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OUR LONDON LETTER.
OUR LONDON LETTER. [From Our Special Correspondent] When Parliament reassembles, not mucli is likely to be heard of new legislation There is some speculation as to what steps if any, the Government will take witi regard to the Plural Voting Bill, which ha; already been passed twice in consecutive sessions, and would in the ordinary TO 'have been dealt with by the Commons foi the third time this year, and sent to thE House of Lords to become law under the provisions of the Parliament Act if the Peers rejected it, as they certainly woulc have done. Whether this course will be followed in the present state of affairs re- mains to be seen. Apart from this, the House of Commons will chiefly be occupied in voting the necessary supplies and passing such further measures as may be considered necessary with the country at war. It i: certain that strong representations will bE made to the Government with regard to the great increase in food prices and in the cost of certain commodities, such as coal. Thi, is largely due to the extraordinary rise in shipowners' charges, and there is a strong and growing body of opinion in favour ol Government intervention in the matter. Another question which is being discussed is as to the action which the Government will take with regard to a General Election. By the Parliament Act the life of a Parlia- ment is limited to five years, and as the pre- sent House of Commons was elected in- 1910 its term would, under ordinary circum- stances, come to an end this year. A General Election of the usual kind, however, with the country divided into parties, is un- thinkable under present conditions, and there is probably not a single member of the House of Commons who desires that such a contest should take place. The five- year life of a Parliament, however, is statu- tory, and no doubt the Government has a plan for dealing with the situation. In political circles it is freely 6tated that the terms cf the Parliament Act will be com- plied with, and that the present Parliament shall be formally dissolved this year; in which case the election would be only formal al.so, the present members being again returned. The Parliament, so elected, would last only till the close of the war, when a new election would take place in the usual way. The consent of the leaders of the Opj)osition would be necessary before this plan could he adopted. While many people are still sceptical re- garding the likelihood of a Zeppelin attack upon London, the raid upon Norfolk liae- made it seem less improbable than before. Instructions to the people as to what to dc in such an event have been issued by the authorities, and headmasters and head- mistresses of schools have received sugges- tions as to the precautions to be taken if the Zeppelins come during school hours. The desirability of consultation and a com- mon plan of action for such an emergency is urged. The children themselves are keenly interected in the whole business, and I am told that in some schools a "Zeppelin drill" has already been introduced. There is. I understand, some disappointment among the youngsters at the order that if an air raid should take place they are to be kept within the school buildings at theii ordinary work, and on no account to be allowed near the windows. It is pretty cer- tain that in the event of a raid there would be a rush for the stations of the under- ground railways, which may perhaps be re- garded as bomb-proof shelters. As a pro- tection and an aid to the public in such a case wooden barriers are being placed on the stairs to minimise the danger of injury in the case of a rush of people downstairs. In the earlier months of the war these papers that brought out special war editions on Sunday evenings often had important news. For some time, however, there has not been anything worth printing in a special edition, and the evening war bulle- tins have consisted only of a more or less judicious compilation of the morning's news. The papers had something on Sun- day, however, and not long after the an- nouncement by the Admiralty of the North Sea victory the newsboys were running through the streets shouting the glad tid- ings at the full pitch of their voices. The streets are not as a rule crowded on Sun- day nights in these days of lowered lights, but here and there crowds were gathered. The news passed rapidly from lip to lip, and people cheered excitedly. The newsboys soon sold out, and papers were hurriedly read and handed on to others, GO that all might learn what had happened. In con- .,cert halls and picture theatres the perform- ances were stopped so that the announce- ment could be made. Everywhere it was "the most popular item in the programme, and reading of the official message was lhailcd with enthusiastic cheers and the sing- ing of the National Anthem. Altogether it was a Sunday night London will remember. The early closing of hotels, restaurants. and other licensed houses has resulted in a large addition to the number of night clubs in London, which were sufficiently numerous even before the war. Something like one hundred and fifty of these clubs are in ful" swing every night in the Soho district. According to the promoters, these clubs only exist for the purpose of providing inno- cent recreation and gaiety for those people who do not like going home early. They can have a supper and a dance or a game of cards at a night club, and take a taxi home two or three hours after midnight. Stories are being told, however, about some of these clubs, and if there is anything in the stories they are not all places of innocent amuse ment. One hears of young officers, home from the front on leave,- or expecting shortly to go to the front, being victimised by gangs of rascally confederates. There are tales of cheating at cards, of loaded dice and all the other things which have been used from time immemorial in the greal game "of Rook v. Pigeon. The night club? are liable to frequent inspection by the authorities, who have power to close any oi them if they consider such a course justi- fied. It is understood that the advisability of such action is being carefully considered. In nine years the number of street acci- dents in London in a year has more than doubled, while during the same period the number of persons killed in a year in such accidents has been more than quadrupled. This alarming increase is, of course, due to the increase in the number of power-driven Vehicles, which during 1913 caused 2,000 more accidents than in the previous year. As a whole, it appears from the report of the London Traffic Branch of the Board of Trade, power-driven vehicles are twice as dangerous as horse-drawn vehicles. The most terrible death-dealer of all is the motor-'bus, which has killed 556 people in four years. The danger of these vehicles has, however, largely decreased in propor- tion to the work done. There is no doubt, says the report, that the fitting of the side wheelguard has had a very beneficial effect in checking the number of accidents. A. E. M.
