GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 28 June 1917, Page 4

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

TENNIS CHAMPION KILLED, Mr Robert Powell, tennis singles champion of British Columbia for several years, was killed in action in France, April 28th. He was private secretary to the LieutenantGovernor of British Columbia from 1900 to 1901. He founded the North Pacific Lawn Tennis Association in 1904. The next year he won the tennis championship of Scotland. In 1908 he was the champion of the Canadian tennis team which competed in the Olympic games in England, and represented Canada in The Davis Cup games in Chicago in 1912. THE MESSAGE TO MEXICO? How- was it that President Wilson knew of the existence of Zimmerman’s famous instructions to Bern,si off to incite Mexico to an alliance against America? This is a mystery oven to many Americans in touch with public affairs. The Cri de Paris, which, notwithstanding its jocular apiiearanee, is often well inspired, declares that the papers were found by the British when (hey seized the Bremen. That “commercial subiharine” was on its way to New York wheirit was brought into Dover and relieved of Ibis and other documents of high importance, BornslolV was right, therefore, in saying that he never received the letters, hut he did not add, of course, that he had been apprised of their despatch by wireless. FATAL FLIGHT FOR -AX ORANGE. A despatch from Nice states that Sergeant Clyde Balsley, an American aviator, ol' San Antonio, .lexas, who was wounded in an aerial battle last .lime, has been operated on bv Professor Gaupdier, and is now out of danger. It was while on an errand of mercy for Balsley that Corporal Victor Chapman, of New York, was killed. Balsey bad asked for an orange, and as there was none at the hospital, Chapman went out in bis aeroplane to gralily the desire of bis comrade.- While on his wav be engaged in an air battle with the bite Captain Boelke and was killed. bi> body tailing in the German lines. BEAUTY SLEEP ORDER. General Sir Francis Lloyd’s new order allowing no meals in public tor officers after 10 p.m. Ims been accepted with very good gr.'iee in Ibe West End. Young officers christened it promptly the “beauty sleep order,” obediently submit ling to the implied 11 o’clock bedtime rule. The idea of the authorities is that an allround lightening up is necessary, not only for economic, but for other reasons. There has been a little 100 much midnight revelry lately, a good deal of reckless expenditure, and a lot of unnecessary entertaining. The new allowance of lls to cover luncheon, tea, and dinner is recognised as generous enough; but under it a number of popular hotels and restaurants will have either to revise their lists of charges or make special consideration for officers. A very careful watch will be kept by the Provost Marshal and bis staff in London to see that the new order is obeyed. DARING NAVAL OFFICER’S DEATH. The death is announced of Lieutenant O’Bryne, who was in command of the French submarine Curie, which was captured at Pola after having penetrated at great peril into the harbour in an endeavour to torpedo ships of lire Austrian navy. He was only 39 years old, and doubtless the wounds he received have caused his premature death. It was while be was carrying out a dangerous piece of work that the submarine was (-aught in a net, and after spending hours in a vain attempt to break loose, the commander decided to come to the surface. The 1 vessel was at once met by a murderous gunfire. Lieutenant Bryne- was seriously wounded, his second in command was killed, and the crew only managed to reach the shore by braving the enemy fire and swimming. “Even (be ranks of Tuscany could not forbear to cheer," and the eneiny received these men with acclamation. After some lime the lieutenant was repatriated, a sick and wounded man, and he died in the land he loved so well.