Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, 26 August 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

‘MILITARY cnoss son NEW ZEALANDER. } LIEUT. R. RIDDIFORD, n ’ (Received 8.50 a.m.) London. August 2-3. ' The .\lilital'_v Cross lms heen a\\'m'ded to the New Zoalandcr, Lie11t(~m111lr Ric-hard Riddiford. When his comfilnandor was \\'ou}lde(l, he took ch:u'g'e ‘of the raid, and he organised and Ind ‘the covering; party during the with-;<h-mvnl, and ronminod in “No Man’s il)and” until o\'er_v man wont, buck. TWO IDENTITY DISCS IN . FUTURE. \ V . - IPress Asszm-"i:l.t,ion-—-Copyrlghti, Austra-T } nan am} .\'.'/S. C:1hl-- "3.<'.H~'>('l:)ii¢)ll F ~ (.R.euei\'a3d 9.4.0 11,121.‘) 1 Lond-"-=2. .‘-.I.;:v::.-11', 23, ‘ The War Office _h:~.~= :2:-«Em-A.-4.! that ;11enceforth there sh:;!! M» iuo identity ‘disrs for all officers mm mm, the up;per one being green mu.‘ fhe lower rmw wed.

AUSTRALIA AND GONSGRIPTION. I’ress Associatiou-———CK)pyrigllt. Puhlisliorl in “The Tiinos.” A (Received 9.-'lO a.m.) T Londmi, Allg_r,ust‘.2s. The Tiuics, in :1 le2uler'n« to \i‘hether Australia will resort’ to Conscription, states that only Austmliaus can declare. British advice will be im[)Cl'.l;ll1Cl1l) and not required. Australia has greatly established the right to seltle the question 'herself. New ZenlanLl’s case does not apply to Aust;raliu, because volunteerism had not sufficed to fill upithe promised New '/.ealmld (-ontlingeuts. Australia tliruug-liout had as many volunteers as she was able ‘:9 equip, even with such. help that the Britisll \Var ()flics_was able to give.