Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-26

of food, etc, had been regularly sent
 each fortnight, and, in g recent one, gathered from the Warwickshire l moorlands of Sutton Coldfeld. Tom my wrote: Thanks so much for the glorious purple heather. NothingI vIvidly of the dear homeland and re- called the joys of my youth. I can't pretend to explain it, but my hard ened heart was touched at the sight of | those simple blooms, and tears came to my eyesp
 Country villages are the last place in which one would expect to find a the Milk Prices Order, which came into force on Monday. is having this effect. Farmers now get penny
 more by selling their milk in the nearest town than in the villages, with
 the natural consequence that every
 drop goes citywaFds. One farmer, in
 quite a small way of business, con-
 fessed yesterday that he could easily
 make 2200 a year, more by sending
 lis milk to London than he could by
 sUlt-the villages are crying for milk.
 the towns are literally flooded with
 N!-London Chronicle.
 It is announced that the Saxon
 Province of Prussia has organized a
 new matrimonial agency. The au-
 ;horities have come to the conclusion
 that there can be no more effective
 of fallen soldiers than arranging for
 the remarriage of young war wid
 ows." Moreover two birds can be
 killed by one stone by marrying the
 war widows to disabled soldiers. Con sequently, the authorities at Magde- burg are now tusily collecting re- ports on war widows and reports on suitable soldier bridegrooms. The re- ports will be published, without names. in a periodical circulated in the hospitals. and the authorities will then arrange for further mediation" by word of mouth or writing.--London Times.
 Once worn out, of course, no gun can be doctored in this gun hospital, but innumerable minor casualties, whether to carriage or mechanism, can be repaired on the spot, and at a at their good work again. At one such workshop today I saw the little six, eight and nine inch playthings in all stages of repair and convalescence. A direct hit from an enemy shell on tfe barrel of the gun does not much matter to the gun, though it probably will wreck the carriage, and one sucE monster I saw which had been hit and scared anc pockmarked. but still perfectly sound. The carriage, how ever, was not of much use, except as cid metal. Close by was a worn n-out guns whose carriage was sound, so an exchange was just being effected, and on the good carriage the old battered veteran is by now, l expect, on its way to sthe scene of it's job again. With luck I shall send back seven today" said the officer in charge.
 It needs good men for such work as tL;s. and when I was thera the whole stafff were working like beavers. The officer in charge told me how keen and claeery. they were and how regardless of the length Of hours they worked when things were lively. as nowadays they always are. Correspondent of the London Observer.
 The German Press publishes iubil- art comments on the supposed results month of August. Thus the Cologne Gazette says:-
 There is no salvation for England4 not even the feeble comfort of think ing that the loss at least remains sta or that there is any weaken ing of the firm grip which has taken the great pirate and promoter of the war by the throat. The day must and will come on which hc will collap.c ard the state of want which has been bravely borne by our people since the summer of 1914 will find it's end. to peace! Out with the Make munitions and submarines, and subscribe to War Loan. The enemy cannot hold out much longer. See >to il that he gets the finishing blow, and that our state of want comes to an end!