OVERSEAS CLUB.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15874, 13 April 1917, Page 2

OVERSEAS CLUB.

THE CANTERBURY AEROPLANE. There was a large attendance at the Sixth Empire Symposium ot the uveiseas tJluL>-in the Aicxajiara ilall last night. Mr H. .bightband presided, and apologised, lor the abbenu: of tno piesiaont, Mr Jri. Holland, consqucut on tho meeting of ttto CJity Council. . vVitn. rcfereuo-j to tlie Ciub's Acrop:ane Fund, tho chairman said luat he hud met Mr James Craigi*. M.P.. yesterday, who lnlormed. iiim thut a conquerable amount of entnusiastic work had been done in the matter of collecting funds in Timaru and South Canterbury, with -the result that in two weeks £10U had. been collected; Mr Craigic hoped that before long tho total will have swelled to £200 or £300. Respecting Christchurch and North Canterbury generally, the club had about £600 in hanu. Sir Douglas Haig'e despatches showed that tho Allies' air flotilla was playing a very important part in the war; and tsey knew'that there rawt be heavy casualties. It therefore was incumbent on Canterbury to endeavour to send forward its aeroplane at the earliest possible moment. He hoped to be able to announce at the nest symposium that the required amount had been cabled Home. (Applause). Professor J. Macmillan Brown delivered an interesting address on "Aspects of Peace and the Future," in which he outlined the probable re-grouping of the warring European nations after the war. His remarks were freqouirtly applauded. Mr Holford, Bsc. Agri., continued his addresses on agriculture as affected by the war, and, referring to the wheat question, remarked that if New Zealand failed to grow sufficient wheat for its own requirements, and had *to get supplies from Australia, it would be. in view of yesterday's news regarding the anticipated decreased yield in Australia, indirectly robbing the United Kingdom (which would require all the wheat Australia could give), and that would hardly be * patriotic move. Both tpsakers wore accorded votes of thanks. Musical items were given by the Christchurch Banjo Band, . and Messrs Jones, Brace}', Wilson, and Bowi*> ••