LATEST WAR NEWS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 178, 2 September 1914, Page 10

LATEST WAR NEWS.

RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER. GERMANS KILL THE WOUNDED. ENGLISH SERGEANT ATTACKED. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright (Received September 2, 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. Mr Martin Donohoe, the "Chronicle's correspondent, relates how a sergeant of the Middlesex "Eegiment, wounded at, Mons, lay helpless while the German infantry swept by, and the cries of the wounded told him they were being ruthlessly slaughtered. The sergeant simulated death, but as the Germans passed by he received a violent blow on the chest with a rifle butt, which broke a rib. Another Prussian stabbed him with a bayonet. A HANDFUL OF IRISHMEN. CONFRONT A REGIMENT. NOT ONE ESCAPES. (Received September 2, 1 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. " A wounded Britisher, describing the fighting during the four days' battle, states: — * - . "I saw a handful of Irishmen throw themselves in front of a regiment ofQavalry trying to cut off the horses of the battery. Not one of the poor lads escaped, but later they were finally avenged. . The cavalry came down and the Irish lads used the bayonets. The House of Commons has passed a Bill remitting the death duties for those who are killed in the war or who die by reason of wounds, or disease, within a year. THE BLUE-GREY CLOUDS. IRRESISTIBLE GERMAN ADVANCE MUNSTEE FUSILIERS TO THE RESCUE. (Received September 2, 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. . The Highlander '» story of the four days' battle (continued from page 7 of this issue) goes on to say:—"Three guns had weakvdnfanfcry supports, which did their utmost to stay the onward rush ,of the bluish-grey clouds. The German marksmen picked off our horses and then their cavalry swooped down. Our officers realised it was useless to make further sacrifices, and ordered the abandonment of the guns. I only saw one battery thus lost. "In another case the Lancera swooped down and killed the last one of one battery, but the situation was saved by a couple of companies of the Munster Fusiliers, who rushed at the enemy with fixed bayonets and put them to flight,

Later on the Munsters captured a few German horses, and the last I saw was the Munsters and the horses dragging the guns away." ALLIES LEFT FALLS BACK. BEUTAL EXCESSES BY AUSTRIANS AUSTRALIA AND THE WIDOWS. (Received September 2, 2.:»0 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. - It is officially announced that on the Allies left wing a series of circumstances favoured the Germans, and despite counter attacks, the Allies had to give ground. Our armies have nowhere been broken, and the morale is excellent. ROME, September 1. Advices received show that the Russians are maintaining all their positions, and are continuing the aggressive. NISH, Septeaiber 1. Reports state that the Anstrians ilc stroyed and pillaged Shabat/. in a barbarous .manner. Not a house was undamaged or not looted in the .principal streets. They took hostages and extorted large sums of money in every village. Many of the hostages were afterwards shot on frivolous pretexts. (Received September 2, 2.:!() p.m.) LONDON, September 1. Sir George Reid, and the AgentsGeneral, had an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace and submitted proposals sanctioned by-their Governments regarding the emigration to Australia of the widows of soldiers killed in the war, and single women depriveil of employment. The Queen expressed groat pleasure ' at Australia 'a response to the war '» call-

