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GENERAL WAR NEWS.

WAT? AMUSEMENT. A cinema theatre near Charing Cross announces in Targe letters: “This theatre is absolutely bombproof.” (IENEI?AL P EUR SC IGNE, The French have been worried concerning the correct manner ot. pronouncing Pershing. Our allies' genearlly call the American General “Parreshang,” hut the Figaro points out that the correct pronunciation is “Pourscigno.” OVER 200,000 ARMY OFFICERS. When the war started there were about 30,000 officers in the army, now there were over 200,000, or more than the first expeditionary force numbered altogether, said Lieutenant - Colonel Sir Francis Davies, in inspecting Eton College O.T.C. SILK FOR’ ALL. It is stated in Now York that silk will soon he cheaper than cotton, and that the wearing of silk dresses will be’a patriotic duty. Raw cotton has doubled in price owing to Government demands. The man who wears a cotton shirt while (he war lasts will be regarded as a most luxurious person. For the moment silk i;s not required by the State, and its use by the individual is to be encouraged. American conditions must, of course, be reproduced on this side of the Atlantic. STRAWBERRY CIGARS. Despatches from Copenhagen declare that the venerable joke about cabbages or hay cigars has become a sad and serious reality in Germany, owing to the scarcity and high cost of genuine tobacco. The latest war substitute within the purview of the Government Department for substitutes is composed of hay and cabbage, with other ingredients such as strawberry leaves, lavender blossoms, and sandalwood to impart aroma. FROM A HIGH HILL. Gen era T Scott, the distinguished American soldier who is attached to Mr Elihu Root’s mission to Russia, watched the advance of General Brussiloff’s army from a hill in the rear of the Russian position. After the battle had proceeded for a short time he was astounded and a little disconcerted to see thousands of soldiers running back towards where ho was standing. Tie naturally imagined that the Russian army was in retreat, but he soon discovered that (he runners wore Austrians eager to surrender. BETRAYED BY A HAIR. A sad story of a woman’s vanity proving her undoing is related by the Berlin Tageblatt:—A burglary had been perpetrated at the house of Frau Agnes Becker in the Jagerstrasse, numerous valuable objects being- stolen. On inspecting the scene of the crime, the police discovered in the haircomb of the victim of the theft some hairs the colouring of which differed notably from that of Frau Becker. This discovery led to the apprehension of the burglar, who proved to be the nineteen-year-old milliner, Ilerla Borgwardf, a neighbour and friend of Frau Becker’s. The girl, astounded at the discovery of the crime of which there were no witnesses, admitted that after stealing the jewellery and other articles she could not resist the temptation to glance at herself in a mirror and dress her hair with Frau Becker’s comb. HUNGARIAN LOTTERY. A telegram from Buda Peslh announces that the Hungarian Minister of Finance has been distributing 48 million kroner worth of lottery tickets for Red Cross and other similar relief funds. The lottery will remain open until September, each ticket being worth 40 kroner.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 1

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529

GENERAL WAR NEWS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 1

GENERAL WAR NEWS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 1

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