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. NOTES ON NEWS. I
NOTES ON NEWS. I The' resignation of Sir Artniir Y.,Ll:" 1 -the Director of Food Economy Campaign, I COMPULSORT RATIONING. on the ground that his work is dene, seems tc suggest that the autho- rities contemplate carry- ing compulsory rations further than meat :and fats, with which we shall make a beginning before the end of the month. It is hoped, however, that at any rate for the present, we may escape compulsory rationing for bread, potatoes, and foods of that nature. But we shall still be on our honour with regard to them, and bound to keep our consumption within the nar- rowest possible limits. The rationing of meat and fats has been made inevitable by the serious shortage; and it is in our own interest to take care that. extravagance with other foods does not bring about com- pulsion a day earlier than is necessary. The voluntary rations campaign has done oxcellent work. It has effected a consider- able saving of valuable foodstuffs, and has been for multitudes of people a training in the art of living on comparatively short commons which will enable them to face compulsory rationing with more or leas equanimity. Even under the compulsory rations we have Lord Rhondda's promise that we shall be fifty per cent. better off than the German people, and that should give us ample winning margin. Food production at home must be in. creased in every possible way. It is to be MORE PUBLIC KITCHENS. hoped that this year we shall get somewhere near those three million acres I of grass land ploughed and sown for which Mr. Prothero con- tinues to appeal. The Minister of Agri- culture puts in a special word for potatoes. W& cannot have too many, he says. They will feed human beings, and any surplus will come in as food for live-stock. They will be a paying crop. Allotment holders did splendidly last year, and there is every indication that this year they will do better still. But however much production may be increased, the need for economy in consumption is bound to become even more pressing than it is at present. In this connection Lord Rhondda s appeal for the extension of the policy of public kit- chens is to be nofrod. If these could be set up everywhere—and they could be— the economy effected would be enormous. Ten people can be fed at a lower rate per head than two, and the average cost would decrease proportionately with the increase in the number supplied. Public kitchens would save food, fuel, and labour. They have been a success wherever started, if pro- perly managed. Up to the present, how- ever, they are working in only a few of the poorest districts. If they were gener- ally adopted, any prejudice which may now be felt against them would probably soon disappear, with many of our present inconveniences and discomforts. In an interview with an American Press correspondent, the First Lord of the Ad- 1_: ORR NEED OF SHIPS. miraity repeats nis as- surance that the sub- marine is held." After a year of unrestricted submarine warfare the sinkings of mer- chant shipping has been reduced to a lower level than before Germany cast off all re- straint. Sir Eric Geddes declares himself an optimist regarding the r-boat war. He is inclined to think we arc sinking sub- marines now as fast as Germany can build them. The "curves" of which he spoke in his House of Commons statement are all good, and he cannot foresee any way in which the situation can change,, except for the better. There is a but, though. If we are to turn the German failure to bring us to our knees into a positive victory for the Allies, we must have mere ships. De- struction still exceeds production, and meanwhile the need for tonrtage is in- creasing. This being so, the First Lord's declaration that the menace is "held" seems open to criticism, but there can be no doubt, at any rate, that ships and still more chips is still the crux of the problem. Sir Eric Geddes appeals to the United States to build quickly, and lias no doubt that she will do her utmost. As for our- selves. we are now building at a higher rate than even in our record building year, and before this year is out we shall be turning out ships at a rate more than double the rate of that year. Among °his "curves," the First Lord has oi<eo £ which he has not spoken before. ), 1 Ax ENCOURAGING "CURVE. it represents wnax lie calls the German "factor of exaggeration in tho statement of U-boat re- sults. It is one of the mosL encouraging or the" CUITCS, n tor it show., that the Germans, while the sue- cess of the submarine is diminishing, arc I obliged to falsify the returns in an increas- ing degree, in a desperate endeavour to keep up the spirits and the hopes of their own people, and to persuade them that the submarine will at length achieve all that they hope for it. There must by this time be many even among the German people who have lost faith in these ofheial figures, for, according to a Dutch paper which has had access to documents bearing u pon the question, German experts who were in- structed to give their opinions upon the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, were quite convinced that this country would be compelled to sue for peace in six months after it was adopted. There was monflis after it ?i, only one dissentient from this view, and he put the time at three months. And after a whole year of it we are still undefeated, and America is in. too. The Agricultural Wages Board has found it necessary to warn some farmers 1 4-U „,r FARMERS AND LABOURERS. against tne aiuuiuf nnjj appear to have taken to- wards the establishment of the District Wages Committees, to be formed of farmers and labourers. The Board states that certain farmers have raised objections to their employees serving on these committees, and in one or two cases have even threatened dismissal. There are sixteen farmers on the Wages Board, and they say to their fellows: "Nothing will be more detrimental to the interests of agriculture than an attempt by individuals to interfere with or impede the acceptance by anv man of an invita- tion to represent his class, and we confi- dently appeal to the patriotism and good sense of farmers generally to recognise that the selection without, hindrance by workers of their representatives ■; essential to the establishment of Di?t i,.t, Wages committees on a sound and atisfactory basis Those farmers—pro lily only few—to whom this warning ■ addressed •would GO to pay heed to
TYPE-READtNG OCrOFHONE.
