PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 June 1919, Page 5

PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

The following letter from the Hon. G. W.- Russell, ;Minister for Internal Affairs, was read at the meeting of the Borough Council last night. In view of the cabled in.'fornlation_.reeeived thislmxorning, that. the..Gerrnan, National Assembly had ‘decided A to accept the peace terms, the letter._ has acquired immediate interest, and ,-«we. , publish «it in full:- _ Sir,—With reference to the question of the desirability of sufficient notice being given to local bodies as to the actual days on which Peace Celebrations arefto beheld, I have now to inform you that Cabinet has decided that $0 celebrations will take place on the ’cond- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday aftezathe receipt in the Dominion of the oiiicial announcement of preliminary .|‘ Peace having. been signed. I have at the same time to state, for your information, that. in the event. of the Imperial Govern_ment deciding that the celebrations should not be,._held,until V "the signing of the. oflicial. Peace, or‘ on some other dates ’tllan_tho_se men.‘tioned, the Government will considerthe matter. and if 7a chhangeflis determined‘ on‘ the: dates" for t'lle’Vcelr_-br'l:-_ tions in Newizcaland, dueinotificatioun will be given. _ ‘