Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 48, 13 October 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

GIFTS FOR THE TROOPS FROM THE QUEEN. Tjmes and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, October 12. It is hoped that the soldiers at the front will receive at the end ol the month a pair of woollen socks and a woollen singlet, which are ghts from the Queen and the women of the Empire. PRACTICAL SUPPORT FROM JAPAN. Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London,. October 12. The .Japanese Government has offer- . d to provide the British and French armies with a special kind of paper, which is convertible into warm winter clothing, which is worn by Japanese soldiers with satisfactory results. AN INTERESTING RAGE. INDIANS AT THE FRONT, AND THEIR CUSTOMS. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, October 12. The Indians are generally popular in France. They show great eagerness to reach the frbnt. Features of their equipment are the great number of batteries or mountiin guns and Maxims which are carried on the backs of mules. There are hundreds of goats in the Sikh lines in camp. Each race has its own customs, and its own food brought from India. CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, October 12. The Daily Telegraph has opened a shilling fund as a Christmas gift to King Albert for the Belgians.