TYPE-READtNG OCrOFHONE. A French scientist lies perfected a ma- chine by which the blind can read an ordi- nary printed page cf a bcok or a new-- paper. The different letters are distin- guished by the reader through a telcphone- xeceiver. which is attached to a little instru- ment which may Le moved over the printed page at will. The vital principle made use of in the construction of the instrument is the peculiar property of the metal silenium in strengthening or diminishing an electric current passing through it, according to the ?'no'mt of light t? which it is exposed. The "delicate adjustment cf the device allows of an easy differentiation of letters by the varying sounds in the telephone-receiver as the detector is moved across a brightly illuminated page. Very little practice is necessary for proficiency in the use of the instrument, which is known as the "Type Heading Octophone."
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HORSEFLESH INCLUDED IN MEAT I ALLOWANCE. | I Details of the butter, margarine, and meat J rationing scheme which will come into opera- I tion in London and the Home Counties on i February 25 appear in a inemDreIln(lilm by the Food Ministry. Among the new points I explained are the foilowing:- MEAT ALLOWANCE. I Meat will include butcher's meat and pork, bones, offal, suet and sausages, bacon and ham, cooked, tinned, preserved, and prepared meats, venison and horse meat, and poultry, hares, rabbits, and game. The ration may be varied from time to time. At first the butter and margarine ration will probably be four ounces per bead for all classes, including children. The amount of the meat ration, which will be the same for all adults, will be announced before the scheme comes into force, and notices indicating the amount will be displayed in butchers' shops. FOOD AND MEAT CARDS. I Two distinct cards will be issued:— A meat card, with detachable coupons, for the purchase of meat or meat meals. Children under ten, who will be entitled to half rations, will have special cards. A food card, without coupons, but with spaces to be marked by the retailer when pur- chases are made. This card will be used for butter and margarine and any other foods which may be rationed later. A distinctive card will be issued for children under ten. Any householder who has not received an application form by February 4 should apply at once to the local food office. Separate applica- tions may be made by lodgers who cater for themselves, provided that their names are not included in another form. All applications must reach the local food office by February 9. Persons residing permanently in hotels should apply for cards. OUTSIDE SUPPLIES. I Persons who propose to obtain butter or mar- garine outside the area of the scheme, or from any source other than a registered retailer within their area, should put a bold cross on the front of the application form, and write at the foot of Page Three the name and address of the person from whom the supplies will be obtained. In such cases the butter and mar- garine section of the focd card will be can- celled before issue. The fact that persons ob- tain supplies in this way will not relieve them from the necessity of observing the ration. REGISTERING THE CARDS. Before February 18 the customer must regis- ter his card with his shopkeeper for butter or margarine by filling up the counterfoil at the foot" of the card and lodging it with the retailer. If the customer's name has not been entered on the card by the food office this must be done when it is received. If necessary the cards of a household may be divided among different retailers. Rations may not be bought after the end of the week in which they are due except with the consent of the local food committee. A cus- tomer may' arrange with the shopkeeper, if willing, to keep his card for him. The customer must register his meat card with the butcher who will provide him with meat, including pork, by detaching and lodg- ing with him the counterfoil at the head of the :'ard. This must be done -not later than February 18. It will greatly facilitate the working of the scheme if customers register with their usual butchers. I MEAT IN RESTAURANTS. The holder of a meat card will be able to use it for the purchase of meat from the butcher, for the purchase of other kinds of meat avail- able, and for meat meals at any establishment in the area authorised to sell them. Registra- tion of a card with a butcher does not prevent its use elsewhere for the purchase of meat other than butcher's meat. The seller will be required to detach the appropriate number of coupons when meat is purchased or a meat meal is served. A scale will be supplied to all retailers and eating places showing the number of coupons to be detached for various purchases of meat and meat meals, according to the weight, price, and proportion of bone. The memorandum states that the scheme is being put into force as a matter of urgency, and all possible steps must be taken by food control committees to make it clear to the public that it cannot be expected to work smoothly until the machinery of supply has been adjusted to requirements. It is also pointed out that the scheme can only work lSatisfnctorily if the public co-operate with the committees to make it a success.
I EXCEEDED MEAT ALLOWANCE.
