Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 74, 27 July 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

ON THE EUPHRATES. BRITISH CAPTURE THE MAIN POSITION. United Press Association'. (deceived !).•'!."> a.m.) London, Julv 20.

Mr Chamberlain, in the Mouse of Commons, said the British had attacked and captured the main position on the Euphrates. On July 24th they captured eleven guns, two machine guns, mid several hundred prisoners. They counted live hundred Turkish dead. Our casualties in twenty day>'

fighting were three hundred to lour hundred. The troops exhibited the greatest gallantly and endurance under most difficult conditions, due to the intense beat and fighting in a network of marshes and canals.

TREATMENT OF WOUNDED.

(Received 9.5 a.m.) London. Julv 26

Correspondence appears in the Morning Post on the subject of restrictions placed on wounded. The writers complain of similar restrictions on the Canadian and New Zealand wounded. The Rev Mr Woodeoc'c, a Canadian, declares that the War Office hospitals treat the wounded as prisoners, hut the Red Cross give some latitude and make the patients contented.

NO AUSTRALASIAN GRUMBLERS. (Received 11.50 a.m.) London, July 26. The majority of wounded Australasians in England, in referring to recent controversy regarding food and treatment believe the result is that the Australians are being considered growlers, and point out that there are very few grumblers, but some are experiencing discipline for the first time. When convalescents were first able "to leave the hospitals, some, who were given leave until live, returned at ten or eleven with unfortunate results to their health. Under the circumstances, a great majority immediately assented to the necessary changes in the rules. Since Sir G. Reid supplemented the dietary scale it has been ample. At Harefield country house this necessitated remodelling the kitchen and the cooking arrangements and making the transfer of wounded frdm the front and outlying hospitals to Harefield and other convalescent Hospitals.

The Hon. T. MacKenzie has received no complaints from the New Zealand wounded regarding the diet and treatment in the hospitals. He enquired at Weymouth and, when interviewed, the men all said they had no complaints to make regarding food or treatment.

A WORKERS' ALLIANCE

(Received 9.5 a.m.) London, July 2(5

Twenty-eight unions affiliated to the Transport Workers Federation instructed the executive to complete the projected alliance with the miners and railwaymen, to resist by a national strike any attempt to take away the war bonuses after the war.

GERMAN'S APPEAL FROM INTERNMENT.

(Received 9.5 a.m.)

London, July 20

The order for Bissing's internment was issued on Friday, but he was allowed out on patrol pending an appeal. REWARDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF ZEPPELINS.

(Received 12.35 p.m.)

London, July 26

Mr Michelham has offered £IOOO to the first British aviator or aviators destroying a Zeppelin in the air and £IOOO a piece for the next nine Zeppelins destroyed.

THE MARCONI COMPANY.

(Received 10.15 a.m.) London, Julv 2(i

Marconi, speaking at a meeti lg of tlio .Marconi Company, stated that owing to the war the Postmaster-General had cancelled the scheme for an Imperial chain. Negotiations were recommenced with the Government in February to erect certain stations under conditions differing from those of the original scheme, and the negotiations were proceeding on a reasonable equivalent basis. Sir Rufus Isaacs staled that owing to the Geiman Government's support to a German scheme, the Company had appealed to Sir Edward Grey, who thenceforward supported their negotiations abroad. The Company was now in a preponderating position tbrouoghout the world.

TWENTY KILLED

GREAT EXPLOSION AT MALTA (Received 12..'t0 a.m.) London, duly 20. A weat explosion is reported to hav< occurred at .Malta, a military building having been blown up and twenty person-, killed. GERMANY'S MERCANTILE MARINE.

HOW IT WAS SAVED

(Received 12.35 p.m.) London. July 20

I Sir Rufus Isaacs stated that although the ultimatum did not expire till midnight, Germany at five o'clock in the afternoon of August I wirelessed world-wide saying: "War declared! Make for neutral port as quickly as possible!" Thus Germany saved a great part of her mercantile marine. Germany had spent two millions upon these wireless stations, but recouped it by saving a single one of her largest steamers.