The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17076, 27 January 1916, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

H 9 Rcr J. Butler and other missionaries left England for New Zealand. 46 Sir Robert Peel proposed repeal of Corn Laws.

66 General Chute's'march behind Mount Egmont ended. £6 Lord Salisbury resign* l Premiership on being beaten on an amendment to the Address. 16 Britain lends £5,000,000 to Rumania.

TO-DAY’S NEWS. r Bonar Law’* announcement that New Zealand by the end of June would have raised 60,000 men was cheered in the House of .Commons. (Pape 7.) Hied aeroplanes heavily bombarded Monastir and Ghevgeli. The Gormans admit that gTeat damage was done. (Page 7.) sjitraidictory reports have boon received as to~ffhe occupation of Scutari by the Austrian*. (Page 7.) (tempted attacks by the Germane at the mouth of the Yaer and in Artois failed. (Sage 7.) debate on Swedish neutrality took place jxi Jboth Houses of the Legislature. (Page »•)'■• ' ha floods in Holland are increasing. (Page «.)■* eaterday a deputation of returned soldiers submitted various requests to the Minister of Defence. (Page 4.) ! ie i,Farmers' Union yesterday discussed a recent sermon by Bishop Julius. (Page 4.) ie ; disahi!ities of returned eoldiers with regard to commissions were brought under yjj S notice of the Hon J. Allen yesterday. ||age 9.) f the meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday some discussion took place on the need for ' economy. (Page 3.) gfi&aiysis of the reasons given in the National Register by objectors to military or other service has been prepared. (Page 8.) seal results of the matriculation and other examinations are published. (Page 9.) ecruiting was rather slack in the city yesterday, only eleven men signing on. (Page 8)’ meeting of the executive committee of the <pieen election was held yesterday. (Page m