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The Assistant Financial Secretary to the War Office has written to the Isle of Wight Board of Guardians with respect to the maintenance of lunatic German alien pri- soners in the county asylum, stating that if the men were destitute and not locally domiciled the cost would be borne out of army funds.
BRITISH AIRMEN DROP BOMBS…
BRITISH AIRMEN DROP BOMBS ON OSTEND. From the Ypres to the sea (says a "Tele- graph message from Rotterdam on Thursday) heavy fighting has been renewed after several da ys' comparative calm. Telegraphing from Sluie, the correspondent of the "Tyd" states that the Germans are taking the offensive, and that the Allies' re- sistance is backed up by the fire of warships off the Belgian coast against German positions. Although, owing to naval guns, the enemy has had to evaculate his coastal positions at Maria- kerke, the Allies have not been able to occupy them. This is because they are still under the fire of guns in German positions running parallel with the coast but out of range of ,a.av-il guns. The same correspondent records great activity by English airmen over Ostend, where large numbers of bombs have been thrown on military depots and railway stations. No civilian has been injured, although several German soldiers were killed. At night aero- planists have been flying over German posi- tions, employing searchlights. They have covered an area extending almost to the Dutch frontier. Recently the Germans have spent much time and energy in strengthening their second line of defence in Belgium. Farmhouses are con- verted into miniature fortresses, and batteries are carefully posted in all suitable positions. UNPRONOUNCEABLE. I "Hullo, George! been to see the doctor, then I "Yes, sir, I've been to see 'im about that pain in my back." "Any pronounced disease?" "Yes, sir; but I can't pronounce it.
THE POST AT THE FRONT. I
THE POST AT THE FRONT. I The men who control the field post-office tent are generally skilled workers who have had experience in Post Office work. They are selected in many cases from the Post Office Rifles, the well-known Territorial force. When troops are continually moving from one point to another there are obvious difficulties in the way of the men who have to keep the soldiers supplied with letters and parcels. The general plan is to estab- lish a head postal-office at a town in the rear of the fighting line, well out of reach of the enemy. This base feeds the field post-office, which merely consists of a tent. Each force at the front carries its post- office about with it, and when a camp is struck one of the first tents to be pitched is tfie one which handles the soldiers' letters. This erection is guarded by sentries with fixed bayonets, whilst the workers inside are armed. The contents of the field post-office are rough and ready. A few stools and small tables make up the furniture, and there are sorting bags and posting bags, the latter taking the place of a pillai-box. Motor-cars carry letters and parce's to and from the base post-office to the distributing tents with the troops. At times these mail- carrying vehicles are wrecked by shells or captured, and then many soldiers never re- ceive the letters sent them from home. Letters posted by the soldiers at the front are carried back to the main post-office, and from there dispatched across the water to their destination. PINCHED BOTH WAYS. I Boy: "Please to stretch these boots for father. Cobbler: "Where do they pinch?" Boy (rather deaf): "Where was they pinched? Why, from the lodger next door!"
