THE ANZACS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 113, 15 May 1916, Page 6

THE ANZACS.

A Highland officer states that the consensus of opinion is that the Australasians are the finest troops ever seen on the West front. They are the best clothed and equipped men found any where. "These big strapping reil.iw<?, with no surplus fat, will play the dickens w'-th the Huns,'' he adds. '' Tbey are well disciplined, though the discipline is not quite on the same 7 ines as ours, being elastic, better suiting the Anzac spiri of freedom." A photograph showing endles.3 lines of Australians marching past General Joffre during inspection has arrived in London.

A young Australian w-ho has arrived in London tells a typical tale. He spent a period in the front line oc * salient, a good pairt of which is now held by the Australians, with New Z»alauJwrß to the south and Canadians to tlw xu«t&". He says:-"My unit relieved a Scottish regiment, who told vs, 'Fritz was ru-tse. bad. if left alone he does not worry you. Only bombing and shelling has occurred to date. There was a gas 'attack to the north, but we heard that oalvcne or two were gassed. The Huns are % different class of adversary to the Turks, the a|rtillery fire being far worse, but the siiping much less. The line is refairly quiet but heavy shotting is commencing. Part of the front has sandbag trenches because »«* the effectj of water on the surface. Flanders is mope comfortable than Gillipoli. I was ifiuch struck by the continuous singing of the Germans it nig'it time. They I are a cheery lot.. I think thy have a. plentiful supply of liquor." •"'An untalkative Australian when asked if Flanders were better, than Gallipoli* replied: 'Better? Why, you get beer!," Orders have been gi.'en to thep^.««stralasians in France ' hot ."fo "'.write" home for five week's, hence a I'.ng" <Te-_ lay in! letters may be : , ...... , ?i „ I —,••■• ',,.; ..'•" <• rii NO CAKES FOR BERLIN <w ,-.

if erj Karl von Weigand, t,he, World's, special correspondent In , . Ger.tn.:i,a\v, cables as follows from Berlin.. , under, yesteijday's date: "For the first: -thrift since |the war, Berlin has been with-* out pake to-day. In the tearooms and cjifes Berliners had to eat-- rusks instead of their favourite cakes. An investigation of the of. ..flour and bread in several sections of Berlin nd the provincial cities has revealed) that, aside from some hitch in the distribution of flour, the bakers had gone short on bread in order to hake, cakes, which may be sold without, bread cards, and at a beeter profit. -As a punishment for eating too much ■ cake, the commander of the Berlin; military district has issued an ■order that Berliners shall go cakeless for one week until! March 19, and forbidding the baking of cakes, in ardor, that the flour shall be available for bread. The order applies to everybody. The municipal authorities will begin to-morrow issuing the new butter cards. Each adult- and child under 1 year, s will receive Hb allowance weekly. Children over 11 years will 1 receive no butter."

■ -As sure as water quenches fire, so will'- "NAZOL" afford relief from 'heavy colds, troublesome coughs, sore throats and influenza. Test it. Wife: "What was the car we rode in jtGj-day dear?" Husband: "The 4-90 Chevrolet." "Well why not buy me one, they're only £24s."—Stanley , Peyton, Agent.