LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17222, 12 August 1921, Page 9

LYTTELTON NEWS.

SEAMEJT3 JNSTITOTE. The following copy of a letter from, the conveners of the recent meeting of (ho Xirttelton I/adies' Guild of the British and Foreign Sailora 7 Socdety, in reply ,tp tetters from the seoretery of the Society, copies of which were published in this opinion yesterday, las been handed to us for publication:— British and Foreign Sailors' Society (I/adies* Gnild), Lyttelton, August -lHi, 1921. Mr B. S. Badger, Sec. British, and Foreign Sailors' Socriety, - IST Manchester street, Christchureh. D*ar Sir,—We are in.'.receipt of your letter* doted the 9I& end 10th jest., wherein, you refer to the meeting l called by our Guild to pass a. motion* of no-confidence in- the president, and ymp remarks have had our careful attention. Is the first place, we desire to point out,- with inference to the alleged unconstitutional meeting heiid lu& Tuesday, that this was a special meeting caJSdj not by: ttie secretary, who refused when requested <io oacrene » meeting, trot by » signed requisition of the Goild's mem* bers; o proceeding which i* perfectly legal aial constitutional, being a that inheres in and: is inseparably connected with all duly consictutod bodies, unless expressly contravened by their constitution. Hra Lester iaa been appointed by u» aa out representative, and wo intend thai she t&sll be presen4 iii .that capacity on the Board and wts in <nr interests, ©Ten ii tho law has to be celled to -our aisiat.aiiee to- enforce our right*. Yon are -most anxious to emphasise the legal and oonstiintions} aspects, but do not appear very • solicitous in ywur ccrrespondfiEce to be straisrhtiorward' cr «acact < in your quotations from the GuSd'a constitution, rule 5 of which reads ■ aa follow*: "Ewsa Guild may carry on its wor*z in its own. way, provided nothinff ia dona whioh may be considered, detrimental to the Reneral interests' of £he Lytteltbn Branch of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society. By a resolution carried' at ft meeting held on January 19th, 1915, the Bosxd. reserves the right of veto over say aetmfciea • of anv GoiH." Why dad./yon not <pwt» flss ii£l' test instead of the' icttriciivo clause about the veto of the Board, which, as asi kcow, refers ejclasirely to the activities-of tho BvOA ia eo far as they f oSecied too modes of raising xevenu* for tha society?

she &*v. X 'J. Bai«3, *3«> moved the adoption of this clauso d TOte -c&ti ©orroboa?*i«o this. 4»i»t«nreai. .*W« uifiky ii> c-eadmai&o : that iw&t appreciate attempt to Rotate 538 ro ifio way we B&aJl oontftici our iaSafes; aad tfe'iooMider your «m[«»wut to tbwjwt war «ctton i» appointing. wottw: pmidisfct ia jrJ»m no law? jecanplete conndenjca to be out representative va tl» Bqaro, "sa imwarrowted preeumotiOT) on jwur P® ,T~ tours faithfuUy. E i Ti. H#tiibw*U, IS- Tosdj; E. Stew, J& ft«tcra;;o3«wfa«»)FIBE SBI&ABB. i .\ A msaiiog of the Lyttdftaa Vabiniaar ®ira'! (Brigade -wea held last evening, Superitotendeat' W. G. Cfoon presiding. Hb« secretary ci the United Fire Brigade* Association it rote' stating thai the Association's travel-. ling injector would visit i&e Broth jMayfr shortly. The secretary ooiweyed tie *»M» of the Hamilton Brigade to- tho Lytteltqa Brigade for the ««sistaaice givem in raising &• sum ..of £1520 forth# wife of the late Fireman Prince} •nfco *ae fcrned •while om duty. It was decided to «h«Beagf» , toe Lrttclton Club to a. bdUiaeaa mtftck foj; tie combined clubs' cfcaU«na» «u». Fir«n*& - A, Arneeoii waa appointed to TtpTMenit tM J Brigade at, the Wooistqn Btis«dsV «mn«i; daiKQ, and Fireman o4 tie Ksiar •poi Brigade's sanual dance.' THE PICTURES. * <'lllo Breath of t"he Gods," featuring Aoki (Mrs Sesoue Hayak&wa) will be repeated at tho Harbour 'Light Theatre to-oight, with a- good row "Heart o* the Hafe," Mary Sickfortfß third First National profllicttoa, be screened, together with a P««w B«view, «. scenic, arid & MagaJsiM. si® /advased to reserve their seata €t Maaey'a.