DENMARK'S BAD TIME.

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 5

DENMARK'S BAD TIME.

COPENHAGEN, February 15. Work at the railways and factories has been curtailed, owing to the shortaco of coal. Tiie authorities are closing the" projimiosjLy sciioojß, *

VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS. Twenty-six men wont up voluntarily for examination at the Kensington Drill Hall last night. Two cases were deferred, and the remainder wore passed as fit—vis. : Donald .Stalker Watson, traveller, Dunedin. Gerald A. Hall, dork, Dunedin. Matthew Christie, journalist, Balclutha. Arthur Payton Roydhouse, physical instructor, Dunedin. Wm. Kinmont, medical student. East Taieri. Fredk. Francis Hooper, civil servant, Dunedin. Thomas Edrett Eggleton, school teacher, Dunedin. Ronald Alex. M‘Allan, linotype operator, Dunedin. Gordon Hendrv, assistant secretary Y.M.C.A., Dunedin. Leslie Douglas Lister, sheep farmer, Hindon. ' Frank Hendlcy Broadbcnt, manager, Dunedin. Win. John Sntor, hairdresser, Dunedin. Donald M'Gregor Irvine, accountant, Dunedin. Win. John Boyer, laborer, Rockland station. Felix Black, fireman, Dunedin. Oliver Budd Kennedy, coppersmith. Dunedin. Cornelius Wilson, painter, Dunedin. Francis Edward Nowall, salesman, Dunedin. Andrew George Bayliss, plumber Dunedin. Brian Vcrdon M’Clcary, farm cadet, Dunedin. Albert John M'Coll, carpenter, Dunedin. Leslie M'Millan, chemist, Dunedin. Alex. Marshall, farm hand, Dunedin. Walter John Knox, plumber, Dunedin. T. MTlrrgor is also to be included amongst the voluntary enlistments, as he took it on the dfiy before the enlistments for the last draft closed. MEDALS PARADE, TUESDAY. The parade of Senior Cadets for the presentation ot medals to bergeant-major Little and Private Church is called for Tuesday evening next at the Kensington Hall. , THE OVERSEAS CLUB. A splendid week's work has been put in at the clubroom, with the result that a number of fully-packed cases for Belgians and soldiers on active service have been transferred in readiness for desoateh. The committee would like to remind 4 those who wish to send, through the club, parcels to soldiers on active service that several rases are waiting to be filled up with these parcels. Letters are constantly reaching different members of committee that the parcels sent through the club reach their proper destination, and this is. a great, comfort to the committee, to say nothing of the donors and recipients. Donations of material for soldiers, old linen, old pieces of blanket are urgently asked for, and discarded clothing for the distressed Belgians. The following sent donations: —M ,S.. Mrs E. Adams, Mrs Black. St. Leonards School (5 pair.-- socks, 7 pairs mitts, 7 balaclavas). SUPERVISING FARMS. A CANTERBURY SCHEME. A meeting, convened by Mr Duncan Rutherford, was held at- Cuiverden yesierday to formulate a scueme for the supervision of the farms of farmers called rp in the ballot. Mr Rutherford, iu outlining the scheme for the appointment of a board of trustees, said he understood that a syndicate had been formed at Christchurch to buy farms of soldiers who were compelled to sell <mt and got into khaki, which was a disgrace. The Commissioner of Crown Lands had informed him that if trustee; were a|*fiointed, and ■nm- Taring leased from the 1 luvernmrnt U"cto not paving tb*Mr way. Ur a reduction n f rent would be verv favorably considered bv tile I,and Hoard. After full discussion, Messrs H R Davison. J. Gallagher, aid Duncan Rutherford were appointed t;u-tees for the Amuri County, with one other to be elected by the Waiau district. The following resolutions were carried : 1. Briore taking over a farm an inventory of the stock and plant to be taken, and valuation made of the farm. 2. Rower of attorney to bp given bv I the fanner to the board of trustee;.

o. A married working foreman to ho employed to manage the farm.

d. Stock agents it ho have usually done the, business of any fanner will null be employed, and will also do his accounts. The trustees reserve the right to change the agents of any of tile farmers if, m their opinion, it is considered advisable in Ihe interests of the fanner. 5. Agents will draft the fat stork from the farm for sale. The trustees will decide whether stock will be fold al the local or metropolitan market.

6. The trustees will lodge appeals or, behalf of those connected with threshing plants. b

7. That this meeting of Amuvi farmers request the Acting Prime Minister to urge the Industrial Efficiency Board to take into consideration, as soon as possible, the question of delining essential workers in connection with agricultural and pastoral pusuits. especially with respect to chaff cutting and threshing. this meeting ace further of opinion that a farmer should be appointed on tile Industrial Efficiency Board. MILITARY CROSS. The many friend? of Sergeant-major Robert J. Knox will be pleased to m'ruthat he has been presented by the King with the Military Cross for distinguished service in the field and gallantry in Icadinna charge. .Sergeant-major Knox, who left, with the 7th Reinforcements, is a son of Airs Sarah and the lute John Knox, Forth street, tie has three, other brothers serving the colors in France—Janies, Fred, and Wm. Wallace. He was also the reep pient of a letter of congratulation from the High Commissioner, He is well known in athletic circles. THE SECOND DIVISION. Some information about the Second Division of the Expeditionary Force Heserve was given by Sir James Allen at Wellington yesterday. The -Minister said that the classification of the Second Division was at present under consideration. It could be taken that the basis ot classification would bo the number of a man's family, but lie thought it -.night be possible to take account, also, of other dependents besides wife and children. He had wished, before the ballots began, that the First Division .should he classified according to the men's dependents, hut on examination of tills proposal it v.a.-. found that it would be a matter of the greatest d’fficulty—perhaps an impossib My—to discover who were a single man's dependents. In the case of the ftecond Division, he hoped that it would he possible to take account of these other dependents supported, or partially supported, by married men.

Second Lieutenant AV. E. Aloorc, of Auckland, has been awarded the Alilharv Gross.

AA r e were yesterday shown a well-made comfortable, and attractively-pattenied* pair of ward slippers, for the'use of the men at the front. The point of intei-st about this special pair is that they are the thousandth pair that have been wholly made by Airs Hailey, a lady in indifferent health, who is a nember'of the Northeast Valley branch of the AA'omen's Patriotic Association. This splendid record hv no mean? exhausts the tale of Mrs Bailer's joyfully-rendered services. This includes" as well as work, the present', of two sons at the front. At the, same time, w« examined the hundredth pair of socks made by Walter Dowie, a. member of the same branch, and who also had a son at (he front. Air Dowie learned knitting perposely to knit socks for the men; arid lie knits them well.