INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 60, 11 March 1915, Page 5

INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.

ON AND OFF THE FIRING LINE. LONDON, March 10. Lone Kai-rea. . The Customs officials at Trelleborg, , Sweden, seized a case consigned to Germany, containing 4000 bayonets. It was labelled "knives for household use." j Veto on Gas-Mine Hells. The British War Office authorities have prohibited officers in the London command from visiting night clubs owing 'to the prevalence of gambling. This is the outcome of a police court case wherein it was-hinted that many young officers had been ruined by "gambling at night clubs.. Desperation. The correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" at Dunkirk says that the Germane, realising-.that jit'ls; impossible *tb force the Anglo-French lines between La Bassee and Bethune, are bom-, barding factory buildings.- without military justification. Similarly they are bombarding the colliery buildings at the mines in that region. _...-_. ..

A Faint. Hope.-. - . .'--.."v.'.'-'i'" Addressing the ~ Prussian Chamber before it adjourned for the recess, the President said he trusted .that beforethey met again, the sure hope of victory-, which was. theirs "to-day would be -realised, .' . -7 Menus on Tram 'Tickets; '"-'.'',-'".',-' Simple recipes .are being printed on tram, tickets'" in TVierina.' '- They* explain economical dishes with a view to- possible: famine, and - are intended to help poor paople -who are; unable to purchase flour, butter and'eggs,'and have .only dried fish; potatoes, and rice. 7 - >'■:,'■ Every Man Wanted. 7 Geneva; reports state that Germany is. calling up the balance .of the Landsturm previously exempted because of unfitness. FicTtttni*-' by" Proxy. ' ----v-^ -'---■'- ;-;| - Calcutta newspapers declare that . the enemy forces encountered in. Persia have been composed .almost entirely. of.Arabs. There were- comparatively Jew Turks. Heavy Fnuiiaa Loiiei. The published lists of Prussian casual-: ties contain over 1,000,000 haihes^.,: . - British Airman Killed. Lieutenant - Shepherd, while.-flying at Eastbourne, fell, into the sea and was killed.7 ' .*- - -- ■" More Doctors Wanted. The War Office is appealing for more doctors fbr active service. To Feed Bndav-Pest. ' - 'J?fi[ A message' from Venice says jthat. the City Council: has expended buying wheat, - rye-;- barley, rice, cattle, and pigs. -'-'.' ■-'-. AUCKLANDER AT ALDERSHOT. - •'* :?7 A HABD DAYS WORK;' j

I Div A.-7, O. V Knight, of' Auckland; received by the Vancouver mail a letter from his son Allah A. who is in Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Somerset,- undergoing training -for. nMlitary'7.seryiceli' iwhich gives some idea of how. X- of.'K.'s men are being handled. He writes:.. fiWe were informed t'lat Lord Kitchener, in. company: with the French. Minister of War* would make a rapid -;tour .of the Aldershof Command-fbr the-purpose of assuring the latter (Ml Miflerand) of the of TJBritain's The" inspection was a bnllant success, so was the after -effect on the men. 'As far as the actual proceedings on our part were' concerned, the day'was quite a;: severe .test of;- -the men's. endurance and discipline.; When we7.turned ' out, there was four'inches of snow, on the ground with a promise of more to come. The snow*recpinmehced "to" fail before we -left the barracks, and- changed into more, or'-less.heavy. rain when 7we had proceeded a couple of miles. ...Continuing .on- pur way, at the head of the brigade, we marched the remainder of the-Seven *hues7to our .rendezvous, bur division being' the . 20th, under 731 a jor-General s-K. H:; Davis,- of Auckland, Tt-is strange rise mr spirit 7 inversely, as; ..the unpleasant- conditions . depress them. They began singing as soon as "they,.were, marching .at v ease, and. kept it up, some of them airing their voices all" the way there and back. The., ground "where we'paraded' for-.in-spection was sodden with mud.- and slushy snow, with-the water-running by. in numerous small streamlets. -There we stood .one -and a-half hours- singing ior. roaring. Without doubt the strange giving, vent .-to' their .feeplings, was the making of the battalion. Some of the things they sungwere parodies to. hymn tunes,, such as "Old Soldiers-Never Die.'" Bugle 810w5,7 Defaulters^7l*ll ■be There,*' and "Are We Downhearted I 0h,...- No, -NoV' VVe..were'; cajied; to attention, as- half a. dozen closed grey motor cars .trailed' by followed- by; a couple of; mounted staff, o. Seers, and that.. was7all.: We-had-to7 take -it--for granted that-Kitchener and- MuUerand were in one of. the cars. The-men were just, a bit-disappointed that they,-did not actually see these exalted person-: ages. • Wrth"7great; thoughtfulness .the Colonel had""'dispatched* 7the" Adjutant back to the barracks to make.preparations to receive us, and on. our-return we found big fires in .'the. barrack; rooms and the officers' quarters, while the "men had hot soup served right away?- •"-"No-parade" - wajr announced for next, davj and'what was..strange, the sick parade- was at its . minimum, although most of us were thoroughly soaked through. The men were quite proud "of themselves, fbr'the that the "inspection was of paramount importance." It was the worst day any of us. had been through, and now with the knowledge that they stood the test, the men have great confidence for the future. There-was one--man--present' who had, however, seen worse, and that was the-colonel of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, .who. told u& that he.had slept in a fortnight of such weather." It;'may ■•"-«.- mentioned:'that, the:name of "the "ivriter, A. O. Knight,' appeared in ■ the., December -list, -as 7 having been' I gazetted a temporary: 7 lieutenant of Prince Altart'B 70wn UAt