The Kington Times - January 1917
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Kington Times 27th January 1917 - Page 7
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| Date | 27/01/1917 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 27th January 1917 |
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A C ACK . tee of satis- goes with what your vise you to If you are me the I'll return n . Kingdom . le , or will of price WESLEYAN H. L TREAT last week the an- he scholars of the Quite a good com- ds sat down to tea amply provided for of games followed , ildren . Later the fectively trained by 1a Service of Song anner . Solo items Preedy and Freda rt Reynolds kindly readings , and made Variety was intro- the Infant Depart- rintendence of Miss piano by Miss Ivy sented two pretty hese Miss Hopkins her usual skill . the distribution of Mr. E. Ross , of long standing . a Mr. Ross referred techer and Super- en- d gave much and teachers of offer designed to at Sunday morning er over 60 , having the Rev. George spoke of the good school and assured eir children had in te Superintendent , eir spiritual train- eration of a willing ers . Vote of thanks , he Chairman and hodes , was accorded Sunday School is 1 who had helped njoyable . WAR AND NITY OF THE for last wealth " article an interview oner with Mr. A. ary of the Young illustrated by a , The writer says : of the war is that 1 critics have been upon Christianity , workers have been h in the most prac- er . The symbol of British d triangle of the ssociation . idealism are rather he work of the egan . Its leaders ianity ; they have of the interview entre of this activ- In so large an which the Y.M.C.A. s it has been side 4organisation , and e man can be said co - operative en- needed a directing it national coun- man who possessed ualifications which eems to embody in fold ideal of the ysical , intellectual .M.C.A . exists to is typical of the s helped him har- natural gifts of one the impression . in the very prime ominster 47 years . e biggest thing in ing to feel the est quiet and un- ery friendly eyes , ecision in his face , onfidence over the TM.C.A. of the great work ng the troops , the ost significant pas- er , concerned the Yapp said he was who had used the A. when peace ho very seriously We are always . keep the men ct with us when nothing of our e acquainted with ne interested in it . they return home angle . I want to England and not Y.M.C.A. , to naturally make easant does to the When the war a thousand huts . tables , hundreds chairs and other a great army of of all , we shall every town men fluenced by our and in our huts otives of the Asso- extension will be- inst not be sup- the Association is e leaders have be- ure in a material no means finished . at they were not or the coming of ding money as it re- ey are always ap- they are always elops . Quite ook the whole of General Smuts . It asked to do it . A ow we should not of things , but we of the Army and IN CURE . OINTMENT . rone application ; czema ; heals old e a charm on Bad es ; prevents Cuts . ingworm in a few ostinate Eruptions 1/3 . Agent or ENEY , Pharmacist , Night Wings . BY MORICE GERARD . Author of " The Red Farm , " " Love in the Purple , " " The Pursuer , " " The Heart of a Hero , " " The Unspoken Word , " etc. CHAPTER I. " Sylvia , may I present Captain Grennan , of the Swift - the cruiser you have seen in ( the harbour - and Mr. Charteris ? " To them she added , " My old friend and schoolfellow , Miss van Annan . " were The introductions made by Miss Howard - Vance , of Shale Castle , a lively brunette , just of age , the only child of one of the oldest families in the district . There was an understanding between Rose Howard- Vance and Mark Grennan which did not yet amount to an engagement , but was on the brink of that preliminary state of bliss . Lieutenant the Hon . Frank Charteris , R.E. , was the owner of three estates in different parts of England , one being Corford Hall , which was situated near the coast of the North Sea . Corford , a fishing village twenty years ago - nothing more - had of late expanded into a health resort , with three or four hotels , a promenade more than a mile in length , and mile in length two piers . The Hall itself , standing back from the village , was surrounded by a well - timbered park of considerable extent . Charteris was known to be an officer of some reputation in his particular branch of the service . Of late He had thrown himself with great ardour into the science , of aviation , and had already made his mark . Keen , as Charteris was in his profession , he managed to devote a certain amount of time to sport and other amusements of the district . On this particular 2nd of November the two officers had ridden together to a meet of the Corford Foxhounds in Shale Woods . Charteris had mounted Captain Grennan , the latter be- ing induced to come from his knowledge that Miss Howard - Vance was to be at the meet .. It must be owned