MOTHER COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17285, 28 September 1916, Page 7

MOTHER COUNTRY

THE TRADE WAR.

CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

GUARDING AGAINST ENEMY

GOODS.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received September 27, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 26. An official announcement says:—All goods exported from the following countries to the United Kingdom, Australasia, South Africa, colonies not possessing responsible governments, protectorates aind India must from October 1 be accompanied by consular certificates that nobody with whom trade is prohibited has an interest in such goods:—• South America, Central America, Spain and colonies, Costa Rica, . Cuba, Danish and Dutch colonies, Dominican Republic, Greece, Liberia, Morocco, Persia, Philippines, Portu-

guese East and West Africa. Certificates of origin and of interest are required in respect of goods for which certificates of origin heretofore were required when exported from Norway, Sweden,. Denmark, Holland and Switzerland. Both certificates are required for exports from the latter countries to Canada.

DARDANELLES COMMISSION

IMPORTANT WITNESSES.

(Received September 27, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 26. At the Dardanelles Commission Viscount Grey will give evidence to-day, Sir Maurico Hankey to-morrow and Major Winston Churchill on Thursday.

DECORATIONS.

OVERSEAS TROOPS REWARDED. LONDON, September 26. Thirty-six. D.S.O.’s have been awarded. They include ten Australians. There are 251 Military Orosses, 192 British, forty-nine Australian, six Canadian and four South African.

PUNJABI HERO.

EARNS VICTORIA CROSS.

HELD GAP SINGLE-HANDED. LONDON, September 26. Naik Shabamad Khan, of the Punjubis, has been awarded the Victoria Cross. Ho was in charge of a machinegun covering a gap in our lines within

150 yards of , the enemy’s entrench* ments and beat off threo counter-af-j tacks. Ho worked the gun single-! handed, after all the men except tw.ol belt-fillers had become casualties. Shahamad held the gap for three hours,| until it was made secure.

When the gun was knocked out Tfcifl and the belt-fillers held their gronndß with rifles, and later brought the gun. I ammunition and a severely wounded.l man back. - , // .1 ‘ Finally Shahamad returned alone and* removed the refraining arms and equip-* ment. His great gallantry and deter* urination saved our line. ■ -— ; —— . * in