Anxiety is felt by wheat importers lest the dislocation of steamer traffic should cause a shortage of jute bags and interfere .with Australasian shipments. ADDINGTON CAMP. THE SCARLATINA CASES. The two cases of scarlatina which occurred in the infantry lines at the Addington Camp are fortunately not of a serious nature, and both the patients are doing well in the Bottle Lake Hospital, where they were immediately removed. The patients are Lieut. Miles, a Duntroon College cadet, and Privato Kidd, both in the South Canterbury Company. As soon as the circumstance was reported to the Camp Commandant, the men who had been in contact with the patients were removed' to an isolation area at the Trotting Grounds. They will be allowed to rejoin their corps when all danger of infection has passed. The mounted and infantry lines are declared out of bounds each to the other, this step being taken as a further precautionary measure. The general health of the men to-day was reported excellent. There was i\ big sick parade this morning, but all the complaints were of a minor nature, such as colds, etc. ' \ " . This morning the Infantry Eegiment left to spend the day at musketry training at the Eedcliffs rifle range. They will leave the range again at 7 L p.m. by special cars for the camp. The infantry are still quartered at the Trotting Grounds, thus giving the camp an opportunity to dry thoroughly. -. The Library Committee of the Public Library have presented 100 books for the use of the troops oir board the transports. Mr Wooldridge.has presented 10 cases of apples which have been divided between the mounted and infantry regiments. Mr Spence, secretary of the Blenheim War Fund Committee, has sent down a presentation troop horse for one of the members of the Nelson mounted contin-* gent. v CANTERBURY PATRIOTIC FUND. This fund is. established with the following objects: —(a) To provide for those dependent on our volunteers shoiild it be found necessary; (b) to assist volunteers returning physically unfit until such time as they are again restored to health; (e) generally to apply the funds in such manner as the; executive may deem necessary to alleviate, suffering and distress causecf by the present crisis. Donations may be forwarded to 7 his Worship the Mayor of Christchurch, the Town Clerk, or the secretary (Mr E. T. Tosswill,. Royal Exchange Buildings), and will be acknowledged through these columns. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. £ s. d. Dr Line / .'. 5 0 0 A. P. Pritchard .. .. £llO Mrs Pritehard .. .. 11 0 Lyttleton Tally Clerks .. .8.00 Matthew Coonev .. .. 5 0. 0 A.M.J. " .. .... 110 0 Salvation Army, Sydeu- - ham .... .. .. 3.2 6 Total ... .. .. £10,115 15 G GREENPARK SUBSCRIPTIONS. The following donations have been collected at Greenpark:—F. Hubbard £lO, A. Neill £5, G. Neill £5, J. B. Fleete £5, 3. K. £3 3/-, Thps. Quayle £2,

G. Everest £2, H. 1 Belling £l, G. Whitelaw £l, D. T. Mason £l, J. Bartley £l, .1. Bray 10/-, H. Carr, sen., 5/-, F. Mahnke 5/-,- W. Lewis £l, A. Hubbard 10/-, A. Lareombe 10/-, W. Bray 10/-, Walter Harris £l, .!. W. McMillan £1 1/-, J. Bearman £1 1/-; total, £42 15/-. WAIMAIBI DONATIONS. S. A. Staples £2 2/-, Mrs Staples £2 2/-, E. .7. Sharpe £1 1/-. Collected by Mr W. 11. Banks—J. Stoekdale V,' W. Bromes 2/6, Friend 2/6, Nomad 1/-, Banks and Smith £l, .1. Pimm SA, A. C. 2/6, A, J. W. 2/-, J. M. 2/6, L. Kearne 5/-. Collected by Mr Geo. Borgfeldt and W. Aitchison— Papanui Stores (Jo. £.l 1/-, W. T. Soper 10/-, Edward Robuey £1 1/-, E. W. Long 40/-, Mrs Warren 2/6, Geo. Borgfeldt £2 2/-, John Borgfeldt £2, Mrs J. Borgfeldt 10/-. Collected by Messrs G. .(ones and It. W. Hawke—G. T. Jones £lO, Mrs G. T. Jones £lO, R. W. Hawke £2 2/-, Mrs Hawke £L 1/-, W. Bishop 0/-, A. W. Lan.l £1 1/-, 11. Stevens r,/-, J. E, Glanville £l, C. M. Putt H/-, T. W. Livingstone t)/-, I). Greer .1/-, C. b'oper ">/-, J. J. Breen £1 1/-, C. Allington tl, H. Twose 5/-, Donor 2/6, B. J. C. 1/-, G. l-Jiiker £l, Mrs J-'. Stanley 2/6, i'hilpotl. 10/-,_l). llarris .">/-, R. T. Breen ]i)/ , ().' K. D'rury £2 2/-; grand total, £4B .SS/6. MSETING OF COMMITTSE. A meeting of Hie central committee of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund \v;ih held this ai'tenioon in the City Council Chambers. The Mayor presided, and there was an attendance of about twenty members. The Chairman said teat Ihe most sanguine expectations had been realised since the initial meeting, lie reportedformally on the"-work carried out by the several executive committees. The funds had been assisted in the most generous manner. Up to the mvsent time the treasurer had received £10,078 12/4, and there was another £2OOO available. The committee considered that £20,000 was s required, as provision would have to be made for dependents for many years to 1 J come. The executive had also appealed ito the Goveruuieut to auteud the Vaii-

