WAR NEWS BY MAIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14609, 20 May 1918, Page 6

WAR NEWS BY MAIL

'- «t__ ' FLIERS' MONUMENT TO BE BUILT IN TEXAS. l-'ORT WORTH (Texas), April 12. The British Governnient, through the Royal Flying Corps, Avill. erect in Fort Worthy a monument 'to the memory of the aviation cadets Avho were killed in training here this Avinter and Avhose bothes we're not returned to England. FOOD CROPS IN LONDON PARKS SHOW PROFIT. LONDON, April 14. .',-. •*'»• Report has just been issued slioaving the results of last year's. .scheme of iood cultivation in three of the large London parks. In the first seventy-nine acres of oats were sown and yielded a profit of £150. In the second vegetables were grown Avith a profit of £120. But in the third there Avas a net loss of £380 on the seventy-,five .. acres cultiva.ted< with oats. Tins is; explained, hoAvever,' as due to the fact that "the intention is to cultivate this particular area for aj number of years and the planting of spring ojits Avas in the nature of au opening crop, so that future crops will ■haye the .benefit of the cultivation of ilast season. ' ' ".WOLVES AT THE GATES OF ,-■-'.'■ ROME.". • ROME.- Feb. 27. '•Wolves at the gates. of Rome" is thc unexpected announcement made to-night. The exceptional <>qld and heavy auow on the Abruzzi . mountains- have driven the •wolves from the Appenines to the plains m search of food. They have been killing sheep in the Roman Campagna and have ' been seen a few miles outside the city. They are being hunted by shepherds and Carbiniers, Avho have killed several.