GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 March 1918, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

W.O.T.U. COJJVfiNTIOX.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, March 14. The W.C.TjU. convention opened tbis morning, there being 80 delegates present, including two from Maori unions and 13 from young women's unions. The corresponding secretary stated the.'inemoers'hip was 4834 who had paid up and about 200 whose fees had not been collected. The treasurer reported receipts a s £O2B Is 7d, and expenditure £313 15s Id.

Tiie president (Mrs. Dons)' in her address referred to the progress of temperance by vote and by national compulsion as a war measure in Canada and the United States. She regretted the inadequate action in this.direction in Britain, voiced a note of thankfulness for the six o'clock closing, and' urged the necessity for the abolition of the tranV especially in the interests of the retunfing. soldiers, strained in body and mind by the yeai. The general election this year should. &e "no license" carried at the poll

PKESEOTATIO.V OF MEDALS.

Thames, March 15. Sir James Alien visited Thames last,' nigU'and was received by local troops, headed by the regimental band. At a ; large meeting i n Central Ball, presided over by ike Mayor, who cordially wel-1 corned the -visitor* .Sir James Allen pre- '' seated anilititry -medals for gallantry on I tiie Peld to Mr.. I'rancis, father of Lance-! Sergeant J>anc"is, and Mr. Whitehouse, j father- of Priviute Wlutahouse. Both; ■winners of the medals had made the, supj-eme sacrifice, and Sir James Allen' spoke highly „f their meritorious con-! duct as an incentive to t.'th ; ->rs. The proceedings closed with cl-.eers for Sir James Allen and the recipients of the inedals. TJie Minister left for Eotorna - this morning.

WINTER SUPPLIES OF DAIRY PRODUCE. Thames, March 15. The Prime Minister stated to-day that the season had boon a good oik aid the supply of (lain- produce bad kept up ■wonderfully well. The Government wa3 alive to the necessity of providing for winter requirements, and a sufficient quantity wmld be te.pt in New Zealand for, that purpose, the surplus going to the .Imperial (Government.

Mr. Ma-jsey paid it was fortunate for; ail concerned that the present arrangement with the Food Controller was mpde, otherwise, owinn; to the shortage of sliipjiin™, 'lain produce Avonld have been in tin: s:r,ne poshion as t.lllmv, Ihix an I other i (rnn:o<'i(ics not purchased, which are i-iured in hir.;;e quantities at the (liii'eri'iit centre--. Up to the en:i of j Fel'vravy in the present reason lfl.oOO j ivm.3 of butter'have been produced.