Abergavenny Chronicle

"CLAIMING HIS RIGHT." Mr. Hedderwick, at North London Police- icourt on Saturday, decided "1-.t Jas. Burns, jtwentv-ninc, employed in a theatrical com- pany tonrIng the country, but whese parents reside in Belfast, was not domiciled in Eng- land, although he usually resided here for eight months every year, and therefore was not liable to military service. The magis- trate remarked that here was a young man blessed with health nd strength, physically (fit apparently in every way, who claimed to fae exempt from compulsion simply because JI. was an Irishman. Incidentally, said the magistrate, defendant, who claimed exemption, also claimed to be defended by the British Army and the British Navy "while he fools about the coun- try with a party of players who, in sterner Puritan days, would be regarded as rogues and vagabonds, and placed in the stocks on their appearance in any town. Curiously, he is only claiming his right. So he will be discharged to continue his foolery while Eng- lishmen, Scotchmen, and Welshmen do the fighting." I)LE C. V. Young, who defended Burns, said that the position his client took up was that as rn Irishman he was not liable to arrest. Mr. Hedderwick: As I said before, he is quite within his rights.

LORD CHANCELLORS PURSE. The Lord Chancellor Ls one of the most important men in the Cabinet, in a way, for it is through him that King George signifies his consent to anything signed in his name. The Lord Chancellor Í6, technically, the keeper of the King's conscience. One of the most elaborate and dignified-looking purses in the world belongs to the Chancellor. It is the purse in which is kept the famous "Great Seal." Made of the very finest purple velvet, it is neavilv embroidered in coloured silks with the arms of England, the lion and the unicorn surmounted by the imperial crown. Below is worked in silk a Latin motto meaning "For God and My Country." The purse used to be made of scarlet velvet, but was changed to purple towards the end of the nineteenth century. Formerly, too, a new one was provided every year, the old one being a perquisite of the Chancellor. Many of these elaborately- worked purses, indeed, are now heirlooms in the families of former Chancellors. The purse, by the way, is borne in state before his lordship as he walks towards his seat, the Woolsack, in the House of Lords.

ILL-TREATED BRITISH PRISONERS. Among the mauy ta>kn which the German authorities see fit to allot to prisoners of war, is that of sorting the rubbish and wa,' collected from the hf)u.-«eho'ds of Berlin. Last month Dr. Karl Ohnesorg, of the American Embassy, found twenty eight British and fifty-seven Russian prisoners en- gaged in this highly disagreeable operation. Dr. Ohnesorg states thet the rubbish is brought irom Berlin by rail in large open cars, and that the prisoners are employed in unloading these and distributing the rubbish over a large field. "Inasmuch as this material is larg'elv composed of ashes mid dirt, the men work constantly in a thick cloud of dust. They were by the company with dungarees and goggles, but many of them were not wearing the latter. The men complained bitterly of this work. On account of the dust-laden atmosphere continued work of thi* nature would be detrimental to the health of the individual." The men complained bitterly of the food t supplied them. The sleeping room occupied by the British was overcrowded. ————— —————

KILLED ON RAILWAY. I Mr. Herbert Spicer, aged sixty-seven, was killed at Rye Bou-e, ou the Great Eastern Railway, on Saturday. Mr. Spicer, who lived at St. Margaret's, close by, got out of a down train and wlke-d to the end of the platform. He waited f#r the train to move Dut, and proceeded to cross the line without loticing an approaching up train, which killed him. Mr. Spicer was connected with the well-known firm of paper manufacturers.

MR. J. KING. M.P. FINED. I Mr. Joseph King, M.P., was fined El fop failing effectively ,to screen a window at his residence at Wrtloy. Mr. King argued hi3 case for two hours, using a cardboard model of his house to emphasise the points in his defence. When told that, in the opinion of the magistrates, the police had established their case,, Mr. King said he would pay the fine in a week meanwhile he would consider whether or not to appeal. -0

A case heard at Plymouth shows that, however pros perous paration allüw- ances may make them, thero are some women who are inveterate borrowers. Their custom is to get 8m II: 1 loans from pawn- brokers on their identification certificates, borrow them when post-oiffce pay-day comes J round, get their money, and repay the pawnbrokcrg.