I EXCEEDED MEAT ALLOWANCE. I The Norfolk Hotel, one of the leading hotels on the front at Brighton, was fined < £ 173 for using 706 pounds of meat in ex- cess of the allowance during the five weeks ended Jaillwry 5 and for incorrectly keeping a register of meals. The manageress said to a food inspector: "People grumble and send up their plates for more, and I have sometimes said, 'Oh, let them have it,' for the sake of peace and quietness."
I ARMS RAIDING IN IRELAND.
I ARMS RAIDING IN IRELAND. Answering Maior Newman in the House of Commons, the Irish Secretary said nume- rous cases of midnight raids on isolated dwelling-houses by parties of men searching for arms had lately been reported in lie- land. In some cases the assailants had been put to flight and certain arrests had been made. Everything possible was being done to prevent such raids in the future.
ITHREE AIRMEN KILLED. !
I THREE AIRMEN KILLED. TI C (, Rov O. Garver, an American cadet at- tached to the R.F.C., fell from a height of 150ft. while Hying on the south coast, and died from his injuries. Second Lieutenant Alien McPherson. Second Lieutenant George Tufts, and Second Lieutenant. Edmund Barnes—all of the R.F.C.—have been ki!Ied in the eastern counties. ————— Co'>
ICONVICTION QUASHED.I
I CONVICTION QUASHED. I At the Old Bailey Thomas E. Wakefield, chauffeur, was found "Not Guilty" of an offence with respect to a girl named Wright, and was acquitted. At the last Sessions he was sentenced to three years' penal servi- tude, but the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the conviction because of the im- personation of an absent juryman.
I FINED FOR USING GAS MOTOR.
I FINED FOR USING GAS MOTOR. At Cwmbran (Newport) Sessions, George We.ton, chauffeur, and John Thomas Dun- can, of Cardiff, were charged with using gas for the driving of a motor-car to a meet of the Llangibby hounds. They were ordered to p:¡,y £2 and tlL) respect iv ely. This was the first prosecution of the kind in this country.
I AIR RAID NEAR BAGDAD.
I AIR RAID NEAR BAGDAD. War Office. On the night of January 2,Hh-)th hostile airplanes dropped bombs near Bagdad, caus- ;>• some casualties in one of our hospitals. On the following night our aeroplanes made purce-v^fu] attacks on Turkish headquarter n- and aerodromes. ————— —————
I FIVE-SHILLING NOTES.
I FIVE-SHILLING NOTES. Mr. Bonar L'nv stated that there was no i present- intention of issuing 5s. notes, but stock had ;,C-en printed to meet any emer- gency in the silver situation that might
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No prosecution against those responsible for the issue of the labour manifesto on the war was undertaken, said the Home Secre- tary, because it was issued inadvertently. Birmingham has adopted "tank drives" in place of whist drives; instead of the cut glass jam-jar and electro-plated salt cellars the prizes at these take the form of war savings certificates
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IN LISBTEB VEIN j BY I,' THOMAS JAY. I ILLUSTRATED BY J. H. LUNN. One of the results of the war, we are told, will be to lessen the interest taken in the breeding of horses, cither for purposes of traction, winning Derbys, or for the table. So that we poor Britishers may be com- pelled to pass through many years, made up principally of two winters, with just the quarter days dotted about at convenient points, and without a Derby to our name. Gone are the days when Lord Rosebery could take a few hours off from surveying libraries in order to instruct his trainer to skip off and breed a Derby winner. Instead of horse-riding, the aristocracy of the country will be compelled to travel third-claiss in cirriage-s yo crowded as to put to shame the Sombre Hole of Calcutta, seated in a compartment containing twelve a-side with a referee., with another man's "Morning Post in their eyes, and the sharpened end of another man's umbrella, whizzing like a rock-drill, in their eleventh dorsal wrtebræ. Such, I say, is the gloomy aspect of travel in years to come, but I respectfully point out that it is not the Ultima Tliule of luxurious travel as I under- stand it. I make no secret of the fact that I have never .kept a horse, and certainly not a Derby winner. As a- matter of fact, to enter into the business of breeding racehorses with a mere sprinkling of Derby winners is outside the scope of the man who to-day already fiudq it extremely difficult to live within his wife's income. The nearest the average man gets to-day is to the covr, a small portion of which ho has to struggle for hours ;.n a queue to obtain, having first raised a. mort- gage on his wife's jewels. But that is be- side the point-steak, as you might say not knowing any different. I am candid 'when I say I do not know how you breed Derby winners, except that you send a postal order to a horsemonger asking him to send you a few on appro., enclosing a few stamps to cover cost of packing. Having obtained your horse, by IlCok ot by crook, or by both instruments if uece.