. A widow named Mary E. Greggs, shopkeeper, Globe-road, Bethnal Green, was prosecuted for selling haricot beans and large white butter beans at Is. 2d. a pound—6d. above the stipulated price. She pleaded guilty. but produced an Itt- voice showing that she purchased thts beans &t, approximately, Is. a pound in May. atapproxi* ma toil f;ll: This woman is not r. C-lar k e making an unfair profit on that, although she has infringed the order. The magistrate Expressed regret that he was obliged to fine defendant. He would make the penalty as light as possible—19s. on one summons and 21s. on the other. In another case Mr. Clarke Hall said wholesalers seemed to be the people to prosecute.

DEFRAUDED WIDOW OF £ 11,300. At the Old Bailey, Thomas William Dye, aged sixty, a clerk, was sentenced to twenty months' hard labour for misappropriating trust funds amounting to £ 11,300. Sir A. Bodkin, for the prosecution, said that a Mr. Canning, a close friend of Dye's, directed him to realise all his property after his death and pay the proceedings to his widow. Dye purchased stocks and shares for Mrs. Canning in his own name, and, joining a Mr. Dixon in a woollen manu- facturer's business in 1911, subscribed capital by obtaining money on the securities from a bank. The firm became financially embarrassed, and Dye confessed to Mrs. Canning that her property was gone.

Mr. William Henry Cousins, C.B., eighty- three, formerly Secretary of Inland Revenue, has died at Long Ditton, Surrey. Trout anglers at Blagdon Lake, Somerset, have taken three fish of 5-,Llb., 51b. 2oz., and Lllii., and four from 41b. to 41b. 14oz. Officers of the Ellerman Line interned at the Magneisa Camp, Turkey, report that all the British seafarers there are m good health and spirits.

STORIES OF HEROISM AND SELF- SACRIFICE. Nine new V.C.'s have been announced in a supplement to the Gazette." No fewer than five-one of whom was a doctor-gave up their lives. Following is the official list: Tem. Capt. Harold Ackroyd, M.C., M.D., late R.A.M.C. (attd. R. Berks. R.). During recent operations Capt. Ackroyd displayed the greatest gallantry and devo- tion to duty. Utterly regardless of danger, he worked continuously for many hours up and down and in front of the line tending the wounded and saving the lives of officers and men. In doing so he had to move across the open under heavy machine-gun, rifle, and shell fire. He carried a wounded officer to a place of safety under very heavy fire. He has since been killed in 'action. Capt. (Tem. Lt.-Col.) Bertram Best- Dunkley, late Lan. Fus. The leading waves of his battalion, during an attack became disorganised by reason of rifle and machine-gun fire at close range from positions which were be- lieved to be in our hands, and Lt.-Col. Best-Dunkley dashed forward, rallied 1116 leading waves, and personallv led them to the assault of these positions, which, de- spite heavy losses, were carried. He con- tinued to lead his battalion until all their objectives had been gained. This gallant officer has since died of wounds. GUN TURNED ON ENEMY. 2nd Lt. (acting Capt.) Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Ferguseon, late North'n R. He found himself with a sergeant and five men only, but carried out the attack and succeeded in captuxing the enemy trench and disposing of the garrison. His party was then threatened by a heavy counter-attack from the left front, but this attack he successfully resisted. During this operation, assisted by his orderly only, he attacked and captured an enemy machine-gun, and turned it on the assailants, many of whom were killed and a large number were driven into the hands of an adjoining British unit. He was killed by a sniper. No. 939 Sgt. Robert Bye, Welsh Guards (Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan). Seeing that the leading waves were being troubled by two enemy block-houses, he, on his own initiative, rushed at one of them and put the garrison out of action. CAPTURED MACHINE GUN. No. 11795 Cpl. Leslie Wilton Andrew, Infy. Bn., N.Z. Force. Killed machine-gun crews. No. 31161 Cpl. J. Llewellyn Dalies, late It. Welsh Fus. (Nantymocl, CHam.). During an attack on the enemy's line he pushed through our own barrage, and, single handed, attacked a machine-gun emplacement after several men had been killed in attempting to take it. He bayoneted one of the machine-gun crew and brought in another man, together with the captured gun. He has since died of wounds. KILLED SNIPERS. No. 17114 Pte. Thomas Barratt, late S. Staffs. R. (Tipton). As scout to a patrol he worked his way towards the enemy line in spite of con- tinuous fire from hostile 'snipers at close range. These snipers he stalked and killed. Later his patrol was similarly held up, and again he disposed of the snipers. After safely regaining our lines he was killed by a shell. No. 265679 Pte. George Mcintosh, Gord. Highrs. (Buckie, Banffshire). No. 15067 Pte. Thomas Witham, C. Gds. (Burnley) An enemy machine-gun was seen to be enfilading the battalion on the right, and P,te. Witham, on his own initiative, immediately worked his way from shell- hole to shell-hole through our own bar- rage, rushed the machine-gun, and, although under a very heavy fire, captured it, together with an officer and two other ranks.

