MOTHER COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17263, 2 September 1916, Page 9

MOTHER COUNTRY

KITCHENER MEMORIAL. . MONUMENT AT WARWICK HEADS. Renter’# Telegrams. v LONDON, August 81. ’ " ; It has been decided to erect a monu- ;

ment to Lord Kitchener at Warwick Heads, near wwhero the Hampshire sank. ‘ THE WHEAT SUPPLY. 1 EFFECT OF/RUMANIA’S ENTRY. RUSSIAN SUPPLIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. 1 (Received September 1. 8.50 p.m.) LONDON,' September 1. Bathgate’s report on tho effect on the wheat market as a result of Rumania’s entry into tho war says: It is almost a certainty that Russian wheat will be available in large quantities before the end of 'tho Season, either at Salonika'or through the Dardanelles. Russia’s harvest' id 1010 was 90,000,000 quarters, in addition to 70-000.000 quarters stored. The wheat!available m America will then no longer bo able to dictate. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. ■APPEAL AGAINST REPRISALS. VISCOUNT GREY REFERS TO .. ENEMY OUTRAGES... (Reoeived September 1, 8.50 p.m.) ■ ■ LONDON, September 1. The International Red Cross Com- ■ xnitteo has addressed a meinotial to belligerents and neutrals imploring belligerents ’to abandon reprisals on prisouo'rs Of war, which is a reversion to the Methods of barbarism, and unworthy of nations , which have given the Red Cross its present position. Viscount’ Grey replied ' that ■ Britain, throughout has discountenanced reprisals, oivihg to'"their in'diserniunating and unjust .operation,, lho. policy of the German'' Government, however, perpetrated a succession of outrages , which -Strained the temper and pa; tience of the British people to a breaking point, and created a situation of utmost gravity. ■ .They included the ' stoking of the Lusitania' ancl tho »us6ox, the/.brutal execution of Nurso Cavell, ' and the criminal desertion of prisoners at Wittenberg camp when they were stricken by discaso, initiated by a callous disregard of the German authorities to tbo ordinary hygienic precautions,. Tho IntcriyitiOnd Committee’s appeal to belligerents would obtain a jredress of.the grievances by reprisals, but should request neutrals to' impress upon the enemy concerned a consideration of. humanity and justice > The British Government would readily respond; to appeal, being confident that the committee and neutrals would recognise that the surest means of avoiding reprisals was-to pro-' nipt© the abandonment of the policy inspiring them. ; skeffincton inquiry. ORDER , CAME TOO LATE. Reuter’s Telegrams. , . LONDON. August 31. At tho Skeffington' inquiry eyidence was given by Lieutenant Bobbin that he sent a messenger to the adjutant to pay. that Captain. Colthurst intended to . remove the prisoners from the guard robm for .execution. Tho adjutant sent. a '-message that .they must not be removed, but the messenger * arrived as the shots rang out. • . , Lieutenant > Dobbin,., aged nineteen vdafs, replying to the chairman said that he did not 'defend the-prisoners because Captain Colthurst was Ins superior officer but' he was not actually ordered .to. give them up. Cpp.tam Outburst simply - said that, j-ho wanted the- prisoners . and took th'eiri. .Witness sard "that he know, that Captain Colthurst was doing wrong' but he was'not'inV a position to say- so fof, his superior. He admitted thnt he heard a general rumour that, Captain Colthhrst had previously...shot, a jboy- in the streets- Tho inquiry dosed. . u;" .: ' ' ' > - « MINERS’ WACES. j AWARD CONFIRMS EXISTING RATES. s. ■- ’ • Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received September 1, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON,-, September 1. 'in the South Wales coat fields dispute the miners claimed 121 per cent advance, and the owners : v 15 per cent , reduction. Mr' Justice . Pickford’s I award maintains the existing rate.