->- sury, your first duty is to feed it. And here, I am afraid, I cannot help you, though I have not the slightest doubt that a  note to Captain Coe, asking him irthe hempseed should be given the animal whole, would draw from him an answer which, if brevity i.-i the soul of wit, would be extremcy funny, not to say boisterous. Having obtained your horse, a trainer, and an income for life, I see no reason why, with proper attention to the care of the animal, you should not go on winning Der bys until the Jockey Cluo tired of seeing you. I do not- say that I have not ridden a horse; I have. It was once said that horse- riding was a wood thing to reduce super- fluous flesh. I beg to move an amendment. It only reduces the horse. It was a very tall horse. The owner said it was sixteen hands, but when I mounted it it looked more like sixteen miles. It was of Tudor de.sign, with a sort of Gothic backbone. Candidly, I didn't like its architecture. It was trained, I think, in the knockabout song-and-dance business. After reducing me to a state of feverish anxiety to get back to earth again, the owner said, "Why don't you hiig the animal? You'll be off in a minute." Hug it. I was ready to kiss it. I hung over its neck and whispered in its car, but it seemed to have got a notIon into its head that I had not been invited to the thing. I have heard of horse-sense, but if that animal had any concealed about its I person I confess I lid not see it. [ swore that if ?ver I could get back to earth nothing should 2ver coma be- tween me and the solid part of Great Britain. I nanaged to dis- mount- by a neat I fell off. L wish, how- ever, t o take i d v antage o f :his opportunity to deny the re- port subsequently cireula. t e d b y HANGING ON. malicious persons to tne ehect ciiat I vra-s scared. I also wish to deny the rumour that I was pale. I have one of those com- plexions that go and never come. Anybody who knows me will tell you that. I am going to stand up right heve in the middle of a great war and tell Sir Frederick Bridge that I like him so much that 1 thought of dropping him a picture pestcovd about it. He has given us a premise that he will not play a German piano. Gradu- ally we arc getting those Germans beaten to .0-10 ropes, for anything that is bad for pianos is good for humanity. If third-rate playing cn fourth-rate pianos betokens a musical r then the quicker an as* is hur?d d '?y in Hie anatomy of the piano the J:dU.: "I qnl net I tl,, pi., i- as an instrument—or is it a weapon?—but y-ou v,,eap,)n '?-bit t, that may ju ?it g?ither t-at 1 ?, ;n h t h, t If • anybody invites you round to a few hours' music in which a piano is threatened, take a few paces backwards, look him straight in the face, and then strike him with something heavy. Afterwards, jump on his prostrate form until you leave iu.st I THE ONLY WAY. sufficient of 'him to pin a few flowers to, and then send for his next of kin. Pianos arc all right if people would only let them alone. But, no. These folk are devils for punishment, and they etnrt ".H]Y. Bowdl snff{'nd fro m prickly h?jt and Joh nson. I suffer from cold shivers and pianos, While I a m d c ci i) in ?o?ic Eastern subject, the bang ?'irisp?c! o!Y their cloven, open the mouth of the in- famous thing, iiid tliq, i try to rip its teeth oiit. They Cari-v on until the fury of the storm abates and the piano sits back cn its h a u n e 11 es trembling. They have been playing "Home, Sweet Home" for some three weeks. They h.ive played it so that you wouldn't recogni.-o the old home any more. I am thinkinjr of leaving a piece of poisoned meat about in the hope Chat- I shall find the. piano one morning, past all hope, lying cn its side with its teeth tightly clenched. I am more cheerful. I heard the piano gainer next door. I think the instalment, men were taking it away.
I GUATEMALA'S EARTHQUAKES.
I GUATEMALA'S EARTHQUAKES. I Guatemala, in South. America, is Avi};ed out. 'Ihe grim volcano, in whose shadow it lies, has scored its fourth victory. Ai:.eI the town had twice been destroyed—in li41 and 1773—the inhabitants rebuilt it fifteen miles north-east of the original site, hoping to find permanent security in their new loca- tion. The old site was devastated agiin some fifty years ago, and the immunity of the new city, which rose t-o a population of ninety thousand, seemed secure. But it has not lasted. The volcano has followed it, and the spot which was alive with fioursh- ing merchants, manufacturers of scop, boots, candles, cigars, beer, and bnckw is now a heap of ruins..
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Said to have represented himself' to be an Italian, Laru!>erto Nimiola, thirty-two, an Austrian, was sentenced to three mont)sl hard labour at lHar Jborough-.<£n:ct Pol i:<> court, for having failed to register as in enenij alien.
