WAR JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15172, 9 January 1915, Page 9

WAR JOTTINGS.

NEWS AND NOTES FEOKf; ?;J VARIOUS SOUBCE& '"4 : /^jff ~ •}'•■■*-. js 3 -^ The reinforcements for the' Sanwkn.; f -V Contingent, will not leave ChriatcboreH Ax, r--> till Tuesday night ix.Btesd of yo»i&yi*.> ~XsQ as previously announced. <• " .if^. ."""si There can be no doubt that 'itf-**"S B A*s%& tbe intention of the now. destroyed ; Ett*'j ;*■*s den to make a raid on Fremantle attQot}2%» sho had completed the Cocos Island So much informati&u -waa eecured ©».-£.]»--! board the Mooltan at Perth last.week: from Able-bodied Seamen.- .-Beat;;of. H.A.M.S. Sydney, who retorted valided from Colombo. -It i* true,*! 's¥&■ Bent said, "that it was tho intention i>£#p.C: the commander of tho Eitidon to copw on to Fmmantle. The menfof '•*%•-.''?,__; Emden told u s co much, and -. said that it was the intoutiop of.- wfr;"ffe| 'Old Man,' a* they called the mandcr, to come ot\ to Fremantle to >?fe bust up tome of our warships _md to* if£™ harass our shipping. They reekofifci '#*&* that nothing could stand with tJ.em.for;. apecd in Australian waters." . ' . ■' - : -;^| It is reported (states .the Courier") that Lieutenant-Cojonet, *"*?* g Stewart, of "Westwoodi" CrooksU>n/:i» .;-?;< under orders to tako .command of ".he •-'._',77, 3rd Expeditionary Force, and will go ... *, into camp at Trentham in a few'day*. ~_,. Lieutenant W. 3L Thorn, lit Cant»r r ; '■/$£ bury Regiment, has received imsaion in the Fourth Reinforcements, :;.%;; and leaves for Trentham on Wednesday, r .-.j-V next. Lieutenant Thorn, who i*.*.--.;. "„ miuiber of the staff of Messrs T. Berth- v.;., .- wick aiid Sons, baa command of th* /,£.".-; Marist Brothers' Cadets, which ho In-. Jg auguratcd over five -"pans ago.- Ho «. ';,-& 9, member of the Christchurch Acorns-. ' .*__% tancy Students' Society,'Christchorcn-, r.;. Catholic Club, District OffifaiV Clttbr-'. ■>(;. and a prominent member of the Marat . ._'■: Brothers Old Boys* Association. -'•- '-_' ;', Mr L. C. Hanan, formerly-of th*', "Southland News" literary btaff and - ,•*" late of the "North Otago joined the reinforcements to the - . 1 ';. Zealand Expeditionary Forces. ,~ \-"A Mr Leo. Marsh, a member of the staff ot the ABhburton branch of .the New ; Zealand Farmers* Co-operative Associa- -, tion. who has left to jom the reinforc*.-' ,-j- v-------ments of tho Expeditionary Force. trW, . presented by the staff with a wrisUet - "._ watch, a tobacco jwuch. and .a quan- . . titv of tobacco. On behalf of tho C.ti- - zens' Defence Corpi, of which Mr Marsh was a prominent member, ho was the recipient of a pair of brushes and a caso , ' " of piprs. Mr T. J. Hunter mado the ,;- presentation on behalf of the Co-op. '_ , staff. »nd Mr W. Tucker on behalf of. the Defence Corps. - ; . Mrs Stratford-Henniker, of Greymouth. ha« just received news of the . _' death of her nephew, Lieutenant F. -. W. J. -\\ Miller, of the Grenadier ..-i Guards, eldest ton of Sir Williaia ."".. Miller, of Glenlce. Tiie young oflkpr *,:. was killed and buried in tho part of the - - ; Continent where a distinguished rela- ■ _■ tire w£3 killed in action, a* his greatuncle. Lieut.-Colonel William Miller ■ was mortally wounded at Quatre Bras and died at Brussels, where ho hadbcen removed after the battle. • - A despatch to an American newspaper from Havre on November 13th, states: "During the last week colonial and territor.al "troops have been arriving from England by" the thousands. A part of Kitchener's now army U expected-soon, _ •. - and the huts and floored tent* now. being erected in tbo out.kirts of Hr*-*fe are -_-/. said to be for ite inception. -The best - '. trained te-ritorial troops which- have heen over here long enough to be MWO«what acclimatised and broken into the - ways of the country, are al ready. be»-»;r-------moved up toward the north {o;.ti»^_