dating Act, but nothing had been done so far. The question of insuring the men against accident had been discussed, but the companies had declined to have anything to do with it. Life insurance was altogether too expensive a proposition to be entertained. He recommended that Miss Cardale, of the Coal and Blanket Fund, should be appointed inspector, to investigate cases coming on the fund. Timaru had declined to come in with Christchurch on the fund. He recommended that trustees of the fund be appointed. Already they had received applications from one or two cases, and it was desirable that steps should be taken at once to deal with the applications. An equipment committee had been appointed, and something like £I4OO had been spent on equipment. The Mayor moved—''That the appointmentof the various committees be approved, and their actions endorsed." Mr H. B. Soreusen said that the ladies had done splendid work, and he moved a very hearty vote of thanks to them. Colonel Chaffey, in seconding the motion, said that' the men were very grateful. They had been provided with every comfort, and he did not think that any men had ever gone away better looked after. The Mayor referred to the question <*£ the men's pay, and its attachment by relatives. He suggested that dependents should make the necessary applications for attachment. Colonel Chaffey" said that the men could only draw' half their pay, and they had to leave attestation forms as authorities could not attach their to the destination of the remainder. TTie' just now, but when they went on board ship half would be attached. • Referring to the Objects of the fund, the Jlayor said that one was to relieve distress in such manner as the committee might think desirable. There was a disposition in some quarters to use the fund for the relief /'of' unemployment, but he thought that that should be left to the local authorities. A recommendation had been made that the committee should lend £6OOO to the Government for twelve months for the purpose of erecting workers' homes. The Ci..» Council would take £IO,OOO at 3 per cent, and the money would be at call. Mr F, W. Hobbs■moved—''That, these matters be referred to the' executive. The suggestion would enable the fund to relieve unemployment for the next twelve months; when the money would come back automatically to; the committee. Mr A. 11. Turnbull said that the amount was only a drop in the ocean. There were any amount of empty houses in Christchurch, and there would soon be many more. The question of unemployment had nothing to do with the committee. The investment.-of .the funds should be left to the trustees. The question of unemployment should be dealt with on a much wider scale. The tunnel might be duplicated, or the Waiau railway might be finished in a year or tWOr , Colonel Chaffey also agreed that the matter of unemployment might be taken in hand by the Goverhnient, and not through the Patriotic Fund, which had been specifically subscribed for the Expeditionary Force and their dependents. (Proceeding.) PURPOSES OF TH£ FUND. FARMERS EXPRESS OPINION. The opinion was expressed at the Farmers' Union meeting this morning that the Patriotic Fund, as far as country contributions were concerned, was subscribed on the understanding that it was for -the benefit of the men going to the front, and their wives, children, or dependents who might suffer distress by their absence or through any cause due to the war.

Mr G.Sheat. said that,the Mayor of Christchurch, had been criticised for giving this definition of the objects of the fund, and it should be publicly, stated that his Worship had the approval of the country community. Mr Evans confirmed this view, and stated that there'was no intention in the country that the; fund should be used for the relief of unemployment.