THE MILLS OE GOD.
/ TRAITOtR'S TURN COMES. /LONDON, July 22,— The correspondent of the Times in Paris; reports that there were -.. moving scenes at : the* ..trutt of the traitor Louis Richard for causing the arrest and execution of M. : Jacquet ,at Lille during the German.. occupation. Madame Jacquet, who was in' ••''deep deposed that her husband' assisted Allied soldiers to escape through the German, lines.
Richard, a lance-corporal, pretended ,to help, V but- contrived Jaequet's betrayal.
After the latter's execution a German detective, Schmidt, pointed but Richard to the widow, saying: "There's the man who gave your husband away. We would band him over, .but he is useful to us.'* - Madame ; Jacquet , in courts passionate-' ly denounced tne traitor, saying; "You coward- You've, caused my husband, tlie father of my five children, to., be, shot for doing his duty." . .Jaqquet's daughter subsequently de.nounced the' . accused, concluding : "When will your, .turn come ?'i .Richard busi been, accused of many similar acts? .';; ,',, ./
■:•"..; \d-y :HAJ^W__) GROUND, v LONDON^ July 24.— 1t is officially-re-ported: ..that- > tlie.; memorial scheme: for GaUipbjii fincludes the v main monument at.TLone.rPlne; .and smaller memorials; at ttiie; landing-place at Anzac Coye, Quihn's Post, Courtney's Post, , and Hill 60. jThere ; will also be a great: empire memorial' at Holies, in .which Australia .*\vill participate. This will be visible for^ -miles. ,• - • .--. •-,, , , Tjhe, ; arcliillects,- ; Sur John Burnet .and Captain Keesing,' of * the A.I.F. have-, prepared artistic schemes for approximately 16 cemeteries, and Australian trees,, including gum trees, will- be sent from -Egypt. The .existing crosses .'.will bo replaced : iby sloped headstones. /Caretakers and rangers will be appointed. .. ;■ 'dd'- \. y Tjhe, f treaty with Turkey provided that ownership to tbe extent of British penetration shall pass to Britain, .and .the right, of access /shall ■ , be vested -. forever i'n. . 4lie Graves'- .Commission, while* " Tur , Jiiey will -be held responsible for the jny^olability... of ...the, memorials,; cemeteries., ahd fenced areas, anoluding the front-, line trenches'.' -v.,; : -The> commission ; has : . appointed 'Cap-/ tain C. Hughes, of the Light: Horse,; as supervising engineer at £900, a year,, in charge, of the Gallipoli work, with tbe rank of colonel. .■"".- '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14987, 14 August 1919, Page 5
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