Abergavenny Chronicle

Two hundred and thirty-eight awards have now been conferred on Old Rugbeians in the present war. The war honours in- clude one Victoria Cross, three C.B., three C.M.G., seven brevet rank, twenty-three D.S.O., twenty-eight Military Cross, one Order of St. Vladimir, five Legion of Honour, one Medaille Militaire, and 166 mentioned in despatches.

SITUATION SAVED BY IRISH REGIMENTS On Sunday night the War Office issued the following communique — "After sustaining violent attacks de- livered by the enemy in overwhelming num- bers, the 10th Division succeeded, with the help of reinforcements, in retiring to a strong position from Lake Doiran westwards towards the valley of the Vardar, in con- junction with our Allies. "The division is reported to have fought well against very heavy odds, and was largely due to the gallantry of the troops, and especially of the Munster Fusiliers, the Dublin Fusiliers, and the Connaught Rangers, that the withdrawal was success- fully accomplished. "Owing to the mountainous nature of the country, it was necessary to place eight field guns, for the purposes of defence, in positions from which it was impossible to withdraw them when the retirement took place. "Our casualties amounted to some 1,500 men." I HEROISM OF ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS. I In a message from Athens to the "Daily Chronicle," dated Monday, Mr. M. H. Donohoe says the Anglo-French rearguard Í8 still on Serbian territory. The recent fight- ing round Doiran (a Serbian village on the Greek border), where the English were en- gaged, was specially severe. Two Bulgarian brigades were thrown against our position at a point where the line was weakly held. The English brigade was driven back, suf- fering heavily, to a second defensive line. Subsequently, however, it was reinforced, and advanced against the enemy, retaking the position. The English artillery was the deciding factor in the fight, checking and arresting the enemy's advance. Mr. Donohoe says that conflicting ac- counts are being received at Athens con- cerning the strength and disposition of the enemy. On the one hand, the Germans are stated to be reinforcing the Macedonian front; on the other, it is said that the fight- ing is left principally to the Bulgars, as the Germans have already detached considerable forces in pursuit of the Serbs to-aro Albania, and are also concentrating an im- posing force at Rustchuk, on the Danube, with the object of morally overawing Rumania.. It is clear that the enemy on the Doiran front are deficient in heavy artillery. Pri- soners taken say that German heavy guns are expected, and also drafts to make good the heavy casualties sustained against the Anglo-French force. The Greeks are not at all pleased at the proximity of the hated Bulgar to their fron- tier (says the correspondent). Should the Allies be pursued across the frontier it is certain the Bulgars will be refused admis- sion to Greek territory. The temper of the Greek people is such that no other course is possible. The Bulgars' forward march is slow and painful, and they have to fight each foot of the way and conquer heavy earthworks and field defences thrown up by the retiring Allies. The Anglo-French troops are fight- ing with a splendid heroism, probably un- equalled on any other front. I GREEK TROOPS TO WITHDRAW. It is announced that the Greek Govern- ment has agreed to withdraw the Greek Army from Salonika, with the exception of a contingent of troops to assert Greek sovereignty. I SERBIA'S ARMY. According to news from Bucharest (says the Rome correspondent of the "Daily Tele- graph"), the Rumanian Government ad. dressed an inquiry to the Serbian Govern- ment as to the state of the Serbian army after its retreat. M. Pasitch, in reply, sent a detailed report from Marshal Putnik, which stated that the Serbian army now number 200,000 soldiers, and will, at an early date, be reinforced to the extent of 150,000 men. In addition, it will be equipped by the Allies with fresh artillery.

FARMERS AND LABOUR PROBLEM. The Earl of Selborne addressed an audi- ence of farmers .convened by the Winchester and Dictrict Agricultural Association at the Guildhall, Winchester, on Saturday. He said that "starred" agricultural hands would not be given an armlet. As they were indispensable there was no reason to put them in the Army Reserve, and they must he content to know the authorities thought they were doing the best work they could for the country. To meet the labour diffi- culties farmers ought to ask landowners, through the local committees, for their gardeners, their keepers, and their wood- men. It was the patriotic duty of every landowner, squire, or parson, and everyone in the county, to put all labour not em- ployed on essential work at the disposal of the county war agricultural committee to help the farmer. As regarded women, he wanted to see a canvass of them around vil- lages like Lord Derby's canvass of the men. The women must be told their war work was in the fields, and that there they would be contributing as much to the defeat of Ger- many and our victory as their boys in the Fleet or the trenches.

