MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1917, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

GERMAN GAS ATTACKS. A RUSSIAN REPORT.. LONDON, May 12. Russian Official : The enemy made a gas attack at Stahovce. southwards of Lake Narocz, , GERMAN METHODS. FURTHER DISCLOSURES. PARIS, May 12. Commandant (!le.>,s, admini uering the twenty-five communes of the Si. Quentin region, issued a decree in 1 !)15 that has just been discovered, compelling all workmen and children over fifteen years of age to work in the fields: nevri.j day:; weekly. Idlers wore punished by six months in gaol with only bread and water every third dn.y. Children shirking work were flogged. The commandant reserved the right to administer twenty strokes daily to laborers [shirking. The decree concluded : ''The laborers in the commune of Vendclle.s have been seven, ly punished." VICTORIA CROSS. AWARDED TO AUSTRALIAN OFFICER. LONDON, Mav 11.

The Press Rureau states: The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Cap, tain. -P. 11. Cherry, an Australian, for hrawrv and determination of Radi-

sh ip. lie was, commanding a company detailed to storm and clear a

pany were kilh d or wounded, but Captain Cherry carried on with determinal iot) in the face of fierce opposition and cleared .the enemy nut ff the village. H e frequently reported progress. When held up by the 'Demy at a strong point he organised machine-guns and bombing, parties and captured the position, setting a wonderful example to the men, who

next took charge, beating off resolutely the heaviest counter-attacks. When wounded early in the morning he refused to leave his post and encouraged the nam, until this verv gallant officer wa s killed.

Seven New Zealanders have been awarded the Military Medal.

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Mav 13. The Government is considering the II«.i. W. I). S. MacDonald's offer to purchase 2.000,000 bushelr, of wheat for New Zealand. It is understood that tiio price offered is below i s Od per bushel, which is charged local consumers.

DUTCH ?4fNISTER.

SEXDS TX HIS RESIGXATIOX

[AUSTRALIAN AND W.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

llernived this day at 9-50 a-m- ---.,,, THE HAGFE, Mav l;i. Ihe War . Minister, ' MaforOeneral Bosboome, has resio'ned nv.-nig- to tlie Second Chamber resolving by 44 to 2u against calliii"' up the Lansturm 1908 class °

THE GERMAN ARMY.

BELGIANS TO BE DIS-

MISSED

[Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.!

AMSTERDAM, May 13. In reply to the Socialist Juihne s questions in the lioiohstag it was stated that the War Ufnee has instructed commanders to dismiss any Belgians illegally incorporated in the Herman Army.

THE CORPSE FACTORY,

ANOTHER GERMAN DENIAL

AMSTERDAM, May 12. Replying to ~ qut-sf ion in the'Reichstag, Jlovr /niimr-niiaim said; that the

corpse lactory allegations were ealumii.v. lie blamed Lord Robert Cecil for giving credence to them.

GERMANY ISOLATED.

MAIL SERVICES STOPPED,

AMSTERDAM, May 12

The German post other l announces) tho stoppage of the mail service to Spain, Mexico. Central Anieika, So-ufh America China, and Siani, owing to flie impossibility of seeming safe connections. Thus Germany i s isolated from the whole world, except: her AlIk'si and Seandi.'.iavia, Holland, and Switzerland,

BRITAIN'S EFFORTS.

EXPENDITURE OF AMMFXI-

TIOX

[Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.]

Received tin's day at 0-50 a.m LONDON, May Li.

Sir Wm- Robertson, . speaking at the Newspaper Press Fund dinner, said': We expended in the past five or six_ weeks 200,000 ions of, ammunition in France alone- We conveyed thither fifty thousand tons of stone per week to mend roads.

ENGINEERS' STR3KE.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

Received this dav at 10-20 a-m LONDON, Mav 18-

Some papers allege that there is a secret association of shop hands controlling' Ihe engineers' strike, which., is spreading, no officials assuming responsibility for the. strike. More shops have joined and trade cards have been abolished, according to the request of the unions, owing to the unfairness of the exemptions.

SOUTHWOLD CLOSED.

ONLY ALLIES' A T ESSELS ADMITTED. [Australian and N.Z.Cablo Association.] Received this dav at 0-50 a.m. LONDOX 3lav 13The "Star" slates that the Government is closing' South wold to vessels other than British and her Allies, with a view of excluding Dutch steamers sailing under the German Government's permit. STOPPAGE OF RACING. PRESS PROTEST. [AUSTRALIAN A\D N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.] Received this dav at 10-35 a-m-LONDON, May 13. The "Sportino- News" and several other newspapers strongly urge the Government to reconsider their decision regarding racing. They point out that the amount of oats consumed by the horses in training is very small, and it will he quite possible tn stop the waste of petrol by those motoring to racecourses. Special race trains can also be prohibited, but it is absurd to stop a few meetings which provide the necessary test of horse breeding- Germany and France will continue racing-