NEW BATTLE WITH GERMANS IMMINENT. The Secretary of the War Office an. nounces — "Telegraphing late on May 9, Lieutenant- General Smuts reports that the enemy in the Kondoa Irangi area, after our occupa- tion of that centre, fell back a considerable distance along the roads leading to the central railway at Dodoma and Kilimatinde. "There they received reinforcements and have again approached Kondoa Irangi, where our forces are quite sufficient to deal with them. [Kondoa Irangi is some 100 miles from the central railway.] "An airplane dispatched to reconnoitre the line of the Usambara railway has failed to return. "The rains are abating. "The Belgian advance into Ruanda, both north and south of Lake Kivu, has pro- gressed satisfactorily, despite the natural difficulties of the country having been in. creased by recent rainfall." —— 0-

GERMAr4 OFFENSIVE FAILS. I The War Office on Saturday made the following announcement:— "Telegraphing on May 12 Lieutenant- General Smuts reports that the enemy, having effected a concentration of troops under the personal command of Von Lettow Forbach about Kilimatinde, made a con- siderable display of activity in the direction of Kondoa Irangi since May 5. An attack on the latter, preceded by a heavy bombard- ment, was attempted during the night of May 9-10, but was driven off with severe losses, "The enemy persisted in his offensive during the 10th and lltli, and after sunset on the latter day made a determined effort against the British left flank, which was repulsed. "During the 12th the enemy did not re- new his attacks. Our losses are inconsider- able. A report has been received, but is not yet confirmed, that the Belgian forces in Ruanda have penetrated to Kigali after en- countering slight opposition." [The report has since been confirmed in the message issued by the Belgian G^vn*-yr?iont."|

MILITARY AGE REGISTER. LIABILITIES OF EMPLOYERS. I The Press Bureau has issued a statement regarding the register to be kept by em- ployers under the Order in Council of men of military age in their service The Order in Council states: "It shall be the duty of every person who in Great Britain employs any one or more male personii between the ages of eighteen and forty-one, to make and keep constantly posted up in some conspicuous place on the premises, in or about which such persons are ?r.»ployed, or, if such persons are not em- ployed in or about any premises, then on the employer's premises, a list of such persons in the form, and containing the particulars mentioned in the table hereinafter con- tained and to revise such list from time to time, and at least tnce in every month, and if he fails to do so. or knowingly makes any false entry in such list, he shall be guilty of a summary offence against these regula- tion. The announcement made by the Press Bureau states that, by arrangement with the Postmastef-Gcneral, the forms will be dis- tributed through post-ofifces, to which em- ployers should apply for copies. The forms will be ready by the 22nd inst. In connection with this new regulation, the attention of all employers of males be- tween the ages of eighteen and forty-one is specially drawn to the provisions of Section 17 of the Reserve Forces Act, 1882, under which any person who employs or continues to employ any man belonging to the Army or Reserve Forces who i,) an absentee with- out leave is liable on conviction to a heavy fine. It is therefore important that all em- ployers should see that this provision is not infringed by their employing, or continuing to employ, men, whether casually or other- wise, who, either as attested men or as men to whom the Military Service Act applies, have failed, when called up for service, to appear vzi and when required. The forms to be used in connection with the new regula- tion No. 41A will assist employers in obtain- ing' iu;c.rmation for thc  ing- informat ion for the purpose."

THE MARCH ON BERLIN. I An absentee under the Military Servic. Act. named John William Tucker, forty wrote a letter to Lord Kitchener when hf was .summoned to the Colours from th Reserve, in which he said:—"I do not think it Incoming for me to be ordered to join tlif tVrmv after the great success we have had [ would like your Lordship to come for me it once, so that the Allied forces can marct )11 Berlin. You know it is not necessary foi t he forces to be in the trenches, as thE advance can begin as soon as I meet youi Lordship." The man. who signed himseli "Tucker, Duke of Brunswick, heir to th< Annak James Estate," was, at West Hartle- pool. handed over to the military authority for medical examination.

