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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 December 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day 8 ».m.)

A -MODEL TOAViN -GEORGETOWN. .London, Dec. 13. Georgetown is the name the residents have given to a new fctate-controlleu town, which mysteriously nas sprung up in an unnamed corner oi Great .Britain. The IU. Hon. D. Lloyd-George found it an ideal spot tor munition works, and decided to find the town ior the workers. Some consider it the last word in social experiment; tae street's are numberea alphabetically, aud everything else is oqually up to date, including schools, clubs, «*banks, post offices, public houses (called canteens;, and picture theatres— and ail are national. There is no mayor, town clerk, or committees: simply a iown manager combining all municipal functions. " Rent is at a minimum and rates are non-existent. The shops are run co-operatively, andi the police are lent at Government expense. Motors form the nucleus cr a national omnibus service. Whatever.be the result ot the experiment, many are satisfied that the town and vast works have come to. stay. t BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY. Littaur, a- London dealer, has I coiilirniedi tlio allegations 61 ill treat- ) rnont of British prisoners at Ruhleben I Those -who ore too ill to remain in oamp

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are sent to.Dr Weiler's so-called sanatorium. Weiier had a lunatio asylum at the same-address and many patients found themselves herded with the insane. The place was duty and overcrowded and the official inspection was a farce as Weiier always was informed previously. There were two doctors, ono incompetent, and the othei had one nostrum for all ailments. Many of these wore, "serious. The lopd consisted of uneatable liver, sausages, milkless tea, weak soup, blood sausages, sauor ka-aut (twice a week) and hash (once a week).

AMMUNITION WOIiKS DESTROYED. An explosion destroyed the Belgian Government's munition factory at Havre. One thousand*, were injured, but tho number of deaths comparative Jy were small. (Reooived This Day U.bU a.m.) WTNTER ON crADLIPOLI. Loudon, Docembea* i.3. I Renter, in a despatch irom tho Dar- . danelles, dated ord inst., pictures tho wintiry condiitions provaning. Wintei arrived curlier than expected ami the | trenches at Suvla were uooded. me stamina of the British troops was severely tried, but they stood it better than tho Turks who quitted the tren ches and were shot while sitting on the parapets. Several were takeii prisoner audi were in a pitiable condition, poorly clad und compiaiuod tfiey were given only half rations. xi appeared that J&he Bovore weather, combine i with the aeroplane anu warship bombardments were hampering the x urk. communications. ilecently tho JturJi isk artillery has been more active nutne .New Zeaiauders were subjected to-night attack, out it was naif-near*, ed and was easily repulsed. The colon iais, including the Maoris, withstood the intense -cold ' satisiaotorily am. cheerfully. The indications are thaowing to their splendid physique an.. lesouroeiujlness; they stand . tne severe weather ahead, even oetter than their liritish comrades. A storm sumewiiat damaged ouir boats and Daiges, but iuter communicution has been restored. On two occasions recently, the Turks thinking we might have evacuated our positions, quitted! ciieir trenches at night in order to reconnoitre. They came Tu consideraolo numbers io« ithe and our omcers wisu to encourage the belief hoping that tliey will come in great numbers. Tie weatner is normal now, out is expected to be severe in January and February. j.( is hoped the troops then will have received wet weather clothing, inciuuiiig thigh boots and w&terprooi caps. and will be better prepared than the enemy. The supply conditions aru more difficult here than in France. Every possible effort is being made t * cope with unusual eirouinstauces. Late.' information shows that the enemy sutlered greatly from the storm. Many had neither blankets or underclothes, and must have perished. Several bod ies of men and mules were washed down our trenches.

A WJiEJv TO ANSWER.

Keuter's Washington eorrespoiuien say a it is undeiwtood that America es pects Austria to comply with its do maud "regarding the sinking of tlie .iii cona,within a week.

THE RETREAT FROM SERBIA. Salonika, Dec. 13. Alter two assaults on the British lines the .Bulgarians abandoned dOUu dead aud wounded. These had taceJ a inurdieruus run to within three hundred yards oi' the i>ntishj the survivors fled. Wheu the ITencii were unmolested at Gevgaelli they withdrew an war material and numerous prisoners. ENEMV LOSSES. — -/» Dec. 13. The r'etit Journal says the wa<r in Serbia has cost the tterinans 2» ,000 dead, 40,000 wounded, audi 4,700 in sickness. The Austrians lost !Kf,ooo killed, 08,000 wounded and al,ooo by sickness. The .Bulgarians lost 11,000 killed, 37,000 wounded; and 8000 by sickness. The Turks had 3000 killed, and 14,000 wounded.