SIR E. CARSON ON PEACE. Sir Edward Carson, in a letter to a corre- spondent, says If this war is to put an end to all war- 116 is the earnest desire of every sane man in every democratic country in the world—if, in the Prime Minister's phrase, there is to. be 'no next time,' it must be waged until Ger- man military power has been sufficiently crushed to make fresh aggression by her im- possible for a long time to come, and until it is no longer possible for the German people themselves to be deluded by the legend of their invincibility in arms. When this has been achieved it may be possible for a league of nations to be estab- lished with some reasonable hope of being able to safeguard a peace thua set on a durable foundation. Our course is obvioue," adds Sir Edward. We must carry on until such a victory is gained as will remove all practical danger of war for the future."

RELICS OF ZEPPELIN RAID. At Saxmundham Police Court Harry Whatling, jun., Holly Tree Farm, Theber- ton, was charged with having failed to réor port to the military or police authority a bag containing various articles dropped from a Zeppelin which was brought down in flames on June 17 last. Defendant was fined .£2. The defendant admitted that on August 13 there were found in his father's field a bag eontaining an electric hiudamp, a phial of whisky, a cigarette oase, a table-kniie, and some papers. Defendant declared that ha had not known they were German pro- perty.

NEIGHBOURS' TRAGIC DEATHS. Two railway workers—one a woman—who live within a few doors of one another in Ilford, have met their deaths under tragic wircumstancee. In tho one case a widow named Carr, aged thirty-seven, a police- woman employed hy the Great Eastern Rail- way Company at Canning Town Station, was found dead with her head in a gas oven. The other case was that of John Oliver, a platel-ayer on the Great Eastern Railway, who was killed whilst at work between Ilford and Seven Kings stations.

REBEL LEADER'S BROTHER. At Dublin Police Court, Josepti At Dublin Police Court, Josepli McDonagh, brother of the late Thomas McDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Irish Rebellion, was charged with having made speeches likely to cause dis- affection. In the course of a speech," the accused said that Ireland had no enemy but England. Germany was certain to win the war as England was already beaten to the ropes. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment without hard labour.

NEW ADMIRALTY SECRETARY. Sir Oswyn Murray has been appointed Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty, in succession to Sir W. Graham Greene, who has become Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions. Mr. Charles Walker succeeds Sir Oswyn Murray as Assistant Secretary. Sir Oswyn Murray has been acting as Secretary since Sir Graham Greene went to the Munitions Ministry.

Private David Westacott, Gloucestershire Regiment, the Welsh international Rugby football forward, has been killed in action. Mr. Stanley Anger, thirty-seven, a farmer, riding in his side-car, has been killed,, in a collision with a motor-omnibus at Chatham. Porto Rico's sugar crop is 502,398 tons, the largest output in the history of the island. Practically all haa been ehipped to the United States.

I TROUBLE AT AEROPLANE WORKS. I At West London Police-court, on Monday, Alexander F. J. Paradine, a moulder in a munition works, was summoned for assault by Ernest Copsey, an examiner of aeroplane part.s. It was stated on behalf of the com- plainant that the summons was brought in the public interest. For a considerable time, it was added, there had been trouble between the examiners and moulders. The latter were paid a bonus for castings above a certain number, and on occasions attempts bad been made to intimidate the examiners —they were even offered bribes-to pass mouldings that were faulty. Copsey's case was that after he had rejected some of Para- dine's castings the latter squirted water on him and struck him in the face. A fine of I 10s. was imposed, and the deiendant was I bound over to keep the peace for twelve months.

