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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16850, 28 September 1922, Page 3

.Several of the firms that subscribe 1 tjNthe proposed memorial column have written to the War Memorial Committee requesting that their subscripI i ions should be transferred to the Bridge of Remembrance fund. In cioing so they have followed the liim taken by the Mayor in transferring 1 1 is donation of £IOO front the Column to the Bridge fund. One of the firms had given £IOO. another £SO and third £lO 10s. The total involved, including the Minor’s donation, close on £3OO. The matter will be discussed by the full committee. The Mayor of Lyttelton. Mr W. T Lester, denies that at Air W. E. Johnson’s meeting at Lyttelton on Saturday night ho (llr Lester) said that, ticdisorderly' behaviour of a section of the audience emphasised the need for the complete abolition of the liquor traffic The report in which it would appear’ that Mr Lester had made this observa-T lion was supplied by the prohibition party and published by arrangement. Private information has been received by c able in Christchurch announc- j ing the death (suddenly) in London of Air H. Shipley Fitter, on Septemher 24. % The late Air Fitter was the i head of the well-known firm of Messrs i Henry S. Fitter and Sons. Colonial Meat Salesmen, London, and had been connected with the frozen meat trade of New Zealand practically from its in , ception.