SOLDIERS’ PAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9719, 23 July 1917, Page 6

SOLDIERS’ PAY

CONTRAST WITH COLONIALS STRONG TRADES UNION AGITATION ON FOOT. 8y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and NZ Cable Association, LONDON, July 20. The Fedoratioji of Trade's Unions is inviting members d botii Houses of Parliament to confer with tins trades unions at the House of Commons on August. Ist .to consider tin; question of soldier-,’ and sailor,s' pay. Toe federation .states that the prices n, f!io men’; needs are enormously inC'virinr, and where (iritisb battalions brigaded alongside colonials, the FeiOsiier can only look at commodiF'- and turss the. parsimony which {.rjves him one-sixth of the pay of the Australian ami New Zealander. ft was not decent for “.stay-at-homes” to talk of patriotism while this scandal continued. AMERICA’S SELECTIVE DRAFT WONDERFUL PUBLIC INTEREST TAKEN. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, July 20. Intense interest centres in the selection of drafted men which commenced at the State buildings this morning. Throughout the country there is an ■ Unprecedented demand for newspapers, which are bringing out scores of editions. These are bought up as soon as they roach tho streets. Instead or the usual striking nows headings tho front pages are devoted to a mass or figures showing the order in which the recruit will bo drawn. Crowds fight in the streets to obtain tho editions. The drawing is not likely to bs completed till Saturday morning. PRODUCTION CF AEROPLANES TO DOMINATE GERMAN LINES NEXT YEAR. / IBy Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N;Z, Cable Association. LONDON, July 20. The Air Board has decided to increase tho supply of aeroplanes by the same methods of standardisation and Inrc©-snalo output which -Mr 'Gcorce applied to shells, and thereby enable tho Allies in IWB to victoriously- dominate tho German lines. DUTCH SHIPPING i; Hi fSH MODIFICATION OF NEW MINE ZONE. fiy Telegraph—Press Association —Copjrrlßbl Heater's Telegram*. AMSTERDAM, July 20. Tim British Government has deela i c-ti its readiness to leave a sate passage in its mine zone in order to i/iucii snipping to enter the or.gnia.l so-called ‘‘safe channel grunted by Germany. A message on Saturday said: —lt is stated tuat the new British mine zone /u the -North Sea was specially made to prevent enemy ships and submarines from emerging from the. Heligoland Bight. , A slight modification of its limits is being considered, with a view to satisfying the Dutch representations. Another message bearing dii the point is tho following received on July 11th, from Amsterdam;— The “Tolcgraaf” asserts-that the\oxtenaiou •of the British danger zone' in the North Sea includes the so-called sale channel left by Germany. This is Rue to the Germans misusing the channel in order to maintain communication, between Heligoland Bight and Zeobmgge and Rotterdam, and German harbours. Shiploads of coal from the Rhineland and Westphalia, which cannot be transported on the German railways, arc sent to Rotterdam. and from there German ships convey the coal to Emden and Cuxhaven. • Obviously., Britain , cannot tolerate such practices. Germany, and not Britain, should be asked to change her methods.

fIREACH OF DUTCH NEUTRALITY HOLLAND APPEALS TO BRITAIN FOE. SATISFACTION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 22, 5.5 p.m.) THE HAGUE, July 21. Official: The Dutch Minister in London has been instructed to call attention to tie seriousness of Britain’s action against German merchantmen in jDutch territorial waters, and to express a hope that Britain will give duo and complete satisfaction in accordance with international law. _ The instructions describe the action of the - warships as. an unmistakable violation ef Holland’s sovereignty and neutrality. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL WARDED TO SEVEN NEW ZEALANDERS, By TcipKrsph— Press Association—Copyright .ilia, and N.Z- Cable Assn, and Houter. (Received Jnlv 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 20. Seven New Zealanders have been iho Meritorious Service ' Medal. .