GIRL'S FIGHT WITH POVERTY. ——— A sad story of a woman's battle with poverty was" told before the Southwark Coroner in connection with an inquest on an aid man who hanged himself from his bed- room door. A married sister whose husband is in the Army said that she had tried hei best to keep her father and her other sister from the workhouse. Her father had been handicapped in his search for work in conse- quence of bad hearing and a deformed right hand. The other sister said she had kept the home going on her earnings of 12. a week. The coroner spoke in glowing terms of the young girl. who. he said, had so heroically striven to keep the home together —————— —————— 1

MEMORIAL TO GRETNA DISASTER. Lord Roseberv, unveiling a memorial at Leith to the officers and men of the 7th Roval Scots who were killed in the Gretna railway disaster a year ago, spoke of the joy of the men as they" left to face the enemy in iine with their comrades. "Bv a criminal blunder which we will not seek to explain," he said, "three trains came crashing into each other, and in an instant the gallant fellowship lay crushed, dying, and dead. Out of fifteen officers and 461 men, only seven officers and fifty-nine men were able to. proceed to Liverpool for em- barkation, and even these had to be sent back as unfit for foreign service."

I NAVAL RAIDER'S CAPTURE. The mystery surrounding the^disappear- anee of the Grimsby steam trawler Horns, which left port three days before the recent German naval raid on Lowestoft and was not heard of again, ha<? been cleared up. Relatives of the crew have received printed postcards from Dulmen, in Westphalia, inti- mating that the men are prisoners in the hands of the enemy. The German wireless at the time an- nounced the sinking of two Grimsby trawlers. Two other Grimsby trawlers are overdue.

The Mnvor of Liverpool has unveiled a tablet to Liverpool men who have laid down their lives in the war, the total being 163 officers and 1,653 men. At tha Surrey County Council, it was stated that a committee was considering the Question of encouraging the growing of sugar beet in the county. Martin King, aged ninety-two, a Crimean veteran, has died at Bolton. Ho also t-cok part in the Red River expedition. King lost two brothers at Inker maa.