WOOLLENS IN WAR. I
WOOLLENS IN WAR. I One hundred thousand Russian tunics have been ordered from the Yorkshire mills. This fact serves once again to empha- sise the reliability placed upon the British export clothing trade. Our power in being able still to maintain this trade, and the decided preference for British woollens by other Powers, is-to the enemy—a formid- able feature of the war. This is not the first time that our HUSbiau ally has welcomed material from Yorkshire. Napoleon felt the force of our export trade in the great struggle and tried to crush it by prohibi- tion, and endeavoured to start an industrial I revolution in Russia in order to get our goods boycotted. But the British export trade stuck to its guns, and so valiantly did they pursue their course, in spite of the Continental system, that, in the retreat from Moscow, the soldiers of Napoleon him- self were clothed in the woollens of Eng. land. FINAL. I "Look here; this is the last time I mean to ask you 'when you intend to pay that thirty shillings you owe me." "That's good news I never want to be asked that silly question again! I
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An armoured cupola from one of the Ant- werp forts in which was an Austrian 12-inch gun has arrived in Vienna. It is a present from the German Emperor to the Austrian army command. The Berlin Socialiat paper "Vorwaerts" reports that the well-known Austrian Socialist, Dr. Max Horwitz, was arrested by a police-man in the street at Kattowitz, in Silesia. He is sed of espionage, and is imprisoned,.
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??9 ? if  ?V nit%  ?)'? When meat i3 tough soak for ten minutes in slightly diluted vinegar. To re-heat a milk pudding remove the skin, add a very little milk and a small knob of butter. Don't use soiled suda for washing coloured clothes unless you expect them tc be muddy-looking. Don't wash stockings after other clothes, such as flannels, unless you want them covered with lint. To clean saucepans, in which porridge hae been cooked, quickly and easily, fill them with boiling water, empty away then fill with cold, and the oatmeal will fall away from the sides. A cheap and permanent polish for stoves can be made by mixing a cake of ordinary blacklead and its weight in bluestone crystals to a paste with warm water. Apply to the grate, when cold, with a soft brush and polish in the usual way. To make brown boots black, take a piece of washing soda the size of a walnut and dissolve it in boiling water. When cold rub well over the boots. This will darken them. Then take one pennyworth of shoemaker's ink and give the boots two coats with this. Polish in the usual way. To lengthen the wear of children's stock- ing, darn the knees, heels, and toes on the "wrong" side before they are worn. This will make them last three times as long, and they will not show signs of having been darned. A coal-saving hint. Sweep up all coal dust and mix to the consistency of clay with salted water. Form into lumps, allow to dry, and use to bank up fires. This is especially useful for banking fires for the night where there are invalids. When you feel bilious squeeze a lemon into a glass filled three parts with cold water and drink it straight off. No sugar should be added. A BLACKLEAD SUBSTITUTE. I Use aluminium paint; the stove can then be washed, and there will be no dust or dirt as when blacklead is used. Besides saving labour, there will be no buying of brushes. Give a gas-stove two coats, and it will only want wiping with an old cloth when cook- ing is finished. In THE IIotrsE. I Use warm skim milk to clean the linolenir instead of water. It keeps th& lino glossy, and does not rot it as water does. Nothing is better for cleaning hearth tiles than a cream made of soft soap and skim milk. Skim milk. warmed, is a splendid cosmetic for the skin. Bathing the face with warm milk preventa it from getting rough in the winter. To CLEAN AND POLISH GLASS. I Nothing looks so bad on a table 88 smeary glass. These simple rules followed, there is no need for it to be smeary. Always have a special cloth for drying glass, which is used for nothing else, and dry it well each time you use it. Wash glass in salt- and-water, never using soap. Use hot water-and-salt if the glass is very dirty, and cold water-and-salt if the tumblers caij want polishing. ABOUT KNIVES, I It is not a good plan to have all the knives one possesses in daily use, for this encourages the bad habit of letting them aii get dirty, and then having a "grand clefcin up." Those that are not required should be carefully stored. The blades should be rubbed with vaseline, then the knives wrapped in brown pa per, and so arrange(Y that a layer of paper comes between each knife. Fold the brown paper over at both ends, and tie with string. If, notwithstand- ing these precautions, rust forms, the blades should be stood in paraffin or sweet oil foi thirty-six hours, then the oil must be washed off, and the blades well polished with emery powder. The stains caused by vinegar soon disappear if you rub the steel with A cut potato or plunge the bladea several times into the earth. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. I SAVOURY POTATOES.—Take lib. of cold boiled potatoes and rub them through a sieve into a basin. Into another basin put a peeled onion, add salt and pepper to taste, a pinch of carbonate of soda, and a sprig of parsley. Pour boiling water into the basin, and allow to stand for ten minutes. Then chop up the onions very finely, add to the potatoes, and stir together. Grate any scraps of stale cheese, and mix with the other ingredients, moisten with half a gill of milk, turn into a piedish, cover with breadcrumbs, put a few pats of butter, or dripping, and bake for ten minutes. COOKING A RABBIT.