NAVY DAY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16358, 1 November 1918, Page 6

NAVY DAY.

i STREET COLLECTION AND FAIU TO-J>Ai\ The street collection and fair, pro- : moted by the Canterbury branch of th( Navy League, which is part of itsappea] on behalf of the widows, fatherless children, and other dependants of Great Britain's naval heroes, will be held today—Navy Bay. The fair will be conducted at several stalls in Cathedral square, the stalls comprising produce, horticultural, cakes, sweets, books and china, variety, and novelty; a periscope will also bo a featurq of the fair. At noon and at 5.15 p.m. there will bo open-air concerts ia the Square, at which items will be contributed by G°P cer t Party, the members of f ask s Jubilee Singers, and Fuller's Opera Houso Company, the entertainbeing under the direction of J>avid Schloss. The Sumner LifeDoat Brigade will have tlieip lifeboat at the southern side of Cathedral square. ?vr n ?? u , t^G , Mayor of Christchurch (Mr H. Holland) will address tho citirzens on "The Debt wo Owe to tho Navy. Relays of ladies will take up collections in the streets during the day and evening The Sunbeam motor-car, presented by Mr E. S. Lutterell, which ftirf f of .,by art union in rwwi lunds ' Wll l bo on view in Cathedral square, and tickets in the art union will bo on sale A special feature wiH CO Kif e i XIOn 4. W1 ° stroet collection will be two teams of bluejackets—one Shir of' Jack Tars and th « ?, .®r.°r United States navy men. The Britishers will receive the public's conPritS° D St£ a B + rit ' sh - flag > the »•«> —