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TEA n[' T TT'I 7' I: 1-, -1 C." L TEA TABLE TALK. Bliss Marie Lohr, who in real life is Mrs. A. L. Prinsep, is the manageress of the Globe Theatre, London. Miss Lohr, who was born in 1890, was a "leading lady" at seventeen, when she played Trixie in "My Wife." Her mother, well known as Miss Kate Bishop, wanted Marie to become a schoolmistress. Miss Olive Dent, in "V.A.D., in France," tells an amusing story of how. the medical officer was one day questioning her patients about their appetites, when one lad volun- teered the information that he fancied a bottle of Bass, and thought that one per day would do him the world of good. "But Bass is jolly scare out here, boy," the M.O. reminded him. "I can't buy a bottle my- self at any price. Simply can't get it." "Then I'll tell you what to do, sir." came the quick and unabashed retort. "Put me on two bottles a day, and I'll give you one for yourself." A general laugh followed, and the M.O. took up the boy's diet sheet and wrote on it: "Ale, pints, one." < Miss Marie Corelli has probably the largest daily post of any novelist in the world. One day, strolling along a Strat- ford-on-Avon street, a man saw a postman literally weighed down by a huge post-bag. "Big post to-day" he remarked, cheerily. "Yes," grunted the postman; "that blessed Marie Corelli agen!" Miss Violet Vanbrugh, the well-known actress, once gave to an interviewer an in- teresting peep into the ways of the late Mr. Augustine Daly as a producer. "I sug- gested to him one day," she said, "that as, in the piece we were rehearsing, I had to sit on the stage doing nothing for some time, I might just as well have a book, and pretend to be reading while I was waiting for my cue. Is it in your instructions?' Mr. Daly demanded curtly. '.N'o,' I replied. i was merely making a suggestion.' You're not retorted. Do whtt paid to suggest,' he retorted. Do what you're asked.' Next day at rehearsal he said suddenly to me: Miss Vanbrugh, can't you hold a hook or something in your hands to give you something to do? I replied meekly that I thought it was a very good suggestion!" « Mrs. Elinor Glyn, the well-known Avriter of fiction, when at Carlsbad in 1911, with her husband, had an unpleasant adventure. Their motor-car accidentally knocked down an Austrian wayfarer. Mr. and Mrs. Glyn were both arrested, with the remark that "an example should be made of these Eng- lish and their motor-cars." An amazing touch of humour was provided by the official who insolently interrogated Mrs. Elinor Glyn. One of the questions he asked her was almost too ridiculous to believe. "Have you," he demanded, "'ever served in the English Army?" Lady Lavery, the wife of the eminent por- trait painter, is one of Britain's most beauti- ful women; no artist could wish for a more perfect model. Her figure and features are superb. Sir John Lavery looks something like Mr. Pickwick. He wears small side whiskers and a stock tic. However, he is very popular. Miss Alma Taylor, the film actress, holds her own opinion about the ideal girl. Here is her idea of the ideal qualities: "Sincerity, cheei fulness, kind-heartedness, a sense of humour, and," Miss Taylor added, "she ought to take an interest in the hobbies of her men-friends and be as fond of outdoor pursuits as she is of reading." Miss Taylor herself can swim, row, dive, drive, shoot, is a voracious reader, and writes many oi her own plays. Miss Christabel Pankhurst, one of the foremost pioneers of Women's Suffrage, is a small, vivacious, and exceedingly talented woman. Miss Christabel is one of those rare women who combine a masculine brain with feminine charm. She can manage a household or a crowd of impudent hecklers with equal assurance. It was in Hyde Park on a certain windy day in April that Miss Pankhurst. who had suffered a good deal of abuse and ridicule at the hands of a crowd of hecklers, effectively quashed her first opponent in word warfare. This individual had made himself more unpleasant than is deemed etiquette even in a crowd, where "Fair play for all concerned should be the universal motto. "Well," bawled the in- jured male mem ber in response to a state- ment of Miss Pankhurst's, "if you were a man, what would you do about it?" Swiftly came the reply, "Well, if you were a man, what would you?" The Emperor of Austria's mother is a highly-strung, deeply religious woman of dominating personality. Her son, it is true, inherits some of the Archduchess' virtues, but with them much of the weakness of his capricious father. The Archduchess has mystic tendencies and claims that the tra- gedy of Serajevo, which gave her son the crown, was revealed to her some time before it took place. Indeed, with her son as next in succession, there was no love lost between her and the ill-fated Ffanz Ferdinand. She was also decidedly persona ingrata with the Kaiser Wilhelm, who has no patience with what he calls "supernatural nonsense." it Queen Maud of Norway is a great lover of books and an expert bookbinder. She is one of the most accomplished of European royalties. She is a good linguist, being even able to speak and write Russian. In addition to bookbinding she has mastered the art of photography, can sew well, is a good spinner, and, finally, she plays chess excellently. Queen Alexander possesses one of the largest collections of charms in Europe. It consists mainly of tiny elephants in malac- hite, jade, porphyry, sapphire, and tur- quoise, and humming-birds, swallows, bees, and beetles, which are works of art, com- posed as far as possible of uncut gems and enamel. Madame Sarah Bernhardt met with a complete failure when she first appeared on the stagev Her mother was taken seriously ill an hour or so before the curtain went up, and so troubled was the young actress that it was only with the utmost difficulty that she was able to get through her part. Princess Christian, who takes such inte- rest in nurses, is herself a practical nurse. In days gone by she used to tend the mem- bers of her family when they fell ill, and when her children were babies she was sometimes to be seen at Windsor Avheeling them about in a perambulator. The Dowager Queen of Italy, who is now exceedingly robust-looking and capable of withstanding any fatigue, was quite the op- posite when a young girl. Her Majesty, by-the-bye, has one of the finest, collections of precious stones in the world, amongst which is a string of pearls, the beauty of which is said to be unmatched.