TEA TABLE TALK. Ex-Queen Margaret of Italy, probably the most enthusiastic of all Royal motorists, has a silver medal, dedicated too her patron saint, fixed in front of her motor-car, to pre- serve her from accident when on the road. Madame Clara Butt is the most famous of Eng'f'sh contraltos, yet her voice was only di.- covered by accident. Her family never suspected she had unusual vocal talent until a neighbour happened to re- mark upon it. This neighbou" was having tea with Clara Butt's mother one afternoon, while in the next room Olara Butt was sing- ing at her lustiest. "Why, what a magnifi- cent voioe your son has!" exclaimed the visitor. Mrs: Butt laughed; but the remark impressed her sufficiently to have her "son's" voice tested, with a result that the world of singing is now grateful for. Madame Clara Butt has been interviewed so often that she is sometimes a little bit impatient with inquisitive scribes, who come and ask her to talk about herself. But on one occasion' an Irish newspaper man, so she relates with gle?, completely got the s l  ? c tFv t le d to turn better of her when she gently tried to turn him from his purpose. She was in no mood for confidences when he called. "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed. "What a nuisance you men are! I suppose you want my life story in ten minutes? Well "—wearily—"where do you want me to begin?" "Well, shure," said the irrepressible journalist, with a merry twinkle in his eye, "will ye just start with your death and work backwards?" < The Tsar's second daughter, the eeven- teen-year-old Grand Duchess Tatiana, is one of the richest heiresses in the world. When she was one week old, the Tear placed JJl,000,0t<0 to her credit. • "How I came to the variety stage is a simple story," says Miss Margaret Cooper, the well-known entertainer. "I was sing- ing at a concert in aid of Charing Cross Hospital, at the Palace Theatre. Mr. Alfred Butt, the manager, was present, and he immediately offered me an engagement. I remember that when I stepped on 0> to the Palace stage on the occasion of my debut there, I was more or less paralyzed with fright. The piano seemed to be trying to dance on its legs, while the audience were bobbing up and down like marionettes on wires. How I got through without com- pletely breaking down I don't, and never shall, know- However, the audience were kind, indulgent, and appreciative, as they always seem to be, and to them I shall always be grateful." A daughter of Colonel and Mrs. C'orn- wallis-West, and younger sister of Princess Pless, the Duchess of Westminster has long been one of the most popular women in society, noted for her beauty and accom- plishments. At the same time, she was never in any sense a society butterfly, for she has always displayed a strong sense of duty and of her responsibilities. Ex-Empress Eugenie of France was the daughter of a Spanish marquis and Marie Kirlrpatrick, of Irish descent. In her youth she was a great "tom-boy," and her mannish ways she owed to her father, who had been terribly disappointed when twice in succes- sion the longed-for son and heir had not put in an appearance. To his wife's disgust he had done the next best thing, and had brought up his two little girls to be thorough "tom-boys," taking them to all the popular entertainments which were really only fit for men. It was in Paris that Eugenie met Napoleon III., who fell in love with her and eventually made her the Em- press of France. Mrs. Asquith, the clever, intellectual wife of the Prime Minister, is known to keep a diary, in which she enters not only personal thoughts and impressions, but records of political crises unknown to the ordinary newspaper reader. Happily, Mrs. Asquith is a woman who can keep secrets; what she confides to her diary is confided to no one else. Not even the most intimate friend has been permitted to peep at a single page of what must certainly be one of the most in- teresting accounts of great social and politi- cal events that has ever been penned. I One of the earliest public duties of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was to lay the foundation-stone of a new hospital. The streets and squares were crowded with people. The Queen stepped forward at the psychological moment and made her speech like a veteran. It was brief and to the point. "I hope this building," she said. "may be a lasting blessing to Amsterdam." That" was all. Happy as the crowd was over the ceremony itself it was woefully dis- appointed to see that the deluge of rain completely ruined the pretty Paris frock of the Queen, especially made for the occasion. The inclement weather, instead of annoying this little girl Queen, amused her, who, child that she was, thoroughly enjoyed the fun and the novelty of getting wet. Wilhel- mina thought it a good joke to present such a forlorn and bedraggled appearance, with great red streaks running down her once im- maculate white dress. Mrs. Patrick Campbell has a great love for out-of-the-way jewellery. One of her rings appears at first eight to be a signet, but is really a very flat, large pearl. At the touch of a secret spring the pearl flies up, revealing an exquisitely painted miniature of her clever daughter. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, according to an intimate friend, "is a model housewife. She is fair in complexion, of medium height, and has great natural stateliness. She always subordinates her own personality to that of her husband, and she has never been in any sense a public woman. She avoids prominent identification with any movement, social dis- play, or ostentation. Nevertheless, she is thoroughly well-informed, and is keenly interested in every question of the day." # Miss Ellen Terry has no liking for seeing herself depicted in different characters. Not one portrait of the kind adorns her walls. "I have a friend," she once declared, "who gets every photograph of me published and puts them in her rooms. It made me quite wretched when I last called. There was I weeping in her bed-room and mad in her dining-room, whilst in the front parlour I was positively dying in three different posi- tions." Little souvenirs of her stage career, on the other hand, Miss Terry delights to keer p.* » Queen Alexandra has rather a fancy for altering the arrangement of furniture and pictures at plaoes where she may be in reSI- denoo for any length of time. Her Majesty has altered considerably some of the rooms at Marlborough House, where she has been in residence almost continuously since the outbreak of wav. The only apartment that Queen Alexandra will not have altered is the room known as the King's Room. This is arranged exactly as was King Edward's writing-room at Buckingham Palace. It was done when Queen Alexandra went to Marlborough House after the late King's death. Mme. Lina Cavalieri, the operatic artiste who has often been proclaimed to be the most beautiful woman in the world, is ef the I opinion that good health is absolutely esses- tial to the acquirement of beauty. She is a great believer in exercise. "I discovered," she savs, "that exercise for me was the secret of happiness." i Lady Lugard, as Miss Pora, Shaw, who is working strenuously as the head of a com- mittee for providing homes for Belgian refugees, earned great fame as a journalist. She y will be best remembered as the lady who, at the time of the Jameson Raid, was persona grata at the Colonial Office, when the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was head of that department.

Brigadier General Hermanus Nicholas Wilhelmus Botha and Brigadier-General B. G. L. Enslia, Defenoe Forces, Union of South Africa, h-ave been gazetted as Brigade Commanders, and Temporary Brigadior- General Jacob Louis Van Deventer has been gazefctad as Temporary Major-General.