I PRISONERS AT BLANKENBERG. The following report has been issued by the Press Bureau: -"Reporting on the con- dition of the British prisoners of war at Blankenberg, Messrs. Jackson and Russell, officials attached to the United States Em- bassy at Berlin, state that the atmosphere of the camp is excellent. The British officers now have a mess room by them- selves. In addition to Colonel Gordon, there are now twelve British officers in the camp, the four (who came since the last visit being Major Robert A. Gray, Captains Robm Grey, J. H. C. Coulston, and F. J. Graham Watson. Colonel Gordon still occupies a room by himself, being attended by his own officer's servant, who was brought to the camp in order to replace the R.A.M.C. soldier who is to be sent back to England in December. There are also four other British soldiers who are doing duty as officers' servants, all of whom appear to be contented. At the time of the visit some of these men were pldying hockey in the snow on the tennis court. The officers had no complaint to make, and the only wish which they expressed was for more space in which to exercise."

BOY OF FOURTEEN FIGHTS TURKS. I In hospital at Yarmouth, invalided home from Gallipoli, is a lad of fourteen, who took part in the landing at Suvia Bay and saw two months' fighting against the Turks. He will not reach his fifteenth birthday until the 21st of this month. His name is George Carr, and he left school in Septem- ber, 1914, and went to work in a sawmill. In March last, during a recruiting march in Yarmouth he offered himself, and being a finely-built lad, easily passed for nineteen years of age. He enlisted for home service, but when the call for volunteers for im- perial service came to his regiment he was one of the first to offer. In July he sailed for Gallipoli, and was at the landing of Suvla Bay, where his regi- ment suffered severely. After two months' fighting against the Turks he was pros- trated, and came home in a hospital ship.

The Government has decided that during the winter the men in the trenches shall wear golf stockingS instead of puttees in the long trench boots now being supplied. The Emergency Committee of the London County Council reports- that 3,592 men in the service of the Council had responded to their country's call up to October 5. Now the number of those serving with the forces is approximately 7.000. The Canadian Pacific Railway earnings for the week ending December 7 were ^8609,200, an increase of X256,000 as compared with the corresponding period last year. At Cintra, Barreiro, and in other locali- ties in Portugal disturbances have occurred concerning the increase in the price of bread. The Government ie sending troopa to maintain order.

MORE VESSELS SUNK. I News has reached Southampton that the crew of the Harrison liner Commodore are all safe, except the second cook, who has been drowned. A Liverpool telegram states that the Cunarder Veria has been sunk. The crew are reported safe. The Cardiff steamer Helsmuir has been Bunk. The crew are safe. NEUTRAL STEAMERS SUNK. I The Norwegian steamer Nereus and the Italian steamer Dante Alighieri have been sunk. The second mate of the Nejeus was lost, but the other members of the crew have been landed. The Nereus was a steamer of 742 tons gross, built at Rotterdam in 1898, and owned by Pettersen and Ullenes, of Pors- grund. There are two steamers in Lloyd's Register named Dante Alighieri, one a steel screw vessel of 9,754, built this year, and owned in Genoa; the other a small steamer of 178 tons gross, built in 1891, and owned in Naples.

GERMANS AND LOST U BOAT. I The following statement regarding the recent sinking of a German submarine off the Belgian coast has been issued by the Press Bureau:— "Berlin, December 1 (Wolff).—In his re- port of November 29 Sir John French states that a German submarine was destroyed by an English aviator near Middelkerke. Wolff's Bureau hears from an authoritative source, however, that this report is totally untrue."—("De Telegraaf," December 1.) Wolff's Bureau says: "In spite of yester- day's dementi, Reuter's Agency repeats, upon detailed official information received, particulars of the air fight in which a British aeroplane broke the back of a Ger- man submarine with a bomb. On applica- tion to the proper authority, Wolff's Agency is informed that, if Reuter is correct, the sinking of a submarine must be that of a British or French submarine by a British aeroplane, as there can be no question of a German submarine being involved." Der Tag," December 3.) With reference to the above German state- ments, says the Press Bureau, one of which appeared in "De Telegraaf" of December 1, and the other in "Der Tag" of December 3, it should be noticed that the denials are are not official, but are so worded as to give readers the impression that they have read an official denial of the destruction of the German submarine off the Belgian coast. That, however, is not the case, and no authority for the denial is specified.

