GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1752, 28 August 1917, Page 4

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

£4 A MINUTE.

Red Cross work costs -over £40,00(1 a week, or £4 a minute, states an appeal by the British Farmers’ Rod Cross Fund, which has raised £001,508. PRONUNCIATION 'OF “RATION.” A correspondent, says the Globe, is much exercised in his mind because some say “ray-slum” and some say “rash-on.” The traditional pronunciation in general English speeeh is undoubtedly “rayshon.” The word, however, is preeminently regarded as a military term, and civilian use is over-borne by the way they have in the army of saying “rash-on,” A very large proportion,* if not the majority, of the tecjjnical terms used in the art of war, were copied from the French, and in this instance the army has faithfully adhered to the French pronunciation. DOUKTIOBORS IN CANADIAN ARMY. Although the Donkholiors, (he Russian tribe who settled en masse in Canada some years ago, are recognised as immune from military service, over 400 of (hem have joined Saskatchewan battalions. This is the more remarkable when it is remembered that (hoy left Russia largely on account of their rooted objection (0 military service. Many of them still maintain that attitude, mid the Canadian Government lias recognised their scruples. It; is also remarkable that they should now bo lighting in a cause which so largely concerns the land they migrated from. . JAPAN BUILDING SHIPS. In the 11 large shipyards in Jap•an IS!) vessels, each ’ exceeding 1,000 tons, and with an aggregate tonnage of OISJKU, are ready for launching, while others have just been laid down. The largest of ihese new vessels will be between 0,000 and 40,000 (.Mis each. CROWN PRINCE’S JOCKEY. A report from Copenhagen stales (hat, in spile of all unfriendly utterances (hat have come from the German Government regarding (he United Stales, (he German Crown Prince dot's not disdain to employ Americans. Tie has lefl two re-cently-purchased racehorses in (lie hands of the former American Jockey, Fred. Tara I, who for a number of years was one of the most successful trainers 011 the German Inrf. SIIACKLFTON MAN KILLED. A second of Sir Ernest Shackle! on’s recent Aril a retie expedition has been killed on active service. This .is Timothy McCarthy, who was one of the, Weddell Sea party, and accompanied Sir Ernest on Ids 750-ndle journey in (he small boat from Eleplmnl Island (o South Georgia. McCarlhy joined up iiiiinediafely on his return, and was one of a gun’s crew on a ship which was torpedoed. NO CRUMBS FOR BIRDS. A lady of independent means was lined £4 al Scarborough for using bread oilier than for human food. It was slated that she was in the ha Li I of feeding crows and oilier bird < with broad which she threw from Ihe window. Alien spoken to, she said she was a. pul,lie benefactor, as in so feeding (he birds il prevented them taking the farmers 1 crops.