MISCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2375, 3 February 1915, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS

PUBLIC TASTE FOR WAR READING, (Rec. February 2, 6 pjn.). 1 London, February 1. . . The libraries report that the publifilt taste in books is engrossed with war.J General von Bornliardi is first, followed? by Professor Cramb and Mr. Ussher. There have been enormous'! sales of King Albert's and Princes Mary's books, a general slump in novels J and a wonderful revival in "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. ; General von Berdhardi is the of "Germany and the Next War," and Professor Cramb recently countered Bernhardi with an able dissertation,! Mr. Ussher is the author of "Pan-Got' manism." The reference to Princes* • Mary is her ''Gift Book." . ' SECOND CONTINGENT FROM. CANADA. (Rec. February 2, 6 p.m.) , London, Februarys. The second Canadian Contingent i&'■ ready to Bail, and will replace those onS Salisbury Plains. They are much better', trained than was tho first ■ and force contains a .lirger" per-4. centage of Canadians.—"Times"' and) Sydney "Sun" Servioes. DEADLY GERMAN "BOTTLES."'; , (Rec. February 2, 6 p.m.) London, February 1. The Germans are employing an eso'' tremely powerful explosive, which thei i French have christened "Bottles o£i Champagne"—"bottle," because it isJ cylindrical, and the size of a champagne bottle, which is supposed to:be filled!. with liquid air or liquid carbonic acid*' Thrown a distance of 300 yards by mow' tars, without great initial velocity, it]! makes a hole forty feet in diameter and • thirty in depth. —"Times" and Sydney; ! "Sun" Services. KILLED IN ACTION. : (Reo. February 2, 10.40 p.m.)]' ' London, Fobruary--2; Mr. John Gale, a son of the late Miv, Frederick Gale, of Kaikoura, was killed: in action at Longido, -.Gorman. East) Africa, on January 28.,1a5t., MAJOR-GENERAL (Reo. February 2,10.40 p.m.) ... London, :Febraary 2. -j Major-General Sir Luke 1 C.8.,- V.C;, is dead; aged; 83. [General O'Connor, who was honorary, colonel of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, en- ' listed in that regiment as ,'a private, and! rose from the ranks, becoming a major- ' general in 1887; served in the Crimea,-, ■ Indian mutiny, Ashanti; Was one on 1 the centre sergeants at the battle of the. Alma, in the Crimean war, and advanced! between, officers: * carrying:' the colours* 1 When near a redoubt. Lieutenant" "Austin ther, who was carrying one; of ,the colours', was mortally wounded, and fell. O'Connor, though shot in tie breast, snatched up the;.colours...and : parried " them throughout the action, L as a reward a commission and the ; thanks of Sir G..Brown and,. General | Codrington on,theJield.]