GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1710, 10 May 1917, Page 4

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

ALMOST WAR WORK. “Work of national importance,'’ pleaded by a man at Tottenham Tribunal, proved to be “valeting officers at an hotel.” PARSON FALLS IN ACTION. Lieutenant Bramwell Saver, Royal Fusiliers, who was wounded in February, and died I lie next day, is (he first Congregational minister lo fall in the fighting line. Mr Sayer, who had just completed his 30th year, was a native of Chatham, and after taking charge for two years of the Congregational church at Johannesburg became minister of the Congregational church at. Herne Hill.

GRAND JURYMAN’S JOURNEY,

A grand juryman who has been lined £5 for not answering bis name at the London sessions lately attended later in khaki, lie explained (hat the summons had followed him round the country and that he had come from Manchester to answer it. In remitting the fine, Sir R. Wallace, K.C., expressed regret that he should have been put to so much trouble. His services wore dispensed with. The judge added that this was probably the last, occasion on which a grand jury would be summoned. NO COAL FOR SCHOOLS. Schools at, Cambridge having had to lie temporarily closed owing to I lie non-delivery of coals through shortage of labour, boy scouts have undertaken to deliver Jive to ten hundredweight, at each school. THE CONSCIENCE MEN.

, Over 8,000 conscientious objectors, the British Home Secretary says, have been sentenced to imprisonment by coiirtmartial. Of these 2,207 leave been, or will be, offered release from military service on condition that they perform national work. MEAT-WEIGHTS ON MENU. Customers at a London restaurant are interested in (lie new form of menu, which is at once a price list of dishes and an aid to rationing. The weight of meal used for (lie various dishes is printed. Thus above (he list of roasts and joints—- “ Approximate weight of meat in cadi service not exceeding Ooz.” The same weight applies also with entrees and the poultry and game, and cold buffet dishes. COMPULSION FOR GERMAN WOMEN. The Berliner Tageblalt states I bat the first step towards the introduction of compulsory female labour lias been taken by (bo traffic- director of Hie War Board. The Berlin Tramway Company have sent a circular Idler to the wives of their employees who are now at the front asking them to take up service'as tramway condnstrcsscs in view of tiic scarcity of male labour. Got a sore throat Take a few drops of NAZOL on lump sugar. Soothes and cases. No cough or cold is NAZOL-proof. •