Abergavenny Chronicle

HOSPITAL SHIP CRIME. I I ADMIRALTY CONSIDERING QUESTION I- i- OF ESCORT. In the- House of Commons, Mr. Bonar L. i1:t()l'm.'¡L Captain Carr-Gomm that the qi:e-.tnj;i ot'providing hospital I,- with aft e-cort was being consider<'d by the Adn'i-alty. Cotouel Sir F. Hall asked the rrim: )lilÙ"td whelher his attention had bc<!t (hawn to the sinking of the bospitat ship L!jndovery "t Castle by a German submarine-: whether Lore were only m?licat staif. crev., and oSicers of the steamer, ,l1d nur— i;:? on board; whether, as stated by the oHicer commanding the'submarine, the steamer was carrying ammunition; whether he wa.s av.are that the submarine steamed about in the wreckage wi'thout oifering any assistance, apparently with the deliberate intention of destroying any boats that might be auoat; whether it nred about a of the wreck- age and whether after such treatment any further immunity from attacks by our air- cra:t would be granted to this enemy in order that their religious processions may not h interfered with. ?Jr. Bonar La,,v: The answers to the first. gc-coud. fourth, and fifth parts of the ques- tion are in the amrma.tive. The answer to the third part is in the negative. Asr&- gards the last part, 'I can add nothing to theans'orlga\eonJuue 3 tast. Mr. Watt: Cannot the right hon. gentle- man take the opportunity of contradicting the alleged German report that this vessel was sunk by one of our own mines? Mr. Bonar Law: I do not think this is a, suitable opportunity. The report eontra- dicta itself. Thosp rescued were in actual communication with the submarine crew. < ———— ————

THE ENTENTE OF COMMERCE. I Addressing the members of the Int.er- A-llled Parliamentary Commercial Confei- e:ice at Buckingham Palace, 'the King said: ''It is with great pleasure that the Queen ai,,d I welcome you here to-day. I trust :hat the result of your deliberations in con- .'('f'llC'C may 1)0 to prum'ote that nmtua! con- iideuce and esteem between the Pariinmcr.ta and commercial communirics of all our a'lkd iiatiotM which is the only trlJ e baiil for agreements and alliance. the unity of 'lctir:n which has been established r.mong the AMIes in commerce, as weU as in dayal and military matters, is proving- .)ne of th<: mn'n features of our strenglh. The experi- ence we have gained of its benefits in n'ntters of commerce will result, I hope, .T-ft-r this war has been brought to a fuL cOHc:u:ion, in bringing' home to us all the v:¡]uc of <'o-ordinating' mutual interests. "jL1 v we in the future work together in rhe arts of peace as cordlaUy ;is we have done in the stress and strain of war; nnd ma\- our jomt action be a=. powerful an in- strument for promoting the happlne.-s and prosperity of a.ll the Allied peoples as it li-as proved to be in defeating the schemes of rheir enemies. Commerce I-. truly the Iii-(!- b'oo:! of civilisation, and on the. constant and unhampered interchang-c of commoditio:) depends the continued improvement in th,- welfare of our peoples which io a rightful aim of all wise g-overnment. "Ma.y the Entente of Commerce, which is vour object to further, be the guide and forerunner of that universal pe-ace t,o ",hie1- we look forward with patient confidence I' the triumph of our arms."

I AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDING RECORD. I Thp following t-elegram has been ?<'nt to President Wilson by Mr. Lloyd George: "Have just heard that one hundred ships hay{' en launched in the 'United StatM to-dav. Heartiest congratulations on thia mallif¡c('nt performance."

I CRICKETING TWINS PRISONERS. 1 The twin Northamptonshire County cricketers. Lieutenants J. S. and W. H. Dcnton. are prisoners of war. Their parents at Ruphdeu have received a postcard, dated Julv 1, saying they are w61. I j

A NORMAL BOY. 'pe:èlÓ,g at :\rïll lEn Sehool, Dr. J. D. M'cCIur< th<? h<:>adm,¡der. "aid; "We have 3f() boys in the school, mid th<y are llarly an normal boys. By 'uorm.il'I mean hi?-hiv strung-: ied. but not driven; not cxact'v lazy, but lacking in nppHcation." Dr. -Icc"ure added that the ""i" -rc,f Eton agreed with him in hi. <lHii.iit.on.

