LABOUR REPRESENTATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15715, 7 September 1911, Page 2

LABOUR REPRESENTATION.

Oy. CANTERBURY "CAMPAIGN TO' BE ORGANISED.. The Labour Representation Committee, which conducted a successful campaign during, the recent municipal elections, ha 3 decided, owing ’to- a large increase of ; mepbe7ship 4 4o extend its operations into -{he national politics.; A •'sub-commߣeb;ssch was appointed to draw up ayconrtitution has as its aim the consolidation or

tftW' lWbour vote at the nort general • elciHafi. The draft constitution pro- ' vides" for representation of all progressivo bodies' .and individuals, the " opinion of the committee boing that there are thousands of Canterbury electors‘who, while dissatisfied with wliat they regard as the “laissez fairo policy” of the present administration, would not support an Opposition edndij date. They feel furthor,- it is stated, that the formation, of a Labour Party i in the Legislature is not only probable i hub absolutely necessary.. . The commit- | ' tea: has no .sympathy with revolution-', i ary methods, considering that, better work can be done through direct Par- ‘ liamentary representation. A strenuI ous campaign is being organised, and j tho oommittee looks forward to its r& ! suit with every confidence.

r .===== 1 Slie didn’t Belong to the “ Smart Set,” | But slip turned night into day, ! And smoked, while others were sleepj ■ ing, Cigarettes, I'm sorry to say. Sho tried some Yv’oods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Her asthma to forget, And now- she’s a brand “New Woman” . And an ardent Suffragette I 18 The smallest tree that grows in Great Britain may be seen on the very top of Ben Lomond. It is the'dwarf willcw. which at maturity reaches a height o( . only two .inches. .