LABOUR PARTY PAMPHLETS. I At Westminster County Court there was a further sequel to the police raids on the I.L.P. offices at Manchester and London. On August 27 Mr. C. H. Norman, who claimed to be the owner of three condoned pamphlets which had been published in London, started an action against Sir ÇhaEl. Mathews, Public Prosecutor, and Sir Wil- liam Nott Bower, Chief of the City Police, claiming that he was entitled to the pam- phlets, to an account of the number taken, an order for delivery up, and damage for detention. The Mansion House magistrate ordered the documents seized at the London offices to be destroyed, and an application by Mr. Norman in the High Court to quash the decision was refused. The application heard now was on behalf of Mr. Norman in the action started on August 27. It was for affidavits to docu- ments, leave to administer certain interroiga* toris, and to fix a day for the trial. Mr. Branson (for the Treasury) asked that the application might be taken in chambers as there might be matters which in the public interest ought not to be dealt with in open court. Mr. Scott Duckers, for the plaintiff, objected. His Honour ruled that the case must be heard in private. The hearing was concluded, but the result was not disclosed.

I CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE. An inquest was held at Lambeth Coroner's Court on Annie Louisa Ballard, aged 43, wife of a carman, of Clarendon-place, Somers Town, London, who was killed by a train at Waterloo Station. Her son, a pri- vate in the R.F.A.. said that his mother and two aunts went to see him off at the station. They were all talking on the platform when the guard's whistle blew, and a lot of sol- diers rushed into the carriage, the witness being the last to get in. The, train stopped, 't h. put hi. and he got out. He denied tt, he put his head out of the window and caught hold of his mother's hand. The Coroner: You have made a statement which is entirely different from that you are telling us now You told my officer: "I was in the train, which had just started, and we were shaking hands, when she slipped and fell between the train and the platform." The Witness: I did not tell him that. A police officer said that when he made the statement the witness was very excited, and might not have intended to say what he did. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and thd coroner re- marked that he was sorry to see a soldier make such conflicting statements.

I TRAINS COLLIDE IN SNOWSTORM. The Liverpool to Hull express came into collision with a slow train from York in a blinding snowstorm at Micklefield Junction, near Selby, on Thursday evening. One engine was thrown over and the other de- railed, but not one passenger Was so much as scratched. Owing to the snow the driver was unable to see through the window of his cab, and it is surmised that the weight of the snow on the wires pulled the signal to show a white light. Fortunately the express was running slowly when the collision occurred, about a hundred yards east of Micklefield Station. The lines from York to Hull wert blocked, and all trains had to be diverted.

KNOWN AS "SOUND BLINDNESS." Sound blindness is by no means an un. aommon complaint, foij many people, although they may possess perfect eyesight for reading or seeing long distances, are quite unable to distinguish between green and red, and many other pairs of colours. Lately it has been found that some suffer from an exactly similar affection of the hearing power-that is, an inability to dis- tinguish particular shades of sound. One' boy could not distinguish at all between the sounds of "very," "perry," and "Polly," and yet he could hear at as great a distance as any body. Another youngster would spell "different" "drifent." He said that was how it sounded to him.. Several others ran the letters "r," "n," and "1" together in a hopeless' way, being unable to tell one from the other.

MARQUIS OF ABERGAVENNY. The Marquis of Abergavenny, K.G., died at his Sussex residence, Eridge Castle, on Sunday. The Marquis, who was in his ninetieth year, had been in failing health for some time, and about a week ago sustained an accident through tripping on the stairs. He is succeeded by his eldest son, the Earl of Lewes. He was the first marquis, and was Lord- Lieutenant of Sussex from 1892 to 1905. He owned about 50,000 acres.

