CENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4275, 26 June 1916, Page 5

CENERAL CABLE NEWS.

TURKS TREATING BRITISH PRISONERS AY ELL.

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.)

United Press Association —C-opyright (Received June 25. 5 p.m.) LONDON. June 25.

General Lake reports that the Turks arc excellently treating the Kut prisoners, specially the sick and wounded, and paying officers one-third rates. The generals have been sent to Broussa, and the others to Angort and Koniu.

FOR VALOR

(Received June 25. 5 p.m.) (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) " LONDON, June 21. Up to date 86 Victoria Crosses, 130 Military Crosses and 6150 Distinguished Conduct and 1900 Military Medals have been distributed. The King inspected a number or motor ambulances presented to France bv members of Lloyd's for operations behind the Verdun lines.

AWARD to x.z. signaller. (Received June 26. 12.5 a.in.) LONDON, June 25. A distinguished conduct medal has been awarded Sergeant G. Alexander, of tho New Zealand Signal Company, for conspicuous good work and devotion to duty throughout the campaign.

GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP OF

CANADA

(.Received June '25, 5 p.m.) LONDON, June 25

Official: The Duke of Connaught is returning to England in October. Prince Alexander of Teek is unable to succeed him on account of Ids military duties. It is likely Lord Curzon nnl be appointed. POOR ESS AD PASHA ! AMSTEEDAAL June 25 Ad rices have been received from \ ienna that tlio AYar Council sentenced to death in Contumaciam Essad 1 asba for siding with the enemy. SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING INN.S.W. SYDNEY.. June 24. Owing .to delays over tlie absentee vote it'Ts now stated that. G o clock closing is unlikely to operate betoi e the. end of June. GOING TO FIGHT HIS LATE CAPTORS. Rupert Thompson, a resident of Newcastle, ,wlio was for several months a prisoner at Rnhleben Camp. Germany, was exchanged owing to health failure. He has recovered and has enlisted, and is proceeding to Franco to fight his late captors. FURTHER. NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. Casualty List 171) contains the followino- New Zealanders: —Died ot illness, Private AV. G. Black; wounded. Private N. AV. Clarke., LanceCorporal E. T. Clarke, Private A. R. Treacher. The last-named two were previously reported ill. CHEESE RISING IN VALUE IN SYDNEY. The Commodities’ Commission has authorised an increase of a ponny a pound for cheese. SEQUEL TO A PRIZE FIGHT. LONDON. June 23. The verdict at tlio inquest on Louis Hood, injured in a. prize fight, was that death was due to misadventure. WHY THE WAR MUST CONTINUE. MUXS COMMITTED TO ANTICHRIST PR INCIPLES. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, June 25. At the Diocesan Conference at Lambeth the Archbishop of Canterbury said ho saw nothing to justify poucc negotiations. Tho Germans 'veto ii revocably committed to anti-Chnst principles. ~