DESCENDANT OF NELSON. I Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson Dudding, a descendant of Nelson, has died at his residence, Ashley Mead, St. Albans. He took part in the suppression of the Nicobar pirates, and also in the stopping of the East African slave trade. He commanded the naval forces which took part in the operations against Osman Digna, and received the Medjieh and Khedive bronze star. He was present at the capture of Manila by Admiral Dewey. ELe retired in 1901.

£ 50 PETROL FINE. I At Southampton Police-court on Mon- day, Frederick John Matthews, a Win- chester tradesman, was fined C50 and costs for supplying petrol to a chauffeur who was an unlicensed person and for failing to record the transaction on the licence. The defendant pleaded that he thought that the petrol was for the chauffeur's em- f)loyer, but the chairman said it was abso- lutely ne??ssary that the regulation should he strictly conformed to.

TOBACCONISTS WARNED. I The Board of Trade calls the attention of all tobacconists to the fact that under Tobacco Restrictions Order (No. 3), dated August 13, 1917, it is necessary that the official schedule of retail tobacco prices should be displayed in a conspicuous posi- tion in the shop, bar, store or plaoe wnere tobacco is sold. Failure to comply with this Order is a summary offence under the Defence of the Realm Regulations.

I STARVED TO DEATH. I A White Paper issued on Monday states I that in 1916 coroner's juries found that forty-one persons were "Starved to death," nine being in London and thirty-two in the provinces. In the previous year the cases numbered forty. In four cases in which the deceased were children, proceedings were taken against the parents, and in three of these cases the parents were convicted end sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment.

I BLAZE AT MUNIIION WORKS. I Several thousand pounds' worth of dam- age was done at Norwich at the Compon- ents, Limited, Munition Works, which were completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Monday morning. No lives were lost, although hundreds were at work at the time, including 150 women and girls.

DISCHARGED MAN'S SAD END. WiJliam Taylor, of Doe Lea, Chesterfield, I discharged from the Army through wounds received in France, resumed his emjjloj- ment on Monday at Glapwell Colliery. While removing an old girder nine tons cf roof fell, completely burying him and severely injuring Gèorge'" Crowdcr. When extricated Taylor was dead. ♦

SILVER BADGE FOR SEAMEN. I Silver war badges are to"be distributed to officers and seamen of merchant ships who, by reason of wounds received through enemy action, or by reason of illness attributable to war service, are compelled to give up their employment in the Mercantile Marine

DRUNK AT SEA. I James Richardson, captain of a steamship was fined £50 and sent to prison for three months at Plymouth Police-court on Mon- day for being in a state of drunkenness or the 7th inst., whereby the navigation ol vessels was impeded on the high ficas.

Damage to the extent of several thousr.nd pounds was caused by a firo at a munition works at a North-East Coast town. Tho main building was almost completely burr,t out and the roof collapsed, doing eerioun damage to the machinery. Wounded soldiers assist in ringing tho bells at Weybridge (Surrey) Parish Church., from the belfry of which six men have joined the colours. Two lady ringers have been elected. Some trucks of a goods train were derailed at the New Maiden level crossing on the Kingston-Waterloo section of the London and South-Western Railway, causing con- siderable delay to passengers. A breakdown gang removed the obstruction early in the; afternoon.