—Skin the rabbit, cut into joints, and wash in salt an.d water. Dry well with a clean cloth, then dip each piece in thoroughly dry flour. Put 2oz. of butter in a frying-pan, and when boiling, put in the rabbit and fry brown. Then put it into boiling water and cook for one hour. Have ready some cooked carrot and onion to thicken the liquor with, also a little flour, season nicely, and pour over the rabbit before sending to table. APPLE PUDDING.—Peel, core, and bake eight medium-sized cooking apples. Put -Ilb. sugar, with a small teacupful of water and juice, and half a lemon in a saucepan, put in apples, cover and cook till. soft, taking care not to allow them to break. Have a pie-dish lined round the side with pastry. In this dish place the apples, and add to the syrup a tablespoonful of apricot jam. Let it come to a boil, and pour over apples. Now put a half-pint in another saucepan, and when hot pour on loz. cornflour, blended with a small teacupful of milk, sweeten to taste, and stir till it boils. When half-cold, add well-beaten yolks of two eggs, pour over apples, and bake in moderate oven. When nearly done, place the whisked whites in spoonfuls on top, and bake a few minutes longer. Sift a little caster sugar before sending to table. MACARONI CUTLETS.—Cook Ilb. of maca- roni in plenty of boiling water, chop into small pieces. Melt loz. of good dripping, add 2oz. flour, and stir in a teacupful of milk, and cook until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Add Jib. each of cheese and macaroni, and a little cayenne, salt, and pepper. Mix well and turn on to a plate. Divide into portions and allow to get cold. Form into cutlet shapes and coat with egg and crumb, and fry in deep fat. Dish and serve with cauliflower or beans. MILK Soup.-This soup requires no meat. Take a small head of celery, a quart of water, some boiling milk, butter, and salt. Method: Chop the celery and cook it very gently in water until tender enough to pasa through a sieve, then add a lump of butter, the size of a walnut, a pint of boiling milk, and a very small cupful of sifted bread- crumbs boil up gently, stirring all the time. The salt should be put into the water l with the celery, if added later it may curdle the milk.
I FOOTBALL AND THE WAR. J
I FOOTBALL AND THE WAR. J Many football enthusiasts are wondering how the war is affecting our great winter game. The figures supplied to I:> the League by something like forty clubs, prove. first of all, the enormous strides football has made in the affection of the public, and, secondly, the loss brought about by the European conflagration. In the First Divi- sion, for instance, the average gate for the September of 1911-12 was £563; in 1912-13, i-647; in 1913-14 it had swelled to £735. showing a steady rise in attendance for three consecutive years. But the average for the September of this year dropped to X414, 7,7iiieli is a minimum decline of X149, and a maximum decrease of £ 321. Thee re- ceipts for the sale of season tickets sold in September fell from 4:907 Der club to £4.iO
ILFORD TRAIN SMASH. I
ILFORD TRAIN SMASH. I DRIVER SAYS SIGNALS WERE OBSCURED BY SMOKE. On Saturday the inquest was resumed at Ilford on the ten people killed in the train smash at that place on January 1. Chief interest centred in the presence of the driver and fireman of the Clacton express. The express ran into a local train from Gidea PaTk, which was crossing on to the line on which the express was approaching from behind. Edward James Greenfield, chief signalling inspector to the Great Eastern Railway, said he was of opinion that the detonators placed on the line to warn the driver of the Clacton train had exploded. They would be heard eveii when a. train was travelling at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Frederick Bloomfield, the driver of the ex- press, said that when he came in sight of the Ilford distance signal it was off, and he considered he had the line clear which would take him to Ilford platform. The Coroner: When did you find you had the signal against you?—I saw the home signal apparently at danger. The Coroner: Did you hear the detona- tors?—No, sir. WAITED FOR THE CRASH. I Replying to the coroner, the witness said it was not long before he came in sight of the home signal. Smoke and steam obscured the signals. The bridge between the two signals made it difficult to read the' signal. When he saw the signal he imme- diately shut off steam and applied the full force of the brakes. The rails were greasy and the wheels skidded for some distance. Replying to the coroner, who asked when he considered lie was in danger, the witness replied: "As soon as I was about halfway along the platform, when I saw the local train crossing the up line." What did you do then?—I could not do anything; I simply waited for the crash. Henry Cook, the guard in charge of the express, also stated that he heard no detona- tors. ITe was on the outlook for signals, but saw none after passing the box between Romford and Chad well Heath. The following verdict was returned:— The jury are unanimously agreed that the deaths were by accident, due to an error of < judgment on the part of the Clacton express driver in misreading one signal for another near the scene of the accident, thus working on a false presumption, he being ignwant of any error all the time." The jury suggested in a rider that guards' vans should have back view lookouts at the rear of all trains, and that "the guard of the local Gidca Park train should be com- mended for so promptly applying his brakes, and thus, in our opinion, saving the lirves of hundreds of other passengers."