■■■ their places in the reserves. As soon as thought fit, they will be moved into the first line. Tommy Atkins has nothin" but praise for the French people. Some troops marched past the market place in-Havre, the other day; according to an American there at. the time, and ~. the old fruit women held out their baskets for the soldiers to help themselves. This meant a great sacrifice

to them, for their earnings are a matter of a few pennies, and they gave away their stock.

Captain E. Windeyer, who has been promoted to the position of Ma'or in the Australian Imperial Forco. served as a trooper in the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, under De Lisle, throughout the South African War. He i*i the youngest son of the late Sir William Charles Windeyer, who was instrumental in the successful inauguration of the volunteer movement in New South Wales in 1861. and who called the public meeting at which it was resolved to form the volunteer forces, which continued successfully until the establishment of the Commonwealth forces. Sir William was himself for many years a captain in the 2nd Regiment., and became one of the best rifle shots in the colcnv (says the "Sydney Daily Telegraph"). ' In addition to this -son. four grandchildren of the late Judge have now volunteered for the front, name-

• Major A. W. who is serving with the forces in New Guinea: Trooper James Traill, who. is a signaller in the Ist Regiment. A.L.H., now in Egypt "Lance-Corporal Charles Windeyer, tbe eldest son of Mr R. Windever. who is serving under Colonel Cox in'theOth A.L.H.: aud.SergeantrMajor E. Ralston, who leaves with the next Contingent of Light Horse.

Among the list of British officers killed upon the Continent last week .appears the name of Captain F. J. A. iMackworth. of the Royal Field Artillery. Captain Mackworih was the eon otthe late Colonel sir Arthur-Mack-worth, Bart., and one of five brothers . who are all at the front. One of them, Major H. L. Mackworth. D.5.0.. is now in command of tbe Divisional Signal Company with the First Australian Expeditionary Force. The late Captain Mackworih was 33 yeur.s of age, and leaves a widow and one child.

Not a few places of London amu.ement have boon put to unaccustomed uses owing to the war, says an English corresnonde.it. Tbe public baths at Hammersmith have just been refurnished, and opened as a social club for the wives, sisters, and mothers of KoldierK and sailors on active service.

This time we are not forgetting "the .'little things" that the ''Absent-iniucK'd r Beggar" has left behind him. The renovated baths have been named the "Tipperary Rooms," and enjoy the patronage of Lady Jelii.oe. The doors -.fire always open, mid light meals can .be obtained at. any time at nominal " prices. On Sundays coucerts are given in the ' afternoon and evening. A 'small band of artists volunteered to decorate the ''Tipperary. Rooms," and -themselves repapercd the Avails, hung curtains, and framed pictures'and war maps. There is a n_'oro_ter' grainoohono and play-room for children. 7

One of the .seamen of H.M.A.S. Sydney, who-returned, to Australia last .week was asked "What, sort of « Der-Mf..-CommanderTSluHer, of the Emdeu, was." "Why,- everybody reckoned that he was a first-rate fellow," he replied. "He was .-given full run of .Captain .Glos'sop's cabin, though he was not allowed to communicate with the officers or the men.; .Que day whilo liis clothes were being washed he wore a uniform belonging to ..one- of our offi,cors. The sailors were very decent , chaps, too. They were very* eager to -do any work .in connexion7with the ship." Thc.y told us that our guns •killed all .the seamen on the Emden in the first half-hour. Then the. officers brought up the stokers7aud the fire,men, and at the point 7of revolvers 'made theni attend the-guns. Some of .the officers looked a savage lot. - They were all wounded with the exception of tho .commander; ;Half of tho chin of - the Kaiser's . nephew : was blown away. .None of them seemed depressed, "however." ..'-" : -.'Ay'-.A - ■■■ -.-. ' - '.'

