GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1945, 27 February 1919, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

INFLUENZA AFTER DANCE

In the rural district of Coleraine, in 'England, everybody who attended a dance, in Avhieh thirty couples look part, was stricken with influenza. According to the Coleraine Guardian’s clerk, several died. Thirly-soven persons Avere taken to the workhouse hospital in two days, and two nurses and one attendant became ill.

TREATMENT IN GERMANY. Captain Enos, of the Cheltonia, sunk off Marseilles by a submarine in June, 1917, has readied his home at Abcrystwtyth, after eighteen months’ imprisonment at Hal/.minden camp. At liilzminden (here were 700 officers of the sea and land forces from all parts of the Empire. “The commandant (Niemeycr) avus a beast, and I hope the English Government Avill get hold of him,” said Enos, “Here 1 had Lieut. Robinson., A r .C., for my neighbour, and the commandant did everything possible lo annoy Robinson. One day the commandant objected to the army officers Avon ring shorts, and pul three of them in cells for protesting that it was a regulation dress of flic* British army. The next day the oUlcers paraded in nil hinds of rig-out, some without cups, others Avilhonl coals and without proper bools. AVhen (he German officer came on parade no one .saluted. Turning to (he guard, ho said, “If 1 give you orders to shoot, yon are to shoot lo kill.” “At this (lie British broke out into Jeers, and they were driven into the barracks at the point of the bayonet.’’