WAR NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 5851, 26 September 1917, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

“PULLING POPE’S LEG. - ’ Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Coi>vrifidn Rome. Last Night. The newspapers are unanimous in regarding the Central Empire’s replies as- grotesque, a. patchwork of reticent o ami subterfuge. They describe the authors as obsequious Char. La tans, who while repeating the profession- of kissing the Papal slipper are really “pulling the Pope's leg.” RIOTING MOB IN .MELBOURNE. .Melbourne. Last Night. A mob which marched through the city smashing-windows, was dispersed by the poLiee. Considerable damage was done. U-BOAT TOLL. New York. Last Night. Grastv says the U-boat toll for the week ended the Kith was only 62.000 tons, the lowest since February ACUTE HARVEST SHORTAGE. Berne Last Night. The Austro-Hungarian harvests are considerably below the average. The Hungaiian harvest is only a quarter ot the average yield. One hundred anil fifty thousand cattle tile slaugh ter oil monthly in Bohemia owing to the shortage <« fodder. PAPER SHOUT IN BERLIN. Amsterdam, Las; Night. Owing to the paper shortage many important Berlin neW'iiapeis have not bei ii publish'd since Satin day. Others Lave b> oil reduce!. with tin- prospect of also ceasing. EXPLOSION IN COAL MfINE. Amsterdam, hast Night. In an explosion in a coal mine at Lureny. Hungary, fifty-nine were k 1 led and fifth-five injured. NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED. Loudon, Last Night. The Belgian Order of the Crown has f>ees awarded to Brigadier Gentral Melville, New Zealander. Eiftyn.lie New Zealanders have received ofluu military decorations. S.M ALLI*OX AT GISBORNE. Gisborne, Last Night. A suspected ease of small-pox lias been taken 110111 the Gisborne Hospital for isolation at the old hospital buildings. Tin- patient was employed at a local hostel, and a girl who iivi-d with her has also been put into soiation as n contact. FINE HOME-MADE COUGH MIXTURE. CONTAINS NO POISONS. The discovery of Hean’s Ehsciioo diw-s away entirely with the need for using paregoric, laudanum. or other dtindly opium exiiaitibs in the making of cough mixtures. It may lie made np .in a feu moments without any boiling or fussing. Each bottle makes a pint of I lie highest quality’, mmpoisol:tons ciough. cold, croup m-nd sore throat mixture it ,s possi:iie to iliive in tlie home. A pint would (ill eight of the littile bottles such a.s you usually pay cghteeiipenee -each if or —thln-'b i'h, twelve shillings’ worth. Hcan's Essence costs only two shn'ings. It is now rcgiiinrly sob 1 by most eliomiists ami stores; or sent post free on receipt of price from I lean’s Pharmacy, Wanganui.