Sidelights on the War

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1915, Page 2

Sidelights on the War

A special boot repairers' company is being lormed by the Army authorities .Its duties will he to repair the boohs of the soldiers at tho front in France.

Que nicety constantly with o curious mis-statement. with regard to the proportion of France that is now in German po.-M'.ssion. This is proportion ia tisiiaily described as a fifth ,but occasionally it rise* to a third. As a matter of fact, Germany, is holding about one-twenty-titth part of Franco.

J'Oitv Imperial gallons oi cocoa-nut oil from Trinidad tor the hair of our tSiklis in the lighting lino is among the latest gifts that liavo come so curiously from the con tines oi our far-flung Empire (.says a London paper). As a good second come 1,500 walking-sticks cut from native • woods in Jamaica These are for wouuded soldiers.

A CLOSE SHAVE

While in camp somewhere in France, to the great annoyance ot all concern ed. the camp at night was infested with all sort® and conditions of tho lair sexes, who induced both officers and men often to neglect their duties, writes a France captain. The general commanding tried all possible ways of keeping them away, but was unsuccessful. He at least became very indignant. «nd thought out a plan of ridding the camp of the fair sex. As he could not imprison them, he issued orders for them to ho brought into camp, and engaged half-a-dazen barhem to shave all the hair off their hoads. You can imagine the surprise o' mothers, lathers, and, more so. husbands when their female belongings returned home,

KNEW THEIR MEN

The Rev. K. J. Cambell. preaching at the City Temple, London, told! a story illustrating the British sense of fair play. Tho incident ocourred during those manifestations of good feeling that took place between the opposing forces at Christmas-tide. After the Germans had returned to Unknown trenchert an enemy officer w«s seen sitting 011 a parapet with" his back to the British. They shouted to him, but he refused to move, and they fired over his head. Then, turning round, he shouted: ''All. you Uritish! J know I am safer with inv back to von, For you will never .shoot an enemy in that position 1"