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I 7:?77? IODS. I SOME BIG FLOODS. China has been the scene ci some of the most' terrible floods on ivccrd. In 1801 the Yellow River overflowed and destroyed nearly 2,000 villages and towns and 5,000,000 people. Two years later there were great inundations in Mongolia, caused by typhoons, resulting in a death-roll of 6,000. The native inhabitants of Brazil have suffered from the disastrous effects of the flooding of the Amazon, whose relentless waters have submerged the countryside for hundreds of miles around. At regular in- tervals this mighty river overflows its banks, | and a famous traveller estimated that no fewer than 5,000,000 natives have lost their lives during the last five centuries through these terrible floods. We in this country have experienced nothing like the floods which have taken place in other countries. Perhaps the most disastrous flood which has happened in England occurred in 1912, when East Anglia was partially submerged. No less than < £ 7,000,000 worth of damage was done.
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I MOTHER AND HOME. I Girls who have any depth of charm wil find their attractiveness increase instead oi diminishing with age. Between eighteen and twenty-four the changes in a girl, sc far as her charms of person go, are not likely to be great. But in that time her 'I t il,, thtt time, liez intercourse with society, and her increas- ing dignity of womanhood, will enable hc] to grow more com panionable for men of maturity. Many attractive women are tc be found who retain their gifts up to and beyond middle age. Girls of eighteen may look upon them as unsought oM maids, but these women, with their ript" experience and mature graces, may capture masculine hearts invulnerable to girlish fascinations. I DURING COLD WEATHER. ) Sew one part of a dress snap to each corner of the boy's or girl's coat collar, and the other half to the hat brim or cap, just below the ears. Snap together. This holds tho collar up and hat down, and keeps the ears from getting frost-bitten. I CHARM OF QUIETNESS. I It sometimes seems as if vivacitv had all the attraction, a-s if light, quick, apt worls, q u e ?pt w,)rls, and speaking gestures, and a heart and a spirit in d a body always in motion, were t?o great secrets of socid popularity and sucooos. Many a girl who cannot achieve these things, who is by nature restrained in speech and tranquil ip temper, gets dis- couraged, and envies her neighbour's quick tongue and airy disposition. Yet there is comfort in the matter,, after all. In society, men naturally seek those who are gay and lively, and will save them the trouble of talking; but the wise know very well that too ready speech does not always conduce to the happiness of daily life, that vivacity is often lined with depression, and that long love is better nourished by repose than by wayward restless ness LABOUR-SAVING HINT. I Instead of washing linoleum try wiping the linoleum over with a cloth damped with ordinary paraffin, then rub with a dry cloth. Much time, soap, and labour will be saved in this way, and not a few pennies, now that soap is so dear. I To WASH PALE BLUE BLOUSE. I The washing of a coloured silk blouse is almost as simple as the washing of a white one. Put three or four handfuls of bran into a piece of muslin, tie it up so that the bran will not escape,, place it in a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Leave the bran to steep until the water has cooled, then remove the bag of bran, and put the blouse in its place. Wash the silk, using the hands only for rubbing, and using no soap. Rinse in clean cold water, and hang in the open air to dry. Do not put the blouse in the sun as the colour is liable to fade. The quicker it dries the better. When dry, iron on the wrong side with warm irons. j EXTRACTING A SPLINTER. I When a splinter has been driven deep into the hand, it can be extracted without pain by steam. Nearly fill a wide-mouthed bottle with water, place the injured hand over the mouth of the bottle, and press it lightly. The suction will draw the flesh down, and in a few minutes the steam will draw out the splinter. I HOME-MADE RunnER HEELS. I Rubber heels are a great saving, but are expensive. The following method, however, costs nothing, and serves the same purpose. Take an old outer cycle cover, and this will provide you with heels in abundance. Place your heel on the inside of the cover, and cut round with a knife. Fasten the rubber to the heels with rivets. If the tread of the tyre is much worn, put a double layer on the heel. In the course of twelve months you will have effected a large. saving in ycur boot bill. OLD POSTAGE STAMPS. A pair of very pretty vases can be made with the aid of a few used postage stamps Obtain a couple of empty erea.Yi pair of cheap vases could be bought f or I he purpose at the cost of a few penec—and with a. paste made of flour and boiling water stick the stamps on, crazy over the outsides. The stamps should, of couive, bo reinoved from the adhering