MINING DISPUTE

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9139, 3 September 1915, Page 5

MINING DISPUTE

GARDIFF CONFERENCE ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT OVER FORTY THOUSAND MEN STILL IDLE. 3y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, September 1. Tile Cardiff Conference regarding the mining dispute accepted the settlement. Forty-two thousand men arc still idle, the protest being that the agreement has not yet been signed. RESUMPTION OF WORK ON THURSDAY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 2, 3 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. The Cardiff' Conference almost unani. mously accepted the terms of settlement, thanking the leaders for their able conduct of the negotiations. , The minors who struck on Tuesday night justify their action as being in accordance with the decision arrived at some days ago, and state also that they were not officially informed that a settlement had been reached. It is expected that all the collieries will resume on Thursday. A SPY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright NEW YORK, September 1. Ignatius Lincoln, a self-eoiilessed German spy, formerly a British member of Parliament, lias been arrested and charged with forgery. His extradition is demanded. Lincoln declares that the British Secret Service wishes to get him to England simply to shoot him as a spy. KING AND~ QUEEN VISIT THE HOSPITALS By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON, September 1. The King and Queen spent two ami a half hours at the Third Loudon General Hospital at. Wandsworth. Twi hundred men. who wore recently returned from Germany, and are unfit for further service, were drawn up m double file, weaving the blue hospital uniform. Their Alajesties walked up tho lines, speaking to each man. All tho men boro visible evidence of terrible wounds. Tho King asked one: "How were you fed in Germany?” The soldier replied; “They fed us like cattle.” The King retorted: “Not Upon hay, 1 hope.” Later. Their .Majesties visited and conversed with a number of Australians and New Zealanders from tho Dardanelles. ROUSING CHEERS FOR THE QUEEN. (Received September 2, 9 p.m.) LONDON, September 2. A party of New Zealand wounded was passing Portland Place, when the Queen arrived at the headquarters ol the Queen’s Work for Women Fund. ' The New Zealanders lined up, and gave rousing cheers, and awaited the reappearance of tho Queen, who conversed with them for several minutes VICTtmCROSSIWAROS By Telegraph—Progs Association—Copyright LONDON, September,!. Five more Victoria Crosses have ueeii awarded. The recipients include:—. Major Wheeler, of the 7th Hariaua Lancers. He twice led a squadron in a lance charge on the Turkish positions at Shaiba, and was killed on April Ulili while far ahead of his pien, riding single-handed straight for the Turkish standards. / Captain O’Svllivnn, Ist Innisldliing Fusiliers.—South-west of Krithia, on the, night of July Ist, when an essential portion of a Inst trench should bo regained. Captain O’Sullivan, although not belonging to the troops nt that point, volunteered to lead the ■bomb-throwers. Captain O’Sullivan, in older to throw bombs with greater effect, got up on the parapet, where lie was completely exposed to the Turkish file. Ho was finally wounded, but his inspiring example enabled the party to recapture the trench. 2nd Lieutenant Rochfort, Ist Scot' Guards.—Ho acted .bravely on August 3rd. between Cambrai and La Bassee. A German trencli mortar bomb landed near a working party. Lieutenant Rochfort might easily have stepped around a corner into perfect safety, but instead shouted to the men to look out, aud ran to the bomb and burled it over tho parapet, when it exploded immediately. ■ His splendid combination of presence of mind and courage saved many lives. 2nd Lieutenant James, 4th Worcestershire Regiment.—On July 25th, in the southern zone at Gallipoli, when a portion pf a regiment was checked owing to all the officers being killed or wounded, Lieutenant James, who belonged to a neighbouring Unit,, gathered a ho ly of men and led them forward under heavy shell and rifle fire, thou returned and organised a second party, putting fresh life into tho attack. Lieutenant James, on July 3rd, headed a bombthrowers’ attack on a Turkish commi. - ideation trench, when nearly all the wounded remained alone, and kept back the enemy single-handed until a barrier was built behind him, and the trencli secured. Throughout he was exposed to a murderous fire.

Sergeant Somers. Ist Inniskilling fusiliers. —On the night of July Ist, in the sniit.heni zone on Gallipoli, when some British troops retired from a sap owing to bombing, Somers remained alone until a party brought up bombs. Somers then climbed the Turkish trench and bombed the Turks with great effect. Later bo advanced into the open and hold back the enemy, throwing bombs on their flank until a barricade was established. Throughout ho ran to and from the trenches rhtaining fresh supplies of bombs. His groat gallantry and coolness wore largely instrumental' in recapturing a portion of our lost trench.