IN THE POULTRY YARD. B2 COCKCROW. EGGS IN WINTER. Eggs at the present time are fetching aer much as four shillings a dozen. Seldom has this price been obtained during the months of summer. But even this is not such an exorbitant price as eo many people think. When a commodity reaches above a certain level the producers rxe generally hailed as Erofiteers. Those people who keep fowls know that the ccst of keeping the fowl? has risen so eriorinously that it is not an exorbi- tant price to ask fourpence for a new-laid egg. With these prices ruling during the month of summer, there is no telling what will be the price during the winter months- Poultry-keepers should keep birds for laying: during these months, and for those who have this intention our notes this week will prob- ably prove of some use. September ie not too early to lend thought to this matter.) Always look ahead. Let that be your motto, and you are. almost sure to meet with success. It is not a bit too soon to begin getting your pullets into their winter quarters. Be sure that these Quarters are THE Wintee Qetaktkrs. everything they should be, for otherwise you cannot hope to meet with success during the worst months of the year. A good combination roosting place and scratching shed is much better for the birds than an outside run during the cold weather. The outside run, however, must not be done away with, for this will be very useful during the interludes of fine weather. You must, nevertheless, bo prepared to keep your layers under cover for several months at a stretch. I Several important features about tlrtj I houses must be given the most careful con- sideration when you are I Threb I Impo&tant FEATURES. thinking about the birds winter quarters. Three ofl the most important arei floor, space, and light. Ott an average vou should allow six square feeti for each bird. Thus, should your house measure sixty square feet you can keep toaft birds *fn it. Don't put more than this number in the house, for there is the great danger. that you will be overcrowding them. Let the front of the house face the sun, for inf winter the light must be allowed to enter for as long as possible. The house should not b» less than five feet bi!xh, for otherwise the air cannot get in in sufficient quantity, and tbei house, as a result, become. "stuffy." It is A good idea to- let the roof of the house slope backwards. In nearly all modern ready-made poultry-houses you will find they are built; this way. Let it be highest in front and slope towards the rear. This allows much, more light to get in, provided the front is of open wire covered with adjustable glass shutters, and boarded up for a distance off not more than eighteen inches. A great many poultry-keepers fail to realise how dansrerous it is to allow the THE DANGER oif WET. birds to get wet or live inf houses that are damp. How would you like to live in ai house which was damp Very sexjn you would be "laid up." As you. object to dampness yourself, protect your birds against it. See to it that your housea are watertight—walls, roofs, and floors. IS you have a wooden floor it is a good idea to give it a good thick coating of tar on the underneath before fixing it in its position. The battens should be placed on bricks. 12 this is done a good current of air can get beneath the house, and the wood will not rot and the litter will remain fresh and dry; for a much longer period than it otherwise would. Floors of beaten earth or co-nerete should have a good foundation of clinkeTa and rubbles, and set well alxsve the ctou-nd level; round the sides in all cases a, trench should be dug. Rain drips are then carried away to the best advantage. Peat moss litter without the slightest doubt is the best of all litters. This may. PEAT Moss. be used when you are per- fectly sure that the house is dry. Peat moss has the re- putation of being dry and warm, and thus for the wmter months is absolutely ideal for the birds. It is a fine deodoriser, quickly absorbing the moisture [Of the droppings. Thus the house is kept sweet and wholesome for a much longer period than would otherwise be the case. Lay the peat moss to a thickness not less than seven inches. A thin layer is practi- cally useless, for it does not last, and cannot be used by fche birds as a scratching mate- rial during their long period of confinement. Peat moss may be supplemented with other things. There are several of these, but the best thing to supplement it with is bracken and leaves. These get broken up and united very nicely with tho litter, whereas if straw or hay is used as a supplement neither of these mix in so nicely. Now thaft the winter months are coming, you should begin at once to set your house in order, and these few notes, gaven at such a time aa this, will perhaps be of use to some of my readers who in years gone past have not reaped a great amount of success from their birds during the cold season of the year. Anyhow, eg I-s will fetch good prices thia winter, and it is up to you to put as many on the market as you possibly can. Only by giving your birds proper care and at- 1ention can you hope to do this. Begin now! A most csmmon cause of egg-eating f8 that the birds are receiving too small a WHEN HENS EAT THEIR EGGS. sypply of shell forming material (says "The Small- holder") They peck at tie eggs in order to satisfy, their craving, and so get a. liking for the egg's contents. A, liberal supply of oyster-shell frequently overcomes the difficulty. An insufficient number of nest-boxes also causes trouble at times. Eggs are laid in the litter and are broken. A hen is attracted to them, sample3 them, finda them attractive, and acquires the eggreating: habit. The time-honoured plan is to blow an egg. and refill it with a mixture of cayenne' pepper and musty rd. Onoe a hen samples such a. preparation she is not likely, to attempt the experiment again. At the same time, this method is somewhat drastic, and prevention rather than cure is recom- mended. The birds should be liberally sup- plied with shell-forming material, a sufficient number cf nest-boxes should be provided, and the hens should be encouraged to take as much exercise as possible, for very often the vice is caused through idleness. I ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. S. R.-FeNv people realise the value of sun. flower seeds for poultry. They are a good food, and you will do well to give them to your birds—if you have a, chanoe. Russian. Giants are a variety recognised one off the best. Sunflower seeds assist too birds I through their moult, and at this period off the year arc of great valuo to them.

