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Eaatbourne, England,
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Reported died of wounds:—
N.Z. ARTILLERY.
(Octobcr 3rd.)
Cross. J., Battery S.M. (Mrs J. Cross,
Plaistow, England, w.)
AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
Russell, D. A. (D. D. Russell, Rami*rama, Auckland, f.)
(October 4th.)
Slater, G. CA. Slater, Telori, Taranaki,
f.)
(October 6th.)
Jackson, C. P., M.C., Sergf.-Major (G.
S. Jackson, Picton, f.)
WELLINGTON REGIMENT.
(September 30th.)
Reynish, T. H. (Mrs A. Reynish, care
of J. Steer, Greymouth, m.)
CANTERBURY REGIMENT.
(No date given.)
Campbell, P. D. (Mrs M. Campbell,
Lakeside, m.)
(October 3rd.)
Eggeling, H. F. (Mrs A. Eggeling,
Okura South Westland, m.)
(October Bth.)
Crawford, R. A. (Mrs L. Crawford,
Anglesea streot, Riccarton, m.)
OTAGO REGIMENT.
(October 3rd.)
Watson 4 D. A. (A. Wat6on, BeJlcvue
place, Port Chalmers, f.)
(Octobcr Bth.)
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ORIGINAL VERSE.
nmberlandj finally becoming Chaplain of
the Collegiate Church at Crediton, and
later removing to Exminster, Devonshire. All three of his sons were promising young fellows, and
sympathy
with their distinguished father is wide-
THE TALL TREES OF ENGLAND.
"Treaties and transoms, bridge-heads and spread.
holdfasts—hutsi, too; and abetters and
In these days when any hour of the
That's
sleepers and poles for telegraphs.
The tall trees day or night may bring a shower of
wood's part in this war.
Hun
bombs from the skies, the
follow their own tall men."—tßerte;Ruck.
thoughts of Londoners are very considerably occupied with possible havens
The fair, green woods are falling,
Cut down from glade to glade.
of refuge in the event of further raids.
glad
calling,
the
birds'
Nobodv is a bit panicky on the subThey have gone from
ject (the fatalistic attitude of the pubcannonade.
To the crash of the
lic generally being quite remarkable),
The tall trees, the kindly trees,
but most of us feel that it is just as
lirwar their part have played.
well to know of the safest nearby place
"in case."
They are shelter-huts for hidden hosts;
For example, tho staff of
They arc bridge and pole and bar;
the five-storey building just off the
Strand where this correspondence is
In trenches stand the wooden posts.
written havo been offered the hospiBough-hewn, with many a scar.
tality (in the event of another raid) of
The fair trees, the English treea.
to
war.
Have followed their men
the 4 'strong room" of the bank next
door, whose proprietors are our landand
bowed
to
storms
They swayed to sun,
lords.
town;
In peaceful park or
Many folk are improvising "dug-outs '
of various kinds for use in the same
They carried bird-broods in their arms,
emergency, but £be most remarkable of
"Wore blossoms as their crown;
The tall treee, the gentle tree6,
these of which one has heard is one that
lias been constructed by Herbert JenNow hacked and stricken down.
kins, the enterprising young_ publisher
who introduced Patrick Macgill, the so-
The trees, the troops, in brotherhood
Go sailing from the shore.
On the shorn banks whero forests stooa
Slim dry ode flit no more;
For the green trees, the ancient trees.
No magic may restore.
falling,
"The fair green woods are
Say stricken hearts that break"When Death to our sons is calling,
Ho well onx trees may "fee!
braT
en
But the tall trees, and our
V® give them for England's sake.
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in the Irish Itifles. to the public, incidentally Jenkins's scheme is
priceless use for unsold copies of books.
His premises in the Haymarket bave no
or
basement, so, to protect his staff the
girls, ho has built a "dug-out" on
so
books,
ground floor of thousands of
that there is a wall several feet tnics
of light fiction, reinforced with
chunks of history and memoirs. It
mains to be seen, however, if this literature will prove bomb-proof.
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(October 4th.)
AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
White K. R„ 2nd Lieut. (D. White.
; West End avenue, Wbangarei, f.)
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N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE.
Plnmmer, G. C. (Mrs G. Plummer,
Montreal street, Christehurch, m.)
DIVISIONAL EMPLOYMENT CO.
Dickman, F. J. (A. R. Dickman, Gratton street, Ponsonby, f.)
Previously reported died of wounds,
now reported no casualty
WELLINGTON REGIMENT.
Reynish R. C. (Sirs A. Reynish, care
of J. Steor, Greymouth, m.)
WOUNDED.
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Previously reported wounded, now
reported not wounded':
OTAGO REGIMENT.
Rasmussen, F. W. (Mrs M. Jtasmussen,
Great North road, Grey Lvnn. m.)
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subsequently being appointed captain in
thjo Auckland Mounted, Rifles
and
leaving with ono of the earlier Reinforcements.
Keported wounded:
Amongst the many presentations he received on leaving for
HEADQUARTERS.
engraved sword,-from
tho
front
was
an
(October 4th.)
Thoms, X. W., Major (Mrs B. E. his employers. He received his majority some months ago. Tho late- Major
Thorns, London, w.)
Malum was particularly popular in the
AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
many circles in which he moved, being
(October 4th.)
of an extremely bright and generous
Fraser, E. J.' F., Lieut. (Mrs E. J. F. nature.
a rat appeared, there was a general
Fraser, England, w.)
and if a slick did not hit a rat,
News has been received of tho death rush,
WELLINGTON REGIMENT.
it
usually hit Porno part of a human, so
Captain Robert Park, Ausin
action
of
(October 3tR.)
It retralian Engineers, A.1.F., on Septem- thorn was varied excitement.
Boscawen, H. T., Capt. (Mrs H. T. ber 25th.
At the outbreak of war minded one of tho crickcter who had
Boscawen, Albany, Auckland)
"a hover from Jackson/' and suffered
Captain Park held the position of
Cade, J. R., Capt. (Mrs A. M. Cade, structor of Engineering and SurveyInat accordingly, for my own share included
Church street, Wanganui, w.)
one
on tho knuckles and another on tho
Duntroon Royal Military Colfege,
Davey, G. H., T.-Capt. (J. Davey, the
Australia.
Ho left for tho front in kneecap, but I think we cleared the
Himitangi, Foxton, f.)
May, 1916, as senior captain in chargo granary.
Stratford. IT. A., T.-Caot. (Mrs E. of the 4th Tunnelling Corps. Captain
At this farm wo killed the "biggest
Stratford, "Weld street, Blenheim, m.) Park was tho eldest son of the lat© Mr rat wotevcr. was seen." when, as ft
T.,
Fathers, H.