The chair manufacturers of High Wycombe, Bucks, have, through the mayor, been requested to make 50,000 Windsor chairs for the War Office for soldiers' use. r Mr. Barnet Kenyon, M.P. for Chester- field, in a speech before the Tees-side munition workers, estimated that there were 270,00 miners with the COIOUTS, as well as 170,000 men from local workshops. Eleven farmers of East Norfolk have each promised to give a fat bullock to be sold at Acle on behalf of the Farmers' Bel Cross < Fund.

DRESS OF THE DAY. ] A DAINTY BLOUSE. I One of the most useful, I had almost said indispensable, garments at this time of the year is a smart and pretty blouse that will serve either for best afternoon or for simple evening wear. A blouse of this type is par- ticularly useful this year, when evening dresses are scarcely worn at all, for it is just the thing for the simple family gather- ings or quiet entertainment of friends which will be the only form of festivity with most of us this Christmas. Our sketch shows just the veiy blouse for the purpose, simple, smart, practical, and most dainty. This charming model is carried out in an alliance of black and white, as are most of the more exclusive blouses shown just now. The entire under blouse is made of white [Refer to X 657.] I chiffon and shows, unveiled, in front, where it is arranged in crossover style. The cross- ing fronts are full and soft, and leave a small, V-shaped opening at the neck. The outer edges are defined by a. line 01 sparkling, cut jet beads of oval shape, and rather large size, and a wide, pleated frill- ing of white tulle rises from the back of the neck. A band of delicate black Chan- tilly insertion, with the design picked out here and there by sparkling jet beads, is carried across the lower part of the front. The blouse proper is made of plain black net and is absolutely simple in shape. Each side is finished by a band of the jetted lace insertion, and these bands are carried into a point at the back.' The sleeves are full and are cut in one with the blouse. The fullness is carried into a group of small tucks at the outside of the wrist, and a band of the jetted insertion eJcircles the rest of the wrist. The sleeves are finished by frills of black net over underfrills of white tulle. A blouse of this type should be worn with a skirt of black taffetas, satin, charmeuse, or I crene de Chine. [ A FASHIONABLE COAT. Years ago the long coat was nothing more or less than eith-IF a serviceable wrap to slip over a gown or costume for driving, motor- ing, or travelling in cold weather, or a mackintosh or raincoat for wet weather wear. To-day, however, the long coat for I winter wear is every whit as smart and I [Refer to X 658.] J I useful a garment as is the coat and i skirt. It is made of nice material, is beautifully cut and finished, and is almost as much used for practical morning wear as is the com- plete costume. It is good to know that a smart long coat is really easier to make than the coat of a costume, the first neces- sity being a well-cut pattern. Our sketch shows a new and extremely smart model, which is unusually simple in style and which is just the thing for cold weather wear. It may be carried out in velours cloth, diagonal serge, or imitation fur cloth, of which there is such an excellent variety. It wraps over a little in front, and fastens with large buttons and diagonal buttonholes, and the edge of the front is neatly machined. The sleeves are fairly wide, and are finished at the wrist by big, turn-back cuffs of the material. A wide collar of velvet or fur turns back from the neck. The coat as cut with plenty of flare, and hangs frorfi the shoulders in most graceful and becoming folds. I A NEW TRIMMING. I Some of the new hats, and more especially those of large size, are trimmed with a single rosette of huge size and completely new type. The centre of the rosette con- sists of a big cabochon ornament of enamel or mock precious stones, and this is sur- rounded by a complete ring of tiny ostrich tips in exactly the same shade as the hat. For instance, a very smart model recently seen in a London show-room was made of tete-de-negre velvet, and was very large and almost flat. One of these new rosettes was perched in front of the low and slightly rounded crown. It had a cabochon centre of pale, straw-coloured amber with a ring of small, tête-de-négre ostrich tips all round it. Paper patterns can be supplied, price 6jd. When ordering, please quote number, en- close remittance, and address to Miss Lisle, 8. La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.

I I Mr. and Mrs. Cowlard, of Addlestone, I have ten sons, eight of whom are serving in the Army, while one of the others fought in I the South African War.

