P.N. CITIZENS' LOYAL ASSOCIATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1010, 13 November 1917, Page 6

P.N. CITIZENS' LOYAL ASSOCIATION.

j aa- - A meeting of tho Palmcrstoa North Oil-irons’ Loyal Association was held last night, in the Zealandi:i Hall. Mr (1. V. .Graham occupied the chair. I The reception to returned soldiers was fully arranged in every detail. It war. de- ! oided that tie- reception should he held on ; Tuesday. November 2nth, ai I! pm. in the j Empire 11 ill. I The statements made at l;i 1 i, meeting of | (he Manawaiu PnlrioiL Society, hy the 1 Mayor, Mr (Tab!) and others, were His ' cussed, wlicu ii was unanimously re. solved: ‘'That the Palmeetim North Giti-z.-ns’ Jyoyal Association, having already invited members of the Patriotic Society to the public. meeting which was held in Everybody’s Theatre on 4th November, again express u* pertaot willingness to meet, the Patriotic Society upon the public platform, when if. will re-siaU> and prove Hut absolute truth of the statements it ihim made. Ibis Association will insist(l), that it. be open to the press; (2), that j the fullest liberty of discussion be accorded * to the chosen speakers in the presence of 1 the public of Palmerston North; ami (3), .■that, a chairman, independent of the ( in * zens’ Loyal Association or the Patriotic Society he appointed.” i Members commented on (lie hurness amt reasonableness of this proposal, and hoped i the Patriotic Society would agree to it. ft was decided that the secretary should (write to the Mayor and ask whether it is •Iniu, as currently reported in the town, S I hat.' ihe Borough Council recently appoint- * ~,( a man of enemy or Herman origin u> i.,n official position in the municipal olhee. “ The folldwing new member.-; were elected ' Messrs David Munro (Empire Hotel). Alsou (Waldegrave street), Thomson (Broad Mn .et) Beryl. McTaggav.t, (Occidental Hotel)', and S. T, Hunt (Ciui’rcli street). Saws the Ota ki Mail: Somebody bungled badly in connection with the medical examination of Second Division I men who were drawn in the recent hal- ' lot. Two .Matiakau men so drawn were advised to report at Palmerston Norm on Eridav last, for examination. Hie men attended, at very great, personal inconvenience, one, man pa.vmfi «■ |si it til t* pjs (id to do Ins work to eiiii hle 1 him to make (he journey. \\ lion (hey arrived in Palmerston North they tonml the (Alice (dosed. After some I rouble, they ion ml one of the staff, Irom whom 1 hey could gel, little information, but plenty of “eheelt.” After more, search they * got into communication with an ollicer, who informed them that the examination bad been postponed. Ibi.* ollicer expressed regret that (be men had been put to this great inconvenience, all to no purpose, and stated that telegrams had been forwarded to all men drawn in the ballot, nolilying them of the postponement of the examination. No such message reached the 111011 in question, who are'naturally very much put about at the bungling that occurred. Steps should certainly lie taken to prevent a recurrence of