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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 92, 15 October 1914, Page 9

" BUSINESS AS USUAL" ) ' ■* " // II Th«t is the motto adopted by London's leading stores for the present 1... ssssssag far=reaching crisis. It is an expression of unruffled scorn of scares and q ****■ nfl Ma "i panics. It is a sign of strength and quiet confidence. &Pf?Clcll NO* 1 "BUSINESS AS USUAL" is the watchword at George and Kersley's. Over 10t doz. If you waut to know what these words imply, step into our n«lwi#w NaitlruraAP Lace Department TO-MORROW and see the USUAL immense stocks, ITOIMy WeCKWear USUAL busy counters, USUAL courteous assistants, and the USUAL Bought at Less than English Cost BIG, SOLID VALUES that have made this department the favourite Compvising resort .1 UonnVk o! «nt>l iboppen. FK?HOsf O FEItSIb LAOT°S ' /Ask to be shown the goods listed here. V^VBTr COLLARS .tc. M«ny The Season's Latest Notion ai Welling- Worth fromM/U to 4/6. Now ton's Lowest Prices. ( see Window Display. New and Fashionable SASH BELTS Latest / In charming styles and pretty colours. Embroidery NOVeltieS «PGClftI 11 0« it fe^WUr£w C aT 6 tre S am^ ORGANDI MUSLIN EDGINGS- ALLOVER LACE boned and in pretty soft Roman With new square and point edge, M. , Jd w stripe effects. for making collars, frills, etc. Atso for blouses, etc. Prottv deriJS . Prices from 4/11, 5/11, to 8/6 in jrjute voi le. In Net I?i,iL SSSdaTHS Novelty POPLIN DE CHINE l'nces from 10-Jd, 1/=, to 2/6 yard including black. Also Guipure SASH BELTS— In tones of tvs- „._.„„ nn .... m mttottm AlloVer. in white or Paris. Worth sore, saxe, geranium, grey, etc. LOVELTt ORGANDI MUSLIN f rom 3/n to 5/11. Special OfferWith knitted silk fringe streamers; FLOUNCINGS — Embroidered ex- j n g this week—l/U, 2/6, and 2/11 boned. Price 5/11 qmsite designs. 45 inches wide yar( i SASH GIRDLES— These are ob- P rlces 8 1 11 and 10 / 6 Vflrd ■■ tamable in Roman stripes, Ottoman 27 inches wide — ' O • « a ribbon, 2A yards long. Adaptable p r i ceß 4/11 to 8/6 yard SfeDGClfll Ntfl *3 for aanhW. Prices 3/6 and 4/11 ' ' Up^^Httfi 1W« V# Also in plain colour, with silk em- 45-inch WHITE VOILE FLOUNC-' RIRRftNe broidered ends. At 9/6 INGS— Handsome embroidered de- MDDUWB BLACK SILK AND SATIN SASH signs; choice range " At Hair Usual Price BELTS — With or without stream- Price* from 4/11. 5/11. to 6/11 yard c. • , m • <■ •, • i ers Price* from 3fi to 5/11 .? „' „ ' T ' -,7 Special offering of wide rich- "" r * "™* D ,m~JL tla Also with fine Guipure Lace inlet coloured GLACE SILK RIBCHILDREN'S PATENT LEA- At g/11 to 14/6 yard * BONS-In sky, cream, Tuscan, IHER TUNIC BELTS— In all pink brown, navy, cardinal, colours, also black and white Superb range of LONGCLOTH and tango, etc. Also Satin Merv. ii( Price 6d each CAMBRIC AND MUSLIN goll, amber, tango, and flame. LADIES' LEATHER BELTS— In Edgings and Insertions. Also > Worth from 1/- to 1/6. All per. new folding lap-over back, Black, Beadings and Veinings. All widths feet goods. For this weekton, white, and colours and latest designs. Prices from Price 6id yard Prices from 1/11 to 3/U 3|d, 4|d, s|d, to 2/6 yard ■ For the quality you like at the price thai suits you best— SHOP' HERE. . \\ GEORGE & KERSLEY, LTD. \\ " Tho Store that Studies Your PocKet " W LAMBTON QUAY. . Jj

