1918-11-21 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

The Late Lord Nicholson. "Field-Marshal Lord Nicholson, G.O.B., was buried at Brompton Cemetery recently. Lord Nichol ton, who was 73 years of age, had Leen ill since May. He had a distinguished career in the Army, having served with distinction to India, Egypt, and the South African War. He held, also, the offices of Director General of Mobilisation and Militsry Intelligance at she

Wat Office and was a military member of the, Army Council, besides having been Qartermaster Gen eral of the Forosa and Chief of the General Suff.

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Land Girls at Market

The land girle' early morning invasion of Covent Garden Market is a sight worth seeing. Whilej most folks are sbed these healthy- looking women are on their way - to market with products from the home county farms. "They are a fine lot of girls, and we've got quita scopstomed to seeing them about the market,” said a frait "Balesman yesterday, “One can- not help admiring the basineseE+ - like way they handle their psirhoree vans and stese them through the congested traffic near the market. They are also very quick at unloading."

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Deserter's. Den!

After evading the military and police for six months, Edward Hillier, 30, a deserter from the Monmouthshire Regiment, has been arrested at Blains, "Mon- monthehire. Ibie stated that dar ing the time ba has been missing he bas been living among the Welsh mountains, moving from place to place to evade his pur Gaere. In wet weather he took refuge in barns, outhouses,” and fowl-houses. When his pursuers finally tracked him down to 8 dugout in the mountains he was only arrested after an exciting chase. He has now been handed over to the military.

Wife's. Tragedy. »

"I and my children are victima of a cruel plot. It is no use wait": ing for Harry. It is better that we abculd go together." This tragia Jetter was written by Elisabeth Gregory, of Tottenham, the wife of a wounded private in the R.F.A., before caiting her throat and throats of her two children,: aged four and aleven manths," Neighbours told the coroner at the ingreat that Mrs. Gregory had been suffering from strange defusions. She said that her food was tampered with, and that there was a wireless apparatae at the top of the house so that her couverastion could be overheerd. † A brother-in-law said that the hadband bad been gassed and. blinded, and was now in boepital | in France. The woman did not seem able to believe that be would regain his sight or get "better. The jury found that she committed suicide daring inaanity, snd that the children died by her hand whilst she way inaspe.

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Helping the Blind to See. The Journal slates

that 8 Polish scientist, named Kapu, who is a soldier of the Foreign Legion, is said to have diecovered az spperatu, which will enable persone blinded by eccident, and particularly by wounds received WAT, ò perceive certain visible notations." Kann, who has been specially authorised to go to Nce in order to carry out experiments, has constructed B sort of mask which is placed over the face of the blind man and connected to a portable electric indasjón sppara'as, The spparatus comprises prismatic lenses, a chamber for the filtration of-luminous rays and phosphor escent plates. Exactly as foreroen by the inventor, the blind men upon whom experiments were

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918.

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