GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1868, 24 August 1918, Page 4

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

TIME ENOUGH. A superb example of the Englishman to whom odds are nothing was old Admiral Duncan, first Lord Camperdown. As he went into action off the Texel an officer asked him how many enemy ships they were about to engage. “Really, sir,” was the reply, “I cannot ascertain, but when we have taken them we will count them.” THE MAKING OF HISTORY. Two American sailors were standing outside St. Paul’s Cathedral, gazing with awe, mingled with bewilderment, at the statue of Queen Anne. They had evidently come to some comprehension of its identity and purpose, but the sceptre in Her Majesty’s hand was beyond their understanding. Suddenly one of the men explained. “It’s a poker,” he said, “and I guess it got bent when the old lady used it on the Great Eire of London.” THE HANDY MAN. Jack Tar, on leave, visited a circus in his native town. During (he performance a very comely young lady lion-tamer entered the lion’s cage, beckoned a savage monster to her, and made it take a piece of sugar from her lips. “I could do that,” said Jack audibly. The fair lion-tamer overheard. “Could you?” said she. “Rather-rr!” said Jack, jauntily. “Quite as well as the lion!” ITMES FROM LONDON. An Army Council Instruction has been issued to all commands in the ’United Kingdom directing that “no obstacle will be placed in the way of an officer or soldier who desires to avail himself of the services of a practitioner in manipulative surgery who is not possessed of a medical certificate.” Thus, although the offer which Mr H. A. Parker made to the War Office has not been accepted, no barrier will henceforth bo put in the'way of any member who wishes to consult him or any other manipulative surgeon. The question of the employment of manipulative surgeons for the relief of injured soldiers was raised several times in Parliament last year. Fifteen months ago, Mr Petro suggested the appointment of a committee of surgeons to report on Mr Barker’s methods, but the War Office rejected (he proposal as Mr Barker was not a qualified surgeon or medical practitioner. In August the Commons debated the question, (/ii a motion by Mr Petro, and Mr Macpherson (ben look the line that there was no objection to a. soldier going for treatment to an unqualified man, but if he did so, he went on his own responsibility, and if 1m died or was maimed for life Iho Stale could not be responsible. The War Office would not take the risk.