I IN LIGHTER VEIN. I BY THOMAS JAY I ILLUSTRATED 1!Y J. H. LUfiN. It is always interesting to watch the en- terprise and nerve of the cheery gentry who arrange the affairs of the world so far in advance. The statement of a Spanish scientist, who claims that the world is draw- ing to a close, is in strange contrast with that of the New York professor who main- tains that the world will last at least another five million years. The latter is my man. I like his cheery optimism. Five million years is a pretty good stretch, and if we cannot manage to do all we want in that time we must be a lazy lot of fellows. In the olden days it was a good-paying "wheeze to state to the hour and minute when the world would come to an end. One of the prophetic gentry who collected a lot of spare coins from his audiences was seen one day buying a pair of boots only two days before the world would end, according to his statements. Thus do we lose faith in people. I note a grumble from a Surrey Tillage to the effect that, owing to the war, tho mem- bers of the local volunteer fire brigade are all on service. It is difficult to know what to do in a case like this. Of course, the local residents may themselves offer to attend the fires. It must be jolly interesting f THE FIREMEN'S SONG. in small villages with volunteer fire brigades. One pair of top-boots between them comprises their whole uniform, and the first man to jump into the boots is elected captain. Some local brigades have a fully- g r o w n fire-engine, and several fire- men to match, with uniform, helmets, axe, wor- ried look, and a captain. In other places the volunteer firemen are paid so much for every fire they attend, and this perhaps explains the strange rumour that 1 these firemen can often be seen outside the local public-house singing" Keep the Home Fires Burning." As a measure of war economy the Bishops of London, Birmingham, and Durham advise us to forego meat on one day per week, and this will certainly bring about the old argu- ment as to whether man is a carnivorous or a frugivorous animal. On the authority of ono expert we have it that man was never intended to eat meat. Many people will espy in the message of the Bishops the thin end of the wedge. Some may even suggest that it is a sinister plot to win us all over to the vegetarian diet, and they foresee the time when they will be compelled to get tneasured for a pair of sandals, and, by slow stages, be brought down quite tame enough to toy with nut cutlets, lentil roasts, and banana sausages. It will perhaps be some time before the big man will wax cheerful and speak in high terms of the merit of pine kernels, of pea nuts, and brazils. But it is in the national interest, we are told, and when anything is in the national interest you may be certain that the people will take notice. People will cease to eat the real chop, and pass it over in favour of the imitation nut cutlet, and show their real love for their country by taking haricot hotch-potch or lentil fritters. But in a restaurant the other day it appeared that I the great mes- sage had not gone home, for people still slashed and h a c k e d at the mutton chop and the steak. We shall probably all adopt the dieting habit later on, when wo find out what is best for lis after all; and gradually we shall get back to the simple life, the soft collar, and the eandals. Just at present dieting is not strong in THE SIMPLE LIFB. I anv of us. It will be long before we shall be able to adapt ourselves strictly to the idea. The strict dieting man takes a glass of water and a biscuit for breakfast, for lunch he will have a glass of water and half a biscuit, and for dinner he will rush into the restaurant and order everything on the menu except the printer's name and the band music. He must do this, of course, to keep up his strength in order to go on with the dieting. If ever we get mixed up in a war again and you want to know all about everything. be a Member of Parliament, and thus have access to the nation's secrets, the Lobby, the cheque for four hundred pounds, Han- sard, and tea on the Terrace. It is very hard work being a war expert in these days, when Parliament meets behind locked doors and Pressmen meet in front of long bars and saloons, so that if you had taken a walk down Fleet-street the other day you would have observed that, in addition to the many poets walking up and down borrowing half- crowns, there were quite a batch of strange- looking individuals, looking for all the world like ordinary men. These people were in reality war experts and Parliamentary writers, wondering how they were going to supply their usual Parliamentary features without incurring the pains and penalties of Pentonville. Portland, Old Bailey, the thumbscrew, the rack, or the scaffold, with- out the option of a fine. In spite of the fact that I am not a war expert, nor even a Parliamentary writer, I fo-ei to-day that, after an exhaustive study of the styles of Mr. Austin Belloc and Hilaire Harrison, I -.in able to furnish a re- port of tlie Secret Session. The truth of it may be challenged, and even disputed, but what matters that to experts on the situa- tion? Therefore, in full knowledge of what will happen to me for thus divulging infor- mation in the interest of readers, I append below a summary of the Secret Session and if I go down to history unsung for such a gallant deed, it may be that I shall be allowed to die without being interrupted by such questions as "What is a sardine? or "Who is George Robey? Appended is a full list of the decisions arrived at in the House, more or less: 1. It was the unanimous opinion of the House that the country, by some means or another, has become involved in a great war. At teast, as Mr. Joseph King so well remarked, "Everything seems to point to the fact, at least." (Laughter and cries of "Order!") 2. It was also announced that the war was with Germany. It was here that Mr. Bem- perton-Pilling remarked: 'If hon. members would only read the Daily Mail' they would have known twelve months ago that we were fighting the Germans." 3. One of the No-Conscriptionis-t M.P.'s, a worthy fol- lower of the No-Conscription Fellowship, was heard to suggest that, "If it would assist at all in recruiting, the No-Conscrip- tion Fellowship members had intimated that, im order to release men for fighting, members of the Fellowship would carry on their jobs at home if the salary was good, and thus, in the event of any of these sol- diers being lost, they would have the conso- lation of knowing that their work was being carried on for them at a good salary.

