PRISONERS OF WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17069, 30 July 1917, Page 5

PRISONERS OF WAR

ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. Heater's Telegrams. LONDON, July 27. . In the House of Commons Mr J. p. Hope announced that Britain and Germany had ratified the War Prisoners Amendment (arrived at by The Hague Conference). It provides more lenient medical qualifications for repatriation and for internment in a neutral country; repatriation of the worst cases from Switzerland; internment in Holland of 7500 sick and wounded British and German combatant prisoners; also' 6500 officers and noncommissioned officers who have been imprisoned for 18 months, all of whom would be eligible for internment in a neutral country. Holland would also provide for taking charge of 2000 civilian prisoners, preferably invalids. Mr Hope stated that the punishment of prisoners who attempted to escape would be reduced, and all punishments as at present inflicted would • cease by August L Reprisals against individuals would be immediately cancelled, and future reprisals. would be subject to a month's notice. The execution of all other sentences has been postponed until peace. GBAND IRISH SALE. ~ M'FADDEN'S FAMOUS LINEN STOCK SOLD TO AETHUfi BAMETT. LTD. OPENING DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1. LOVELY HAND-EMBROIDERED UNDERLINEN. A GLORIOUS SELECTION OF HANDEMBROIDERED I OUSES. ' FANCY LINEN AND DAMASKS IN ENDLESS VARIETY. THE" BIGGEST DEAL IN HIGH-GRADE LINENS EVER- NEGOTIATED IN NEW ZEALAND. OUR' OWN MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF DRAPERY, FURNISHING, AND CLOTHING LINKED UP WITH M'FADDEN'S. OPENING DAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY. ARTHUR BARNETT (LTD.).

MESOPOTAMIA

GOVERNMENT CENSURED BY MINERS. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. LONDON, July 27. The Miners' Federation Conference unanimously adopted the president's resolution censuring the Government for not bringing to trial the persons responsible for the losses of life and the misery of tho troops in Mesopotamia.