Lieut. (T. Fathers, R. G. Park, of Blenheim. He leaves finish to an • afternoonwr> • mit a, couple
Wellington, f.)
a widow and three yonng children. His of tho ferrets in under the top of a
Wood, R., Lieut. (Mrs E. Till, Strat- only brother is 2nd-Licut. G. R. Park, double-roofed room, where a farm-hand
ford, m.)
who left with tho Main Body, slept. Generally this was a sure find
Le Lievro. C. A., 2nd Lieut. (Mrs C. M.b., only sister is Mrs K. Murchi- for a rat, but this time the ferrets
and
his
Pahiatua)
Le
Lievre,
Maneaxama,
F.
came out badly bitten, and we could
of Lako Coleridge.
Little, N. F., 2nd Lieut. (Tj. Little, son,
induce them to return. It was unMiss H. Fraser, of Linooln road, not
Sentry Hill, New Plymouth, f.)
satisfactory to be stopped like that, so
MacaJister, S.. 2nd Lieut. (R. L. Spreydon, has received word that her in the lucky absence of the owner,
Macalister, Wellington, b.)
brother. PrivateandN. H. Fraser, has began taking off the sheets pf we
been wounded
is dangerously itt.
iron
CANTERBURY REGIMENT.
Private Fraser was educated at tho roofuiGj in a great hurry, and had re(October 4th
moved about half, when down jumped
and Normal Schools,
Wharonui
and
Tonkin, ,T. F., Capt. (J. G. S. Tonkin, prior to enlisting was in the
huge old rat, grey as a badger whir-h
employ a
Zetland Hotel, Christehurch)
Smith and Smith, sawraillerp, one of us knocked over and killed at
of
Messrs
(Mrs
J.,
Lieut.
Foord, F.
M. Pcihor- Christchurch.
He left with tho 17th once. He weighed nearly two pounds,
bridge. Fox street, Greymonth. m.) Reinforcements.
and measured nineteen inches from tip
Smith, P. W., Lieut. (W. Smith, Mata,tip. Almost we" wore inclined to
Corporal Cccil F. Booth (died
of to
kan.o, Auckland, f.)
write
Deans. A*., 2nd Lieut. (Mrs N. Deans, wounds), was the youngest son of tho papers;away and record hi m in tile
not ftfrget.tincr
late Mr J. C. Booth, Pbrt Albert, and
end up nicely
England. w\"i
EH. A. H., 2nd Lieut. (I>„ G. Ell, left with the ltith Reinforcements. with the good old stock question: '"Is
f.)
not
this
While in Sling Camp ho qualified for
unusual?"'
M.P., Christc'iurch,
September
tho Marksman's Badge, and at a
30tb.'—Two
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"Nature
date
later
went
over
to
one
notes,"
(F.
2nd
Franco
the
in
concerning magpies, tho
Lieut.
Korner, W.,
Korncr,
3rd N.Z.R.8., with which nnit he was otlier milliards; the mallard first, and,
London, f.)
time of his death Dur- by the -way, it is only the drake
Lucas, R. B. McG.. 2nd Lieut. (Mrs fighting at the
J. B. Lucas. Gloucester
street, X
1]10 T?r y d;l ys of 1110 Rodney 13 properly called a mallard, andwhich
the
Mounted Rifles,
Corporal Booth was a dnck is, well, just "an ornery
Christohurch, m.)
bloomiV
Ho took an active part in duck."
Moeridge, S. J.. 2nd Lieut. (G. H. member.
Many peoplo are still intermost outdoor games, especially hockey ested
3logridge, Farhham. Blenheim, f.)
the acclimatisation of
At tho timo of enlisfe- Englishinwild ducks, but apparently.theso'
Scott. M. J., 2nd Lieut. f.T. Scott, and football.
it is
menvhe was farming at Port Albert not yet generally
Lyalldalc. St. Andrews., f.)
known that the drako
Stratford. H. E., 2nd Lieut. (E. H. with his father and brother.
is
often
sort,
a
murderer
of
tho
worst
Stratford. Canvastown)
Mrs E. Mitchell, Dublin street, for his own offspring ore his victims.
OTAGO REGIMENT.
Lyttelton, has been advised that her Possibly he is jealous tof the great at(October 4th.)
Private Harry Thomas Mit- tention given by the duck to her prohusband.
Weston, C. H., Liout.-Col. (Mre C. H. chell, who left with the 14th Reinforcemising young family, and considers that
Weston, London, w.)
ments, died from injuries received in he could finda far better useforit him-
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CORRECTIONS.
COUNTRY DIARY
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(October 9th.)
Mitchell. H. T. (Mrs E. Mitchell, Dublin street; Lyttelton, w.)
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CANTERBURY KEGIMENT,
The boys of Christ's College were
assembled yesterday moaning, and the
''Last Post" was sounded, as a mark
of respect to.the memory of the late
Chaplain of the College—the Rev, G.
S. Bryan-Brown, Chaplain to the
N.Z.E.F., who was killed by a shell
daring the fighting: in Belgium last
week. A memorial service will be held
in Christ's .Oollege Chapel to-morrow
evening, when the preacher will bo
Bishop Julius.
Major Adam Georgp Malum (killed
in action) was a native of Dublin, and
was about 39 years of age. Ho came
to New Zealand at an early age, and
spent his earlier life in Tiinaru.'
Ho
entered the drapery .trade, and was
employed in various parts of Now Zealand in his younger days. Ho served
through tho South African War, and
on returning settled in Okmaru, where
he was for some years an officer, in
the local volunteers.
Later ho went
to Auckland, and was for many years
ono of . tho. departmental heads for
Messrs Milne and Choyce, well-known
Auckland, drapers. Ho was identified
with various branches of sport, and
was also a prominent Freemason, "When
tho war broke out, ho
immediately
offered his serviced, and was at first
placed on the reserve list of officers,
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dent,:
aru, antf...North- Canterbury, and asklance he was .employed at the Adding- ing that they b& thankbd. The amdunt
had been 'placed,, to tb e credit of tho
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Private
left
ton Workshops.
Wood
London Committee.
the Dominion with the 13th ReinforceMr W. T. Robinson reported having
ments.
attended -a meeting of tho Rose Teto
Committee., on behalf of .tho executive.
The Women's Branfch had undertaken
A
to provide a cake stall at tho fete.
In -a letter received'from Lord Plunto one from tho execuket, in
(srECI.VLLT WRITTEX FOB "THE rHESS. JI ) tive, itwwats stated that supplies ojF
eotodensed milk and extract of meat
from New Zealand, for wounded and
(Bt Cantbrbcrt.)
sick soldiers returning "to tho Dominion by troopships, would bo acceptablo.
September 29th.—To set down rat- Even if the price in New Zealand was
equal
fishing,
sport
to
salmon
a little higher* than in Great Britain 1
ting as a
or perhaps clephaht hunting at its very ifc would assist in relieving the food .
in'.England.
