AN URGENT APPEAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 43, 15 November 1918, Page 6

AN URGENT APPEAL

PRIVATE CARS WANTED. District captains discovered yesterday that (heir efforts were often checked and delayed through a shortage of motorcars. It was believed flint they would be able to seuuro (axis for the work, but owing to the abnormal demand for them by the public it was soon found that they could not depend on the hired car. So an appeal is made to owners of private cars to place (hem at the disposal of district captains in order that whenever an appeal comes over (he telephono for immediate help, no lime would be lost in sending the snme. If a sufficient number of private owners in each of the districts would be considerate enough io come forward and offer their cars it might mean that each one would Ire called on for duly only one day in the week. This is an occasion of grave moment Io the health of the whole community, and il is only by united effort that the invisible foe will be conquered. The names, and official addresses, and telephone-numbers of all (he district captains appear in another column. Already several good citizens have come forward with offers of cars and their personal services, but the demand for many more exists. POSITION AT AUCKLAND IMPROVING By Telegraph.—Press Aseocintloti. Auckland, November U. Tho epidemic position generally continues to improve, as the result of organised effort and tho concentration of serious cases. .Many deaths, however, are still occurring. It is believed Hml the climax has passed, but the combative forces realise (hat any relaxation would reverse, tho p'wtion. ' Many workers are now a( tho point of collapse. The watorsutare have decided to eras? work at 5 o'clock each evening durint the epidemic, on account of sickness in their families. 'IV-dny's vict'ini include fieul. !>ic Cmlcs.'of the Main Moily. W.M.1!.; Mr. John Dueler, chief officer of Hi« Ai'nhura: and Mr. J. H. Clayton, chief officer of the Whangape.