; ; The ;Schwartzl:opf 7Corapany, of Berlin, the leading manufacturers, 'of. Ger- - .man-torpedoes, states: in its annua] Ire-.-vport.jnst .issued, that it has \ received ; ;nicli colossal orders from. the, Kaiser's Navy since thebeginning i of the;.war "ihat.ifi addition to its own-works;: it 'has hadto utilise the facilities <3rf other -*, firms." iTho ooliipahy makes .the signiii-;-;caiit statement that '-the result of the current business.year will depend prinv cipally on the continuation, from now

on. of an adequate supply of raw material, arid also on whether the working staff -will bo further decimated by caljsiforlarger numbers.of troops." V-7

; \t«"My ',neutralVintermants : tell mc ;.;"-,* there is nowvprocticallv no more tea in ;.;Germany, *■' F.:7\V. Vile in the . '."DailyMail.*.' -Whatissold and served :.;tnsßiich is describied astnstiiig like hay. I. '■• it is said,-.- will almost ; have com-: i ..pletelj; disappeared, by Christmas, aud' '. rice' is already a vanished commodity. , is facing a flour-famine, with 7t ?»«;, prospect ;of. relief front. Germany, ;: v*jchichiis already baiting a good: deal of ryjte'bread'.; and:-,potato meal;"., Bufc GerTOiiiis. bear." all their discomforts in the -. : luxurious hope of the forthcoming con- . 'quest,of England, What is awakening -front their 'dreams 1 will be is-beyond'all ;7«pmparison the most fantastic soecula- ., -tioh war conjures up' at this time of * 7. writing.'* :. " (■■'■ ■.;■ ■■ ■ ■ .'-.. ;■.:.:. : .C--.-■'-; .',

7 a7.7l.i7hislatest, letter 'in the "Sydney 7&tofnirig Herald;'! Sir Henrr Lucy menirions an appreciation of Mi- Churchill's . Jifork at' the Admiralty7by L&rc.. Fisher, -who is now serving liiuicf 'Mr Churchill

as First: Sea Lord:; 7 Sir 7 Henry; Lucy to ;be earlyin August, announcing his arrival in London . ;. ;;7 Uie- famous First Soa Lord of the • Admiralty, to yvliom the-nation. is largely indebted; for the of the -.';Nav^-'at the: crisis," spoke ': in enthusiastic terms of Air Churchill's 7 work at Whitehall. - '1 am "n close touch„with Winston,' he "wrote." 'Ho has been splendid for three things—(l) ... This appointment to command of the fleet of Jellicoe, a comparatively young 7AdmiraU f2) mobilising before war';.(3) buying I ho. two Turkish Dreadnoughts."" -';.;■ :7 7-77 -'",'- : ' •'; - -

Captain Beau..'official- reporter with tho'Australiau Force in Egypt, cabled last week as follows:—There has been a noticeable tightening up of the training and, discipline ,of the Australian force . i nee "Christmas. This was made necessary by the slackness of a small percentage of the men. Tho High Commissioner (Sir Geor_te Reid), in the vourse of a magnificent address to 8000 men in the Mena camp to-day, said:— '"Remember .the fearful risk and desperate battles you are approaching. 'Do -10.', forget Lord Kitchener's warning. -Remember Australia's unStaiuedlionouy, which is in your keeping. A few wroag ones can besmirch tho fair name of a: whole army. The unworthy, if

such there be, must be shunned—must

..." bo thrnst out. Lord Kitchener has _, .promised that yon:shall go to the front . when you are fit. .It is up to you to getfit, and ; »teep fit." Sir George Reid 7 lad an audience to-day of the new.Sul- ".-" tan. 'The commander of the Australian force, Major-General Bridges,' and tr i» members of his.staff, dined "withi the Siiltau yesterday.