he came with a certain amount of - hesitation . The cruiser under his command was acting as a patrol - boat of the ..North Sea . War - clouds hung over the world . It was known in the inner circle , and whispered beyond it , that the most terrible war , of modern times might be declared at any moment , and that with that declaration , per- haps even preceding it , there would come a sudden blow , delivered from one side or the other , which might affect the whole issue of the campaign . It seemed hard to believe that such was the case on that particular morn- ing . Although October was dead , it had left a radiance behind , as a gift to its more gloomy sister November . The sun shone brightly , were still clothed in ochre and gold , and the hedgerows sparkled with a million diamonds ; the field , dotted by red coats and black , horses of every colour , the fine pack of hounds plunging into the spinney in front and uttering a whimper of excitement , with their tails waving like so many banners ; certainly , nothing seemed more remote than the idea of war - that a nation's pride and a nation's safety trembled in the balance . trees One , any rate , of those présent never forgot the photograph of that stirring and brilliant scene . THE KINGTON TIMES . JANUARY 27 , 1917 . Norwich Union Fire Office Founded 1797 With which is incorporated the Norwich & London Accident Insurance Association . Head Offices : Norwich & London . FIRE . ACCIDENT . MARINE . Sickness . Burglary . Motor . Employer's Liability . Third . Party . Fidelity . Plate Glass . Property Owners . Hailstorm . Loss of Profits following Fire . Live Stock . PROMPT & LIBERAL SETTLEMENTS . AGENT : J. B. DOWDING , LEOMINSTER . For High Standard Tailoring - at Popular Prices , 1 You cannot do better than give us a trial : Our Garments are Dependable -- Distinction outside , Dependence Inside - Value both ways . Suits and Costumes from 42 / - Made on the premises . J. WELSH , or " You must forgive Lulu . She behaves as a rule admirably , but she is new to this kind of thing . She will settle down presently . " " I am not afraid of either mistress mare , " Charteris laughed . " Now I have seen what you can do I am satisfied that you will show us the way before long . " " I am afraid we ponted . " That is where a knowledge of the country comes in . I can show you a route which a fox " invariably takes , where it breakercover out of this spinney ... are some awkward jumps a mile or so further on , but I believe you will negotiate them quite satis- factorily . " 1 3 , West Street , LEOMINSTER . CERMAN DESTROYERS ATTACKED . ONE SUNK ; OTHERS BADLY DAMAGED . DUTCH REPORT OF HEAVY LOSSES . BRITISH LOSE SHIP IN SECOND ACTION . The Secretary of the Admiralty issued the following announcement on Tuesday night.- Last night , while our light forces were patrolling in the North Sea not far from the Dutch coast , they met a division of enemy torpedo - boat destroyers . A short engagement took place , during which one of the enemy torpedo - boat des- troyers was sunk . The rest scattered , having suffered considerable punishment . Darkness prevented the full results of the action from being observed . During this night there was also a short and sharp engagement between the enemy torpedo boat destroyers and our own des- troyers in the vicinity of the Schouwen Bank . During this engagement one of our torpedo- bat destroyers was struck by a torpedo , the explosion killing three officers and 44 men of the crew . She was subsequently sunk by our own The relatives have been informed . Sips . The relativ Our ships suffered no other casualties . CAUGHT BY BRITISH SQUADRON . ATTEMPT TO REACH GERMAN PORT . Ymuiden , January 23. - It appears that some German torpedo - boats attempted last night to leave Zeebrugge in order to avoid the ice , which is very thick . They are reported to have been attacked immediately by a large British squad- ron . The action opened at very short range , and early in the fight the bridge of the German torpedo destroyer V 69 was swept away by a- direct hit , which killed the commander and two officers . The V 69 fired one torpedo , and was then hit by another British shell , which knocked her , funnel flat on deck . Another shell put a hole in the front part of the vessel . Her guns appear to have been undamaged . The crew consisted of about sixty men . From statements of the latter it appears that seven other man vessels were sunk . The vessels belonged to the Home Fleet ( Hausplottc ) . It is stated that on board the V 69 , the flag- ship of the flotilla , four men were killed , in- cluding her commander , Lieutenant - Commander Boehm . There was also on board Commander Schultz , commander of the flotilla , who was killed . German officers refuse to give informa- tion regarding the engagement , locality , or strength of the flotilla . An earlier message from Ymuiden said the vessels engaged appeared to number twelve German and ten British destroyers and