THREE TRAINS IN COLLISION…
THREE TRAINS IN COLLISION I HEROIC DEATH OF ENGINE DRIVER I A railway accident resulting in the loss of one life occurred on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway between Streat- ham Common and Norbury stations on Saturday afternoon. The scene of the acci- dent was about a quarter of a mile firom Streatham Common Station. A goods train which was shunting at this point for some reason got in front of the 9.45 Brighton express, which ran into it. Both up and down main lines were blocked. Unfortu- nately at the same time the 12.5 p.m. down train from Victoria for East Grinstead came up and ran into the wreckage on the down main line. There was a fog at the tiine. John Baigent, of Battersea, the driver of the goods train, realising the danger, got off his engine and put detonators on the line to warn oncoming trains. While doing so he was killed by a large piece of timber which was thrown off his train when the East Grinstead train dashed into it. The East Grinstead train fared worst of all from the collision. It consisted of ten coaches. The engine overturned and the driver and fireman had a miraculous escape. The company issued the following state- ment on Saturday night: "During a fog the 9.45 express fsom Brighton to Victoria this morning collided with a goods train at Streatham Common Station, which was being shunted into the siding. Not one of the passengers in the express was injured, but a passenger in getting out of the train hurt his leg. The driver of the goods train, who got down on the permanent way to put some detonators on the li ne, was, unfortunately, killed by a large piece of timber which fell from one of the goods trucks in the collision. The 12.5 p.m. train from Victoria to East Grin- stead, which was approaching the station at the time, collided with a goods truck which had been overturned in the collision, and the engine of that train was also over- turned, but mo one was injured."
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GUILTY BUT INSANE. I SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH MURDER. I James Hargreaves, forty-four, a Blackpool solicitor, was at the Lancaster Assizes found guilty of the murder of Frank Hinchcliffe, a solicitor's elerk, but the jury gave it as their opinion that he was insane, and he was ordered to be detained as a criminal lunatic. At the previous day's hearing the defence admitted the facts of the case, which were that Hargrea.es shot Hinchcliffe in the back after the latter had served a writ on him for assault and battery on his housekeeper, and it was stated that the prisoner had frequently paid compensation for assaulting his house- keepers. It was pleaded that he was subject to periods of insanity. An old friend testified that Hargreaves once accused him of attempting to poison him. Another time he assaulted him, and his ex- pression was that of a religicus maniac. Mr. Douglas, mental disease expert, said Hargreaves, whom he described as a mono- maniac, laughed when referring to the shoot- ing. He was under the delusion that Hinch- cliffe was one of a gang of persecutors.
ICHILD'S THREATENING POSTCARDS.…
CHILD'S THREATENING POSTCARDS. I Threatening postcards alleged to have been written by a child of eleven, Elizabeth Mary Casey, were read in St. Helens Police-court. The chief constable explained that next door to the girl's mother lived Mrs. Alice Smith, a soldier's wife. Mrs. Casey wished her sister to have the next-door house, and the chief con- stable alleged that at a family gathering she made the suggestion that they should try and frighten Mrs. Smith out of the house. Accord- ingly they started knocking on the wall and writing postcards. One postcard said:— "Fraulein Smith,—If you don't answer my little note as I have told you, you shall be murdered in your bed. I, Fritz, will give you your last chance. Woe to you if you don't submit yourself to me. Ach, I vil murter you in cold blood." The second note said: "On the second day of the week thou, Fraulein Smith, shall die." Mrs. Smith stated that she was so startled by these threats that she had to get her mother to sleep with her. She left the house in conse- quence of the knocking and the threats. A school teacher identified the writing as that of the child, but said she could not have composed the messages herself. The child, who was in an hysterical condi- tion, protested that her parents knew nothing of the matter. She was bound over, as also was her father, for twelve months.