It was; decided '
best, might be going a little too far, problem
to approve the suggestion.
but still there are many people who
Wigram
Mrs
B. F.
reported on the
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may agree in saying.it is quite good recent conference .of representatives of
fun, and few who can grievo at an un- Red Cross Societies, held in Wellington, and the report was adopted. :
due slaughter of tho quarry. AccordA discussion took place on tho ques- /
ing to. the Duke of Beaufort, fox-hunttion., of the British Government's Voltwo
best
ratting
and
wero
tho
ing
unteer War Workers' badgo, the oondisports in the world, and ratting was a tion upon which such is granted- being
very good second, so tho thing may bo that a person must have done three
classed in any way. to 6uit our mood of months' war work.
the moment.
Mr M. «T. Gresson said ho thought it
This afternoon, a moment was given would throw a great amount of work
to some rats which had managed an on the Women's Executive, which would
cntranco into a long iron-built granary, have to compute the service of each
■where they wero evidently having a worker.
It was decided to refer the matter to
busy timo among the sacks of corn;
holes bitten in the sacks, and little the Women's Executive, and to ask its
heaps of outspillud grain all .testifying members if they were willing, to accopt
to their activity.
It was judged very the responsibility of making; recomnccossary to interrupt their labours, eo mendations for badges.
cigarA complaint that not
by moans of a ferret nearly a dozen
were evicted, and promptly slain. . At ettes. wero repeivfed; fori 'tho soldiers at
was, referred to the
cach end of the granary a great pile of Hanmor
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6acks offered covor to our game, and Women's Executive.
the clear space ill the middle was well - The statement of fund* sm at September
guarded by sundry humans armed with 30lli, 1!)17, w«s as followa:—
LIABILITIES.
sticks, so the rats bolting across from
v. <L
one end to tho other, had instant need Cener.il Purpose Account .
386 11 '11
As Material Acoonnt
■to put their quick foot foremost.
2709 5.-2
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enlistment in the-Fourth Field Ambu-
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ASSETS.
Post
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Outstanding liabilities. £1261 15s-4d
(pa>d since statement mado up).
Tho atatament does not
includo
amount lying at tho Post Office
Savings Bank on account of the
Cathedral
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square Shop.
Tho financial statement for Septornber showed- receipts (including "Onr
Cay
receipts) totalliiig
£14,316'8»
lid, and expenditure £11,775 85 lOd
(less sundn* branches in credit, and
sundry abcounts in suspense £600), nel
expenditure £11,172 8s 10d.
Emergency Fund, for purchase of
£1037 12s Gfl; Cathedral Gquaro Saleft:
Depot. £2500; liability for purchase of
material during month, approximately.
£1000.
Of tho total receipts, £160&
•~s 4d was received by the Women.'*
Executive.
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onded by .Mr M. J. Gresson, it wa«,'
to havo a special collection,
early in the new year in aid of th© Prisoners .of War Department of tho ItecL
Cross.
The mover stated that ho hadseen • many distressing letters "from prisoners of war: which showed; that theywere in need of necessities.
On tho suggestion, of the chairman,
it was agreed to communicate witJx
Wellington, with the view of getting
'the Red Cross Society there to conduct
a similar oollectioii about'' tha_ «sxa*
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Harle, D. A., 2nd Liout. (G. H. Harle,
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ELLINGTON REGIMENT,
(October 4th.)
Ackhurst. G., 2nd Lieut. (Mrs Ackhurst Church street, Palmcrston
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Rose, E.. J., 2nd Licmt. (R~ G. Rose,
Gladwin road, Onehunga, f.)
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Mcßoberts, 2nd Lieut. (Mra S. J. McRoborte, Ellerton road, Mount Eden,
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Mahan, care W, Aikenhead, Oamaru,
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Midi sonne a I'horloge du bourg do blondin qui faisait des etudes briliantes
Savigny-sur-MeußO. Le bourg ressemble et promettait le plus bel avenir. Eva
I'avait perdu de vue depuis ce temps,
a tousles bourgs lorrains, avec le fil- mais ello nc savait -pourquoi lo eoumier traditionnel devantchaque maison, vonir de c© beau grand garQon blond
co.qni n'est pas lei plus jolide son effet. haritait si souvent son esprit. Etait-c©
Use compose d'babitationa de paysans parco qu'il etait pour elle si charmant
so lo rapposligneos les Tines a cot<s dea autres, et compagnon? parce qu'elle
lait si intarissable causeur, ou parco
dont l'aspcct indique generalement que depuis la guerre, aviateur dans le
I'aisancoeb le bien-etro: tout le monde Nord, il avait abattu plusieurs Fokkers
sait que le payßan lorrain aime a bien ennemis avec une telle ddsinvolture
reveillor
vivro et pent generalement s'offrir ce que ses camarades venaient lo
son sommeil:
Jadis chacun possedait Bon ar- dans
luxe.
booho!
Hel Gaston! un. avio.n
pcnt de vigno; levin des petits crtis
frottait les yeux:
Gaston
Dites au Boche do fair© son signe do
cotiers 6tait renommo; tel on tol gros
bonnet du village conserve encoro au croix, car il en a pour utt quart
d'heuro a vivrc.
fond de sa cavo (& la condition que les
Et il s'elevait dans les airs.
Allemaads n'aient pas passe par la),
A droit© do Savigny, a quelques kiloqnolques vieilles bouteilles du pays desmetreSj so trouvait lo fiamcau his.
aux
torique
sur
les
tables
a
do Domremy, la patrie de
tinees paraitre
la bonne Lorraine," comme
joors de grande solennite. Maintenant "Johanne,
disont les chroniques. Les siecles, juson acheto du vin dans le Midi; mais on qu'aux bombes allemandes, avaient re-'
n'en manque pas pour cela, et, entro- specte l'humble maispn de la Pucelle,
temps, on trouve encore moyen de faire et les peuples l'avaient cntouree do
Que de fois, Eva enfant
un pen de piquetto chez soi pour ra- veneration.
avait dtd la visiter commo lieu do proLa
moissonneurs.
on
£teles
fralchir
menade! Cette demouro se composait
contree serait giboyeuse s'il n'y avait uniquement d'un rcz-do-chaussee has,
on
cependant,
humide et primitif, a toutes potites
braconniers;
pas tant de
lesquellos le soleil
peut trouver par ci, par 1&, un libvre a fenetros grillees par
ne passait jamais, commo au bon vieux
viser au bout de son fusil. L'ordinaire temps.
J>ieu
1 qu'on batissait, dans co
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des families s'agrement© des elevages temps-la, d'une manier© inconfortablel
domestiques do ponies et de lapins.- Des A I'entree, la chambro des parents
mais des do JeannOj avec le rouet de sa
vaches remplisscnt
conserve; puis la
encoro
vaches comme on n'en vit, en dehors more,
cuisine ou so confectionnaient les maiEgypte
temps
au
du
do la Mouse, qu'en
gres repas de la famillo; enfin, uno souAu
recit biblique des sept vaches grasses. pent© ou couchait la jeune fille. paucouretto de
/Test que la Meuso comme le Nil de- dehors, une mauvaise
vres gens, uno echello aboutissant a
borde annuellomont, et ses alluvions line espece de grenier a foin, ou
f&ondent des prairies qui se vendent devaient habiter les freres de Jeanne
Entro la maison et l'eglise
lo double de ce que les terres so ven- d'Arc.