other small craft . The message said : -This morning ten severely wounded German sailors were brought here by a fishing vessel . It seems that the wounded were taken on board the . fishing vessel at the request of the commander of a German torpedo - boat , and came originally from a seriously damaged vessel . BOYS ' REMARKABLE ESCAPADE . FACTORY ENTERED BY ROPE LADDER A German torpedo - boat , which is in a badly AND HAUL OF CYCLE PARTS . damaged condition , is lying just off Ymuiden . Coventry magistrates on Monday heard a She is the V 69 , belonging to the German remarkable story of an escapade of two boys , torpedo - boat aHlb flotilla . According to the report of are left behind , " she whose names were Eric Shaw ( 17 ) and Sidney sailor this boat belonged to the flotila of Zee- | D. Randle ( 15 ) . The charge against them brugge , which was surprised by a British naval one wounded first dealt with was that of stealing 51s . 6d . , force . the moneys of the Godiva Hosiery Co. ( Ltd. ) ; number of dead and wounded . On board the V 69 there are a great charged with harbouring his son after he had off another German torpedo - boat , which , about while Shaw's father , Albert H. Shaw , was It is suposed that the British fleet has cut are a There was a second charge eleven o'clock , was seen proceeding at full steam against Eric Shaw of stealing cycle parts , northwards . value £ 60 , the property of Alfred Spurgeon , cycle agent , Far Gosford Street . " Yes , Lulu prefers jumping to anything . " She patted the mare ' affectionately , and with obvious pride . Charteris then led the way which he thought the fox would take after the first check , turn- ing in the direction of his property , for beyond one side of Corford Park , away from the sea , was the thickest cover the Pally To this the fox especially In the foreground , dominating the picture , was a girl in a riding - habit ; a figure so finely moulded , so graceful , that she might have well passed for an immature Diana . Her complexion was like the finest Dresden , rose- pink in her cheeks , where the wind had picked out the colour from the delicacy of .her fair face and throat , her thin nose , slightly tip - tilted , the bow of her red lips , the dimple in her chin , her wide , white forehead , and the red - gold of her hair surmounting all . of the country . Such was the picture of Sylvia van Annan , if an old and wary one , would make its way and . Charteris knew , from the moment he saw Lime had once been quarried in the heart of her , he should never see a picture which the wood , but the working had long ceased . more fully satisfied his ideals than the one All that was left were recesses and caves , now presented to his gaze . overgrown with bushes , a fine harbour for Sylvia was riding a high - spirited , dapple- a hunted animal . To hide the admiration which perhaps he knew was shining in his eyes Charteris leant over and patted the neck of grey mare . her steed . " What a beauty she is ! " he exclaimed .. Miss van Annan smiled down upon him , as , with a subtle power , she reduced the mare to obedience , for the latter was inclined to resent the touch of the strange hand . " Yes , " she said , " my friend Rose kindly asked me to bring Lulu with me , as I am here for quite a long visit . Mr. Howard - Vance sent me a message that there were plenty of loose boxes vacant in his stables . It is Lulu's first visit to England . She and I live ; when we are at home , at Delft , where my brother has a house . It has been in the family for generations . An ancestor of ours was a friend of William the Silent , and pro nounced an oration over him when he was buried . " Miss van Annan seemed to think he ought to be interested in these details , which she imparted with the utmost frankness . stole the money . hide it . The Twilight Hour Original Drawing by Jagger PURITAN SOAP used in Britain's happiest homes Made by Thomas , Bristol , Soapmakers for nigh 200 years . PREMIER AND BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR . 7 191 W 3D . NEW - LAID ECC . BIG HOME SUPPLIES REACHING THE MARKET . " English new - laid eggs should be sold retail entered the Hosiery Company's premises , It appeared the two lads one night lately TRANSFER OF CREEK ARMY . house , and of Mr. Spurgeon's premises , by which are only just at the back of Shaw's TIME LIMIT OF FIFTEEN DAYS FIXED . means of a rope ladder lowered through the sentatives of the Entente Powers to - day in- Athens , January 20th . - The military repre- skylight . They stole pants , drawers and the formed the Greek General Staff that a period which received the workpeople's contributions which to transport all the guns and machine- money , the latter being abstracted from boxes of fifteen days will be allowed to the latter in his father's house , and on the father discover- The stipulated period will date as from to - day . conference of ministers and lay delegates , held in London at 3d . each , following the