Manchester heard its first description of conditions around Antwerp from a naval man John Manfield who had arrived home at Albert Street, Rusholme over the previous weekend
He said the allies withdrawal was absolutely necessary and that to stay would have meant a needless sacrifice of life.
The Germans using their aeroplanes had found the exact range for their guns to target, and rained shrapnel continually on British and Belgian forces.
Manchester’s temperance society were supporting the crackdowns on alcohol sales. Chief constables had been given the power to recommend reductions in the selling of drink in a series of war measures.
The society also made it clear its distaste for giving soldiers at the front rum rations
The latest advert to hit the streets was for black cap cigarettes ‘follow the Russians to Berlin with the aid of a black cat war map’ said the advert and the twenty five coloured flags, both of which are given for only ten coupons found in every packet of lucky black cap cigarettes.
There was a raid by police in Collyhurst on a house where illegal betting had been taking place.
Mrs Ellen Lancelot was taken into custody charged with using her house for the purposes of betting. The police seized a number of betting slips, some money and horse racing literature.
A German was sentenced to two months hard labour charged with having in his possession a loaded revolver.
He had buried the gun in his garden at Old Trafford but told police it didn’t belong to him, and was looking after it for a friend.