L'excellence des patu- un sentier etroit, puis, au loin, les
dent ailleurs.
la ou
rages amene la qualite superieure du perspectives du Bois-Chenu,
cello qui sauva la couronn© do Charles
menageres
Les
meuet
du
beurre.
lait
VII:, entendait ses voix, ou Saintsiennes ont de la reputation; elles sa- Michel, Sainte-Catherine et Saintese
elles
Marguerite lui' apparaissaient; la, le
vent utiliser leurs produits;
mirpassont en talents culinaires de tous quartier general,' ou; s'elaborait le 6alut
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do la France.
genres, voiro memo en patisseries. Enfin, comme dernier trait h co tableau al- 1 .Bieu .m'a-dit ;r. '.'MaroKel'i et j'obeis.
lechant, eitons la . perfection; & . laqulejleDieu. m'a dit:, "Meurs!" et j'obeiß.
atteint l'elovago desvporcs. La.cliar-,
Depuis la precedent©'guerro da 1870,
est <snnuofpro?q" e dans: par
penseo pieuse, une basilique
cuterio
le monde entier. 1 II li'ostpaautt pay-j etiait eleveo au Bois-Chenu, et leß
chaipelains. y avaient pour mission de
Ban par consequcntqui,, chaqii© "ann6c,
prier pour: les solda'ts morts. S'ils y
notue tin ou plusiours pores, et alors, reviennont
. apras
1914-1916, combien
dans l'stre,.les jambons.sales et;l§s. sau-! auront-ils il prier?
gout
aveo
un
do
cisses so patinent
Aux prairies do Domremy. Eva bien
des fois avait reve de la gloire de la
ftimet infiniment savoureux.
France.
La nature de ce pays fronDepuis quaranto ans qu'ils avaient apsur lesj tiere a toujours mis au cceur des petites
procio les dons du ciel
filles de chez uoub quelquo chose do je
provinces qu'ils avaient deja conquises, qui faisait battro le oceur do Jeanne
l'ea,u
venir
a
la
se
sentaient
en
unisson avec le coaur de la France.
les Boches
cela dans les ames,
Voucho en songeant a ce qu'on -pourrait La nature repand
elle repand ses parfums speencoro trouver. dans, los jlays frangais de comme
ciaux de terroir.
I'Esb. Aussi, quand ils se ruerentdans
la droite de
Si; Domremy esc
certains cantons envahis, surent-ils Savigny, Verdun cn est II la gauche.
Sans arret, jour et nuit, on entend les
trouver do suite lo chemin&des caves'eb
des celliers et faire couler flots lo vin canons formidables de la plus grande
chez
prives
dont,
chauds
bataille
reflets,
A qui comqui fftt jamais.
*ux
parer les heros de Verdun?
lis ont
euxj ils se gorgeaient sans treve. Alors,
natu-.
l'ivresso doublant leur cruaute dont accompli ce que jamais aucuns n'avaicrimes
"relle, ils se livrerent a
ent fait; et jusqu'a la fin des temps,
l'histoiro so refusera peut-etre a enreg- ce Boh't eux au contraire qui serviront
istrer tousles faits; car il en est pour de point de comparaison; selon ces
lesquels le langage humain' ne semble lignes ecrites par un auteur de talent
•plus: avoir de mots. Telle_ est, au Leran:
wains, l'opinion de I'Academie fran"Sans, doute, redescendns parmi les
(aise sur la correction du dictionnaire. hommes,
ot si simples d'ailleurs en
cette sublimits d'expression qu'ils ne
Eva Martin entre dans sa'vingtienie recherchent pas, reprendront-ils pou
annee. Ello est la fille unique du mairo a pen lenrs allures coutumieres; laisde.Savigny. • M.'Martin est un culti- seront-ils s'enliser an fond d'euxvateur a l'aico i le genre du bourgeois- memes ce moment de leur ame. U y
pajaan. II faut aller dons l'Ouestj et en aura par les villes et pax les vilensurtout en Bretagne, pour
lages; il y en anra dans les boudoirs
core lo gentaihomme campagnard. En qui museront pres des coquettes; il y
ruind;
Bretagne, il est generalement
a qui siffleront leurs chansons snr
ne peut plus reparor le chateau do ses en
ecbnfaudages. au coin des boutiperefc qui lui offre un dernier abri; a les
an bord des cbemins. II y en
iondo nne noinbreuso famille, ce qui ques;
par toutes les maisons
le' rend d'autant plus louable quo le aura d'essaimesLore,
■
il faudra
fait devient malheurousement trop rare Jde France.
et sons les
visages
ett ; Franco; et se considfere encor6 sons les banales, ordinaires
le sommcil
des
comme le p&re des pauvres, et surtout especes
anciens dieux."
, deses tenanciers qui en profitent pour
no pas le payer; aussi, ala fin de l'an.
[A snivre.J
n6e, trouve-t-il dans son bilan phis de
COMTESSE LISA.
dotfes quo de revtinus. Mais eon domaino territorial est encore de belle
valour, ot conserve un semblant de
propriete seigneuriale et db feodalite.
NOTES.
Dans l'Est, rien: do ce genre.
Les
nobles sont riches ot habitent de beaux
appartoments en ville; a'ilii yont a la
At a salo of autographs and letters
c&mpagne, e'est pour y recevoir et chaser. Le proprietaire campagnard e3t recently held in New York a letter
done un bourgeois paysan. Le Lorrain written by Rudyard Kipling on May
J" TUral aimo l'opargne, il eait agiasser 16th, 1905, about "Pack of Pook's
ole ,bas do laine; il sait aussi acheter des
in 1006,
.lopihs do terre, non d'un seul tenant Hill," which wns published
dollars—a fine price for a
' cotnme il convicnt a un.grand seigneur, brought 95
maig; & tousles points du plan cadas- letter twelve years old.
traL comma il sied aun paysan qui pros<
Apropos of the forthcoming volume
et
P«ro.
Il ne joue pas au
pr6fere conserver; n'ayant pas dn sang of
by Lord Morley, the
de Jupiter dans les veines, il ne voit �•'Westminster Gazette" recalls some
pas pourquoi il ferait luire le soleil.
4
facts which remind one how long Lord
il a des fils et qu'il en poss&de Morley has been working. It is fifty
i Quand
»8
au
faire
moyens,
les
envoie
4.
fl
college
George Eliot's
y ■ des etudes; ceux-ci y perdent generale- years since his paper on
fflent le godt de. la terre et prennent novels appeared ,ia "Macmillan's Magaj
w . wfi« 3es positions "gouvernoiricntales; il zine," a notice which gave so much
on resulte que le patrimoino paternel pleasure . to the novelist that G. H.