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On behalf of the Belgian Government pre- sentations have been made at Folkestone Har- bour to Captain Carey, of the ss. Queen, and to Mr. Herbert Chapman, chief engineer, in re- cognition of their conduct in connection with the rescue of the 2,000 Belgian refugees from the torpedoed Amiral Ganteaume. A new military order affecting Scarborough licensed premises. has become operative. All public-houses will now close at nine each eveu- ing, and members of his Majesty's Forces may only be served with mtoxlcwts from n?on to one o'clock and between. \six and uine at night. The order does not apply to legistered. clubs, whiirfk open as
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aAh MD MD M, .)"" I. Streptccarpus.—These lovely flowers are not so widely grown as they deserve to be, during recent years they have been greatly improved, with the result that they are obtainable in numerous attractive colours, and the flowers are much larger than for. merly. The streptocarpus may be grown successfully in a rather cooler temperature than the gloxinia, and an occasional fumiga- tion is necessary to keep greenfly in check. The best results are obtained by treating the plants as biennials, and old plants may now be shaken out of their pots and repotted Remove the old soil from the roots and pot them in 5 or Gin. pots according to their size. Make sure that these are perfectly clean and well crocked. Equal parts of good loam and leaf-soil with a. little silver sand suits them admirably. Pot fairly firmly and grow the plants on in a tempera- ture of 55 or COdeg. Keep them near the glass, water carefully, and when nicely rooted give occasional applications of weak Boot water. Tomatoes—Delay no longer in making a sowing of these. Sow thinly as shown iu TOMATOES FROM SEEDS. A,, seeds- sown very thinly ia a pan. B, seedlings producing the first rough leaves. the sketch, and the plants will be strongei in ail stages than when sown thickly. Early Poti -Plant some tubers which have been prepared as recommended pre- viously, in 10-inch pots, three tubers to a pot of a variety like Sharpe's victor. Use liglit rich soil that contains a little leaf-soil. This variety is also a good one to plant in frames over a mild hotbed, and it may be got in now. Duke of York and may queen arc also desirable for the purpose. Plant them in rows two feet apart, and protect the frames well during frosty nights. It will not be necessary to give much air until the growths appear above the soil, when a little should be admitted on bright morn- ings. Ear ('). to liai-e peas Early Pe:uL-Everyone likes to have peas early in the season;, and with this object in view a sowing' may be made in 10-inch pots, wnich should be filled with similar soil to that recommended for french beans. Choose an early dwarf variety like langley gem or little marvel. The pots may be placed in a temperature of GOdeg. for the seeds to ger- minate, but when the peas appear above the soil remove them to a temperature of 50deg., in which they should be grown, as they will not withstand undue warmth. It is very necessary to cultivate them in a light cool house to build up strong plants capable of producing a good crop. These dwarf peas can be grown and' cropped in the pots with [ good results. To succeed them, make a sow- ing of the same varieties on a warm, sunny border, which is covered with a cold frame; in this way a good supply of early peas is assured. It is rather early to sow in the open yet, as the ground is cold and wet; but as soon as it becomes workable make a sowing of the pilot on a warm border. This is a hardy and reliable early variety, and it is usually possible to pick peas by June 1st from it. Training Fruit Trees.-A well trad I fruit tree on a wall or fence is just one of those features which an ownercan point out with legitimate pride to visitors. Our sketch shows a right and wTong method of train- ing, the former being, naturally, the system TRAINING FRUIT TREES ON WALLSt A. shoots fastened too closely togethei leaving the bottom of the wall bare, and leading to crowding; wrong. B, shoots openly disposed and covering the lower part of the wall; right. which all would wish to follow. Shreds foi nailing are too antiquated for serious con- sideration tarred string, or some of the neat, clean, and durable metal bands in the market are infinitely preferable. it it it The Week's Work.