t DEARER COAL. The Board of Trade have made an Order [ providing tor an increase of Is. 6d. per ton t in ,1 the price of coat despatched from the coniery ior cohsumption in the United King?dom to mp?t the cost of the increased war c:> wage receutly granted to th'3 miners. i ————

Lieut. Farnow, an escaped German oineer, travelled from Waterloo to Famboroug'h in private clothes. He was detected by a lady a.t v.'hose house he asked for a drink and for permission to shave, and handed over to the military. An; .-Instructional School for OfRcers of Cadet Corps will be held at Eton College for a fortnight, conunench'T August 3. Appli- cations to the Central Association of VcJun- r tper RegriTments, J'11d g-etS Qaadramgle. Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, W. C. 2.

FUN AND FANCY, j Barter: "And how would you like yum nair cut, sir?" New Customer: "In 7ew CiLstoucr: "in perfect silence." First Actor: "They &ay there is as much strength in three eggs as in a pound of meat." Second Actor: "Yes; that's the way eggs have always struck ine!" Taggs: "When will yo? learn that razors I are not thing's to sharpen pencils with?" Mrs. Taggs: "Oh! just as soon as you've learned that hairpins are not things to clean pipes with." Clara*: Jack intends to have everything his own way when we a.re married." Clara's Mamma: "Then why do you marry him?" Clara: "To relieve his mind of a false im- pression." Walking through the village street one day the widov.'ed Lady Bountiful met old j Farmer Stubbs on his way to market. Her greeting went unnoticed. "Stubbs!" said tehe, indignantly. "You might at least raise your hat to me! "I beg your pardon, m'lady," was the reply, "but my poor wife ain't dead more'n two weeks, and I ain't started lookin' at the wimmen yet!" Customer: "Waiter, this bullock's hearts very badly cooked." Walter: "Well, sir, the fact is the cook's been crossed in love, i and whenever he ha.s anything to do v.ith a heart it so upt:et<j him that he doesn't know what he's (loin, of! "Jack is awfully annoying at times. He made me so angry to-day that I picket up a. book——" "\Vhat You surely didn't throw it at him?" "Oh, no; I remembered in time that we weren't married, yet." "Times have changed." "To be sure." "A I man used to apologise for wearing an old suit." "And now?'' "Ho brags about it." A village butcher, a big man, possessed, a. deep vote's, and he was exercising it at the local concert organised for the children's school-tr.ea.t hy. singing .several unapplauded encores. "My!" 'exclaimed the school trusteed wife: hasn't he an extensive reper- tor"?" "Well, I .shouldn't like to say that," <-aid the local dressmaker; "but he certainly is getting rather stout S'on: "I am'just about dead-beat, cutting tills wood. I have to work in such a cramped position." Parent: Nonsense; just Imagine you are on your bicycle." Kub (at breakfast): "I've got n bad head I tl;i mnruing." Wife: "I'm sorry, dear. I do hope you'll be able to shake It on' Salesman: "Let me show you our latest machines. We have a motor-car 'now that can climb any hill on earth." Chaun'eur: That's nothing' The tacit one you sold me tried to climb a tree Old Gentleman: "Well, my little man, how old are you?" Tommy Human: "My age varies, sir. When .I'm railway travelling I'm undf'r tv-elve, but when I go to fetch the beer I'm over fourteen." "You'll niTd I'm hard to discourage," said the persistent suitor melodrama tically. "Snme dav I'll make you admit you love me, and then—not till theu—I will die "I'll sav it now," replied the heartless girl. "I don't mind telUng a lie for a good end." "I," said the temperance man, "strongly object to the custom of christening ships with champagne." "I don't," replied the other man. "I think there's a temperance lesson in it." "How can that be?" "Wel!, immediately after the nrst bottle of wine tho ship takes to water, and sticks to it eve'' a.fter." A London taxi-driver had an elderly lady as his fare. On arriving at her home she gavo him the legal fare—one shilling—along with a food economy pamphlet headed "How to Live on Sixpence a Day." "Excuse me, miss," said he, handing back the pamphlet. "I couldn't think of taking this from you, because In the absence of the information it contains you might 00 tempted to live beyond your hinoome." Baby: "Look at those nice false toofs in that case, Mummy, can I have-" Mummy: "Sh-eh never pick your teeth in the street." "Pometimef- connded Mrs. 'Longwed to her intimate friend, "I think my husband is the patientest, gentlest, best-natured soul that ever lived, and sometimes I think it's mere laziness." Sympathiser: "Poor little chap! Where did that cruel boy hit you?" Small Boy: "Boo-oo-oo! We were 'avin' a naval battle, and 'e torpedoed me in the engine-room!" The manager, with self-restraint, said: My stars make no hit. For while they all know how to paint, they cannot draw a bit." "Mother, what part of the tooy is the trombone?" "No part of the body, my dear!" "Yes, it is; because it says in the paper here that Ia.st night, while returning-- from the concert, a musician fell and broke his trombone She was a bright g'irl, but she had mar- ried a poor man. "Well, Mabel, dear," said a kindly old lady, a friend of many years' standing, "how do you find married life!" "Oh, .sew-ew'" replied the young woman, with a sigh. Fresh from the country, he had secured a job as porter on a fairly busy railway, and, as the train came to' a stop, an old lady, looking out of one of the carriage win- dows, asked: "Is it raining, porter?" He looked up at the sky, and, with a merry twinkle in hie eye, replied: "No, mum; water." "How long has this restaurant been open?" asked the would-be diner. "Two' years," said the proprietor. "I am sorry I did not know," said the guest. "I should be better off if I had come here two years ago." Yes?" said the proprietor, very much pleased. "How is that?" "I should probably have been served by this time if I had," said the gueat. Overheard in the street. Little Girl: Ma, do you know the undertaker in our street? Well, he's not buryin' anybody after thia unices they're regular customers." "That wife of mine," said George to his pal, "fairly puzzles me with her conun- 'If aiI r "Iv WEat,s she been saying now?" asked Bill. "Why, she asked me a riddle yesterday. She said, 'Where's yi&ur pay?'" "But that's nothing of a conundrum," ex- postulated Bill. "Isn't it replied George. "At any rate, I had to scratch my head and —give it up

