Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 5 October 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

THE LICHTS OF LONDON. .'. •hi fwTi-1 \.\ t \us ■ United Fresh Association. London, 'October 3. Thel streets of London for months have jbeeii ' gloomy* l and 'dismal Mt? nights! I nit now they are "darker than ever, owin* \o |tl]e> i\*\{ regulations (is- j sued at the week-end. There 'are' doubly-shaded , sttWt !! M s\is } ' fMd 1 'buses ami taxis? 'rush" through 'the and "avert collisions'- in the most remarkable manner. Houses i)ifdl|)i|hlic bmfdiflgs shb\v 1 of life, and heavy blinds on windows and fanlights obscure the lights. The gloom is so dee]) that where an occasional blind is not drawn the shaft of light cuts the darkness like a searchlight,!, ~ When ilie police detect such they curtly order the householder, to observe the regulation. , i.i Previously the reflection of a furnace was a clue to the whereabouts of a train, but that is now remedied, curtains obscuring the engine-cab. A Zeppliu commander,'boaster, that. he could-'find .London by' the; relief-' tion. like a silver Il|d>f>h Vi w* the' Thame's. The li^w'order.forljid^,lights., on tlie river-front,.'and all are; loyally assisting in' observing it.' lights sweep the sky and rest on the clouds an instant, and then there is complete darkness.

ENTERTAININC THE WOUNDED. I (Received 11 a.m.) London. October 4. The Australian "War Contingent Association has appointed n sub-com-mittee with .Missi Ada Crossley as president to arrange concerts and entertainments at the hospitals where there arc. Australian wounded.