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Bruce Herald, Volume LI, Issue 67, 30 August 1915, Page 5

.'Reports received by looal stook agents state uiat 111 North Canterbury lambs are being knocked' on tne head to save the two-tooth ew~es. Russian is already the dominant tongue of IVO,UK>,<AW people, and tne statisticians declare that by 1960 it will be spoken by no less than 300,000,000. Ladies of Tokomairiro district are requested to attena meeting on Wednesday afternoon, to discuss methods for supplying our troops with skin waistcoats. Largo attendance of all interested is requested. Describing the inadequate amount of food supplied to liritisn soldier prjsoaeis in u*?raairy. of whom iJioio are estimated to be 20,000, a social commissioner gives a (Sunday's menu as fonows: oread, rfioz tinned vegetables, ltoz dried vegetables, 21oz .potatoes, S\oz meat, Joz margarine, pints of colfee. liiis was Monday s billot fare: -J.o£oz. braid, 'dhoz tinned vegetables, o£oz di'ied' vegetables, rice, L'i toz potatoes, 3£oz prunes, £oz sugar, ioz margarine, .pants of coiiee. Telephono extensions will be taking place in this district as soon as tne uepartment's gang is available, alter completing the installation of the metallic circuit system within the borough. A party line is to be erected connecting Messrs Hislop Bros, Keay, Henderson and Davis, \V. Anmng, j. \v. re trie ana W. Roxby's properties; aiso a private line connecting Mr das. M'Lieod's With tlie line on Korth branch road. That some of tlie enemy, at least, are not enjoying themselves in Inlanders is shown by the loliowing message wmcn was recently Hung into tne British trenches: \V'e are too few to attack, too many to retire, and too proud, to surrender; but we all want to go home. And a lew days ago a ■kite made of newspaper was flown over our lines. Un it was written: —Please ©end, this back when the wind is favorable. Wouldn't you like to come over here, as you have no more ships left. ."Won't you give up &oon! J "We, too, do not like it any longer. bimiiar overtures have been made at diii'erent points of the .British line. Mrs Hilton, lion, secretary of the Lady Liverpool Fund, acknowledges receipt of the following donations to the auove fund Ironi ladies oi Milburn district:—Seventeen pairs sox, 4 mufflers, 6 pairs mittens, 1 Balaclava, and 6 knitted face cloths. Cash donations were received recently as follows:—Anonymous 14s, Mrs P. D. M'Guiro «s Od.—The committee of the Belgian .Relief fund desires to thank tne following ladies for parcels of clothing leit at the County Chambers: —Mesdam.es Alex. Nelson, H. Wells, J. w'oyer, H. G. M'Clymont, and J. Martin, junr. M. Maurice Toussaint, a Lorrainewriter and a "vaiiaut corporal," lias sent M. -Maurice liar res (oi Paris) a description of the lighting north of Arras in which he was wounded. In the course of hi 6 letter lie gives this characteristic story ol German tiendishness towards the wounded: "l was uiehelpless witness with my comrades ol a shameful spectacle. J.'wo poor wounded of the —th liegiment were about to bind up each other's wounds when tiie.y were sighted by the .boche machine guns, knled, sprinkled with petrol, and burned by a grenade thrown upon them." Mr Gnntliorp, Dentist, visits Milton every Tuesday. May be consulted at his burgery 10 a.m. till o p.m. WtAltttß REPORT. Mr Bates, Government meteorologist, reports The indications are for northerly breezes, strong to a gale; weather cloudy and unsettled; heavy rain to be expected, with rivers running high; barometer railing. Business Memos. New summer drapery in endless variety at btewart's Manchester House. Toko. .Banners' UluD committee meets on Thursday evening. Mr Win. jbucnanan &ives final notice re payment of outstanding accounts. Messrs Gray and Sons' extend invitation for first showing of spring, and summer fashions. Sparrowbill and Uarton seed oats for sale by Messrs X'utmo and Uo.