The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16808, 18 March 1915, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915. ANNIVERSARIES.

1847, Wairau block purchased from Maoris by New Zealand Government.. 1860 Capture of Maori pah at Waitara. 1885 Execution levied on property of Southland County Council. 1869 Portion .of Suez Canal opened. 1871 Communist Insurrection in .Pari*.

TO-DAY'S NEWS

Sir John French has reported on recent British successes. (Page 7.) The Russians are progressing in northern

. Poland and in Galicia. (Page 7.) Interesting ' descriptions' of the fighting on ' the Sum Canal appear in this issue. (Page

IChe k -third autumn show of tho Aahburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association was .held yesterday. (Page A.) . '.i't' its meeting last night the Spreydon Borough Council passed a resolution urging! the Gorerninent to.'establish State flour-

. mills, r (Page 6.) 'Kine candidates have been nominated for the 'position of Queen of the Carnival at tho : Belgian Harvest Festival. (Page 11.) Complaints are made from Auckland ro'gard- '" irig the conditions of the frozen meat ex--1 port husiness. . (Page 11.) . v Very large orders for New Zealand woollen ■ ■''■goods have enme from Australia for the military forces, and high .prices are pre-

dicted; (Pago B.)' • The competitions of the Literary and Musical & 'Society were continued yesterday. (Page 8.) Yesterday the Arbitration Court heard argu- ' ment' on behalf of the employers as tp whether tho hearing of industrial disputes

should be resumed. (Pago 11.) 4 meeting of the Education Board was held ' yesterday, (Page 8.)