drop in to charitable objects . Shaw hid the money in ing it he , " with a father's feelings , " he ex- guns of the Greek Army into the Peloponnesus . Primitive Methodist Church Conference , at a The Rev. A. T. Guttery , president of the plained to the court , directed another son to veloping normally . Athens , January 21st . - The situation is de- at Shrewsbury , on Tuesday , commented on wholesale prices , " said the manager of one of Everything seems to The cash was buried under a hedge point to the demands of the Entente Note President Wilson's latest speech on the subject the principal provision stores on Friday . on Stiviehall Common . With reference to the being loyally carried out within the stipulated America pleaded through her President the that is , 120 fell to 26s . yesterday , the lowest loss of the cycle parts , in which Eric Shaw of peace . He said that every cause for which The wholesale price for a " long hundred " - was alone involved , it appeared that the youth tions of war continues with rapidity . period . The transfer of material and muni- Allies were endeavouring to bring about . He rate since the middle of October last , when had charge of Mr. Spurgeon's shop and re- Paris , January 21st . - Athens messages held in his hand a letter written by the they began to rise , reaching 84s . in December . moved the things , some having been taken to that the liberation of the Venizelists is continte Premier but a few days ago , in which he On Tuesday the price was 28s . to Wolverton , where , it was said , the two boys are closely watching events . emphasised this - that we could have kept out intended to start in a cycle business . The More and more English and Irish new - laid anxiety owing to the fact that no news can be There is some ened ; we could have grown rich by it beyond million Egyptian eggs which arrived ten days the dreams of avarice ; Belgium would have heard of a number of Venizelists , and it is had no hope , France would have been wrecked , They are small but good eating . in December only 50 " ho were imprisoned Europe would have been cowed . even stated that of 1,500 who A quantity But we did of American full - sized " new - laid " eggs , sale- President Wilson told them he able at 21d . each , reached the London markets The anxiety is rendered the greater would have peace without victory , but that was on Friday . by reason of reports , apparently well authenti- The wholesale price of Irish bacon advanced cated , that 200 Venizelists , most of whom were impossible , for the very peace he desired was Cretans ,, have , as a matter of fact , been shot . the victory we sought . 1s . on Saturday Amsterdam , January 20th . - The Koelnische Zeitung's correspondent at Sofia , learns from a diplomatic source that Greece does not desire She finds herself , however , in a situa- tion which is even more difficult than would The blockade cuts off all traffic , and famine prevails . where the breathing of their steeds indicated the railway station with a view to despatch ing through Greece and the Allies ' Consuls of this war ; we were not immediately threat- eggs are reaching the market . Charteris and Miss van Annan kept up a good pace , side by side , for a considerable distance , until they came to rising ground , that a halt would be acceptable . They pulled Charteris dismounted and saw to the up . girths of the horse and those of the mare , tightening them where they had become slack . Sylvia appreciated the care and attention he right to be the one to look after her . bestowed , while he enjoyed the prescriptive " How quietly your horse stands , " she re- marked , for Charteris had left it with the bridle thrown across its neck . " There is little he does not understand . I have ridden him for six years , and would not exchange him for any mount in England . Hector ! " he called . The horse had been nibbling the grass ; he raised his head . Hector ! Come along , old boy ! " The horse came towards his master , opened its mouth , and showed its teeth . Charteris stretched out his hand ; the horse bit at his She was right , he was ; but if it had been fingers . is a caress . " he co someone else he might not have been . " Then you have been in England before ? " For a moment her face seemed to droop ; something like tears came to her eyes - those eyes which suggested depths of heart and feeling , of character , which might well reward further acquaintance and investigation . Yes , I was in England for some months with my mother soon after my father died . That is six years ago . My mother came to her mare curvet . When she was quieted Charteris said , am sorry . " " Thank you . " " I " That is a caress , " he commented , holding up his hand , from which the foam of the animal was dropping . " I do not not advise anyone else to try it- -Hector might bite by mistake . " " I should like to know more of him . " " You shall be formally introduced as soon as this run is over . " tor might bite