MOTHER COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17646, 26 November 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

ADVISORY SHIPBUILDING, COMMITTEE. MEMBERS RESIGN. LONDON. November 23. The “Daily Telegraph” states that the Advisory Shipbuilding Committee has resigned, as a protest against the present policy of shipbuilding. The committee deprecates the creation of national shipyards at Chepstow©, Blnckloy and Portsway, on the ground that these places aro unsuited for the purpose and that in the meantime the existing shipyards, which could provide scores more ships, are short of labour and material. BRITISH AEROPLANE’S GREAT FLIGHT. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, November 23. The Admiralty reports that a successful, raid in the vicinity of Constantinople in July was carried out by a British bombing aeroplane of the llandlov-Pago tvpe, which flew from England to the Mediterranean base by eight stages. She occasionally met strong winds and rainstorms, and one stretch of 200 miles was entirely over mountainous country. The total flight was 201X1 miles, and tho actual time in the air was thirty-ono hours. READING AND NORTHCLIFFE HONOURED. (Received November 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 23 An earldom has beep conferred upon Lord Reading and a viscountcy on Lord Northcliffe. RAILWAYMEN’S WAGES, LONDON, November 23. Tho National Conference of railwaymen refused tho companies’ offer of 5s advance, making the war increase £1 per week. The men’ ask for an extra 10s. The decision is a victory for the extremists. Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P., states that tho situation is serious hut there must be no stoppago of the railways. TRADES UNION FUNDS. MR STANTON’S ALLEGATION. LONDON, November 23. Mr C. B. Stanton, M.P., is asking the Board of Trade to investigate the books of the South Wales FederationHe alleges that funds have been diverted from their legitimate purposes to meet the cost of pacifist anti-war meetings aud the payment of the fines imposed on conscientious objectors. THE ANZACS. TO RECEIVE COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. LONDON, November 23. Tho War Office lias agreed to sanction tho issuo by tho Australian and New Zealand Governments of a starfihnoed modal to tho Anzncs who embarked for service in 1914, and landed at Gallipoli. * THE AIR MINISTRY. ACCEPTED BY LORD ROTHEttMERE. Router’s Telegrams. (Received November 2(5, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, November 25. Lord Rothcrmero has accepted the Air Ministry.