NAVY LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17114, 8 April 1921, Page 10

NAVY LEAGUE.

MEETDTG OF GENEEAL » i'-''.'.-. COMiIITTEB. The General Ckmuhittee of "the-. Can- • terbiiry 'branch of. the League c /ijtet<ie«*''ji : J. Marriner, '• <■ presidentj in'.'the ichau?; there was a .**• go6a ; 'attenid«a.c6 of memljeJrs., i > , .The,hpnj treaaurer<Mr St. S. Batche- :'■: lor) reported that the expenditure in ■■..connexion. witKjthe At fifome to their |v ilxceUencies'the Governor-General 1 and " V.i3cbunteia Jdlioqe was i£los. On the • chairman? si} rote of .thanks '"' was accorded,the atib-committeeß that carried*;out ; the' arrangentfljits. '.■•-■ The secretary (Mr C. J. Treleaven) reported r tbat c ©opia9;;of the resolution; arrived at by tne annual meeting, reyarding ; the jnemorandujn, from head office, • respecting naval policy, had > been forwarded to-tha XGovernxHvGen-Wal,'-tfe''-ftim>'-'Ministar, ,: 'and general secretaryof the League, London: '.''': ' It. wfls decided'that :?. the' com- ».' 'petitions. 6honld'W- earher in .the year with the view of presenting'the ■'' ■ prizes won' at the annual breaking-up •*'■ it.~was stated; that the ', prizfes wpii.uv thip.afctv competition would "'.. fe;.presented' which v -a iilm,' entitled/- Vindictive,' 1 .would be shown!-',. •'•.•.,' The.Department of Internal Affairs f list .of fflmavthat; could be . T6ariM< t& "for free exhibi- • • matteVwas left in the hands of a sub-committee. The Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes, in reply to the League's resolution on the ;as : the Australian • "Government had only one ship of the '.. Australian Navy in commission at'pre?. sent, the time was not opportune co invite the fleet,to visit' New Zealand. /The, following sub-committee was set -'■'.•■■ tip: ,tb draw, ud plans for entertaining the mett'of ; H.M.S.'Clmtham, which is ■ expected at Lyttelton shortly: Mesdames Wilson and Barker, Messrs Mar- ' riner, J. J.: DbugalL.E. 'Holland, A .>■ C. Maxwell, H; S. Batchelor, and A. ~ Ferguson. ;.. It was decided to hold "Navy Day" : . this year. •'.'.' ; ■ Mr Maxwell brought up the question of. providing for. retaining the interest in the League of the members of school -*- branches 'of the League. It; was de- ' cidecl. that the subscription for ex- : members of school branches up to 21 ." years of age be 2s 6d; for ladies notless than- Ss, and gentlemen not loss .than 10s.

'■ Mr Maxwell was asked to formulate a Bchem© in connexion, with the junipT branch.