NOTES ON NEWS. -1 The announcement that over a million of American soldiers are now on this side of the Atlantic is the AMERICA'S most heartening piece of .Mu.Lioxs. war news we have had fpr many a long day. It is a fine tonic for pessimism, and has given uew confidence to those faint-hearted folk who, since the great German offensive began, have been telling us that America would never be able to put her weight into* the war in lime to be of any use. It was not only in Germany that things like that were said. America 'has confounded the pessimists in this country, and she has destroyed Germany's last hope of securing a decision in her favour. The transport of over a million troops safely to this side of the ocean, in spite of all attempts of the enemy submarines to prevent it, is a magnificent pcrformnnce, and a splendid earnest of greater things to come. The jnillion soldiers are only the forerunners of other millions. America is in the war in earnest with her practically illimitable resources of men, munitions? ships, and nfoney, and whether the end be near or far off nobody in this country and nobody who knows the truth in Germany can any longer feel doubtful of what that end will be. It must be nual victory for the Allies,. and complete defeat for Germany. Ger- many has made many mistakes in this war, but t,hc most tremendous mistake of all was her belief that America would not fight, and that if she did she would not count for much. It cannot be said that the return of shipbuilding for Juucis very encouraging for those w!io lwd ex- SHIPTIFILDIG peeked to see evidence of IN JjjNE. a groat effort to nrake up our arrears. It is stated that the figures for the quarter show an increase over those for the corre- sponding quarter of last year. Tliat is true, but it is a comparison vfhich does not afford much cause for satisfaction. Shipbuilding at this time last year was at a low ebb, much lower than it should have been allowed to fall to. Another com- parison can be made which will give a much more truthful picture and one which cannot be regarded without disap- for June was ('sg thf)n in either October or November last., before the 11) movement had been begun. The'May figures had given. reason to hope for bettor things, instead of which a set-back lias to be recorded. After all the agitation, the talk in Par- liament, the appointment of a famous shipbuikler as Con- A Dl-,All- o ,I ;Alci,- l'OI:STIG chant Shphuilding, the RETURN, output for the first six; months of this year, showing an Increase of onty about 100,000 tons on the last'six months of last year, cannot be considered anything like an adequate fulfilment of the promises made. To reach the output of 1,800,000 tons for this year, which was said to be an easy figure for ns, there will have to be a very great improvement between now and the end of December, and he would be a bold prophet who would S:lY that it will be forthcoming. The chief difficulty i4 said to be labour, as it was a year ago, and unless strong efforts are made to overcome that difficulty our output of new ships will stilt be less than it should be when another six mout hs have gone. America, it is true, having overcome her (':u']y troubles, is doing well. But it is British ships that we want. If the new Household Fuel Order had been issued at the beginning of wiutcr instead of at midsummer T'HR NEV/ it would probably have FrEL been received less eahn!y. RATloxs. The winter seems now a comfortable way off, and most people find themselves able to re- gard coai rations with equanimity. It is as well that time has been given, and it may be profitably employed by house- holders in making up their minds how they will take their ratiou. how much in gas and how much iu coal. Tabulated statements, however clear, always puzzle some people, but it will he worth while for them to don considering caps and hnd. out exactly how the Order affects them and v.hat they will have to do in order tw comply with it. It looks as though those people who have not been accustomed to having fire and light going in several. rooms :'t once, and have bad .fires in bed- rooms only as an occasional luxury, may still be able to manage without much dintcultv. so long as they do not heap too much coal on. The general effect of the Order, however, is to reduce our consump- tion of fuel and light to about three- fourths of the normal, and that means that a .good many people arc going to feel a draught. The man who has work to do at home at night, and is unable to do it in the family sitting-room, will in mid- winter have to wrap himself in a warm. dressing-gown and put his feet on a hot- water bottle. He will perhaps work just as well when he gets used to it. r It is stated that thousands of men have enrolled under the new scheme for war work volunteers recently "An" OHK .umounceu hy the j.MUti&- y üLUTEERS. try of National Service. The Army, of course, has the nrst claim, so that not every man under 51 can volunteer under the scheme, The position, as stated by an. official of th& Ministry, is as follows: "As far as war v.ork volunteers are concerned, men of. any age in Grade III., men in Grade II. over 35 years of age on January 1, 1918, and men in Grade 1 I. over 45 years of age on the same date can now he enrolled, in. the case of war agricultural volunteers men of any grade over 45 years of age, and of ajyy age if in Grade 111.. may be enrolled. The Ministry, added the oRicial, is not finding work for men, but finding men for work; and when a man goes to an Employment Exchange a.n<t offers himself for either of the classes of volunteers for work at home, he is not accepted unless he is suitable for the job and unti! he has been approved by an em- plover for a job dcnmtely waiting for him.

