CARDIFF AS OIL PORT

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11661, 27 October 1923, Page 12

CARDIFF AS OIL PORT

SCHEME WHICH INVOLVES CAPITAL OF £50)0,000.

After several months of negotiation a start is to bo made shortly in laying down an oil storage plant at Cardiff Docks, which will be one of the largest in the Uniited Kingdom. Tho plans, which arc at present being worked out by expert .engineers, provide for tho construction oi' four huge tanks on a site owned by the Groat "Western Railway Company close to tho entrance to Queen Alexandra Docks. Two of these tr<nks will have a capacity of 10.000 tens, and the other two half that qunntit v They will be filled with oil produced by some of the largest undertakings across the Atlantic from tank steamtrs, which will berth at the jetty near by. A capital of £500,000 is involved in the scheme, the leading figures behind which are Mr L. V. Curry, of New York, Mr R. W. J. Mutherland, of New York, Lord Glanely, and a number of other prominent South Wales busineaa men.

were seen together; and nearly as many more straggled into camp before evening. These were the survivors of the 007!”

Doubtless justified by just such* graphic a newspaper account as this appearing in the London Press at the time, England’s Poet Laureate (Lord Alfred Tennyson) was inspired to write a poem which will go down to history as immortal to his own memory as the incident itself to the immortal memory of those of England’s valorous dead who played the dreaded part therein. Once more, let. us who recited-them so martially (and imperfectly) in our school-day careers, ring out the grand refrain:— Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward. All in the Valley of Death Rode the six hundred “Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for tho guns!” he said: Into the. Valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward the Light Brigade F* Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho’ the soldier knew Someone had blundered; Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but. to do and die: Into the Valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of Ihem, Cannon to left of them. Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well. Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Flash’d all their sabres bare, Flashed ns they turned in air. Sabring the gunners there, Charging ah army while All the world wonder’d: riUngerl in tho battery smoke Right thro’ the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel’d from the sabre stroke Shattered and sunder'd. Then they rod-3 back, but no-t, Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cai ron to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d; Stormed at with shot and shell, 'vhile horse and hero fell, They that, had fought so welt Came thro’ the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glorv fade? O, the wild charge they made! All the world wonder’d. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, * Noble six hundred. October 25th, 1923—sixty-nine years cinoe these lines were written, and the incident itself occurred—is but Yesterday to those whose To-morrows (equally worthy should they prove) will enjoy an equal lasting fame. Memo.—The following members of the Light and Heavy Brigade were awarded V .C. ’s Lieut-Sergeant-Major John Berryman, 17th Lance re. Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, 11th Hussars. Quartermaster J. Farrell (Scots Greys), 2nd Dragoons. Sergeant-Major J. Grieve, 2nd Dragoons. Sergeant Joseph Malone, 13t*h Light Dragoons. Surgeon James .Mount, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. Private Samuel Parkeis 1 , 4th (Queen’s Own) Light Dra'goous Sergeant H. Ramage, 2nd Dragoons. Sergeant-Major Charles Wooden. 17th Lancers. These, nine “Victoria Cross” winners, whose total was (for the whole Crimean campaign) but sixty-two! THE ROLL OF HONOUR LIGHT AND HEAVY BRIGADE V.C.’S. BERiRYMAN. Troop - SergeantMajor John, 17th Lancers: seirvod throughout the whole campaign; captured three Russian prisoners within reach of their own guns at “McKenzie’s | Farm” ; was ono of the six hundred, and stayed under a heavy fire with his wounded officer, whom he afterwards brought out. Dispatches September 20th October 25tn, November sth 1854.

DUNN.—Lieutenant Alexander Roberta. 11th Hussars: for returning after the charge of Balaclava to save the lives of a sergeant and private by cutting down the Russians. He was the onlv officer there Who won the V.C.. and was afterwards killed during the Abysinian War.

FARRELL.—Quartermaster J., 17th Lancers; for remaining with a wounded officer, and assisting to bring him in, under a fire of shot and ©hell, after the Balaclava- charge. GRVEV E.—Sergeant-Major J., 2nd Dragoons (Soots Greys) ; for riding to the rescue of an officer who waa surrounded by the enemy at Balaclava, killing one, disabling and dispersing the others.

MALONE.—Sergeant Joseph, 13th Light Dragoons: for remaining with Captain Webb, who was- wounded, after the charge of Balaclava, his own horse having been shot, until help came. MOUAT.—“Surgeon James (after wards Surgeon-General Sir J., K.C.8., Q.H.S.), 6tli Dragoons (Inniskillings), “Heavy Brigade’’; for voluntarily goin'g to the assistance of Major Morris, 17th Lancers, who was lying badly wounded in an exposed position after the Balaclava charge, ana saving that officer’s life by dressing his wounds in the presence of the enemy. Knight of the Legion of Honour.

PARJvES. Private Samuel, 4th Light Dragoons (Queen’s Own); for pluckily defending an unarmed non00m. against «vix Russians during the charge of the Light Brigade, and sticking to him until his sword was ahot away. RAMAGE.—Sergeant H., 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys); for saving the, life of a wounded comrade, Private Gar-

diner, during the charge of the Heavy Brigade, nnd dispersing seven Russians surrounding another, Private McPherson ; also dismounting and capturing a prisoner. WOODEN. —Sergeant-Major Charles, 17th Lancers; for assisting to rescue hie major after the charge of Balaclava, under a tremendous fire.