DISABLED MEN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1340, 30 May 1918, Page 5 (Supplement)

DISABLED MEN.

PROVISIONS IN ENGLAND. Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Hoc. May 30, 10.10) LONDON. May 29. Mr John 1 lodge, in the House of Commons, said it would be necessary to create a new department to deal with the provision of artificial limbs, and also an experimental laboratory to enable inventions to be exploited for the benefit of disabled men. L'p to the end of April 341,02;") disabled men bad received pensions. The percentage of various causes included: —

VON HINDENBURG. I REPORTED TO BE ILL. (HputiTi LONDON, May 28. In connection with the recent j rumours of Ilindenburg's death, the : German papers have now been allowed to announce thai Hindenburg j has been ill lor several weeks, and ; thill Marshal von Mackensen lias been Ico-operating with General Luden- ■ dorlf al German Headquarters in j Belgium. ; EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. BRITAIN NEGOTIATING. (Houtcn LONDON, May 28. j 111 the House of Commons, Mr j Honar Law confirmed the report I that (he Government was negotiating a wide scheme for the exchange of j prisoners. The negotiations would j include civilians as well as war prisoners, but he could not say whether j the question of prisoners interned in i neutral countries would be raised. Mr .1. I. Macpherson stated that of 05,000 German prisoners in England 142,000 were employed in agriculture. . I There were great'difficulties in the 'way of employing them in the coal ' i mines. I Neuter learns thai almost simul- ! laneously with the British decision | to exchange all war prisoners, com'jmunications were received from Gerimany through the Dutch Governjment that Germany was now awaiting an assurance that the bases already submitted by Britain are accepted bv the German representatives. THE ITALIAN FRONT. I FURTHER GAINS. , iA. A N.Z. A Kenton LONDON, May 28. | AH Italian official message stales:— i We penetrated the enemy's succesisiye defences at Gaposile to a depth 'lot' 750 metres, and maintained the I 'positions, despite a violent enemy refaction. .! We inflicted considerable losses, land took III) prisoners and much j booty. . ; The Italian Navy co-operated. j Our losses were slight.

ICycsight 27_ Leg amputations .. 2.(1 Arm amputations '•( Tuberculosis 11.60 Ik-art diseases 10.3 Nervous diseases, just under .. <i Insanity 7.5 Frostbite ■) Deafness • • • -