BROKEN HILL STRIKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16128, 17 January 1916, Page 6

BROKEN HILL STRIKE

MINE STRONGLY PICKETED. PORT PIRIE INVOLVED. By Telocraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received January 17. 1 a.m.) Sydney, January 16. The Broken Hill mines are strongly picketed. Arrangements are being completed for the issue of food tickets to strikers. A meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association declared Port Pine " black." Any members of the association there continuing work will be expelled. The association is also instructing unions throughout Australia to decline to handle Port Pirie products,

THE TRAGEDY OF WAR. GRAVES OF THE FALLEN. INSPECTION BY GENERAL. INCIDENT ON GALLIPOLI. The following description of an impressive inspection of the graves of the fallen at the Dardanelles comes from the special correspondent of the Melbourne Argus, who wrote from " the Near East," on December 1 :— There were eight perfect rows, each soldier's-place being immediately behind the other in front. At intervals there were gaps, but new arrivals w ero constantly taking up the vacant spaces. That very morning seven of the places had been filled. It was not everyone who was accepted, one necessary qualification being that each nominee should have been under fire. Sonic of the men "in those regular ranks had taken part in a dozen desperate fights; two had been awarded the Victoria Cross, and at least a dozen had been " mentioned in despatches." Every soldier in that group was an undoubted hero. Selection had not, however, been confined to particular units or to special arms of the service, practically every brigade and every battalion being represented. All of them were Australians. " The Roll of Honour." A Commonwealth general, who himself showed scars from many engagements, was making an inspection. A sergeant at his elbow held a book, containing every valiant man's name and record—it was called "The Roll of Honour." Turkish guns boomed, and were being answered on the ridges, while rifles snapped and cracked viciously. Bullets that had failed to find a mark in the firing-line came roaring down into the valley, to kick up bubbles of dust in the well-ordered linos. The staccato notes of machine-guns chopped spasmodically into the medley of sound. The general took no notice. The noise was familiar enough. Anyway, he was engrossed by the business in handStarting from the left the general strode along the front, while the sergeant read aloud from the open book : Many Heroic Deeds. BURNS.— of landing party led number of patrols into enemy territory: example throughout insDir.ng to comrades: hit by bomb at Steele's Tost." "Where did this man enlist?" inquired the officer. " Sydney, sir-—mother lives at Mait land." " SIMPSON.— Conspicuous bravery following the landing. Rescued 16 wounded men under fire. Made a great many trios daily with injured down Shrapnel Valley, when enemy guns were most activeHit by enioer from the Bloody Angle." " How did he. move the wounded men?" "On a donkey, sir. Everyone here in the early days knew Simpson. He was a wonder.' " HOGARTH.—Fearless in the most trying circumstances. His confluence was contagious. Went sinsle-han'u*d into scrub to find » machine-gun. and came back riddled with bullets to report." " That was at the beginning?" " Yes, sir. He was mentioned in despatches—a school-teacher in Victoria one of the bravest.'' Grief and Pride. So the inspection went on, first one line and then the other being viewed. The general halted in front of each soldier's portion in,turn to hear his personal story. The general passed along with a sigh. His heart was beating fast, stirred by mixed emotions, in which grief and pardonable pride ' struggled for the supremacy. A great many of the men had been in his own command. Now and then he stood longer than usual, asking for further particulars, with his head turned to one side so as to catch every word. "It is wonderful." he would say. Sometimes the general remarked, "And on* of mine !" Inside the hour the final name in the last rank had been read. The general walked back to the starting point. His face was very serious, and he could no', trust himself to speak for some minutes. Then he said simply -.— "What brave fellows they all are!" The. bugler had his heels together and his head up. The sergeant closed his book. "Australia Should be Proud of Them." "Sound the general salute!" the officer said. While the clear liquid notes rang out the little party stood at attention, with their hands to their brows. "Now blow the 'Last Post.' " _ For some minutes afterwards there was silence. Any one of them would have had difficulty in speaking. The general once more looked up and down those orderly lines, with the little mounds so equally spaced out—half a yard apart and a yard between. At the heid of every one was a rough wooden cross, with a white number painted upon it. From one or two tiny shrubs were sprouting, and on others wild poppies wero shooting up. There was an open hole in the last row. It was to be filled in next morning, and a new cross would be put up with another number. "How many will that make?" the general asked. "Nine hundred and ninety-two, sir." "For them the war has 'finished. Their joys and troubles are ended. Australia should bo proud of them— PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUITS. THE POST AND TELEGRAPHS. At the present time the number of men from the Post and Telegraph De partment actually on service at tl.e front is 766, said the Postmaster-General, Sir J. 0. Ward, Bart., in Wellington, last week. The number who are waiting to be called up is 123—a total of 889 who have been released, or will be released during the next week or so. Up to the present the number of men of the Department killed in action is 27, missing 7, wounded 43. Eighty-eight specialists of the Department have been sent forward for special work, and are receiving half of their civil pay. One lady '. f the Department has joined the nursing service, and six others have enlisted and are waiting to be called tip. The Department will be sending this week some thirty-three skilled wireless operators, who will be required for special work.