WHEN WAR BEGAN CONVENT GIRL'S DIARY. The London Standard publishes the diary of an English schoolgirl, Miss Muriel Furness, of Blackpool, written in the convent at Eysden, a village near Vise. Eysden is just on the Dutch side of the frontier. Miss Furness arrived recently in London with her father. The diary reads :—: — August 2.— We rejoiced that we should, go home to-morrow, but at tea time lai Mere came in crying likes a ohjld, and telling us that war had been actually declared. The sunset to-night was most beautiful. It kept changing its colour — that, we are told, is a sign of war. August 3.— ln the morning we cleared the drawing-room so that the soldiers might ijome to camp there if they wanted. August 4.—^At 4 o'clock this morning every one was startled by a terrific exfrtosion, which shook the convent. We earned that the bridge at Vise 'had been blown up, as Belgium must defend her neutrality. We were told that cannon were being brought up. People began to come in from Vise^ — sped on by a hail of . bullets. A German officer came to Vise. He commenced to read a proclamation, but before he had finished dopig so he was shot dead. This the nuns told us. This afternoon la Mere told us to put up beds in the drawingroom for the wounded. We also hoisted a big white flag with a red cross. Doctors and nurses came from far and near. 411 the while we could hear the crackle of rifle fire, and the roar of cannon. We went to the chapel and prayed for an hour. August 5. — We could not sleep at all during the night, so heavy was the fire. During one half hour — while we were a 1 mess — we counted no fewer , than twelve aeroplanes which flew over the house. We were told thatthe Germans were trying to build a bridge over the Meuse. They pulled down houses by the side of the river, and used the debris to stem the current. As soon as they had the bridge half finished the Belgian fire would destroy it. It took 36 hours of hard work before the Germans had spanned the river. August 6. — Many fugitives arrived from Belgium. At tea time a German officer was brought in who had fainted from fatigue "on the battlefield. After tea we heard the sound of aeroplanes. One came along flying very high, but as soon as it arrived in Holland, out of range, it dipped down. One of the nuns saw an aeroplane under fire. It kept dodging up and down with shrapnel bursting below it. It escaped, however. To-nig^ht we are to sleep in the cloakroom in the basement. August 7— We went to' bed at '9.3o last night, but could not sleep, as the floor was hai'd and cold, and the noise alone was awful. At 3.30 a.m. we went to Mass, and then back to bed again. La Mere told us to pray a great deal, as we might die at any moment. We must be prepared to die. Many wounded were brought in. I was very sorry for a young officer who was shot through both legs. I shook hands with the Prince Consort, who came to see the wounded. We could see the smoke of burning Moulan curling up towarg the sky. August 8. — We are told that Liege has been taken, but lies are so frequent that we don't know what to believe. Aubel has been completely burned. German and Belgian aeroplanes arc said to have met in midair. The Belgian cut the othe,r in two. August 9.— Some of the soldiers came in to Mass. It was so sad to see all the" young fellows look so pale. Each had a prayer book in his pocket, and their one desire seemed to be to get back to the front again. I took fruit to the wounded soldiers, and I spoke to a Belgian who had a bullet right through his cheek. He opened his mouth and showed me the hole. The only thing he wanted Was to see his loved ones and go to the war again. Poor things. There was a deep red sky to-night, changing its colour all the 'time. This is the sign of war. August 10. — Last night the cannon fired in earnest, and continued all through the night. From the roof I could see three villages on fire. The wounded get on very well together. There is a Belgian soldier here who is slowly recovering. A German, badly injured, Was brought in, and the Belgian at once ran forward and unlaced his boots for him. August ll. — Heard no guns through tho night. Many nuns from the Floron convent who have arrived say that the Germans gave them three hours in which to leave. Thirteen nuns came from Antwerp who say that there has been a battle at Tongrcs which the Germans