LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1162, 1 November 1917, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

t | § A conference of representatives of local bodies will be held in connection with the Christchurch-Lyttclton Eoad at '• the City Council Chambers at 3 p.m. ou f Friday. e His Excellency Lord Liverpool has i, notified Captain Schwartz, District Comf tnauder of the Boy Scouts, that he and , r Lady Liverpool will be pleased to be present on the occasion of the Boy 0 Scouts' concert in the Opera House ou '" November 7 and 8. [. At the quarterly meeting of the Wel- >( lington branch of the A.S.R.S. the fol- . lowing resolution was'unanimously carried: —"That we enter a strong pro- .. test against any interference with the e rights and privileges granted by the , Government to railwaymeu under the, sj Superannuation Act." '» A sale of badges will be held in J the streets to-morrow, Navy Day, i" in order to augment Lord Beresford 's i ! fund for comforts for the men of the. ! Fleet and for the dependents of men ; who have lost their lives or been incapacitated. In addition to the badges there will be stalls for the sale of various goods, one of the items to be sold being hat bands bearing the names of some of the ships in the Navy. Gifts for the various stalls will be gladly welcomed by the secretary, and may be left at 92 Worcester Street up till !3 p.m. to-day. e * There have been ten enlistments since j Tuesday afternoon. One Second Divi- , sion man and one First Division reserv- ,' ist desire that their names be not pub- - lished. The others are:—First Division: Dallas Cheekier, farmer, Akaroa; i Olliver Win. Turpin, photo engraver, e 101 Kilmore Street; Walter James Turr ner, grocer, 8(i North Avon Eoad; Fran--3 cis Woodward, singuwriter, 273 Selwyn j Street; Ray Woodward, horse-traiuer, j. 3!), Eilgevv.are Road. Second Division. „. ,las. Geo. Hanafin, chemist, 278 Armagh Street; Geo. Edward Baker, motorman, jj 94 Warrington Street. One 19-year-old a recruit, Richard Phelps Hopkins, clerk, c George Street, New Brighton, has also . enlisted. 0 "It is only a question from a political e rat," was Mr McCombs's remark' - when the member for Thames, Mr T. W. 0 Rhodes, asked the Minister - of Mines if e the statement made by the Chief Inf spector of Mines that Mr P. C. Webb 0 was the most useful mining member in - Parliament could be justified. Mr 11 Rhodes at once raised a point of order, - saying, '' I don't know whether it ree fers to me." Mr McCombs: "What I Y said is what is commonly understood concerning the gentleman." The Speakl» or sai<l this was a most improper ut- •" terance, and called on Mr McCombs to y withdraw and express regret. This the member for Lytteltou did. t The Hon. Arthur Myers, Minister in ( J Charge of Munitions and Supplies, iuIj formed a representative of the "Do- „ minion" that he had ascertained by i cablegram from the High Commissioner p for New Zealand that uone of the applications which he had recently support- „ ed for linseed oil were likely to be exe,r cuted, the position being that the ex- | port of linseed oil from the United Kingn dom was meantime absolutely prohibited e owing to the conditions of Home sup- ;, plies and requirements thert;. The High e Commissioner also advised that he is Y making further efforts in the hope of 1 securing a small quantity, and has proe mised to cable the results. Simultao neously with the above information, ado vice has been received by Mr Myers .- from the Director of Munitions, Come mouwealth of Australia, Melbournc,s that there is little prospect of supplies v of linseed oil being obtained from that s quarter, owing to conditions which preo vail there at present. Special cousid- :- oration, however, will be given to supY \ plies of linseed oil, which will be used | exclusively for shipping purposes.

The following appeared in yesterday's second edition only:—-