The Pembrokeshire Chief Constable says that a regiment quartered at Pembroke Dock has lost 2,000 blankets by pilfering. Japan, like America, is profiting cnor- mously by the vast quantity of supplies she is selliii4 to the Allies, of whom Russia is one of her largest customers. "Somewhere near the spot where Pharaoh was torpedoed" is the address given by a soldier in a letter which he haa written to a friend at West Hartlepool.

I OTHER MEN'S MINDS. I —— -——- The biggest thing in the world, and the only thing in the world-to lick the Ger- mans.—SIB SAM H CORES. r SACRIFICE TO SAVE. j To evoke sacrifice by the poor there must be example by the r2h. Suppose the sacrifice were not made, and we lost the war. What would all their riches be worth? Where would their homes he found, and what would be the fate of themselves and their chil- dren? The sacrifice is to save those things; it is the cheap price of victory.-VISCOUNT MERSEY. LABOUR'S FUTURE. I The future of labour, the realisation of its ideals, its opportunities for present good, rest absolutely upon the preservation of those liberties and free institutions for which our fathers and we too have fought, and these cannot live if Germany, with its ideals of force and despotic militarism, is triumphant.—Ms. W. M. HOGHES. HOW WAR SAVED EUROPE. I I* If Germany had not decided to fight with lethal weapons at an enormous sacrifice of life and treasure, she might in a few years have conquered Europe by her commercial, financial, and industrial powers, "and fur- ther extended her baneful influence through- out the world by means of her merchant ships, her diplomatists, and her travellers. That conquest would have constituted the greatest triumphs of Mammon in the world's history.-MR. ARCHIBALD HURD. HOW LONG? I I am often ai;ked how long it will be before the war ends, and my answer to that is, How long will it take to beat the Ger- mans? Until that has been achieved there can bo no talk of peace.-Mit. HERBERT SAMUEL. INVISIBLE, BUT FELT. I The command of the sea is not a visible thing, but it is felt by our enemiw.-THz I SPEAKER. WONDERFUL TOMMY. I Tommy is wonderful. The French are grim; Tommy is gay. Nothing depresses him, as nothing daunts him.—THE REV. R. J. CAMPBELL. A FRIENDLY OBSERVER. The unanimity which all parties in Eng- land have shown since the beginning of this war has been observed in Russia with ad- miration as a noble example of patriotism and political wisdom. It is a sure pledge that this war, whatever sacrifices it may require, will he carried to a victorious con elusion.—M. PROTOPOPOFF. AFTER THE WAR. I I cannot, and I doubt if anybody in this hall can, exactly anticipate what the condi- tions that will exist after the war may be. Onlv one thing is absolutely certain-that the war, financially speaking, will leave all the combatants, whether victorious or other- wise, pretty much in the position of the Kilkenny cats, that is to say. financially ex- liaii.sted.-r,ARL OF ROSEBERY. GOVERNMENT BY GUESSES. I The history of every Government in every war that ever was is a history of guesses at the future, some of which were right and some of which were wrong.MR. A. G. GAR- DINER. LIFE IN COMPARTMENTS. I Life in compartments is responsible for I verv much of the failure of mocern civilisa- tion. The home, the school, and the work- shop are insufficiently blended in the life of the ordinary boy.—DR. W. GARNETT. TWO PREROGATIVES I There were two prerogatives of which you can never deprive an Englishman—the pas- sion for depreciating himself, and the right to abuse his Government.-E-ILRL CCRZON. THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. I The real wilsci-entious objector ought to be an outlaw. But so far from being an outlaw he is to have special privileges.Mu. JUSTICE DARLING. THE MANLY MAN. I There is no such heroic thing as equality of sacrifice. The manly men who went away for this country eighteen months ago, who sacrificed their positions in life without thought of a moratorium, who were ani- mated with generous impulses—these are the men who have sacrificed most, and between them and those left behind a great gulf is fixed.-IR. BARNES, M.P. THE CHURCH MILITANT. I I rejoice to think that our theological I colleges have been emptied by men having gone to serve their country.-BisHop or I LONDOX. ) WHEN FORCE IS RIGHT. I The very existence of a State implies that force may legitimately be used for the vin- dication of right against ivrong.IIR. CECIL CHESTERTON. HOME SERVICE. I To preserve national unity against in- spired efforts to break it up, and to sustain such risks as we encounter with courage and equanimity, are the indispensable services which people at home can render the com- mon callSe.-PROFESSOR A. F. POLLARD. A WAR MAXIM. I If the Allies are to keep their armies in the field, it is necessary that we should keep our trade* in the field, for otherwise we can- not n-et the monev to finance our Allies.— MR. HOLT, M.P. WITH OUR MIGHT. I If we are determined to win, let us, for heaven's sake, scrap every other considera- tion, organise the whole of our resources, and set about it with our entire and united might.—MR. A. M. THOMPSON. IF. I  I say deliberately that had Britain pre- pored for war in the 6ame way as a prudent citizen, knowing that the roads to his house are iufeo-tfd with footpads and cut-throats, takes reasonable precautions, there would have been no war.—MR. W. M. HUGHES. AMERICAN OPINION. I We know that the alliance composed of the German Empire with its dependent peoples, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the TMrks and the Bulgarians, is already beaten. But between the present phase and tiie last one there is still a long distance to travel, and in that interval it is possible that American epinieffl. will count.-HILAIRIP BELLOC. CONSCRITTION AND LIBERTY. I When hon. memoers say that conscription is contrary to the principles of liberty or true democracy they are talking in defiance of the whole teaching of history and of corn 1 -1 LLOYD GEORGE.

