LATE SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12688, 9 July 1919, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, t - , „ , AUCKLAND, July 9, W (3 wiUl 17,000 cases

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AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, Julv 3, •Sanaa.—Shropshire, for Wellington;

At tho meeting of the Patriotic i'und to-day-it was resolved ° wl_3 2a 3d as the Canterbury quota towards a sum of £IOOO asked J°r by the administration in London on behalf of soldiers awaiting embarkation. Mrs 0. M. Green was appointed j r Y ‘ SLtor > Miss Cardale, resigned. due resignation of Mr W. H.‘ E. Wanklyn from the executive was accepted with regret. Speaking at to-day’s meeting of the Canterbury Progress League the chairman (Mr H. Holland) said that, speaking as a member of tho Lyttelton Harbour Board, he would like to refute a statement that had been made at the City Council meeting on Monday evenmg that it would be quite sible to deepen the channel, as it was now on bed r'ock. That w r as : quite erroneous. He knew that the channel dredged deeper at a cost of -240,000. He intended to have a report made on the matter and asked members to reserve judgment until tuey bad seen this report.