EXPERIENCES OF TWO PRISONERS OF WAR. The manner in which two prisoners of war escaped from a German camp and safely returned to England and were presented to the King was told by Lieutenant Birley, of the Gloucester Regiment, at a meeting at Horley, when he gave a vivid and amusing description of his experiences. After being captured they were marched off, he said, under an escort to the German reserve trench. The German soldiers smiled and' offered them cigarettes. Then they were sent further back to a little village, where they met the General Staff. They were asked a number of questions, and one or two of the German officers were in favour of shooting them. Eventually they were told that they would be taken to Ger- many, and were removed to a Roman Catholic church. The German soldiers con- ducted themselves in a disgusting manner, smoking cigars and spitting all over the church. When they asked for food mouldy bread and water in a bucket were given them with the remark, "Get on with that, you swine." The Germans gathered ■ together fifty- three men, put them in one covered railway truck and sent them off on a fifty-six hours' journey. On the truck were written the words "English swine," and when the train pulled up at the stations the doors of the truck were thrown open and people shouted "English swine" and threw all kinds of things at them. Detailing the life in camp, Lieutenant Birley said the British soldiers were treated far worse than the French, and he made up his mind to escape, and planned it all out with another man. The night they got away a few of them håsl a little farewell supper. When they had cut the barbed wire and were 200 yards away from the camp, he could not describe his feelings, but he felt as if he could fly. After an adventurous journey, during which they lived in the daytime like the Babes in the Wood, covering themselves with leaves and twigs, they arrived at a small town where he inquired at the police station for the British Consul. They had not been waiting long r hen an Englishman visited them. He wanied to fetch them something to eat. They were provided with money and two dozen bottles of beer. After arrival in England the King sent for them, and he chatted freely and wanted to know first hand how his soldiers who were prisoners were treated.

FORGED TREASURY NOTES. I At the Old Bailey, Henry Ralph Lyons, thirty-six, printer; Harry Williams, thirty. nine, agent; and Alfred Ernest Edwards, forty-two, agent, pleaded guilty to forging over a thousand currency notes. Mr. Jus- tice Coleridge sentenced Lyons to eight years' penal servitude, and Williams and Edwards to ten years' each. The prisoners were arrested and charged with being in the possession of apparatus for the forging of Treasury notes as a sequel to a police raid on printing premises at Vartry-road, Tottenham, on November 17 last. Harry Lyons, sixty-one, printer, father of Henry Lyons, who was also charged with the offence, pleaded not guilty. Giving evi- dence on his own behalf, he said: "I had no idea that forged notes were being made on the premises at all, and I never saw the ° other two prisoners until we met at Bow- street." He added that he had been out of work for some time, and his son Ralph was the main support of himself, his wife, and invalid daughter. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged. Addressing the prisoners before passing sentence, the judge said: "The gravity of your offence is twofold. Firstly you have put before innocent people the grave tempta- tion of uttering false documents, and secondly it is a grave matter that in this tremendous time, when our men are fighting and dying to preserve our country abroad, you should seek to debase our currency at home. Shame on you!" The prisoner Williams, through his coun- sel, said he accepted full responsibility for engineering the crime.

PERSECUTING GIRLS. George Glenvillo, 35, manager, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey. to serious assaults on six young women. Mr. Curtis Bennett, who prosecuted, said that there was another indictment charging the prisoner with ob- taining sums of money from' the same young women, and from four others, by means of false pretences, but it was not proposed to deal with that charge. The prisoner, who had an office in Oxford- street, London, advertised as follows:— "Cinema Acting.-Well-know"n manager and producer requires a few ladies and gen- tlemen of refinement, without experience, to prepare for cinema. Salary earned from one guinea upwards per day." He got into communication with the women, and explained that it was neces- sary that they should receive lessons, the charge for 12 lessons being 93 38. Altogether he obtained "three guineas each from nine women, and from one < £ 103 3s. (.£100 of which he got from her to continue, he said, the building of a theatre at Shore- ham). The prisoner, who is a married man, was convicted in 1906 for obtaining money from girls by means of a bogus theatrical agency. There had been complaints of similar treat- ment from over 50 girls in the present case. He was given the maximum sentence of two years' hard labour.

