BRITAIN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 450, 2 September 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN.

SOJJTH WALES MINERS

M IS! X DELS i'A.X I)I .\ ((S ( LEAKED I T.

id EX WILL DO THE Hl DUTY

.London, Sept. I

The voting at the Cardiff Conference was (12,220 iu favour of the continuance of work and acceptance of lhe delegates' ’re-commcnda t ions, and .’ifi.lOO in favour of "down I no Is. Probably .!7.u00 miners will still bo idle until after Wednesday s toni'e"- ■ mce. because they resolved to strike on Tuesday until they iwe informed c.ftieiallv ihat the dispute was wtded. Mr. Winstone. interviewed, said he believed that, lhe new terms would be accept able. They’ righted the longest longstanding injustice, and ought to ensure peace in. South Wales at least, till the war was over. It required much patience, perseverance and forbearance on 'noth sides to clear up what was undoubtedly a. misunderstanding. They (Gold tell ihc Allies that the miners ’till do their dutv.

METALS WANTED FOR WAR.

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London. Sept. L In view of the repeat that tho German Government vias paying I’2llll a ton io householders for copper and other metal articles at collecting depots,- Lie "Daily Express” appeals to the Government. t o inaugurate a similar campaign. It suites that millions worth of copper.

tin and zinc articles required for the war are ,going to waste. The people would willingly surrender them if tf.ey knew they would ho turned into shells ami cartridges. THE VICTORIA CROSS. ’ London. Sept. I. Lance-Corporal Augar. of the Sth Territorial Highland Light Infantry, who sustained forty wounds while rescuing a wounded officer, was presented with the Victoria Cross by Hit King at Buckingham Palace. (Received 2, 12.43 p.m.) London. Sept. 1. Five more Victoria Crosses have been awarded.

Major Wheeler of the 7th Hartana Lancers. —He twice led his squadron in lance to a charge on the Turkish positions at Shaiba anil was killed on the 13th of April when far ahead of his men, and riding single-handed straight for the Turkish standards. Captain O'Sullivan, of the Ist InniskilUng Fusiliers. — South-west of Krithia, on the night c.f July Ist. when an essential pcrtic.n e.f a lost trench should be regained, ('apt. O’Sullivan, although mt belonging to the- troops at 1h;;i point, volunteered to lead the bomb throwers and in order to throw bombs with greater effect lie got up on the parapet where ho was completely exposed to the Turkish tire. Final.y lie was wounded, bur his inspiriting example enabled Ins party io tecpptiire the trench. Sergeant- Somers of i lie Ist Inneskilling Fusiliers.—On the night of July Ist in the south eastern zone of ( milopiii, when some BritislT troops retired from a sap owing to bombing. Sergl. Somers- remained alone until the party brought up bombs. Se-rgi. Somers then climbed into a Turkish trench and bombed llie Turks with great effect. Las er on lie advanced into the open, and held back, the enemy, throwing bombs into their flank until a barricade was established. Throughout lie ran io and from the trenches obtaining fresh supplies of bombs with great gallantry and coolness, and was largely instrumental in recapturing ’the position of our lost trench. Lem. Rochfori c.f the Ist Scots Guards, for conspicuous bravery.

On \llgllst 3rd, bet ween Camhrin and L:t Bassee, a German trench mot tar bomb landed near a working paity. Lieut, ftochfcir might carily hav<“ stepped round the corner in perfect safety, lull instead of doing so he shouted to d>e men to look out ami ran to the b< mb which he picked up ami hurled over ih<' parapet where it exploded immefliat eiy. His splf-tifli<l ce.inhination of presence of mind.,and enurftsf saved many lives.

.Second Lient. .James, of the -Illi Worccstershires.-On July 25th i» i im southern zone of Gallipoli, when a port ion of a regiment was cheeked, owing to all the officers being killed or wounded, Lieut. James, who belonged to a neighbouring unit, gathered a body of men ml led them forward under he a y -nell and rille lire. He then felt -.nd organised a second pari,’.. mu unit' fresh life into the attack. Lieu;. James on July 3rd headed itie bomb throwers in an attack cm a Tin i lannnnieation trench, wiicr. neariv all were wounded he ru mi< <i a l * ie and kept back the cm m\ handed until .a barrier had been had. behind him and the. trench Mwnrorl. Throughout these operations Im was exposed jo a murderous fire.

PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM

GERMANS OUTSIDE THE PALE

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London. Sent

rhe National J’nion of Paper- [ workers declined the invitation of the German and Austrian federai timt to attend a conference' in Swit- ■ zerland for the purpose of revising . the international organisation, staling that they had decided never again to sit in conference with representatives of the nation which applauded the murder of 1400 unarmed men, women and children on I lie Lusitania. it is proposed io call a conference in London or Paris to institute a now international secretariat, excluding the German and Austrian organisat ions. REPINGTON’S CRITICISMS. 1 ABSENCE OF GENTVS FOR WAM London. Sept. Lieutenant-Colonel Chas. Repingtbn says that the direction of the war on Ihe siile has not. been happy or larly fortunate. Since the decision in August, 191 t, we increased our force in •in its other i Cabinet lias show n ; idisence of genius for war. \\ I merely <lfift«*<l ungoverned ! >t rat fie cimrgauised munition , failure adopt national the landing nt Antwerp. a fiasco, and the which direct London in amateur scat terfashion, lacking the surprise and impetuosity jo carry it through