£5,000 damage was caused by fire at Kitchens, Bristol Channel, ship stores. Mr. Clifford Eagle, a Brightlmgsea oyster merchant, was found sti()t dead in hia bcd- rocm. He was forty-four years of age, and a volunteer. His service rifle h'y beside him.' Few bovs and girls have been bound as apprentices during the year <),%i,inc, to the low wage as compared with that paid tor errand-boy labour, Mr. Robert -Dona.ld has retired from his position aa advisory member of the board in connection with the Ministry of Informa- tion. He resig-ned the Directorship of Fropa- fanda about three months ago. GaiIIardia,.—This is a suitable timR t< sow c,ds of gaillardia on a border outside. A packet of mixed seed of a perennia.1 strain may be expected to produce a pleading: variety of colours, including yellow àlrl crimson. The plants thrive best in a eunry position, grow in most soils 2ft. to 3ft. h.ig'i, and ilcwer freely throughout the sumner and autumn. Border Pinks.—While the most generaly favoured methods of increasing pinks are by cuttings, "pipings" and division cf le clumps, their propagation by seeds must i.ot be overlooked. The colours of the nowefs oi seedlings vary, and thus give an added in- terest, and the plants produce a profusiot of blo&soms. Sow the seeds now in a box d sardv soil. placing it in a frame or cod greenhouse. Seeds of pinks may also te sown on a- border out of doors. I Runner Beans.—To ensure success wich runner beaus, svringeing is a 'necessity in hot, dry weather. It is best performed in th<' evening', for then the foliage is k'pt moist over a longer period than if syriige- ing v.'ns done during the day when the sun ij shining. Moisture at the roots is lite-viae ps-'ential. and is best ensured by 2, good mulch I'oIIowing a. liberal watering; short manure. leaves, or lawn mowings scive the purpose well. Moisture is thus coiserved about the roots instead of being quickly c'vi.pcrated, as is the caae where mulching is neglected, entailing- much labour jy fre- quent watering. A Useful Plant.—Seed of Rehmannia a.nH'uIata, a showy greenhouse plaut with -;rni:e3 of GInxii-iia-like blossoms, should be sov-'u liov". The resultant, plants will g-ive a iie display H-xt summer. The seed Ys sman. and. should be very lightly covered; it must be well shaded till germination takes place. If pricked off whet, larg'e otoug-h to handle, the young pla-sts will soou grow, and may be wintered ii small pots. Plum Aphis.—In the fruit-growing ?J?- tricts ti-c:rc has been a severe -visitation this sessou. By this time most or all the pests will have migrated to other hosts. Nothing can now be done against the injects, but after such a. serious attack it should be the object of all growers to be prepared in gm-d time next springs Autumn-Sown Onions.—Onions sown I autumn" will now bogin ripening oS. To M-sist this process the tops oi .the plants should 'be bent over. With the aid of a rake. the process is simple and quickly per- formed. If time permits it is a. good' plan !uso to (-crape away the soil from at&uu 4 the base of the bulbs in order to leave thqt-q exposed, and thus further .a.id }1?I;"h ripening. As soon as the crop is completely I dried oil choose a. dry day and lift. cultivators will leave the bulbs on the ground for several 'days to dry when fine weather prevails; a better plan is to remove them the same day to an open shed where they can be spread out fhjnly, turning oc- casionally. Thorough ripening is necessary, although txiese onions cannot be expected to keep as long as spring eown ones. Savov Cabbage.—These should be planted on rich ground and allowed ample room for the development of their large heads. If given a poor soil and cramped for room iirm heads rarely follow. Dwarf Kale.—This is of more value to the amateur than the tan-grooving varieties, and gives useful heads and late sprouts if put at ISin. apart each way. Plant at once. and where the leaves are unduly long reduce them by half with a sharp Icnife. The Week's Work.—This is a good time to insert cuttings of bush honeysuckle in a frame kept closed or under a beU-giasH. Half a, dozen, good sorts are Abel Caniere, Eva. Rathke, amabHis, hortensis nivea. Van Houttei, and candidissima. The pruning of climbers is a subject to which attention. should bs paid during- the summer, other- wise the growths become .hopelessly en- tangled in time. Clematis montaua should be ? pruned now after nowering, also the variety rubens. Cut back the growths of the; V,7i.-zt.iria, leaving only young shoots ig-r ex- tension if required. Now that the straw- berries have been gathered, remove the )oc.se straw and litter from the. beds. If the runners are not required they should be cut oR. raked up, and taken away. Hoe the beds and take off all large weeds. Do not a How young trees to carry many fruits. In come cases they would be better with no fruit at all. Most people are anxious to see what their trees will do, but they will be well advised to let only one or two remain on these recently planted. Avoid overcrowd- ing broccoli plant's; far better transplant them a second time than allow the plants to be weakened by remaining too long in a crov.'dcd condition. Artificial watering is not recommend ed for beetroot, but a light sprinkling of salt between the rows not only keeps the soil moist, but stimulates growth in a very marked manner. Dust carrots fre- quently with old soot or wood ashes: both a.re of great value to the plants in v-'ec weather, and .should a dry period be ex- perienced the free use of these- will keep the foliage free from insect pests. Peas in Floweir.—Peas having reached the flowering stage should bo well supplied with water at the roots and overhead after a hot day. Previous to watering, lightly fork up the soil along each side of the rows, after- wards covering with short manure. Transplanting Dwarf Beans.—Where seeds of this important crop were sown thickly and germination ha.s been good, th& surplus may be Used to form a row fof late use. Before lifting any plants give the whole row a thorough, watering, lifting with s -.mall hand-fork is better than a trowel, though the latter is better for re-planting. Grive a soaking of water, and shade for several days.