LIGHTS OVER DRILL-GROUND. At Old-street Polioe-court, Alexander Base, of the firm of Bass and Co., furriers, Chiswell-street, London, E.C., was sum- moned before Mr. Wilberforce for not having properly screened lights on his pre- mises. Inspector Maddox said that on the night of November 29 there were three un- screened lights in the defendant's warehouse, on the third floor, throwing a beam over the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Com- pany. The lights were burning all night. The magistrate described the case as very bad, especially having regard to the fact that the premises overlooked the Honourable Artillery Company's grounds. There would be a penalty of £ 10.

MAN LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK. I A robust-looking man, who was stated to be one of the only two men known who were walking about with broken necks, asked Mr. Fordham, at West London Police-court, to sign his green form. The applicant's solicitor said that his client had been rejected for the Army. Five years ago he broke his neck at Eastbourne, but fortunately the spinal column was not broken. The man with a broken neck said he only wanted to go to France for less than a fort- uight, and Mr. Fordham signed the form.

PRAISE FOR BUSWOMEN. I A motor-omnibus driver who was fined at Stratford on Saturday for exceeding the speed limit ungallantly blamed his woman conductor for not ringing up smartly to start after a stoppage. In consequence he had to "make up time." Mr. W. Tyler (the chairman): We cannot consider that a satisfactory excuse. From what we know of them we think the women conductors are performing their duties with remarkable smartness.

Information has been received that Lieut. &. F. Smyly, 8th S. Staffs, son of Judge Smyly, K.C., of Shoreditch County-court, has been wounded. Both the judge's sr-ps joined as privates and are now lieutenants. Lady Abercromby, who was for some years a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria has died at Campevdown House, Dundee, the residence of her brother, Lord Camperdown. She was born in 1840, and married Lord Abercromby in 1868.