King Alfonso, in the course of his speech at the opening of Parliament in Madrid, de- clared that Spain would continue to main- tain neutrality and would contribute to- wards bringing about peace. The last batch of German prisoners who snr.reJi'dered at Mora, North Cameroons, has reached Engkind, and now not. a single Ger- niaai remains in the Colony, which is half as 1a.¡:) again as Germany.

MOTHER AND HOME. The art of love-making in naturally not W be easily acquired by the man without some talent in this direction, but here are a few hints from a candid and observant woman. Every girl has a little vanity in her com- position, and appreciates an occasional com- pliment. As a rule, this method should be adopted with discretion. The impression may be destroyed if the compliments an forced, artificial, or too often repeated. Women love boldness, too. The man with dash and courage will often succeed whera the shy lover makes his mute appeal in vain. Nevertheless, too much ardour is dangerous. It should be tempered with de- ference and. above all, constancy. To BLACKEN BROWN BOOTS. Brown boots can be made into quite nice black ones by washing well with rather strong hot soda water. Let them get quite dry, then rub well with burnishing ink, and when dry clean in the usual way with blacking. WIVES AS WAGE EARNERS. It is generally believed that the women who work for their livelihood in shop or office only do so until marriage, which they regard as an emancipation from wage earn- ing. A feminine authority, however, asserts that this is ,not the fact. "It certainly used to be the case," said she, "but the old idea that it is unwomanly for a wife to wor k, and unmanly for her husband to let her do so, is rapidly changing. To-day we find married women of every degree relin- quishing the once-prized joys of home and housekeeping, and going back to work. back to the oiffce, the studio, the shop, or the faetory. As to the women who have embraced professions, they have rarely allowed marriage to close their careers. It may not be altogether satisfactory, though it marks a further stage in woman's inde- pendence." REMEMBER. Here are eome hints to boys who are about to join the great army of workers: Don't slouch or lounge about. Don't use slang. Salary is based on ability. Draw- ing salary ahcoid is a. bad habit. Never leave a client or customer half satisfied. Help your new fellow-workers. When you make a prdmise see that it is kept. Dresa as neatly and as modestly as possible. Know the rules of your establishment by heart. Uphold the dignity and honour of the firm for whom you are working. You are in business for business: attend to that only. Be as gentlemanly and as prompt as you can be. Never forget that you are just as valuable to your employer as your actions make you. To WASH DOE-SKIN GLOVES. Plunge the gloves into a basin of warm soapy water and squeeze, rubbing gently till quite clean. Rinse in warm soapy water, squeeze out and place to dry in the air or a warm room, but never near a fire. When dry, open out the fingers carefully with glove-stretchers, and then slip the s- loves on the- hand. Brown doe-skin glovea should have a little tea added to the water in which they are washed and rinsed. HEALTH FROM WALKING. A famous pedestrian regards walking aa the true panacea for all or most of the troubles to which flesh is heir. There is, he asserts, no trouble of body or mind that a man or woman cannot walk away from. It is inaction that causes depression of spirits and dyspepsia, and walking is the best method of gaining the exercise needed to tone up the nerves and strengthen the body. He asserts that he once saved a man from suicide by persuading him to take a long walk. The effect on the mind of the would-be suicide was magical. He viewed the world with different eyes, threw off his depression, and took up his work again ful) of hope and confidence. to FRUIT AS A LAXATIVE. If only girls would trya taking regular laxatives in