H?ME RULE FOR INMA. I I. HOME RULE. FOR INDU. I MR. MONTAGU'S IMPORTANT PROPOSALS. Important proposals are made in the re. port on Indian Constitutional Keiorm, urawn up by Mi\ Montagu, the Secretary for India., and Viscount Chelmsford, the Viceroy. Side bv side with the conferment of com- plete popular government in local bodies and the largest possible independence fcr 1 hClll or outside control, an increasing degree of responsibility is to b<- given in the provinces. In all the major provinces (excluding Burma), the executive Government will consist of a Governor and an executive council of two members, one of them an Indian, to have charge of the reserved sub- jccts; and of a minister or ministers to be appointed for the term of the legislative council, and to have charge of transferred subjects. There may also be an additional member or members to be appointed by the Governor from among his s<.ifior officials for purposes of consultation and advice. The legislative council in each province will have a substantial majority of elected members.. to be chosen on as broad a fran- chise as possible. The omcial element is to be no larger than is considered .necessary for the transaction of business. What has hitherto been known as the Viceregal Legislature will in future com- prise two chambers. The Legislative ,As- sembly of India (as the existing Council will be named) v.ill be raided to a total strength of about 100 members. Two-thirds of the members a.rc to be elected, and of the remaining third to bp nominated by the Viccrov, not less than a third again is to consist of non-omcials. The second Chamber, the Council of b:.t; is to Ix; the nnal legislative autho- rity in matters which the Government re- gard-! as essential. It win consist of 50 members, exclusive of the Governor- General, 21 to be elected and 29 nomi- nated. Other proposals Include the .setting up of an Indian Privy CouncH. appointments heing- made by the for life; of a permanent Council of Princes, to con- s'dcr questions aitectiiig the Native States; the appointment of a commission 10 years afte' the first mep-tinp' of the new ccuncHs, t? resurTey the 'who!e politica! situation and ?udp'e\what further devolution c:in be ?ade; and the placinp' of the sahu'y of the) Pecr?ar" y of State on the 'Home estimates ".nd the'setting np each ses.-ion of a. House r of Commons Select Committee on India.

