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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3273, 19 July 1911, Page 7

Sir Edward Grey, speaking at a dinner given to Mr. Andrew Carnegie at the National Liberal Club recently, said there were two ideas in the minds of men. which were diminishing the piobability of war. One was the realisation of the burden of armaments, and the other the doubt as to whether war could bring real advantage. It was quite possible that even in the most successful war the victor might really lose more than he .gained. Mr Carnegie said the question of international peace was emphatically a question of the English-speaking race. When their race banished war they sounded the death-knell of war.

Colonel Seely stated in Parliament that the Government-did. not contemplate any reduction of the British forces serving in India, but were fully prepared to consider favourably any proposals which the Government of India might make for affecting such readjustments in the native Indian units with a view to economy as could be carried out without loss of efficiency to the Army in India as a whole. There were great celebrations at the Elephant and Castle a few weeks ago when . the new ’ pedestrian subway was thrown open to the public for ever. The opening ceremony was performed by the Mayoress of Southwark, who by turning a silver key in a lock illuminated by electricity the legend, “ This way to the subway.” The Elephant and Castle crossing is at once the terror and pride of the Surry side of the water. Six of the busiest thoroughfares in all London converge upon it.

An Irish terrier named Fynne lias averted a tragedy at Southampton. The dog belongs to Miss Bertram, of Belmont- road, Portswood, Southampton. During the night she was awakened by the dog, who led her to a room where a Miss Jones was sleeping. There was a strong smell of gas in the room, and Miss Jones was lying unconscious: It was found that there was a leak in the gaspipe. But for the dog’s warning Miss Jones would in all probability have been suffocated. As it was, she soon recovered. At the foundation-stone laying of the Co-operative Bacon Curing Factory at Elmswell, Suffolk, in which 400 farmers of Bury St. Edmunds district are interested, a message was received from the King agreeing to accept the first sides of bacon,prepared at/the factory. The stone laying ceremony was performed by the Marchioness of Bristol.

An oak tree on Sandy Lodge golf course was struck by lightning and destroyed. A golfer, who was taking shelter beneath the tree from: the rain, had a narrow, escape. Miss Horny, who was playing golf on the Tooting Bee course, .was struck by lightning and retired unconscious, while her boots were torn from her feet. MissHorny was removed to the club house, and afterwards to her home.