envc- lope by soaking in water or steaming. When all the stamps are in position and the past-c has dvic,d, give the vases a coat of clear A-arnish with a soft camel-hair brush. The varnish- ing -,?einA to bring out very clearly the colour in the stamps. A pair of these dainty little vases would make a nice prc- sent, and they always sell at a bazaar. I A HINT FOR MOTHSES. Do not prevent a child from learning by experience. If he will touch a hot bar or a jug of boiling water when he has been told not to, let him do it-once. He will not. try a second time. Of course, you must not carry this principle too far, so as to hurt him seriously, but- let him gain experi- ence for himself whenever it is possible with safety. CARE OF G RATES. Instead cf spending hours and lots of energy, to say nothing of the blacklead, on the fireplaces, try the following plan: Give the whole of the grate, except the fire bars, a good coating of a reliable black enamel. This will only need a rubbing with a soft duster each day, and a little ordinary fur- niturc cream or black boot polish applied with a cloth each weekly cleaning time will keep the grate in fine condition, leaviDg only the bars to be blackleaded, a- saving of time and pennies. BABY'S WEIGHT AND HEIGHT. Children should be measured regularly. If they grow less than two inches in a year they are not doing well; if more than three inches, they arc liable to outgrow their strength, and must be carefully fed. Get a table of comparative height and weight (weight for age is not any use, as children vary so much in size). If your child falls more than 71bs. beiow the average he .needs feeding up. To POLISH FLOORS. Polishing floors is hard work, and calls for no cud of "elbow grease." For a hard- wood or stainod wood floor, take eight ounces cf yellow beeswax, one quart of Venetian turpentine; cut the Avax into small pieces and pour the turpentine over it, and let stand in a of warm water until dissoh-ed, which it will readily do; then bottle. Apply a very little at a time with a flannel cloth, rubbing until there is none left on the surface, then proceed until the whole floor is finished. It keeps the floor in excellent order, and the polish is required ordinarily about once in six months. CCFFa FROM WORN SOCKS. The ribbed tops of socks that are worn at the heels and toes, and that are quite un- repairable, make splendid cuffs for the little jerseys that will wear out just at the wrist, Tho tops of Daddy's socks, too, make spl-eil- did cuffs for cold days, if neatly herring- boned round or crocheted round carefully to prevent, fraying. I KID GLOVES. Here is a. good kid-glove cleaivcr: 4idrms. nite Goap, 2idrms. hot Avater. Convert a, paste. Add 2jdrms. solution of chlorinated soda, and 20 rainims solution of ammonia. The commercial dyes will im- prove colour of gloves.
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When Ruth Botts, twenty-nine, was sen- tenced at Norwich Assizes to tvelvc months' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Thomas Poole, aged seventy-three, whom she neglected, it was said that for a month after his death she and three children slept in the room with the dead body. While Private Richard Davis was home on leave at St. Mary Bourne, Hampshire his mother received an official notice that he was reported "wounded and missing" on November 28 last year.
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lî 1 f /1 Y I; To make shabby brown boots and shoe? take the blacking well, first rub with a rafl potato. Nutmegs may be tested by pricking them with a pin- If they be good the oil will at once spread round the puncture. A comb will last much longer if, before being used, it is washed in soapy watel and, when dry, rubbed with a little olive oil. Rub a greasy range with waste paper while it is still hot. The paper will take off all the grease and, when cold, the range will be easy to clean. Mud 6tains on dark clothes should first be brushed and then rubbed with a freshly-cut raw potato. It will remove any trace oi stain. When oilcloth looks old and is wearing thin, take it up, sprinkle the noor thickly with sawdust, and relay the oilcloth. Then give a coat of varnish, and it will last a long time, and feel thicker than before. A cheap substitute for gum may be made from starch. Buy a pennyworth and pour over enough hot water to make it suffloientiy thick to use for clothes. Allow this to cool and pour into bottles. After washing linoleum wipe it over with water to which a little thin glue has been added. This gives it a polish without making it slippery. To make mutton juicy and tender, spread a little fat over it and dredge it with flour ten minutes before putting it in the oven. Do not throw old incandescent mantles away. Break them up into a powder, and use it for cleaning jewellery. It gives a splendid polish, and does not scratch gold. If your fingers are fruit-stained, soap your bands thoroughly before you let any water touch them. If you wet them first, you will find it most difficult to get them clean. BRASS POLISH. For br-im