GERMANY SURRENDERS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16363, 7 November 1918, Page 7

GERMANY SURRENDERS.

DISCUSSION in the house. (SPKUI TO "TH* re*s."> WELLINGTON, November 6. „ J,™ f hiit hare been in cireula- • the capitulation of Gertwm mentioned in the House^of 0,4117 JJntatives this afternoon by s>ir fh P n°Findlay who asked if the Prune John J'.', • an assurance that Mmtstcr « would be made public It had been stated that jßunediateiy. h - gh plaoeS) that tne morning, . received newß of a Government had th at it was "mpirarUy for , some reason. , , f; • |„ r - I can assure Th Lrs n and through' them the people ' Zealand, tnat when news of °/ As caoitulation comes to hand, .Gennany 5 £ b P ished ftt the earliest poait will b® P \nt a. word on th© sub6ibte u m ° m norno through yet.- So many my I got.into Government House, and the touch m ra i t oid me that nothing to him and that whon any£g~°Se" wof] 1» »«■" °° Wme "• the rethe House wou Germany > B BU rrenf ,pt in oider that members might take ■fellI°£1°£ A° celebrations m their replied that the proposal hftaken into consideration by would be taKe Q uit« understood the Governm® 11 -o ul d rat jj er celebrate own districts than in Wei- "*&° n r : Rfl : ek .aid he would like to go Mr D - and suggest that the a b' fc odiourn until the end of Member, were doing no |®>d £VeW« -t •*» P»f°J are said Mr Buick. Uthw"»« »fter ChrtatmM, "fLTrtafStntawr Mid k<> could not tion. He p*« wo uld have dono a K Imount of'vetj useful les»l»W« '"lowering a question put by Mr G. SjiTL "Prime Uu„ster »£»££ ShJt o?ma°J Civil Servants as possible SSiifbe rised for to the day .after the news or a -P— wUh would be the same . railwayman for his BUg . been thtt employees should fo released wheTover possible. .. local celebrations, arrangements in hand. Steos are in train for theproper cele- , b ?fP 3 -r * h B city of the surrender ot Tt ifunderstood that the Licensed Victuallers' Association will be asked to close all hotels for a couple of hours on morning a deputation from the Canterbury Retail Drapers, A bTf^s fS; dfljrSd Mr A. F. Owey, waited upon the Mavor (Mr H. Holland), «id asked him what he had decided to do. His Worship propo-'>s to call a meeting ox the heads of the various schools, and all who are interested in the city, celebrating in a fit and proper manner the Allied tenns of peace.. _ The deputation presented to tne Mayor the following resolutions carried hy. tneir Association: — . "(1) That the president and vice-pre-sident interview the Mayor to ask him to notify the president the moment advice -is received of an armistice being arranged between the Allies ana Germany. • ■ . - "(2) That as soon as official nerws is received in Christchurch that an armistice has been conoluded, all the members ahal] observe tho occasion in the • following manner:— "(a) That in the event of the news being received on any day frbm Mon- • day to Friday inclusive, the premises of members bp immediately closed for the remainder of that day, and for xhe whole of the following day. "(b) That should the news arrive on a Saturday the promises of members (if not then already closed) ba at one© closed, and the whole of the following Monday be observed as a holiday. "(c) That should the announcement of the armistice be made on Sunday, the members Bhall close their premises all day on the following Monday and Tuesday. "(3) That it be a recommendation to the Mayor to request the Churches < of . all denominations to hold thanksgiving services on the afternoon and evening of the day on which the official news is received."