MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2332, 14 December 1914, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

IN A HURRY TO MARRY. ISLE OF.WIGHT LADY TEACHERS. London,. December 10. Some lady, teachers on the Isle of Wight, wished to marry men doparting for tho front. The local, authorities questioned their wisdom, but the ladies vanquished them by; saying, "Better be married for a minute than die an old maid.". ',\ '■..'_■ : The permission was given.—("Times" and Sydney '■';,' WARLIKE GOODS AT DUBLIN, (Rec. December 13, 3.30 p.m.) : London, December 12. Tho military commander at) Dublin' has ordered the seizure of any arms, explosives, or ' warlike stores which may be landed there. .. LABOUR LEADER AT THE FRONT. (Rec. December 13, '4 pim'.) London, December 12. Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald, M:P., is sernng with a Field .Ambulance Corps in Belgium; ..',- , SOLICITORS' AND CLERKS' GOOD A WORK. ■•• (Rec' December 13, 5.5 p.m.) "..,';.- London, December 12. Twelve hundred and-fifty solicitors and articled clerks are serving with the army. Over a million of the above are thirty-eight'years of age, and otherwise debarred from enlisting. ' They are now associated with the Central Association's Voluntary Training Corps, originally intended for London's defence, but, which grew so rapidly that It became a central' body, with local *orps in all parts of Britain. _ Its members- wear armlets,' which' entitles 'them to. rank as combatants. . ' COALMINERS AT THE 'FRONT. ; (Rec. December ;12, 5.10 p.m.) .'.'. .' ' ~.' London, December 12. _ . Olio soldier out of every four, men is the response of the miners of Northumberland and. .Durham. _ Tho.. miner makes an excellent fighting man. Recruiting continues in the coalfieds, and the men ' are responding steadily.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) . "SHIPPING BOOM IN LONDON. ■'.'' .'. London, December 11. Shipping freights now yexceed those of the boom; period in .1912. 'Hie difficulty, of •', obtaining crews is overcome by numbers of fishermen signing on. Despite the' reduced supply of tonnage, the'demand r iß'ibrisk, resulting in double rates for many voyages.—("Times" and 1 Sydney • "Sun" Services.) , ! ■'■''■ (Rec.'December 13, 2 p.m.) Lloyds' Have reduced the war risk to and from,.Australia to a premium of 30s. per cent.. VOLUNTEERS FROM' ARGENTINA. •': ' . •'■ : London,' December 11. ■• One-hundred and fifty '. English recruits' have arrived from Argentina. They paid their own : fares, and carried out military-training on ,tke.voyage.— ("Times" and; Sydney "Sun" Services.) ..■'■•: ;;'■ GIFT BATTLESHIP. '' ,- . ' London, December 11. ' The gift battleship proposal emanates from the Patriotic League of Britons Overseas, formed at the instance of Lord Selbpurne, Lord Aldenham, Lord Milne'r, Lord v Curzori, and others. The King is patron. Tit was previously stated ' that a movement ■ was afoot amongst three. million Britons resident lit foreign countries to subscribe the cost ; of a battleship for the Mother Country.] ■■■. ■■"',.■' " •