THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

[ELECTBiO TELEGUAPH —COPXEIGHT 1 I.PJEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.) GER.uAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE. London, Feb. 24. .-L submarine attempted to torpedo tho Folkestone-Boulogne steamer on Monday night. Tho torpedo passed thirty yards ahead of the vessel. The Government collier Branksomechiue was torpedoed and damaged tS -Beachy Head. The crew were saved. Tho Admiralty has prohibited the navigation of the Irish Channel between sunset and sunrise. ■Official.—A J'rench warship * attacked a German submarine south-wost of Cape Alprech, several ishots lier before she dived. Oil wasTwferwards seen on the spot. .*-.. Almost the whole of the Irish Channel between Ireland and Ayrshire has been closed, except tho narrow passage on tne Irish Coast which is closed at night. GERMAN AEROPLANES SEEN. German aerplanes were seen at Maplinsands on Tuesday afternoon, and Colchester reported them off tlie coast in the evening. A GERMAN LIE. Tho Daily Telegraph points out that it is a German lie that the captain of the Dutch steamer Rotterdam declared I that the British Government offered h*m £100,000 to sink his ship and announce that she had been torpedoed by I a German submarine. The Dutch press asks Germany to name the captain of the steamer. BRITISH ASSISTANCE TO BELGIUM SUSPENDED. . I The Press Bureau states that Sir K. Grey, writing to the chairman of the [ Belgian Relief Commission, recites that Britain has granted funds, supplemented from Canada, Australia and New : Zealand, for foodstuffs for distribution to Belgians, though this is inadvisable I For military considerations, because Germany coirid divert the foodstuffs to r .er armies. The British Government recently agreed to grant a monthly subvention to the Commission condiToTiial on Germany ceasing all requisitions for food and all taxes excepting levies admitted by The Hague Convention. "I understand that the German rJovcrnment while it consented to cease ■•equisitions for food in the zone of occupation east of Ghent, refused to consider the cessation of pecuniary exactions, especially the levy of forty mil- , lion francs monthly, which it appar■ntly intends to continue. Solely on iccout of this attitude the proposed ar•angement between 'Britain and the Commission must be regarded as brok■n down. AVe intend to maintain a. general favourable attitude towards our work, and our offer will remain ipen in the event of Germany recottng from its position. >• MORE SUCCESSES. Paris, Feb. 24, Official.—Our batteries blew up a iermau ammunition depot northwest f Verdun. The heavy losses of the enemy at Hiisbuenchot on the 21st are confirmed. . heir attack was repulsed. FOUGHT To THE LAST CARTRIDGE. Petrograd, Feb. 24. Official.— During the recent retreat part of tht Twentieth Army Corps were surrounded between Goldap and •Suwalki. They fought heroically, though " greatly outnumbered and :iiarched 32 miles fighting the whole nay through to Augustowo forests; i hey inflicted heavy losses upon the iK>my barring the way. The Russians .ought to the last cartridge, repelling jttacks on four fronts, retaining their irtillery and bringing many German prisoners. .'HE RUSSIAN"CAPTURES. We exploded three minus beneath, tho . neniy's trenches southward of Moghlsy, billing 500. Ouir capture in the Carpathians for iho month ended 20th were 690 officers, 11,040 men, 17 guns, 108 Maxims, and no aeroplanes. ALL GERMANS' FORCE. Official.—Despatches state that th«. German, troops were moved from the \\ est and fought up to their full trengtti.

We can dream more in a minute iian we can relate in an hour, Dr. .'•iiiaid Hollander stated at a meet•<ig of the Catfojd Natural History Society. It was, ho explained, because of the great rapidity of thought in sleep that we could not always recollect our dreams. The dreams \ve remember were mostly those which occurred, during the period when we were just awakening, and that wiCs why our dreams were usually unfinished. Di,l'p:ence were observed between one person and another in regard to trie amount of sleep required. Some men never sleep more than five hours; others required seven hours, the average for vigorous adults; and some slept for nine hours or more. The chief rule laid down by Dγ Hollander for those desirous of sound and refreshing sleep was to practice going to bed at a definite hour every night, and to get up imni "liatolv on nnk:ng. Another rule was train oneself to fall asleep without ili'Ja-y immediately after retiring. If serious business thoughts could not be dismissed before entering the bedroom, a dose of light literature might he taken, but it should not be so interesting that one kept awake to read. The Chronicle (Levin) suggests Marie Corelli and Hall-Caine's works as very suitable.