Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 309, 30 December 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

HIGHLANDERS AND THE KILT.

Timei and Sydney Sun Sebvioe*. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 29. The Highlands are ablaze, the authorities hiving decreed.‘that in future Highland regiments will be supplied vvith khaki kilts composed of two yards iess cloth. Highland associations and politicians are urging the War Office not to put the men in hobble skirts. THE UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION. [United Pbess Association.] London, December 29. The Times, in a leader, remarks: “There has been a satisfactory recovery in unemployment since the war. During the first three weeks in August 32,000 threw themselves upon the State. At the end of August the tide turned, and the recovery has been continuous.” IN DANCER OF A BOMB.

(Received 8.0 a.m.)

London, December 29

The Press Bureau states that a bomb dropped by an airman was caught by string, and remained suspended a few feet below the machine. It was impossible to land, so the aviator kicked a hole in the floor, hooked the string with his foot, and shook

NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) London, December 29

Captain Alfred Rose, a New Zealand contingenter in South Africa, has been wounded.

INHABITANTS WARNED.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) London, December 29

The naval and military authorities emphasise the danger of fragments of shell and bullets fired against aircraft attempting a raid on London, and the inhabitants are warned to keep under cover, preferably in basements on hearing bounds of firing or explosives.

A DECEMBER GALE IK BRITAIN.

(Received 9.20 a.m.) London, December 29

The wettest December on record culminated in a terrific gale, accompanied by snow, and followed by a flood. Enormous seas caused great damage and casualties at sea, while on land the telegraphs and telephone were paralysed.