"N
' tombo en desuetudo; oh invoque • alors Lewes called on Macmillan to thank
. I°, oeu d'cncouragemenj; donn6 par les
him for it.
a l'agriculture. 'Les jeunes
fißos vont aussi' 1 deux .ou trois ans en In Matthew Arnold's "Letters" there
'
elles en re- arc several interesting references t&
Pension a la villo; quand
elles ne revent plus quo
V" depouser des
Morley, then, of course, Mr John
citadins. Ainsi, les ca«K Lord
Morley. .In 1871 Arnold encloses for
f
sent
etr
la
;
tristement
de'aissees,
li! V
a letter he had remother's perusal
V twre meconnue no rend plus cent pour his
from Mr Morley, then editor of
ceived
tin a des enfants ingrats.
"Fortnightly,"
who,
he says, "has
the
j.'A cote des Martin, habitent les Ga- several
times attacked my things seleurs amis.
M. Gadel no peut verely. but
ilJ|" W,
who
has
certainly
learnt
nyoir Io prestige de M. Martin, maire
r
something from me." An increasing
• -t; •tela commune; du petit au grand, fl
itself
in later letn fy a jamais eu de magistraturo su- cordiality manifested
In 1882 Arnold is found recomque pour un seul; mais iTest ters.
a. French correspondent to
mending
Les
anssi riclie que" lui.
,moins
i-ftaSr
of Cpbden," adding,
n'ont qu'xm fils enmrae les Mar- read the "Life
&V,
is, when he writes, a bitter
n'oiit qu'une fille. M. Gadel a ®u "Morley partisan;
when you meet him
esprit de faire de • Paul un ter- political
society he is the gentlest and most
instruct et p'reoare a de grarides in
charming of men." Many letters passajKraCjwiw rurales... II l'a
ed between them, and it waa to John
faire quelques bonnes etudes Morley
th»t Arnold- turned for his
.un.'~6tablissepais •
AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
(October 4th.)
Mahan, A. G., Major (Mrs A. G.
i
MCEURS LORRAINES.
:
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jusqu'au roi de Franco.
Durant ses deux annees de pension,
la jeune fille sortait une fois par
semaino chez des cousins de ses parents.
-M. Esterot occupait uno petite charge.
Mmc. E3teret gatait la mignonne fillctte. lis avaient un lils do deux ans
plus age qu'Eva, Gaston, un grand
LEQTJEL?
(October 4th.)
Marsden, J. S., 2nd Lieut. (A. Marsden.
Petone, f.)
°
.
Reported killed in action:—
N.Z. ARTILLERY.
-
.
cert Saturday.3
KILLED IN ACTION.
j
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I
ensemble. Souvent, dans les veillees
d'liiver, au coin d'un bon feu, les deux
mamans suivaient d'un ceil emu leurs
mouvements gracieux do frere et soeur
en disant: —Si un jour.
Et les
peres songeaient qu'en
le
bien matrimonial des deux families, on
aurait tine belle situation dans lo pays.
Cependant, il no faut jamais forcer la
jeuneese
laisser aller les choses.
Bien enteudu, Eva avait ete en pension dans la minuscule ville voisine de
Vaucouleurs ou Jeanne d'Arc alia
trouvcr jadis le sire de Baudricourt, lo
soul seignour qu'elle connut, pour lui
demander un choval et sa protection
.
ASSOCIATION* TEXJIGR-UI.)
WELLINGTON, October 12.
The following casualty list (No. 639)
was issued to-day:—
j
pcro achetera des machines do premiere marque dans tons' les genres, et
on taillcra de bonne besogne, ©t on
aura de beaux revenus. Paul ne sera
pjis oblige, comme le cultivateur antique, de montrer ses bras d'athlete, en
disant "Voila men capital!" car les
outils travailleront pour lui; neanmoins, e'est un superbe
efc &a
force musculaire lui servira au besoin
pour doiuptcr un attelago ou rotirer la
charrue d'une orniere.
Paul et Eva ont ete prcsquo eleves
.
(PBKSS
i
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jfjcDch. ind csch nation 15 gaining
knowledge of tho other.' It is no doubt
YESTERDAY'S
LIST.
j
[The wax has brought u* into much
closer sympathy withooru r Allies the
\
!
mcnt agricole ou l'on apprend tousles
perfcctionnementij
de
la
culture
de
et
l'elevage.
A peine lo
jeuno homme
rentre
logis,
au
la_ gucrro a eclato et il est parti
fair© 6on devoir; s'il en rcvient, son
FRANCE.
due to this fact that the last mail from
■Princo brought to the Editor of "The
Press" a contribution to' tho "Literary
Comer" from a talented French
juithoreaa, who writes tinder the penname ol Comtcaao Lidi.
In *isw of tho "Entente Cordial®"
and tho fact that there are in Now
Zealand a largo number of student* of
tho French language, wo are printing
the story tins submitted to us, and if
the experiment meets with a substantial
measure of approval, wo may occasionally publish other contributions
in
French in this column.
which
follows
gives, an inTIIO story
teresting picture of life in Lorraine
during tho present war, and the sentimental interest eeems to us characteristically French. "We publish the first instalment to-day; the conclusion• will appear
AUTHORS.
I
A CONTRIBUTION FROM
AND
self : but if ho has the chance lie "fill
Magnusson. 0., 2nd Lieut. (Mrs. O. a motor-car accidcnt- at TVorloy, EngMagnussoa, Snelson street, Palmers- land, on Octobcr 9th. It appears that lull tho ducklings without hesitation.
ton North, m.)
MitohcJl
wounded
on
June
was
His favourite plan is to setae them by
Privato
Parkinson, H. EL, 2nd Lieut. (Mrs It. 7th at Messincs. Ho afterwards con- the nock and hold them under water
Parkinson. Petone, m.)
tracted French fever and goitre, for until thr-v hnvo ceased to struggle, but
DIVISIONAL EMPLOYMENT 00. which he had b<vn undei-gomg medical failing that he will arrange the affair
treatment since July, and he was pro(September 30th.)
quite easily on land. In places whore
favourably towards recovery a pair or two of ducks are kept upon a
Auekram, D. A. L. (T. A. Auckraru, gressing
when tho accident, occurred that re- ]>ond. the mallards should bo penned up
Upper Hutt, f.)
i:i his death. Private Mitchell when tlio ducklings are duo to hatch;
Broarthurst, li. (Mrs B. Broadhurst, sultedliorn
at. Lyttelton and educated at or if this is not possible, there is the
Cherry Wood, Balmoral, Southern was
the Lyttelton' 3>i*lrict High School. simjiio alternative of a gun and cartlino, s.)
lie was engaged in rid
Roberts, b. (E. Roberts, Manutuke, Prior to enlisting
<ro.
clerical duties, fir.st with the National
Gisborne, f.).