I SIGNALS FOR RESTAURANTS. When patrons in a well-known restaurant wish to summon a waiter they are no longer required to wave their hands or call out loudly, for each table is provided with( an artistic sigual in the form of a miniature lighthouse less than a foot high. Any patron desiring attention merely turns the button at the top, and a red light shows in the lighthouse windows, indicating that ser- vice is desired. Either side of the base are holders for matches. The broad support on which the two match-holders and the tower rest is fashioned and suitably coloured to, represent a portion of a cliff or a reef.

The Mansion House Fund for the relief of the Hutlercrs bv the fire at Salonika. amounts to « £ 3,800. The Lord Mnyor is addressing a request to the other Lord Mayors a.nd tho Mayors of the principal towns to help 'him in raising the fund. "Already some men nro discussing the make of motor-car they will purchase, or the class of house they intend buying, and the gourmands intend to take over the dry and wet cauteens at a valuation," writes a.. soldier, regarding "a rumour that every, man is to be paid three bob a day."

Winter Aconites and Snowdropg.-nene dainty early-flowering bulbs should find a place in all gardens. They have been aptly termed the heralds of spring, and as some- times seen peeping out amidst melting snow, they are welcome early flowers. 'There are sheltered places in odd corners, under trees, amongst hardy ferns and in the rock garden where the bulbs may be freely planted. Primula.—The forward plants, those in- tended for autumn and winter flowering, should be placed in their flowering pots now. If there are any flower-trusses snowing at the time of potting, remove them. Choose other plants to form a succession, and con- tinue to pinch out flower-stems till the soil in the pots is well filled with roots. Tomato Troubles.—The chief troubles which beset the grower of tomatoes at this period are those of cra-clcing or splitting, black spot disease, and mildew. The former arises generally from over-watering, or the use of rank manure as a top-dressing, or too strong an application of liquid manure. Black spot disease is a fungus, which gains access to the fruit generally at the eye, though it may be introduced at the period of flowering. Diseased fruits are best re- moved and burnt. Mildew sometimes puts in a sudden appearance, it attacks first the foliage, afterwards the stem, and fruit. Ventilate freely and avoid moisture about the house. If attack is but slight, a dusting with sulphur will tend to aTrest it. Amaryllis.—These plants should now be potted; when carrying out the work examine the bulbs for any decayed parts. If there are aiiy such, remove them and rub in powdered charcoal. If manuro is used, let it be well rotted and placed in the lower part of the compost in the pot. The new growth and roots will be more satisfactory if the pots are plunged in a mild bottom heat for a few weeks. Pot Marigold.—The double-flowered calen. dula officinalis is one of the most valuable annuals for small gardens. There are three distinct sorts, each growing 1ft. high, Orange E?ng, Lemon Queen, and Meteor, with striped flowers. Sow the seeds in the border now, transplanting in March or early April when necessary. The pot marigold thrives in most soils and situations, and lasts in ilower longer than most annuals. Lifting Trees for Planting.-Some doubts exist as to the proper time for lifting fruit trees and bushes for planting. Much plant- ing is done in November, but a great deal might be done in October if proper prepara- tion were made. At any time after the foliage changes colour planting may be done; the earlier after this takes place the better. « .Late Apples.—There is too frequently a tendency to gather these before they are properly matured. Premature gathering means shrivelled fruit in a few weeks, and this should be avoided. Allow late sorts tp hang until they come off easily when lightly lifted. A few may fall, but it is better to lose them than to cause deterioration of the whole crop. K Fruit Trees in Pots.—After the fruit has ripened the trees may with advantage be placed outside for the autumn k and some por- tion of the winter. They should be plunged in an open position in a bed of ashes, or if these are not to hand then plunge them in the soil of the garden. See that ample sup- plies of water are given when needed and syringe freely in fine weather. Sowing Winter Spinach.—The main crop of this desirable vegetable should be sown at once if it has not been done already. The prickly-seeded variety is tho one to choose. Select an open piece of ground, draw shallow drills 1ft. apart, soak them welt with water if dry, and sow thinly. If difficulty has hitherto been experienced in securing a crop of this valuable vegetable, it probably arises from sowing seed on heavy wet soil. An excess of moisture about the roots is harmful to winter spinach. On heavy land try growing this plant in a raised bed. Run the hoe between the drills as soon as the seedlings are well up, to check weeds. Thin if necessary to 8in. or Din. apart. N # The Week's Work.—Among bmlbs for planting in the rockery and warm, shel- tered garden corners for winter and early prillg are the following irises: Alata, blue; vaucaslca, yellow; Danfordiae, yellow; Held- reichii, dark blue; and Krelagei, purple. Liliuin Testaceum of Excelsum starts into growth early, and planting should be done during the first half of September. The bulbs thrive in the ordinary garden border, and only require covering with 2in. or 3in. of seil. Tho plants grow some 4ft. to 5ft. high, producing glistening buff-yellow blossoms during late June and July. This has been, generally speaking, a favourable season for keeping down weeds, but during the fruit- gathering tame matters are apt to get out of hand to some extent. An effort ehould be made to get all weeds hoed down on fine days. Get the old raspberry canes cut away now and any young canes which will not be needed for fruiting next season. It is better to get the work dcaic now, if possible, rather than leave it until the winter. Do not shorten the your-, canes which are allowed to remain; this should bo done when the leaves have fallen. Owing to the shortage of onions in many gardens, leeks will Rrcve a most valuable crop. Pay a little extra attention to the late-planted rows, keeping the ground between them well stirred and the roots moist by repeated waterings with weak liquid manure. New Zealand spinach is a continuous cropper; a healthy plant may be depended upon to continue produc- tive for weeks to come. The size and the quality of the leaves will be considerably increased if during the nextb few daya clear water and weak liquid manure are poured freely between the plants. « August sown Onions. — Overcrowding should be avoided in growing this crop; if seed was sown as advised last month, and the seedlings are now well above the ground, do not wait until next spring before reduc- ing the number, but do it now, thus ensur- ing strong plants capable of passing the winter unharmed. Ridge Cucumbers.—These will repay the grower for any special attention he can give in the way of syringeing, or sprinklings of one of the advertised manures. Old, worn out leaves, having become yellow owing to t! of insects, should be removed and the fringe used freely to induce fresh growths upon which fruit will form.