—Sow seedg of double and single varieties of hollyhocks in pots or pans of light soil stood in a moderately high temperature until the seed germinates; then give the seedlings cooler conditions with plenty of light, a temperature of 55deg. to GOdeg. suiting them well. Gera- nium cuttings which are now sufficiently rooted may be potted singly in 3-inch pots, in a mixture of loam, leaf-soil and sand. The newly-potted plants will not need water for several days, after which moisten the soil. If you arc sowing sweet peas, fill 3-inch pots with a mixture consisting of equal parts loam, leaf-soil and sand. Sow three or four seeds inch deep in each pot. Germination will be quicker in heat, but after the seedlings appear give cold frame treatment. As the buds of the early peaches push, increase the temperature to 55deg. by day and 50deg. at night. When the weather is bright and miid, syringe daily. Ventilate the house gradually so as to avoid cold draughts. If you have vines in pots it is a good thing to plunge the pots in a bed of leaves and maintain a night temperature of 50deg., raising gradually as the vines progress. When in flower keep a regular temperature not lower than 65deg. In the case of apricots prune out any old or unnecessary wood. Lay in young shoots three or four inches apart, and shorten them back to a triple but. Cut out any ill- placed spurs. The sooner the letter now all vines under glass are pruned. Bleeding often follows late pruning. After pruning, cleanse the rods, rubbing off, not scraping, loose bark, and paint with a. mixture of soft soap, sulphur and petroleum. Both eeakale and rhubarb may be forced on the ground. Cover the crowns with pots or boxes, and pack round some fermenting stable manure and leaves, taking care not to make the heaps; too hot Tomato seedlings germinat- ing in small pots should receive plenty of light. Maintain the temperature still at 65deg. until they are developed sufficiently to place on a shelf in 60deg., and when stronger still to a lower temperature. Turn over heaps of manure, shaking out the long strawy parts, and mixing the long and short together. Leaves may be added, especially if the manure is intended for a hotbed. Where drainings from manure have accumulated in pits or holes, this valuable liquid must not be wasted, but conveyed to the ground over the roots of established fruit trees, where it will add rich nutriment to the soil. » it French Beans.—When these are required early in the year, make a sowing in pots at once. For this purpose Sion heuse and n, plus ultra can be recommended. At this season 9-inch pots give the best results, and they should be three parts filled with light rich soil consisting of two parts loam and one part well decayed manure or old hotbed material. It will be sufficient to place nine seeds in each pot; cover them with lin. of soil, water with a fine rosed can, and place the pots in a house with a temperature of 60deg. When the seedlings appear, grow them on in a similar temperature, and keep them near the glass to promote short jointed growth. Make suecessional sowings when required.
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The bodv of s, man who was found shot I in a. j)lauta.tiop. oE Richmond Park has been identified as that of Albert J. Dobbe, an I employee r¡J, the Anglo-South American Bank Old § road-street, E.C.
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OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER.
OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER. I BT UNCLE RALPH. My DEAR CHILDREN, Yet another week has flown, and once again I take up my pen to write the all- important letter to which my numerous nieces and nephews look forward, especially when the days are rough and rainy, for then you settle down to solving our Puzzle Com- petitions in real earnest, forgetting the ele- ments outside. You see, there is always something you can do, and the happiest chil- dren are those "That ever with a frolic welcome take The thunder and the sunshine." After all, we do not have to go very far from our own homes to find beauty and poetry, but of course we must look for it. Poetry, as you know. is really the art of making all things interesting, no matter how seemingly small or insigniifcant, Ine modest daisy that grows in our meadows and fields was enough for Burns, the happy skylark for Shelley, and a simple bed of yellow daffodils- for Wordsworth, ao surely we can find some poetry in our daily lives. How often do we hear it said that it is just like being in prison to be kept indoors on a rainy day, or to be kept at our desk s- in school or business while the sun is shining outnide. We should, however, always remember that "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage," and if we will it otherwise, these