Ueforo writing the noie about magCompany. ••uen
Agency
and
Thie'e, A. L. (Mrs A. L. Barber, Han- Mortgage
pie®,
I may premiso that it is difficult
with Kinfcvv and Co.. Ltd.. and later of belief,
over street, Sydenham, m.).
for in its way it is evidenoe
Stevenson, St:'wa:t and Co.. shipwith,
N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
ping afront?, lie leaves a widow and that tho power of reasoning is not de(October 2nd.)
nied to birds: but in spite of this it is
two children.
exactly true, and besides myself, thero
Nelson, A. D., Capt. (Mrs Nelson, Raofofon rcceiced thai Lieut.
News
has
w.)
aro two other witnesses. It happened
tihi,
of the Auckland TrainPreviously reported' wounded, now Milnos, principal
when a couple of young magpies wore
ing College. w.ss killed in action on tho learning
reported injured accidentally
to fly, and a strong northLieut. Milnes, who was 44
inst.
•Ith'
(September 17th.)
years of ago, occupied si very high place wester -was giving them a particularly
rough lesson, until a more violent gust
N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE.
Ho exerin the teactiing profession.
Pratt, H. A. (J. Pratt, Wakaranga, i'.). cised gre.it influence for good on his blew one of them from his perch on
Reported wounded, admitted io hos- pupils,
and swept him across
with whom ho was most a tall pine tree,
tho paddock nojct our house. Instantly,
pital
popular.
from somewhere, an old bird swooped
N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Second-Lieutenant A. 11. Ell (wound(Octobcr lstj
ed) is a son of Sir 11. U. Ell, M.P. straight down, and swerved right across
Stewart. R., Sergt. (J. Stewart, Ho is 21 years of ago, and was edu- in front of the young one, which, as if
Georgetown, Invercargill).
cated at tho Christchurch Boys' High it had been bidden, grabbed hold of tho
(October 2nd.)
School, and whilo there took a keen old bird's tail feathers with its boak,
Barchard, V. (Mrs S. Barchard, Wel- interest in football and cricket, being and. with much heavy flapping, was
a njember
]osley street, Auckland, ra.).
of tho first clown. towed safely back to tho pine tree.
employed Though ho saw it for himself, tho unhaving
McCarlic, A. (W. J. McCarlie, Wel- After
been
for
time
lington, f.).
by
some
Messrs mitigated fioorge says ho doos not bePyno and Co., ho enlisted in the 12th lieve it. even yet, and that I have writWELLINGTON REGIMENT.
Reinforcements as a privato. He ton a "bald and unconvincing narra(October 2nd.)
right through tho Sommo battle tive,'' but at least it is comforting tc
Slater, F; J. (A. Slater, Kimberley went
without injury, and has now been in hear him add that "nobody would ever
road, Epsom, b.).
Franco for about 10 months, during have imagined such a thing."
OTAGO REGIMENT.
which time ho has earned promotion
(October Ist.)
to a second-licutcnanev. •
McMaster, R. C. (Mrs A. McMastor.
Captain J. F. Tonkin (wounded) is
Hyde street, Dunodin).
tlio only son of Mr J. S. Tonkin, of
(October 2nd.)
and reached the ago cf
Fahy, G. A. (Mra T. Fahy, Ireland, m.). Christchurch,
years last May.
Born at Waikari,
Griffiths, F. G. (Mrs M. Griffiths, 27
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE.
Captain
Tonkin was educated at
Harding street, Auckland).
College, and later employed
Christ's
Hall, R. (Miss M. Hall, India).
by Messrs Dalgety and Co.. holding
'OUR I>AY" RESULTS
Popham, C. R., Corpl. (Mrs H. Poppositions with
Christchureli
ham, Brunswick street, Dunedin, m.) ami Timaru the firm at
left
successively.
Ho
The executive of tho Bed Cross Fun*!
Warwick, W. (J. Warwick", Kurow, m.). New Zealand with tho 4th Reinforce(Septomber 30th.)
ments, fought at Gallipoli, caught en- met yesterday, Mr ArtJiur E. G. Rhodes
N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE.
teric fever, and was invalided home. presiding over a good attend&nco.
Pluminor, A. W. (J.
J. Plummor, Recovering, ho sailed for France, and
Tho chairman stated that the returns
was wonnaed in the Sommo battle, but
liienroy, Canterbury, b.X
from
all the branches in respect of tho
subsequently
returned
(October AsU)
to the
front.
Ho obtained his captaincy last. April. "Out Day" appoal had not come eo
Ellen, iL (R. Ellen, Scotland, h.).
JtUansen, A. C. (Mrs G. H. Hansen, Whilo in New Zealand Captain Tonkin hand yet; tho total rccoived from the
was an enthusiastic and popular foot- sale of badges, from stalls, and from
Lcpperton, m.).
Seyb, B. (Miss K. Seyb, Wgi-iti road, ball player, and a member of tho branches was now over £10,000.
It
Christchurch team.
Timaru, s-).
was desired that branches who had not
Robertson, W. S„ (EL M. Robertson,
Mrs A. Jack, 511 Madras street, sent in their returns, should do so by
Glen road, Mornington, Dunedin, f.). lato of 237 Armagh street, has reinst.
Tho returns from tho
Robinson, H. T. (Mrs M. Robinson, ceived advico that her son, Privato the 21st
of badges and amount collected iu
Hakataramca. m.).
Alexander Jack, was wounded and sale
tjhostreot showed a total of £515 13s
(October 2nd.)
gassed on September 29th.
Ho was Cjd. Following were th© returns from
Bolton, E. J. (H. Brown, Wellington). educated at the St. Albans school, and the stalls:—
Hoddcr, R. (G. Hodder, 7 Domain prior to leaving New Zealand with the •
a. d.
£3rd Reinforcements, was employed by
street, Devonport, n.).
Produce (Mr W. B. For and Mrs
Brown, C. C., Lance-Corpl. (Mrs E. A. Messrs Duckworth and Turner, boot
C. J. Trel«Avon)
258 13 8
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manufacturers. His brother. Bob, was Casluuore
Brown, Te Mata, Ilaglan, m.).
140 16 4
Katavich, P. N. (A. Katavich, RivßT- killed in the Somme battle on Septem- Old Gold «nd Silver
143 8 (i
ber ,15th last year.
pool streot. Auckland, b.).
His father is also Sydenham, Spreydon, and Becfcenbam
no 16 11
Neville, J. (W. Neville, Lowor Queen on active service. .
Avonside
100 0 0
Major N. W. Thorns, M.C. (wound- Fend«lton
streot, Onehunga, b.).
and Shirley-Bttrwood
92 G 10A
ed), left with the Main Body *.n Tea Boom (Hrs Davis)
CYCLISTS' COMPANY.
81 9 3
D.A.A.G. on tho Headquarters Staff. St. Albntie
69 5 3
(September 20th.)