AMONG THE WOUNDED. GIFTS MUCH APPRECIATED. In the course of a letter received in Christehurch from Mrs. Studholme, who is staying at Cairo, the writer says' :— " We try to go as often as we can to the New Zealand Hospital at Pont de Koubbeh, about four miles out of Cairo; the men seem to like so much to be visited, and they get to long for little changes of food. People have given so liberally in New Zealand, but I do wish a sum could be sent direct to the matron of this hospitalthe sisters of each ward know so well the needs of their different patients. Some need strengthening things when they are getting better. The nurses themselves buy things to give to the men. I asked a sister of a surirical ward what she would like. She said tomato sauce to vary the meat, and boiled sweets. When she had the sweets the men did not object to their medicine. If you lie for weeks on your back people hardly realise what a difference a little change makes. "We are nearly always in the hospital when the men's supper comes round, and it consists of tea or cocoa, and big trays | of bread and butter and bread and jam, I but they don't like what they call Egyp- : tian jam. That is another request. Could you get people to make good homemade jam or buy tins of jam—jam should '. all be sent in tins—and izood tomato sauce? A box of these gifts would be welcome, and should be sent direct to the 1 matron of the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeh, Cairo."

HOMEWABD BOUND. MORE INVALIDED SOLDIERS. CONTINGENT ON* ROTORUA. ARRIVING AT AUCKLAND. The following is the official list of officers and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who are being invalided home by the steamer Rotorua, which is due at Auckland about February 6. In each case the place of residence of the next of kin is given with the soldier's name — AUCKLAND LXFANTRY. Alfred J. Anderson, Te Kopuru. Roy Colin Campbell, Morningside. Edgar De Lactv. Carterton. Thos. R. England, Tauranga. John L. Faulkner, Devon port. Jack Hally, Cambridge. John P. Hansen. Mangatu. Percival A. Hillary. Remuera. Ernest Hoptroff, Auckland. Stewart Houston, England. Ralph T. Jay, London. Harold Jones, Newton. John Jones, Liverpool. Noel Le No©!, Matakohe. Win. Wilbur Lynch, Waitawheta. Robert McKay, Paniell. Reginald H. Marshall. England. Ronald G. Mason, Ponsunby. Alex. John Mairhead, Dunedin. Daniel O'Brien, Kihikihi. Jas. H. Patullo, WhangareL Albert Potts, Aramoho. Albert Poidson, Hiriaka. Charles Rist, Onehunga. Arthur L. Shand, Thames. Angus Taylor, Masterton. David A. Vincent. I'aeioa. Fred. Webster, Mount Roski!!.

AUCKLAXD MOCNTEI) RIFLES. Lieut. Wm. T. Palmer, Ngaruawahia. Wro. H. Crafer, Seddon. Jas. S. Fox, Papamoa. Eric W. Inder. I'aJmerston North. George Lauer. PuV"k..hp. Alex. McFarlane, Waipa. Robert H. McK.in.ue,), .\arkworth. James Melling, Devonport. Stanley Quintan, Wellington. Thos. 11. Thomson, Taupiri. Frank Wattcrs, Mount Eden. Ernest J. Williams, Devonport.

WELLINGTON- INFANTRY. Lieutenant (has. C. Miles, Wellington. Thomas Anthony, Wanganui. Alfred Acott, England. Philip Banks. Dublin. Arthur H. Beable, Plymouth Win. A. Bell. Scotland. Alfred C. Bowman, InvercargilL Edward Rrickdale. Bedfordshire. John T. Byrne, Dublin. Sydney Dnnkrow. East Yorkshire. Sergeant-Major William Duidevey. Ernest H. Dunn, Napier. Henry G. Fenn, Napier. Joseph Franklin, Napier. Waverley Green, St. Albans. Edward D. Harvev. Calcutta. John Henry, Christchurch. EdwaTd Hunt, MaiiL-aremarama. George T. Kutton, Hawera. Donald M. Jamieson, DundeeAlfred R. W. Krebs, Mangawoka. Gilbert A. Lawrence. Jnhnsonville. George Lockwood. Pet one. Martin McGrath, Sydney. Cyril H. Mann. Wellington. David P Morrison, Suthorlandshire. Ole P. Mortenson. To Kuiti. John J. Murray, New Plymouth. Albert W. Napier. Hastings. 1 hoa. W. Narl>ev. Pokeno. Harry Nikel. Wellington. Albert Norton, Yorkshire. Edwin 0. Olsen. Auckland. Charles H. Plim. Stafford. England. Wiliam J. Robertson, Hawera. C. St. Paul. Dorset. Charles Scott. Frederick 11. R. Stidolnh, Wellington. Wm. J. Stephenson. Palmerston North. WELLINGTON MOUNTED RIFLES. Major Charles Dick, Kimbolton. Captain Wm. James Hardham, V.C., Wellington. William Gihb Blacklock, Ohakune. Alexander M. Hutton, Aberdeen. William G. Marshall. Hampden. Thomas William Murphy. Rangiora. Stanley R-onaidson, Wellington. William G. Shannon. Feilding. Dugaid Thompson, Feilding.

