CORRESPONDENCE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16881, 8 July 1920, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

CHRISTCHT7RCH "WAR MEMORIAL. p to rmt editor or •'thk miss." Sir, —In the courso of tho next- few j days a systematic canvass of tho city in 1 ■; the interest of the War Memorial will be undertaken. "i May we. through you, bespeak for tho canvassers a sympathetic reception, and substantial support. Tt is a distasteful task, hut can bo made pleasant, and congenial if everybody will bo good enough to rum thn matter over in their minds, so as to be ready when waited upon to yivo tho very utmost thov can, in the same spirit that tho men gave everything tltov had, viz.. their very lives. r. A very large sum is aimed at, and wo r look for many substantial subscriptions, \ but we welcome also tho smaller sums. *, as wo desire the memorial to bo thor- t ouehly representative of all tlio people. \j Tt will take soir.u time to complete the work, and some may bo inndvertently overlooked, and dnplicaction may "■ probabl- arise, for both of which we ask the indulgence of the public. We shall welcome oilers of help from . ' those willing to assist, in the canvass ; I and shall, of course, be glad of dona- | iions sent along to the treasurer, witL- ! out being waited upon. On behalf of the executive. —Yours. ~J etc. ;*■. A. F. CAREY. Chairman. 0. 1,. DONALDSON. Hon. Organiser. SHIPPING NEWS. TO TJTIt P.DlTon OF "TITK ritESS.'' Sir.—Before the war, all arrivals oi j" Orient and P. and O. passenger boats at first port of call in Australia on the yj outward voyage Mere cabled to New v Zealand and published in the shipping v telegraphic news column. At present. j no such advice comes to hand, th«> | offices representing I liese companies re- | ceive no private advice of arrivals in J Australia from London, and it is. there- ||| fore, impossible to tind out where the ?| Orient and P. and O. boats are. The tU Osterlcy was, according to time-table. jl due at Fremantlo on 201h June, Ado- |w laide on 30th, and Melbourne on 3rd at Julv. Not a single word has been ]>ub- |B lished in Now Zealand notifying her |j| arrival, and the Union Company have <1 no information to givo friends of New ).fl Zealand passengers on their way out. fl from England. It would be a very HI great boon to interested readers of tho >■ local papers if advices wero again. A cabled of the arrival of at least at- first ,3 Australian port, with the names of New W Zealand passengors aboard. 4 . Trusting my suggestion will receive :.g| consideration. —Yours, etc.. 11l A. SKLWYX BRUCE. jl July 7th. !■