SITUATION IN PARIS.
QUIET AND CONTENTED. WOMEN KNIT, MEN DIG. Paris, September 14. Paris, having fully prepared, is I somewhat dissatisfied that there is no' siege. In the meanwhile, General Gallieni, the Military Governor, continues preparing for possible | contingencies. He has taken a ! census in order to organise and ! ! economise the distribution of food, ■ and this shows that ■ there are , 886,267 civilian householders within 1 the entrenched camp, comprising 2,006,766 souls. Over 1,000,000 . people fled from the city. ! Those, who are left are quiet and contented. The women are spending their time knitting, and the men are assisting to dig trenches I and place obstructions across the { streets. I :
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15715, 16 September 1914, Page 8
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