CANTERBURY INFANTRY. Major C. B. Brrreton, Nelson. Lieutenant DugaJd MeD. Robertson, Lin wood. « 8. L Andrews. Richmond. Kelson. Alfred F. Ashbolt. Rakaia. Harry Barlow, England. Frederick J. Bowring, Kaiapoi. Albert Brant. Rangiora. Reuben M. Broomifield, Annat. James F. Bryce, Tima.ru. Alexander Campbell, Waikari. Reginald Carroll. Orange Free State. Charles W. Collinson, Hull, England. Thomas H. Cunnard, Temuka, Frederick G. Dunn, Timaru. Frank S. Dyer. Christrhnrch. Harold P. Fougere. Chatham Island. James E. Gosney, Timaru. Lancelot J. Hagan, Trentham. Charles Hagues, London. John Head, WaverleyHerbert A. Johnston."Takaka, Charles V. Kear. Glcnomaru. Timothv Kelly, Ireland. Azel Lawrence, St. Albans. John B. Marr. St. Albans. Patrick L. Minola, Wellington. Cecil R. Murray, Dunedin. Albert H. Mvefs. Christchnrch. George P. Niall. Auckland. Orlando Pointon, Potone, Philip N. Sadd. Takaka, Nelson. Charles F. Stone, Nelson. Henry 0. Sutherland. Christ-church. Richard Sweetman. Oreymonth. John S. Taylor, Grey-mouth. Arthur Weaver, Rakaia.

CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. John Brydon, Christchurch. Michael A. Duggan, Gore. John T. Gill, ~Makikihi. Maurice A. Knight, Spreydon. William McCoy, Coalgate" John M. Scott, Timaru. -Major E. W. Webb, Christchurch.

OTAGO INFANTRY. G. T. Baker, South Dunedin. Nelson Berry, Oamaru. George Brown, Caversham. Dugald Buchanan, Invercargill. W. N. Caddie, Musselborough. Duncan M. Church. Dunedin. Francis J. Davey, Temuka. Cecil H. Duncan, Caversham Alfred J. Dun-ant, Rangiora. John Johnstone, Dunedin. Alphonsus Kirwan, Invercargill. Oliver J. Lay, Kelso. Gordon Mckenzie, Balclutha. Lan C. Mcßao, London. (.'lenient Mallinson, Yorkshire. Hanley H. Mitchell, Ngapara. Charles Moore, Tapanui. Joseph Montgomery, Oamaru. David Patersun, Oamaru. W. L. Paterson, Christchurch. W. E. Phillips, Te Rapa, Waikato. Edward Sedgowick, Ireland. Svdney A. Sharpe, England. Alexander Shipman, Gore. Arthur W. Smith, Invercargill. Richard G. Spiers. Invercargill John F. Walsh. Milton James Wood, Timaru. OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES. Marcus Anderson, Dunedin. W. J. Clarke, Mataura. Walter J. Dillon, Southland. Albert W. Fisher, Southland. Jas. E. Gaffaney.. Duncdiii. William Gunn, Glasgow. Frederick McKay. Wedderbtrrn. Randolph D. Mather, Portobello. Robert Morrison. Otautau. James Paul, Wellington. John Petersen, Dunedin. Marcus T. Ross, Tapanui. David Smaillie, Mosgiel. James Stewart, Oamaru. Patrick J. Sullivan, Timaru Peter Torrie. St. Kilda W. M. White, GLsborne. MAORI CONTINGENT. Hone Nepia. Awatapu Ngaki, Te Puke. Koama Tapihaua, Maketu, Bay of Plenty. J

Parakapa, Te Kao. Pita Tauwltare, Kaiapoi. . . Hatara Matciie, Te Awarua, Waipiro Bav. FIELD AKTIXLEKT. Eric W. Braithwaite, Dunedin. Ernest Cooper. Charles William Erwood, London. WiJliam Fryer. Southland. William Lindsay. Ashburton. Jacob Pearson, Ireland. Leslie J. Spinier. Devonport. Arthur J. Wood, Wades town. ENGINEERS. John Buckley. Timaru. William W. Cramp. London. John H. Forbes. Victoria. John I. Fox. Pahiatua. Flvet B. Gill, Palmerston North. Frank Kelly. Auckland. James A. N'eilson, Musselboro-u^h. Albert ('. Richards, Wellington. Leonard J. Wraipht. Roslyn, George I'ule. Aberdeen. medical coiirs. Duncan Mcllae, Puerua. .vKirr service coars. James Cochrane, Glenavy. Thomas A. Summers, Paeroa.