the shape of fruit instead of having recourse to pills and doses, they would find their health and their looks materially improved. Remember that fruit taken early in the morniner does y"" the most good. Stewed fruit, especially prunes or figs, are an invaluable breakfast dish from the health point of vie-v. Another splendid laxative is honey. Try taking it as a finish to your meal instead of the regu- lation marmalade. USES FOR CiSTOR-OIL., A few drops- will -revive droopin- ferns. Drop the oil into the Toots, and soak tho ferns in a pail of water all night. In a week there will be a marked improvement. For grit in the eye, a drop or two gives instant relief. For warts, rub a little on night and morning, and the hands will soon be clear of them. SUNBATHS FOR BEDDING. According to health advisers, nothing in- duces healthy sleep like sun-bathed beds and bedding. Instead of making your bed the first thing in the morning, take vour mattress and bed clothing out into tho garden, and lay them in the sun. Leave them long enough for the sweet fresh air and life-giving properties of the sun to be thoroughly absorbed, and to dispel the odours of the night. Blankets are especially susceptible to bed odours, and if cleansed bv the sun they renew the life-like elasticitv of the natural wool which is so soothing to tired nerves. Moreover, it is astonishinq how long sun-baked mattresses and pillows retain the sweet freshness of the outdoor world. WARDROBE HINTS. To clean navy blue serge, make a pint of good vinegar quite hot, then sponge the serge with it. Do not make too wet, and iron on the wrong side with a fairly hot iron. To clean a grey felt hat, take equal parts of white precipitated chalk and pow- dered pipeclay. Mix with water to a thick cream, cover the hat entirely with this, leave to dry, then brush off. If only slightly soiled, rub with dry powdered chalk." To clean black lace and veils, dip in strong cold tea. sousing them well, squeeze out, then make a mixture of half a teaspoonful of gum, half a teaspoonful of ink. and half a cupful of water. Dip the lace into this, then squeeze, and spread out to dry, pinning down the corners. Press between two pieces of cloth, using a moderately hot iron. To restore wet shoes and boots, wipe off all mud with a damp cloth, dry thoroughly, then rub in plenty of ordinary yellow vase- line. Put the shoes away to dry-not near a fire-and when quite dry they will be 38 good as new. To waterproof boots and slices melt together two parts of beeswax and one part of mutton fat, and apply to the leather at night. > then wipe off next morning with a flannel. The first time the boots are blacked they will not polish well, but after three or four cleanings they will polish brilliantly. A SATIN BLOUSE. K not too dirtv, a white satin blouse can be cleaned at home. Spread it right side up on a blanket; have ready some stale bread- crumbs mixed with a little powdered mag- nesia and enough dry washing-Mue to tint it. Sprinkle this over the blouse and rub it in with a piece of clean, soft, white muslin. Shaka well, rub Ik with a clean cloth, and finally iron on h wrong side to remove creases. A HANDY LEMON. If you add the juice Cf lemon when making a cake with dripping the cake will taste, when cooked, as though it had been made with^the best butter. The red rust ow the bars of a grate can be removed by rtil)- bing with a lemon. Lemon-juice ia the best cure for dandruff, and will keep the scalp in excellent health. The juice of a lemon., taken without sugar, in a cup of wa- first thing in the morning will often prevent a bilious aMaek. Lemon-juice softens water, and keeps the hands beautifully soft and white. A deal table rubbed over with a lemon, left to d.ry, and then acrnbbed with sand will be snowy white.

Calling attention to the importance of-in- tercession services, the rector of Greenford, Middlesex, says, "Even good people are more willing to send cigarettes to the sol- diere, than to pray for them."