Dreadnought (Mias Mnud«l end
Druee, A. (Mrs A. Druce, England, m.) Before the outbreak of war ho was actNordon)
Mr
63 9 0
ing
as
to
adjutant
the 12th Nelson IjOwct Riccarton •
N."Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Regiment.
Major Thorns served in St. Paul's Latimer square, audi 60 0 0
(September 30th.)
tho South African war in 1900-2.
W.C.T.U.
69 14 11
Bain, J. B. (Airs A. Sponco, Scotland,
Flower Stall (Mt« G. B. Rbodea) 60 4 5
s.).
Advico was received yesterday by St. Luke's
15
Mrs Avenell, wife of the adjutant of Red Cross Saka Depot (week-end) 30
(October Ist.)
26 19 0
(Mrs A. Goodman, the Christchnrcli Salvation Army CSty Dominion Ycaat Co. and CliriatGoodman, H.
Corps, that her brother.,Erivato Jack
church Gaa Co.
25 8 8
Arney street, Greymouth).
(Mn A, Williams)
16 11 10
Bates, was killed in tno fighting m Balloons
(October 2nd.)
"Giggler" Side-ehow
13 6 0
Belgium
last
week.
Bates,
Bewick, A. D. (Mrs Bewick, England, who was about 23 years of age, • be- Sheets Perambulator
..'
10 12 6
in.).
longed
to
and
left
New
ZeaAuckland,
<1353 17 10 '
Joy, C. R. (D. G. Joy, Rakahi, King
land with the Main Body.
He had
f.).
Tho Treasury reported that £245,
through ,tlio Egyptian, Gallipoli, being
Neill, H. (Mrs M. Neill, 3 Canada been
amount deposited in respect of
and the earlier campaigns in Franco
street. Newton, m.).
insurance on goods shipped by tho
without receiving a scratch.
When Christchurch
Reported slightly wounded, remainBranch of the Red Cross
he enlisted Private Bates was on the on tho
ing with unit.*—
steamer Rotorua, had been placstaff of tho General Post Office
in ed
to the credit Ofthe branch.
OTAGO REGIMENT.
It was •
Auckland.
I
decided that tho amount should bo paid
(October 4th.)
Royal
Mrs
of
tho
into
Wood,
M.
Extho
A.
Material
Account
of
tho
WoVarnham, F. S., Capt. (J. Varnliam, change Buildings, roccirod advico yesmen's Branch.' ; ,
Levin, f.).
J. • Tho executive approved 'the
terday that licr son, Private O.
suggesWbod, died of wounds on October 4th. tion of the Women s Section tojoold
Private "Wood was twen+v-two years of an art' uriio* of tho contents of a kitage.
He was .bora in >ve,llrngton but chen, valued ;it'.£so. for the purposes
of«thp fund, i
liis parents removed ,to
London, Committee of tho New
lie was educated at- the. ' Waltbant;
He Mis well-known in. the Zealand Branch of the British Red ,
School.
Crfess'Society
district, and took prominent part in
wrote,' on Julv 25th, ac"the Woolston Swimming Club" and th» knowledging rebeip't!of £5000 from tho
St. John's Gymnasium. Prior to his Rod Grose Societies; of Waimato, Tim-
j
BOOKS
7
ROLL OF HONOUR.
LONDON LITERARY
the
GOSSIP.
fered by Mr Gladstone.
As literary adviser for many years
to Macmillan, Lord Morley had a vast
amount of work passing through his
(FBOM A SPECIAL
to
contribut 011-)
hands, and it may afford comfort he
LONDON, July 2s tho smaller critic to End that even
the
two instances to recognise
Now that so manv artistic folk, some
failed in genius
e are
of authors.
nascent
physicsubjects submitted of them too old and others not
of
list
told that a
ally strong enough for active service,
by Mr (now Sir) J. M. Barrie for are
doing war work, various departtreatment- was declared by Mr Morle.v
not to be sufficiently up-to-date; ana ments of the British Government absoit is known on the authority of itv lutely
scintillate with variegated
Gosse. that he refused to givp v talents.
In one department conwrite
for
tne
Stevenson a book to
nected with the War Office, I heard
on
scries
Men
of
Letters"
"English
actortho ground of his obscurity as an au- yesterday, Granville Barker, the
dramatist, is working, side by side
thor but those two "bad shots probably exhaust the list.
with Kennerley Rumford, the renownthe ed baritone, Guy Standing, the actor,
John Galsworthy has been at Engand one of the daughters of Mrs
front acting as a masseur in an
Elinor
of "The
Glyn, the author"
at
French
soldiers
_
lish hospital for interesting
fact was Visits
of Elizabeth"
and "Three
Martouret. This
who
recently reported by a journalist
Weeks."
had a chat with Galsworthy.
Barker, who returned from the
immaculately
shaven,
clean
"Tall,
United States in order to join up, is
dressed, and with a calmness of manner
in khaki as a second lieutenant. Kenthat at first approaches frigidity. Jonn
Galsworthy at the first meeting sug- nerley Rumford, who is married to another famous singer, Madam© Clara
gests a specialist of the world of medimore
cino on a polished advocate much
Butt, tlie prima donna, is now a caphis
Harthan he doc 3an author. In
tain.
His war service is quit© a disrow and Oxford days he was a mighty
set tinguished one.
He joined up pracwell
and
his
and
footballer
athlete
and
un appearance still indicates perfect tically at tho beginning of things,
stan
had been in Franc©, until recently,
physical fitness. At first a trifle
interestsince October, 1914. He was a memoffish, he thaws as he becomcs
ed and the humanity of the man, whien ber of General Sir Arthur Sloggett's
is his dominant characteristic, comes Staff at General Headquarters from
U
an February, 1915, to March, 1916, and
Jo'hn Galsworthy never grants
"interview." This was merely a chat, later officer in charge of the British
bnt the enterprising young person sucRed Cross Society's Adyanced Stores
th~t
him to admit Man
depot at tho front.
ceeded in getting likes
In the former
best Tho
of his own work he
Rumthat In capacity, and then a lieutenant,
of Property," and after
despatches.
Dark Flower," and to say, anent tne ford won a mention in
States into the
Mrs Glyn's pretty daughter, before
entrance of the United
aU m my entering tho department which
she
war, "What counts most of
United States now adorns, was working at a canteen
view is the fact that the
the
in
share
will now have a
arranfpng
for munition workers, where her talentterms of peace that I strongly hope ed mother also put in many strenuous
League to
a
of
include
tho
creation
will
hours. I saw her there myself, scrubEnforce Peace.''
bing tablo tops, sorting mustard pots,
veteran and doing a lot of other severally
The yacht Sunbeam and her
utilitarian "stunts" which it was hard
Mrs Glyn is
master, Earl Brassoy, have long been to associate with her.
pubfamiliar favourites of tih© British
now war-working in France, and has
were
delic. Some of her voyages
been doing so for so long that -Roy
scribed in books by the first Lady Horniman, who made the dramatisaonly
voyages
those
tion of "Three Weeks" that was
Brassey.