articles, bedstead brasnwork, etc., a beautiful polish is secured by the following: Two gills of turpentine, two gills of methylated spirits, one gill and a half of sweet oil, a gill of vinegar. Mix the whole well together. This preparation will in no way damage the lacquer of brass articles. NEW TIN WARE. If when tin ware is new and before being "used it is rubbed well over with. lard, then, placed in the oven for ten or fifteen minutes, it will never rust. Be sure that tin ware is thoroughly dry before putting away, but do not hasten the drying by placing it on the top of the stove, as this darkens it and s this t ?iid sometimes melts it. Tin ware may be cleaned successfully with dry flour rubbed with a newspaper, or by dipping a damp cloth in powdered borax or common soda and rubbing briskly. BITS OF SOAP. Bits of soap from the bathroom could be sewn into a small bag made from a piece of towelling. This makes an excellent "loofah for the children. The pieces from the kitchen could be rendered down with a little wa.ter and used for wash-day for the boiler. WASHING HANDKERCHIEFS. Do not rinse handkerchiefs after boiling, but put them on the grass as soon as cool enough to handle. Leave them all night, sprinkling water over them during the day if they dry; wash and rinse lightly next day. and the result should please the most fastidious. SUBSTITUTE FOE SUET. If you are short cf suet, add two table- spoonfuls of tapioca and a pinch of bing- powder to a pound of flour. Break the tapioca small, mix wTell, and boil the pud- ding longer than usual. You will hardly notice the difference. | CUTTING HAM. If cured ham is not being used all at one time, rub a little fresh lard en to the end where a pi has been cut on, always cut- ting at the end cf the ham. The meat may be kept for a considerable time if treated ia this manner. To REMOVE MATCH MARKS. Marks of matches on a kitchen wall will disappear if rubbed first with the cut cur- face cf a lemon, then Avith a clean cloth Jip?'d in whiUng-. ?ift,-r-??,lards wash the sur- face with warm water and soap, and quickly wipe with a cleau cloth wrung out of clear vvater. CARE OF BnrsHr.s. t A scrubbing-brush that is left to soak m a bucket quickly rots. Sweeping brooms -hould neA-er touch the floor except when in actual use; they should at once be stood cn the point of the handle, head upwards. against the Avail if there is not a broom- rack. Dusting-brushes should have a string on the handle and be hung up after l-ise. An handles should be washed from time to time, as they get. dirty just as dusters do. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. ) SPICED APPLE SNOWBALLS.—Fare ana re- move cores with a corer from juicy, tart apples,; all cavities with sugar mixed with cinnamon, chopped, and a little butter; then steam until tender, but unbroken. In the meantime, boil rice in salted water until tender; then drain: when apples are done, roll them in helten egg, then into the rice, set on a dish, and set in a hot oven for a few moments. j DRESSED PARSNIPS.—Peel and boil the parsnips, putting a little fat in the water they are cooked" jl. Then cur them into slices, spread a little margarine on each slice. Put the slices into a hot vegetable- dish, and pour ever a cupful of white sauce made with milk, two dessertspoon fuLs of flour (rubbed iii margarine), pepper and salt to taste. Boil for a minute or two to take the rawness of the flour off. Serve very hot BROAVN GEOHGE CAKE.—Take one pound of flour, two ounces of lard, two tablespoon- fuls of sugar, one teacupful of treacle, otic [ ten spoonful of bi-carbonate of soda, half a cup; of warm milk. Rub the lard into the flour, add the other dry ingredients, then the treacle (.slightly warmed), and make into a Hlt dough with the milk in which the soda has been di-^h'ed. Turn into a well- ffreased shallow tin, and bake for one hour. When cckl, cut into squares. SPLIT PEA SOUP.—Soak fnr twenty-fcur hours (after thoroughly wash- ing) 1 pint cf peas in 3 pints of cold water, then add 1 small onion finely chopped, and in a .slow oven or over a very gentle heat jor about 3 hours. If any of the Avater has boiled away during this time, add more to make up the 3 pints. Stir well with a wooden spoon, and cook for 2 hours longer, and then add 1 teaspoonful of mixed savoury neibs, 1 tablespoonful of finely-chopped parsley, 2 ounces of margarine, 1 ounce of fiOHT mixed to a smooth paste with a little water, cook for about 1 hour longer; just before serving add 1 teaeupful of milk. This soup can be made the day before it jz wanted (leaving out the mi'k) and is a capi- tal one for a meat leas day. Serve very hot, with fingers of toast.
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Seamen in cross-Channel steamcs under the control of the Railway Executive Com- mittee arc to have their brought up to the national standard determined by the Ministry of Shipping. Thomas Taylor, who said that he did rot remember having killed his wife, was found o-uilty at Leicester, but strongly recom- mended to mercy. The death sentence wad passed.