Capt. H. Furber, of the 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment, has been conducting experiments at Cardiff and Barry in the use of d[?] as draught animals for light machine guns. Capt Furber, who saw active service in the South African War, has invented a light carriage for the gun ammunition, and tripod: and the carriage, with the gun, can be used for conveying ammunition, stores, etc. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 70 wordsAmong local enlistments from Stamford Hill. England, a peculiarly interesting case is that of the four sons of Mrs. Jones, of 37 Kyverdale Road. Three of Mrs. Jones's sons are triplets, born in 1895. These [?] were recently brought before the notice of the King, and Mrs. Jones received a letter from Buckingham Palace in which His ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 116 wordsThe Women's Emergency Corps has received, through the High Commissioner of New Zealand, a generous gift of clothing from the people of New Zealand for the poor of London, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association, and relief societies dealing with distress caused by the war. Eighteen enormous ironboard packing cases arrived at the headquarters of the Women's Emergiency Corps in York Place, and were opened by Mrs. Pember Reeves (wife of the former High Commissioner). The clothes will be sorted, listed, and [?]tted as soon as possible to the various agencies already selected to distribute them. Our photo, shows the ladies sorting the gifts from New Zealand. Mrs. Pember Reeves is to be seen on the left. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 125 wordsModern conditions of warfare have compelled the troops in many places to revert to the customs of primitive man and to live in underground pics dug out of the earth, either at intervals in the trenches or in convenient places near the firing line. Where time and circumstances have permitted, some of these "dug-outs" have been rendered comparatively comfortable, in contrast to the state of the open trenches during wintry weather, which the Headquarters "Eye-Witness" recently described as "wretched beyond description." At the same time, as regards the general state of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 140 wordsThe column of the statue was broken in several places, and the bas-reliefs upon it were irreparably damaged by the earthquake, which created extensive havoc and occasioned great loss of life throughout a large part of Italy. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Sat 23 Jan 1915, Page 25
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