Mrs. H. Wocdliffe Simpson, of West Hartlepool, has handed the sum of £ 1,000 te the local education authority for the pur- pose of founding a scholarship of music in memory of her son, Preston Simpson, who I was recently killed in action. At Jamage Colliery, Audley, Staffs, two falls of roof occurred, resulting- in the death of William Eley and Harry Eardley. Two other. men were seriously injured, and are in hospital.

I PRISON FOR GERMAN V I PRISON FOR GERMAN DESERTER. ) At Leamington Police-court on Monday, Ernest Bellichsheiner, twenty-six, a Ger- man, described as a hall-porter at a local hotel, was sent to prison for six months with hard labour for failing to register under the Aliens Restriction Act. The defendant had been at large in this country since 1914. Bellichsheiner was also fined .£20 or two months for obtaining a situation by means of a forged testimonial. The accused pleaded guilty. When arrested on August 30 the man had in his possession secret military documents of importance and German calling-up papers. The accused told the magistrates he was born in Germany, and his father was a Pole. He was really a deserter from the German Army. He did not sympathise with the German Government, but he was sorry for the German people. He preferred wearing English khaki to being a German soldier.

I AIR RECRUITS WANTED. War Office, Monday. Recent reports from the battle fronts illus- trate the extent to which the Allies main- tain superiority in the air, thanks to the bravery of our airmen, and the skilled organisation of the work of construction and repair at home and in the field. To keep this superiority further great efforts are needed, and the Royal Flying Corps is seeking men, skilled and unskilled, for its various branches. Men over age are not excluded from the sorps, which offers very interesting employ- ment at special rates of pay. Intending applicants should communicate with the nearest Recruiting Officer for particulars. 0.

I WORRIED BY AIR RAIDS. A verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned at an irqueet on Mon- day on Mrs. Lilian Hazard, forty-three, of Upminster, who was found lying near a re- lative's grave in Brokwood Cemetery with a wound in her throat. The woman a hus- band stated that her nerves had been shat- tered by the air raids. It was also stated, at inquests on Monday on Mrs. Margaret Richardson, thirty-five, of Brentwood, and on Miss Charlotte Jane Malcoimson, forty- four, that they had been worried on account of air raids. —————— m ————————.