TWO SONS PRISONERS. I Mrs. Bowcn, of Chatham, t-.vo months ago informed by the War Otiice that her sou, Pri;¡te FrHaci.s Vjctor Bowcii, Machine Cuu C-)rps, had been ki]kd i:i action. At the g<\mc time auothcr cifm, Koel, was officiail' v reported missing. Mrs. Bowcn has now rcc(>ivHl a postcard statino- that both sons are prisoners of w.ar.

l OBSCENE LETTERS BY POST. Pcrcv Hamilton Farnneld, a master at Sidcup 'HaII School, tried a.t the Old Bailey on ckn-ges of s-endhig obscene letters, po&t- cards. iiid photographs to young women in Svdcnham and Bromley, was found guilty but insane, and ordered to b-e detained during tlie King's pleasure. I —————-

CIVIL PENSION DECLINED. [ Sir Geors'c Paish has written to the f Prim' :Iilliter hc:irti!y thanking him for pi-Dpc.sing- hijn for a Civil List pension on account of his health, adding- that, as his hcaKh is now fully restored, he does not feel lu right to accept the pension.

I YCUNG MUNITION WORKERS. Sir Auckland Gerldps, in acknowledging a /et:tcr frc;Ti Hendon Tribunal, says he appre- ciated their views that men made liable for military service bv the passing of the Mih- tai-y Service Act, 1918, should not be called up until the younger men are released irom munition works. The quota of men whom it was considered possible to withdraw from the manufacture of munitions of war was, however, .Ixed by the War Cabinet, and the quota of men which is heing released was considered the maximum which could be made available without interfering' with the output of munitions. The Tnbuua.1, b,c,-li- with the general terms of the letter, have asked for a schedule givin? t'tll pariculars of men now employed in Government, controlled estab- lishments within their area. There is, they state, a strongly expressed local opinion that their nersonnel should be inve.-tigated, and the services of older suitable men be secured with a view to releasing- younger and fit men for military service. ————— —————

I APPELLANT'S RIGHTS. Alr. Haye.s Fisher, in a written answer to pir F.Lov.e as to the rirht of appellants, that it is necessary 'o distinguish be- t N,;t-e 11 application for fxemption on the ground or ill-health and applications to the Tribunal against the gracing by a National Service medical board and for examination by the medical assessors. In the former case the man may be legally re- presented, both at a local and at the Appeal Tribunal, and no chang-c has taken place in this respect. In'the latter ca.:ie, where the appeal *is against the grading of the National Service Medical Board, and for examination by the medical assessors, there ha,<; never been any absolute right to be kg-ally represented. No change has been made in this respect. ———— ——————

"A fear that lady commercials had come to stay" was expressed at a- meeting of the Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institu- tion. By burning refuse in a destructor instead of carting it away Lewisham Council saved .61,000 last year. Retford, during War Wpapons Week, has raised Y-69,509, or more than double the sum it set out to achieve. I Bootle transport workers have obtained 30 concession by which extra, beer will bp brewed to enable them to engage on over- time. Lord Ph'rie has sent a letter of thanks to the ship repairers of Newcastle for having repaired a torpedoed ship in record time.