EXCHANGE OF CIVILIANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13772, 8 January 1917, Page 2

EXCHANGE OF CIVILIANS.

r »BW B(ai£M.E in 01/fniATUbj. (Australian, suid N.Z, Ualde A***-JittiUm") I LONDON. January &- .Under tin? exchange of interned i civilians sdiesne, 7u<) British 1 are iHdujjf 'exchanged for more than tiOOfl (?) Germans! I . ~' i HOTEL CECIL COMMA2?3>S&Rm | OCCUPIED BY AIR MINISTRY. (Keuti'i V"lVlt«rrtiiis. )_ Received January 7, ;ii r>.r> p,m. LONDON, .liimmiy ~ The (iavenutu'iit. !m«, ('oiiiiitniiit(<»M<t| the Jlotol Ceni for the ti,-o of the Air Ministry. • i ►——»—» j.AN IMPORTAXT AIM'OINTM :xt„ supervision or I'Komxrt'joxy. (Australian and N..Z (.'nWe At ouiutbu) flei'civcil Jaimaiy 7, at.?.,} p.)v. LONDON, Jt :uary ({. Mr S. I'\ Edjje, the iiiutui'i-., Im.f been appointed supeivisoi »f tiic production of agrieultwal maWmiery. .mder the Food Con&wller. issue or new war loan. TO BE MADE ON T I (JKfcDA-I*. (Australian ainl Itculcis.) Received January 7, at 5.5 p.m. LONDON, January 5.' ' *■ (Official.) " - -. The. iiaw war loan will be issued on Thursday. 1 NEW EMPHS ORDER. i , THE CLAIMS OE "WOMEN. BBCOQNmOK >E WAR SERVICES. (Australian and C.Z. Cable Assoeiatiou) Received J'auua y 7, at 3.3 p.m. ' LONDON, January G. An agitation is afoot to have -vvomen admitted ii/ th>> new Empire Order, of which member hip will not necessarily ■■vjjan-y knightli -jd. Mr Massey, in the ejsurse of an iiiU>rvii»w, said: ,"Tf tho aW honour >e given trs the men" of the Empire, j is only right and proper it should b>" extended to the .women, ar.d thus rv oguise the splendid work the women nave done throughout ( thc war. In New Zealand, women of every, rank had come forward, and had not' failed to perforin any task set thorn."" ■ |