so-called "prisons can sometimes become real happy places, and that is what I want you all to try to make them when for some reason or other yon are kept within the doors. Those are just the times I should most like to be with you, because I am eertain we should have heaps of fun. This week I am giving you another word square Puzzle Competition, and again I have six splendid prizes waiting for the lucky winners. Set to work straight away, and address your solutions to "Uncle Ralph," S. La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C., on or before February 11. Good-bye until next week.. With love to each and' all, Ever your affectionate, UNCLE RALPH. THE CHILDREN'S CORNER UNION. FOUNDED BY UNCLE RALPH. (Open to Boy. and Girls uuder 15 years ) Please enroJ me as a Member of the -CCU." My age is years. A ddress Date When tigued poet to UNCLE RALPH, 8, La nllLLII SAU^AOE, LoDO, B.C. Members denizing an illamiaated membership card, I soitable for framipj, should enclose PCIUl, stam, I with this form. ANSWERS TO LETTERS. DoRis OSDORXE Thank you for your nice letter. I am glad to know you are so pleased with your prize parcel. OLIVE KELLOW: Very glad to welcome you a& A member, Olive. You must try the com- petitions. MABEL HAWKEY: I am pleased to hear you like your certificate. Your friend is now a member of our "C.C.U." WILFRED KIIIO: Glad to welcome you as a member. Yo-u will see your number in the list of new members. EVA PERKS: Thank you far your letter. I am glad to know you are no pleased with your prize. You must try again. THOMAS HOLDEN I was very pleased to receive your letter, and to hear all your news. I am sorry your sister's letter was not answered, but then you see I have so many letters, and such a. little space to get them into. You must try the Competitions now that you are a member. GWEN RAISON: Yes, Gwen, I received voar parcel. Thank you very much. ARTHUR BuRpow: Shall be pleased to enrol vow as a member, Arthur, and to send you one of my illuminated cards, but you have not given me your address. OLIVE ALFORD Very pleased to be able to welcome you as a member. Your solution is not quite correct this time, but you must try again. I SQUARE WORD I PUZZLE COMPETITION, I No. 2. r; 1. Parts of the head. 2. The space of a room. 3. Not, pretence. 4. A mineral. I SOLUTION OF JUMBLED NAMES OF BATTLES COMPETITION. 1. Trafalgar. 2. Waterloo. 3. Hastings. LIST OF PRIZE-WINNERS. Volumes: Sarah Barrell, Albert Best. Boxes of Fry's Chocolates: Enid Pinckard, Douglas Rowlinson. Pictorial Blotters: Nora Smith, Ella Cleasby. ROB. Rob was a brown and glossy pony, and he loved galloping over the iiioors with Roy on his back better than anything in the world. Now Rov had two sisters, Nan and May, with long and" skinny legs. And they, too, loved riding Rob better than anything in the world. But Rob did not like carrying them on his brown and glossy back, because they jolted about in the smooth and slippery saddle, and made him feel very sore. So one day when he and Roy were coming home from 'a fast and exciting ride, and Nan and Mav ran to meet them on their long and skinny legs, with their black and curly hair Hying in the wind, and calling out that they wanted a ride, Rob made up his mind that he would make then not wanu to ride him any more. So he quivered all over his brown and glossy body, and he snoried with his tremb- ling nostrils, and he drew his four legs to- gether and he started off at a gallop. Faster and faster he went, and the wind whistled and blew around him as on for miles and miles he flew. And Roy laughed for joy because lie loved going fast, and Nan and May screamed with fright. At last, panting and covered with foam, Rob stopped. And Nan and May never again asked tQ ride him. So Rob was very happy. NEW MEMBERS. 2736 Evelyn Page, 2737 May L. Gar- land, 2738 Nora Smith, 2739 Joe Con- nock, 2740 Lloyd Foster, 2741 Doris Cotton. 2742 Irene Williams, 2743 Thomas Holden, 2744 Hilda Osment, 2745 Florence Briggs, 2746 Herbert Johnson, 2747 Fred Pattinson, 2748 Arthur Burrow, 2749 Alice Carter, 2750 Olive Goleby, 2751 Kitty Myers. 2752 Maud Ralph, 2753 Florence Back, 2754- Audrey Mannington, 2755 Miriam Witney 2750 Olive Alford, 2757 Gladvs Child, 2758 May Wilby, 2759 John Cleasby, 2100 Annai Poland, 2761 F. Patterson, 2762 Kathleen Evans, 2763 Dora Brennan, 2764 Constance Robinson, 2765 Gladys Houghton, 2766 Olive Kellow, 2767 Wilfred Kidd.
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Miss Agnes Beriafield, Boltoit,, h&s bt:eI1 appointed assistant medical vffic^T of health of Burton-on-Trent at a eaifary- of £ 3(-;b year. She was the only