PRISONERS OF WAR
BRITISH REPRISALS FOR GERMAN ILL-TREATMENT. London, May 7. Lord Newton, Assistant Undcr-Socro-tary for l'loreign Affaire, in explaining tho restrictions of tho privileges of German officers in Hrituin as a reprisal, pointed out that this was not tho first instanoe, but others had been on a emallor scale. Threats had usually sufficed, but in this case -epeated rcniontstrances had proved unavailing. Tho conditions of certain officers in prison samps in Germany were still very bad. Tho Prussinn General .llanwch commanding tho camps in Germany had always been of a bitter anti-Britsh disposition. Most of his subordinates were unfitted for thoir posts. It is understood that the reprisals con. sist mainly of closer confinement, lees recreation, and fewer domestic comforts. -Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE PATE OF THE JCUT SURVIVORS. ' London. May 7. Mr. J. F. Hope (a Lord of tho Treasury) stated in tho House of Commons that no further information had been received concerning tho fato of 590 British and 2GOO native troops taken prisoner by tho Turks at Kut-el-Amara. Tho majority had probably succumbed on tho march from Kut.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 197, 9 May 1918, Page 5
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184PRISONERS OF WAR Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 197, 9 May 1918, Page 5
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