To prevent black stockings from changing: colour add a teaspoonful of vinegar to the rinsing water. If a broom is given an occasional soaking, and stood out in the open to dry, it will last twice as long. To remove paint spots from clothing,, saturate with equal parts of turpentine and) spirits of ammonia. After washing glass in hot soap and water- rinse it in quite cold water. Dry at once with a clean cloth, giving it a final high polish with a silver cloth or chamois leather. Needles that have become rusty can best be cleaned by rubbing them with a coal cinder, which not only removes the rust bvt makes them smooth for knitting or sewing. Stained or polished floors should never be washed with water. To remove the dust, wipe over with a soft cloth, and once a week apply a good floor-polish. To remove creases from clothes which have been packed away for some time, hang in the bath-room, then turn on the hot water tap. The steam will entirely remove the creases. Press afterwards, if necessary.) To find out if game has been hung suffi- ciently, pull a feather from the plumage at the lower part of the back near the tail. If it comes out quite easily, the bird is "high enough for the average consumer. To WASH SATIN. Make a good lather with soap, wash the satin, rinse in cold water to which a little- gin has been added, and iron on the wrong side, when the material should look equal to new. To RENOVATE OLD FUR. Prepare a plate of hot wet bran, and add to it a few drops of ammonia. Rub this well into the fur, then rub it all over with plenty of dry bran and a dry flannel.. Finally brush with a stiff brush to remove flakes of bran and to regulate the fur. A PRETTY CHRISTMAS GOT. If you have an oak frame which you do not want to use for a picture, it may be made into a pretty and useful tray by framing a dainty piece of embroidery, there covering it with glass in exactly the same manner as for a picture, only seeing that the back is made neat and more secure. In- stead of fixing hangers, arrange a handle at each end of the frame, and the tray is com* plete, and makes an acceptable gift. I NEWSPAPER RACK. An original newspaper rack can be maaa by cutting a strip of ordinary floor covering" without pattern, about 20in. long and 12in., wide. This rack is quite acceptable as. & Christmas present to a friend. Fold the lower end back about 6in. to form a pocket, fastening it at each corner with twine. Turn the raw edges back towards the front and cover them with a scalloped piece of red leather, fastened with brass paper-fasteners. A narrow 6trip of red leather forms the hanger, which extends down the sides, end- ing in a leather tassel. I CHRISTMAS HiNTS. ,1 In making Christmas puddings and cakes, you should wash all currants and drv them in a cloth, then set them before the fire, for if damp they will make the cakes or puddings heavy. Eggs should be very well beaten, whites and yolks apart, and always strained. Lemon peel should be pared very thin. The heat of the oven is of great im- portance, for cake especially. If not quick the paste, dough or batter will not rise. To lay paper over a cake will prevent burn- ing. Cakes upon no account should be out for a day or two, but a rich cake should be kept a week before cutting. I SALT HINTS. Salt thrown on a fire will extinguish a burning chimney. Salt and lukewarm water is an excellent lotion for styes. Salt and warm water is an emetic in cases of poisoning. Mixed in cold water salt will remove bloodstains from linen. Sprinkled on a range it will absorb all grease splut- terings. Warmed, and rubbed on a soiled light coat, will clean it. Salt added to the rinsing water prevents clothes from freez- ing. I SOME USEFUL RECIPES. ORANGEADE.—Squeeze six oranges and three lemons well through a fine sieve into a jug, then rasp the rinds of two of each, pour over a pint of hot syrup, then Add water to liking. Pass the whole through & sieve. It is then ready for use. This r makes a delicious drink for Christmas and the children will be very fond of it. BOILED Trizimy.-A turkey is best dressed by the poulterer. If not, cut off the legs at the first joint, then draw the upper leg into the body, break or flatten the breast- bone, All the crop with force-meat and tie it up closely. Put the bird into hot water, and as soon as the water boils skim well, •. and allow it to simmer for about two hours or according to the size of the bird. Care& should be taken to keep the water perfectly free from scum. The liquor may then be used for soup. Many cooks boil turnips with a turkey, they may be sent to table in a well made whiteNr,.auce. Celery sauce may be had if preferred. Boiled ham or tongue or bacon may be served with boiled turkey. CHEAP CHRISTMAS CAKE.-For ijhis you will require half a pound of flour, half k pound of ground rice, half a pound of castor sligar, six ounces each of currants, sultanas." and butter, quarter of a pound of mixed peel, one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, mixed with a little milk, half a pint, of milk. Rub the butter into the flour, add the dry ingredients, andj mix well. Put ilk" the soda, and lastly the milk, which must be boiling. Bake at once in a well-greased till for two and a half hours. W.» en baked, this cake has the appearance of rich pound cake. It is an excellent cake to send to the Front, as it keeps moist a g time. ROAST Goosim.-When a goose is well feathered, cut off the nock close to the back and the feet and pinions at the fifft joint; < put a skewer into the wings and draw up the legs closely. Dry the goose well inside. and out. Boil three onions for three, minutes, then chop and mix in some dried sage leaves, a few fine breadcrumbs, pepper and salt to taste. Many cooks add butter, but it is better without. Put the stuffing d into the body of the goose and tie the open- ings (both ends) safely and firmly. Baste well, roast from an hour and a half to two hours; serve with brown gravy and apple :j sauce. ■ 4 INDIAN MEAL AND CHEESE.—Take a quarter of a pound of Indian meal, half a pint of boiling water, a quarter of a pint of cold '5 water, one ounce of grated cheese. Blend the meal with the cold water, stir into the boiling water, and cook for forty-five minutes. When cool, add the cheese. pepper and salt to taste, put into a greased "1 piedish, and bake till nicely browned. SAVOURY PANCAKES.—Make a batter with lib. of flour, a pint of milk, and two eggs. Stir into it two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley, a teaspoonful of chopped onion, and 4oz. of finely chopped ham or cold chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Fry the mixture in boiling fat as an ordinary paccaks. Roll up and serve with gravy or tomato saue-0. g

Sir John Simon, in a written awer t& Commander Bellairs, states that in some  towns it has been arranged to stop th& A ringing of church beHs and the stn*kii of j! church clocks, but he is advised by those M responsible for the defence of London from M air-raids that in London they contribute so small a part of the general noise that it is" not as a rule necessary to take this step. f