by Of All the defendants , pleaded guilty . Bench put Sidney Randle on probation for two mars ; Fric Shaw received a sentence of three months on each charge , the terms to run con- released . currently ; and the father was fined £ 5 . FROST PARALYSES RAILWAYS . Frost , following upon two or three days of almost continuous sleet , had the effect of com- pletely paralysing the suburban services of the Such London District Railway on Monday . a stoppage is unprecedented on the Under- ground . Between six o'clock and half - past nine to ten , thousands of City workers rely upon the regular and punctual system between Wimbledon , Harrow , and Ealing to the City . Great was their dismay when on reaching Wimbledon Park , Southfields , and East Putney Stations on the Wimbledon line , and at the stations on the Harrow section , to find that the frost , which had converted the roads into a dangerous glazed surface , had also stopped the trains through the freezing of the con- ductor rail . war . be the case were she at war . " FRENCH HEROINE . GIRL WHOM THE BRITISH WERE ORDERED TO SALUTE . a . not allow it . CREECE AND THE ALLIES . DEMANDS BEING SATISFIED . Athens , Saturday . - The situation is develop- ing normally . The Entente Ministers appear to be satisfied , and everything seems to point to the demands of the Entente being loyally carried out within the stipulated period . The transfer of material and munitions of war con- tinues with rapidity . THE SUBMARINE MENACE . The seven ago are now being retailed at 11d , and 12. each . MUNITIONS TRIBUNAL ROW . NAVVIES SMOKE AND DRINK BEER IN COURT . A scene of turmoil and disorder was wit- nessed on Saturday at a Munitions Tribunal at Northfield , on the outskirts of Birmingham . In answer to summonses , 235 navvies appeared on charges of neglecting their work . They packed the court , and when the members of cheers . the tribunal arrived , they raised ironical A number declined to remove their hats , and some produced clay pipes and cigarettes , and started smoking . Other men brought out bottles of beer , and these were circulated freely . among them . The place of concentration is in the region of Corinth . The Anglo - French Military Com- Paris , Monday . - Yesterday in the Sorbonne , mission charged with superintending the re- at a meeting held to celebrate the heroic deeds movals will leave shortly for Klotz , the Deputy , and Chairman of the Bud- of French women in the present war , M. Larissa .. Patras and get Commission , paid a warm tribute to Without instruction , Hector placed himself ready to be mounted ; Charteris swung into fronted with the problem of how to reach the lantry with the War Cross and the Cross of Wimbledon residents were accordingly con- Semmer , who has been decorated for rare gal young Frenchwoman present , named Marcellé One man , called as a witness , insisted on seek health in her native air ; but , alas ! " the saddle without touching the keeping on his hat when taking the oath , and City , and those in the Wimbledon Park and the Legion of Honour . stirrup . Her hands twitched at the reins , which made Sylvia watched him with admiring gaze . Southfields , districts immediately set out on there were some amazing passages with the moderate height , spare , almost thin , but with the long trail to Putney , in the hope of made Marcelle Semmer famous . It was after The speaker recounted the exploit which the exploit which FRENCH HOPE THAT IT WILL SOON BE chairman and the officers of the court before shoulders indicating strength , Charteris might catching ' buses or trams at Wandsworth . The the battle of Charleroi , when the French he , was made to comply with the custom . As OVERCOME . well have been selected as soon as he had repeated the oath he put on a model for a journey was beset by perils , for pavements troops tried to hold back the Germans on the ing in the Echo de Paris " sculptor if the artist wanted to represent a Paris , January 22.-M. Jean Herbette , writ- his hat and jammed it firmly on the back of and roadway alike were glassy , and pedestrians Somme , but , being few in numbers , had to of the submarine warfare , says it is not suffi " You speak English wonderfully well . " huntsman in attendance on Diana . Intellect slipped at every step . on the subject his head . " My mother was an Englishwoman , a and power were expressed in his features ; he Putney they found that thoughtful ' bus com- were safely across this young girl of 19 , under evil , but it is necessary to endeavour also to When they reached retire across the canal at Eclusier . When they cient merely to mitigate the results of the company that a notice concerning the Christ- A statement on behalf of the summoning daughter of Sir Courtenay Pounds , of Maple had the carriage of a man who would dare panies had taken vehicles off other routes and fire from the enemy , opened the lock and then deal more efficaciously with its causes . Court , in Hertfordshire . I was