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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2370, 28 January 1915, Page 6

Mrs. Cable, of Catford Hill, South London, lias a remarkable list of relatives serving in His Majesty's colours. She has five sons and two sons-ill-law, of whom four are ih the Army and three in tho Navy' the latter serving, in 'the North Sea. Also she has two' brothers, one in the Army and tho other in the' Navy. Eleven nephews of hers aro all in the ranks. Her brother-in-law, ex-Sergeant Bamping, of Reading, is a National Reservist, and he has a brother in the Army and another in the Navy.

"I wqs told that every soldier bringing in: an English prisoner of war gets three days' arrest." This remarkable statement is made by a highly-educated Hollander now living at The Hague, but formerly a traveller for a Brussels firm. He revisited Brussels recently. "Belgians and Germans expect any moment an outburst. What I liavo seen and hoard is too mucli for words. Repeatedly I have had confirmed by tho German soldiers and officers that they do not want to mako English prisoners of war. In Brussels most of tho business houses aro closed. There is .ilo bread, and othor eatables arc scarcc and dear. The Germans requisition everything for their troops, and often give lOU's payable by the French President. Hero (Tho Hague) we liavo some 2,000,000 refugees, most of Ihom wanting the barost ncecssaries of life. Food !>""< is he■■comins scarce and dear,"