POLITICAL NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12081, 9 August 1917, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

[From Our Correspondent.]

WELLINGTON, August. 8. MAIL DATES. I>r Thacker showed concern to-day regarding the 1 groat fiocrocy observed in New Zealand in connection with mail dates compared with tho way m which full information was given in Western Australia, Tho Minister of Defence repined that. Now Zealand wrr, following Imperial instructions. If others mado mistakes, we need not follow them. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS. a I cannot consent right off. but I'll make inquiries,'' stated Mr Massey in answer to a suggestion from Mr Poole that Xew Zcalanders at the front should bo sent a Christmas gift, of a one pound tin of butuir, which is regarded as a. luxury in the trenches. SOLDIERS' F UNER ALS. Information has been given to the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association that no liring parties will b 0 supplied for funerals of returned soldiers, except, at the oost of the as ociation, firing parties to be. permitted only in cases ivlir-ro the deceased had received a medal. Mr Pooln asked the Minister of Defence to-day if tho Government was going to refuse a complete military funeral to thos ti heroes who came back ami died. Sir James Allen replied that in a few days hei would mako a statement to the HouseA CAMP INCIDENT. Mr Dickie, in a question to the Minister of Defence, referred to an extraordinary camp incident said to have occurred recently. Ho asked whether it is a 1 act that Territorial officers who wero recently called into camp found when they arrived that no provision had been made for their reception and they were sent into quarters which had been affected with measles, whether they are as a result now isolated, or have they been isolated on account of the circumstances mentioned ?