at school in all , do all , with confidence in himself , but directed them to travel Citywards . mas holidays had been posted in sufficient time . Heidelberg , where nearly half the girls were with a modesty which would belittle any of sult was that ' buses , as well as trams , were ing the Germans from crossing for nearly 24 tinues M. Herbette , " has drawn attention The re- threw the key into the canal , thus prevent- produced the retort front the men , " That's a English . That is where I met my friend his achievements , and regard any expoits as raided . " The story of the German raider , " con- lie . " Rose . ' She nodded across towards Miss matters of course . A fight between two of the navvies was Sylvia was just twenty , In the Kirkby Stephen district a blizzard possible . hours and making the retreat of the French once more to the somewhat exaggerated liber- stopped by the police , and it was only when Howard - Vance , who was deep in conversation an age when experience is , as a rule , lacking ; raged for two hours on Sunday , and a mineral with Captain Grennan , he having dismounted , but , instinct in a girl goes a long way to com- train which attempted to force a passage British General who , later in the year occu- hand , ' as we were recently assured by British ties which the German pirates sometimes take . an official of the Navvies ' Union had appealed M. Klotz referred to the action of the " On the day when the danger is well in for quietness that the rowdyism subsided . hooking the bridle of his horse on his left pensate for the lack of a quality which is due through the snow the bridle of his ho later . was derailed . ich is due Steam pied Eclusier . To show respect to the youth statesmen it soon will be , we shall be deeply that during the first fortnight of the year It was stated by a representative of the firm ploughs were at work in the storm all day . ful heroine he ordered his men to salute her grateful to the British fleet , the guardian of It is to be hoped that officer was not im- " Look ! " Charteris said . " I was right . The weather continues wild and bitterly cold . when she passed , and never address her un- parting secrets of national moment . See , there are the hounds making in this 1,071 days had been lost by the navvies em- A motor - driven furniture van conveying the less they were first spoken to . the North Sea . " direction . The field is already beginning to ployed by them . household effects of the Rev. R. , D. Lloyd , tail off ; the pace must have been too hot for Baptist minister , from Bootle to Kirkby them , for the country is easy enough . If we Stephen stuck fast in the snow near Tarn ride across in the direction of the stream House , between Sedbergh and Kirkby Stephen , THE SCARCITY OF FOOD IN CERMANY over there , we shall come almost to a cer- and remained embedded there two days and tainty upon their tracks . You may get the nights . The stoppage occurred in a wild PEOPLE THREATENED WITH brush yet , Miss van Annan , unless the fox is moorland region , within four miles of the long CALAMITY . wary enough to hide in my woods . " journey's end . The highway surveyor for Amsterdam , January 22 - Some striking facts the district despatched a party of workmen to concerning the food situation in Germany are the spot on Saturday , and they succeeded in published by the clearing a passage for the van , which reached pondent of that paper learns from German Tijd . " A special corres- its destination safely in the evening . sources that the position is highly critical . The failure of the potato crop , he says , threatens the people with a calamity . The crisis will reach its zenith in the sping . Even if military successes continue The unfriendly it would not avert the crisis . attitude of Bavaria arm . A whimper from the heart of the small -pinney and the encouraging cry of the hunts- men indicated that scent was hot , and a fox in close proximity . Captain Grennan jumped on his horse . " This way Miss Howard - Vance cried , the fox is sure to break cover on the farther side . " She turned to Lieutenant Charteris : " Will you look after Miss van Annan ? " Sylvia she said : " You could not be in better To hands . Mr. Charteris knows the country from end to end . " All this was poured out breathlessly . Im- mediately afterwards the whole field was in illotion . The Master had set the example , the rest followed . ' The more cautious , be- longing as a rule to the older brigade , took " Is your house in this direction ? " He turned and pointed with his whip to- wards a strong oak paling about a quarter of a mile off , which extended as far as the eye could see . " That is the boundary of the park - you can just see the chimneys of the Hall among the trees . " interest in lumeys of the She looked with interest in the direction indicated . Her liking for , her cavalier was the line of least resistance , choosing a winding sufficient to make her sympathetic about his lane , grass - grown , for the most part outside environment . the boundary line of the small wood Others , more eager or better mounted , followed the Master and one of the whips across the meadows , taking the hedges en route . This was the course pursued by the two officers and the ladies they were escorting . A view halloo , and some shouts of " There he goes ! A fine dog fox ! " came from the group of labourers , who had stationed them , selves on the slope of the only hill ,, which broke the line of level country for some dis- tance . The shouts were followed by a more rapid progress on the part of the varions members of the hunt . Miss Howard - Vance and her Sylvia companion were excellently mounted . van Annan had her work cut out to master the grey Lulu was more inclined to plunge and shy than to gallop . Charteris kept his eye on them both , hold- ing bridle , and whip in his left hand , keeping the right free to assist his charge , should Lulu become unmanageable . ( To be Continued ) . INOSTROLINE HELPS CAREFUL MOTHERS To keep children free from Colds and fit for school , smear " Nostroline " in their nostrils daily . Nostroline " protects from the infection of Diphtheria , Scarlet Fever , and Measles , as well as Colds , Catarrh , and Influenza . Don't let your child run any risks that " Nostroline " will guard against . A doctor writes : " For months I have been using Nostroline ' with success as a protection against colds , to which I am a martyr . " . Do not dally with danger . Get Nostroline " to - day . Tubes 1. 1d . and 28. 9d . , most Chemists , or post free from makers- H. E. Matthews & Co. , Chemists , Clifton , Bristol . Local Agents : With some dexterity Leominster : H. R. CHENEY , Pharmaceutical Chemist , he handled his horse so as to keep it in line ) ax , High Street . Kington J. W. CAUN , Chemist . with the grey , without interfering with the free ( Presteign : A. R. Davies , Chemist , 2 , High Street . action of the rider . He admired Miss van Annan's pluck . She did not seem in the least disturbed or afraid ; with strength of will , and some play of a wrist stronger than Charteris would have given her credit for , she conquered the situation and the mare together . VALUABLE FODDER DESTROYED BY FIRE . FARMER FORBIDS FOX HUNTING . Mr. R. C. Reynolds , Manor Farm , Gritten- ham , Wiltshire , a prominent farmer , has issued C A and LADY'S LOST PURSE . Some of the summonses were dismissed , but in the majority of the cases fines were im- posed . A MAGNANIMOUS WIFE . The hearing was concluded on Saturday , in the King's Bench Division , before Mr. Justicė Bray and a common jury , of the action brought In the Divorce Division , on Saturday , before by Mrs. Hilda Burrows , residing " Violetta , " Mr. Justice Low , Mrs. Florence Isabel Rowe , Appleby Road , Birchington , wife of Major of Stockwell , petitioned for the dissolution of Norman Burrows , formerly Governor of Swan- her marriage on the ground of the desertion prison , near Calais , against the proprietors of W. Rowe , a cinema theatre proprietor . sea Prison , and now Governor of a military and misconduct of her husband , Mr. Victor Mar- the Regent Palace Hotel , Piccadilly Circus , to ried in January , 1900 , petitioner said her recover £ 81 , the value of a purse and its con- husband was very successful in his business . tents , which plaintiff said she lost while EL They lived together in London , and , at times , " guest at the hotel . said Mrs. Rowe ; respondent ill - treated her . In In June , 1915 , Mrs. Burrows was staying at 1910 she met him on Paddington Station with the Regent Palace Hotel . On the morning of a woman and a child , about nine years old . read a newspaper , and found that her purse , to her surprise . the 12th she went into the drawing - room to Respondent told her the child was his , much She , however , forgave him , in the local Press a notice forbidding fox - hunt- Southern Germany in general towards Prussia , ing over his land for the duration of the war . as regards the distribution of food , has been containing two diamond rings , valued at £ 65 but the other woman would not consent . Res He states that the notice is necessary " owing much aggravated of late . to the injustice I have repeatedly received from and £ 12 in gold and Treasury notes , which she pondent promised to give up the woman , and The the followers of the Duke of Beaufort's hounds . German peace proposal is generally attributed her , had disappeared . Tijd's " informant states that the had placed on a table immediately in front of petitioner continued to live with him until All persons found trespassing will be pro- The defendants were 1913 , when he went away and lived with the to the unfavourable secuted , dogs and foxes destroyed , and barbed ruin of commerce and industry , and fear of Mrs. Burrows contended they were liable to Clapham economic position , the unable to trace the purse or its contents , and woman already referred to at Bedford Road , A decree nisi was granted with costs . wire used . " Mr. Reynolds states that last week his land was visited by followers of the hounds , and , al- though he gave them permission to sport over his lands , arable excepted , they entered his ar- able field , cantered up and down his young plant of clover and destroyed it . DESERTION AFTER SIX MONTHS MARRIAGE . ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A YOUNG SEDGLEY HUSBAND . the near future . - NO DECISION AS TO " MEATLESS DAY . " tation of replace the articles lost . The defendants denied liability , contending that the purse and its contents were in sole custody and control of Mrs. Burrows , and that her negligence in the care of the purse con- tributed to the loss . They further said they under THE MAID AND HER MENU . An amusing dialogue between the magistrate summons hér The had placed in conspicuous parts of the hotel and a little servant maid enlivened the pro THE ORDER AS TO MEALS . notices warning guests that they would not be ceedings at Willesden Police Court on Saturday . Continuing his daily conferences Lord Dev- responsible for the loss of any jewels , etc. , The girl asked for a against onport on Monday afternoon received a depu- they were deposited with the manager for safe former mistress , who had detained her box representatives of mineral that water keeping , and because she had left without notice . the Innkeepers ' manufacturers . On Thursday he met leading Liability Act they could not in any event be magistrate asked applicant why she left , and hotel proprietors on the subject of the much liable for more than £ 30 . was told because the menu was not good enough . discussed meals order . It is understood that " Give me the menu , " said Mr. Lee . Mrs. Burrows , in reply , denied that the defen . " Porridge for breakfast , " said the girl , and " Liver for dinner , " said the maid , and the magistrate's comment was " Better than the Germans get . " The Maid : " And bread and butter for tea- " the magistrate assured her it was " very filling . " At Sedgley Police Court on Monday , Eli there is no present intention to abandon the dants were protected by the Act , alleging that Hickman ( 21 ) , Tudor Place , Upper Gornal , Order , but its modification is under considera- the repuisite notices were not exhibited in con- was summoned for deserting his wife , Ethel , tion , and an official pronouncement on the spicuous parts of the hotel . who applied for a separation order . question may be made during the week . The jury , found that the purse and its con- Mr. J. A. Shephard , for complainant , said Regarding the suggested " meatless day , " tents were in the whole custody and control the parties were married in January , 1916. no decision has yet been reached , and it is of Mrs. Burrows , that the loss was caused or They lived together for a short time , but in improbable that anything further by her negligence , and notice Magistrate : " Same as I have myself , " June last a summons was issued against de- heard of the matter . may be contribuerence to the jewels , etc. , of gueste Mr. It was stated by counsel for Mrs. Burrows Mr. Lee , and promised the girl he said fendant for desertion , the case being adjourned Lord Devonport has appointed Mr. W. was published in a conspicuous place at the the missionary to help her to get her box . for two months to enable defendant to find a Auker Simmons as agricultural adviser to the Sherwood Street entrance to the hotel . home . They eventually lived together again Ministry of Food , and has asked Mr. Isidore Nearly 1,800 tons of straw , together with Mr. Justice Bray entered judgement for the at a home of their own . On December 29th , Salmon to act as director of one of the most defendants , with costs . FIVE YEARS FOR RICK FIRE . some hay , caught fire at Stockton - in - Tees dur- however , defendant threw a pot of hot tea important branches of the Ministry . By his time they were separated from the ing the week - end , and only between 300 and at his wife , and arrangements were made for Simmons is a surveyor and estate agent carry Another sentence of five years ' penal servi- others ; in fact , they were now last of the 400 tons were saved . The cause of the out - the sale of the furniture . that the property was insured , that the under tude for firing a rick has been passed , at Somer- riders , who had taken the more adventurous break is not clear . ing on business at Henley . and a prominent writers had made good the loss , and that the set Assizes , on a tramp . The damage runs into An order for judicial separation was made , agriculturist in Mr. Justice Bray many thousands of pounds . défendant to pay his wife 10s . per week and mon is well known as managing director of action was brought in the interest of the under said this offence was extremely , serious in war course . the costs of the Court . Berkshire . Mr. Isidore Sal- Messrs . J. Lyons and Co. Ltd. writers . time . |