SOUTH WALES MINERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 July 1915, Page 2

SOUTH WALES MINERS

ORIGINAL PROPOSALS DEMANDED. (Rec. July 13, 1 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. After a conference of >Soutih Wales miners, the leaders announced they had resolved hot to accept anything less than the original proposals, and wouldi stop the collieries on Thursday until the demands were accepted. BALDANE-LLOTD GEORGE QUARREL. (Rec. July 13, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. Mir Asquith, in the House of Commons, to majkie a statement oregardling the Baldame-Lloyd George quairrel. THE KONIGSBERG. • (Rec- xxuly 13, 3.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. The monitors Mersey and Severn attacked the Konigsberg in the Rufigi River on July 4th. The Konigsberg was heavily afire amidships,, and the monitors resumed the attack on the eleventh, and completely - wrecked the Konigsberg. ] DRILL BOOK RULES.

(Rec. Julv 13, 2.40 p.m.) "LONDON, July 12. A Canadian eye-witness states that after the battle of' Langemarck, the Canadians rested until the; 14th May, and then moved to the southenx section of the British line. The following is an example of the'result of & citizen army not keeping to drill book rules. _ A Canadian battalion arranged -with its a-rtil-lex'y to open a, heavy fire on.a sectioxx of the German trenches while the infantry made an ostentatious parade. - fixing bayonets and Tigging trench ladders. The Germans promptly ret-ix-ed- to the, supporting trenches, leaving the stpx-rn of shells to rage on the front, 'but were ready to Tush back when the fire stopped, to meet the Canadian charge. The guns were duly rifled from the' front trenches and shelled the suppox-ting trenches; as the drillbook states, to prevent the Germans coming up. The Germans, nevertheless returned. ,