NEWS FROM BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1939, Page 8

NEWS FROM BRITAIN

MR. FRASER HONOURED. [By CABLE —PBE3H ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] 1 .ONDON, December G. The Empire Parliamentary Association held a private luncheon in honour of Mr. Fraser, at the Commons, on I lie eve of his departure. NEW ZEALAND CONTRACTS LONDON, December 6. New Zealand placed contracts, mostly for war material, valued at £109,000, in the United Kingdom, last month. GIFT FROM SIERRA LEONE RUGBY, December 7. The Legislative Council of Sierra Leone has voted £2OO for the British Red Cross. NOT RESIGNING. LONDON, December 7. The Home Secretary, Sir John Anderson, announced in the • Commons that Sir W.tiler Moncktoti was not resigning. 11 EGE WAR ORDERS’ RUGBY, December G. The Ministry of Supply announced that, new ..ordurs placed during; the week ended November 28 amounted to .£12,000,0T.:. The total since the outbreak of war was £195,000,000, Darin;; the week 5S 1 new firms were added to the list of contractors to Hie department. A numnber of new .m-loric ; wore authorised for important on''im ' : in;': extensions. ’■ PURT '.I ill VICE RESUMED. RUGBY. December 7. A further i ela.xat ion of war-time restrictions is imported, in the aunounconicnt of the restoration of services on one of tin' most-important <if the "Green Line" coach routes. At [lie outbreak of the war, all the coaches of this line, which normally link up the distant oilier suburbs with London. wore requisitioned for possible use as ambulances, and the renewal of tile service lias been made possible by the release of a number of vehicles from war duty.