But
formed a part of the enterprises in staged in London a week or so ago,
which the Sunbeam has been employed. had to confess to us on the first night
She has, for forty years, sailed to aa that he had not yet met the authoress!
In another Government department,
tho four corners of the globe, always
with tho idea of combining usefulness, two former translators of Maeterlinck,
Alfred Sutro and Alexander Teixeira
health, and pleasure. These experiMattos, are also working within a
ences are recorded in a book which Lord de
each other.
W. L.
Brassey has lately finished, aaxd which few desks ofwrote
"A Bed of Roses,"
George, who
will be published presently.
has been at the Ministry of Munitions
for many months. Dion Clayton CalIt has been loft to Mr Herbert Jen- throp, novelist, dramatist, great auto
publisher,
discover
London
kins, the
thority on tiie history of British cosa really priceless use for unsold copies tume and chief expert after Barrie on
of books. Wia premises in the ilay- fairies and their ways, has been
market have no basement, so, to pro- equally long at the Admiralty, and is
Lady Carson,
tect his staff of girls, he liaa built a now a commander.
"dug-oat" on the ground floor of whoso husband has just resigned from
is the office of First Lord of tho Admirthat
there
of
so
books,
thousands
a -wall several feet thick of light fiction, alty, persuaded Calthrop to speak the
of hers on bereinforced with solid chunks of history other dav at a matinee
half of the Irish prisoners in Germany,
and memoirs.
address tho auOne of Mr Jenkins's girls during the and a very neat little
last raid, while the bombs were drop- thor of "Everybody's Business" made.
you
how
little we hear
noticed
ping, sat down and typod this limencK. of Have
Arnold Bennett nowadays? Before
in praise of the calm of Mr Jenkins's
the war his name was 8 synonym for
secretary
ouite dazzling literary success, and,,
There was a young girl nained Miss during the opening months of tho
Owen,
struggle, his "views" on various asWho, when Hun planes were coming pects of it were given great prominand gowen,
ence by awed editors, but of late lie
Said 1 will not shirk,
has suffered almost complete eclipse.
my
work,
But gob on with
About twice a month tho London
article
"Daily News" publishes an
And then I shall be a heroen.
from his pen, and occasionally he is
In the New York "Tribune" an represented by a magazine article of
American writer who visiteu tue West- the discursive* typo, but none of these
ern front, was surprised to find G. J3. appears to attract any special attenShaw's namo in the visitors' book at tion.
The war, in fact, seems to
a certain chateau, amongst the names havo more or less overwhelmed Benand
members
of
of Kings and generals
nett, as it has dono so many other
This writer gives an artists of equal rank.
Parliament.
improssion
amusing account of the
This entirely in a literary sense.
Bennett, who has a beautiful country
G.B.S. made on the soldier mind:
met
said
one
who
had
'Awful ass!'
house at Thorpo-le-Soken, near Col'He wis chester, became a special constable down
the playwright at the front.
Why, there practically as soon as this corps
no end of nuisance for us.
when he got out here we found ho »vas of volunteer policemen
was formed,
a vegetarian, and we had to chase and, I understand, had, and possibly
around and have omelets fixed up for still has, rather considerable responsibilities as such.
He has donp no end
him every day.'
"'I censored his stuff,' said another. of work for various organisations conthink
of
but
*n<ide
it,
1
war,
didn't
much
too, notably for
nected with the
'I
Some of it ffas the Wounded Allies' Relief Fund, whose
almost no changes
a little subtle, but I let it get by.
chief "press agent" he hjs been from
"I enquired and learned that the the first.
His wife, a pretty Frenchblue pencil which cut the copy of G. woman, is the president and chief orBernard Shaw had not been preserved. ganiser of a club for soldiers at ThorpeIt seemed a pity.
le-Soken.
"'I heard him out here,' said a
The last novel he published was "Tho
third officer, 'and he talked no end of Lion's Share," a romance that began
rot. He said the Germans had made entertainingly, but proved to consist
a botch of destroying towns. He said largely of suffragette activities on the
he coald have done more damage to part of its heroine—the smallest of beer
Arras with a hammer than the Ger- they seemed in contrast with life as it
mans did with their shells. Of course, is now.
I hear that Bennett, in senbe couldn't begin to do it with a ham- ing a copy to ono of his feminine relamer, and,.a£.yway, he wouldn't be let. tives, wrote apologetically on the flyI suppose .he never thought of that. leaf, "Not much I" Of the dramatisaThen he said, that the Germans were tion of his novel, "Sacred and Profane
doing us a great favour by their air- Love," which Bennett made for Doris
raids.
He said they were smashing Keane, and which the American actress
up things that were ugly and uusani- was said to have turned down, no more
We could pull
tary. That's silly.
has been heard.
them down ourselves, vou know\ and,
How many of tho thousands "who have
anyhow, in the last raid they hit the read
the dashing novels of "Morice
Post Office.'
"The Tenant of tho Grange."
'The old boy's got nerve, though,' Gerard,"
"The Man With tho White Face," "Tno
1 'vas Grip
interrupted another officer.
of the Wolf," and tho rest, are
out at the front With him near Arras, aware, one wonders, that their author
and there was some pretty lively shell- is in reality a clergyman. He is really
I told him
ing going on iaround us.
the Rev. John Jessop Teague, vicar of
to put on his tin hat, but he wouldn't St.
Stephen's, Coleman street, E.C., one
do it. I said, "Those German shell- of
the famous "City Churches," an insplinters may get you," and he laughcumbency which he' lias held since 1911.
ed and said ii the Germans did any- One is
reminded of this by the sad fact
thing to him they'd bo mighty un- that
news recently came of £he Jeath
grateful, after all he'd done for them.
at tile front of his third, and last, son,
He doesn't know the Boche.'
'"He told me,' added a British two of them—one of whom was a memjournalist, 1 "when I want to know ber of the staff of the London "Daily
I Express"—having already given their
war I talk to soldiers."
about
asked him: "Do you mean officers or lives for their country.
"Morico Gerard" is now 61, arid has
Tommies?" He said that he meant something
like thirty novels to his
Tommies.
most of them tales of advencredit,
ce—
"'Now you know how much
His
turo.
first one was called "Misout
what
a
in
Tommy!
liance you can
He'll either say what he thinks terton," and one of his early tales, "The
sayß.
you want him to sav or what he thinks Crowning of Esther," won a prize of
sav.
I told £XQO, offered for a serial by tho "Newvou don't want him to attention.'
castle Chronicle." A Cambridge man,
Shaw this, but he paid no
and an M.A., the Rev. Mr Teague began
his ecclesiastical career as curate of the
Priory Church at Tynemouth in Northj
ON
SELECTED MATTER.
1917
13,
OCTOBER
I
NOTES
AND
SATURDAY,
i
ORIGINAL
views as to the propriety of accepting
literary pension which he was of-
CORNER.
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OUR
PRESS,
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