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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9478, 16 December 1918, Page 4

ANOTHER V.C. NER(T. WELLINGTON, December M?" The Base Records office has recAireo particulars of •an incident for which _ tho-Victoria .Cross-has "been * awarded /, to ■ 10-2950, /Sergeant' "John 1 "(Jilray^ "Grant,".oTthe'-New Zealand.. Expedition- :, ary "Force; ' for ' gallantry in" the" field"! of'action. At Bancourt on 1 September--1, under point-blank''fire at 20 yards;- ] he nished 'enemy posts to right and I'oft, showing conspicuous bravery. It. is' recorded that throughout the operations, lasting three days, he set a splendid example to all. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs JL Grant, Prin-,-cess Street, Haw'era. ' .

A meeting of. the executive of the South Canterbury Farmers' TJnum. held at- Timaru on Saturday, discuKied - the failure of the Government to give effect to -the promises -to -fix a definite price for 1919-20 wheat.' Extreme,dissatisfaction was shown, and it was argued that' if the - Government had tried to do its best to ,kill wheat-grow-, ing in Canterbury, it could not havebetter succeeded in doing , it. The union had done its best to encourage-wheat-growing, and the Government v 'had made its efforts useless. It was unanimously decided—"That as- all former suggestions asked for -°ro|yejbeen „. ignored, the union will not again offer to give any assistance, but will keep . its own counsel and let the Government do as it pleases."