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PETROL AS VALUABLE AS
SHELLS.
MR. HARCOURT EXPLAINS THE
RESTRICTIONS.P
VISITORS AT THE HOTELS:
95 per cent, and motor cycles I gallons per month. The amount available for distribution per month was 300,000
HOMOKON HOTIL gallons, which was made up as follows --Commercial cars, 2,100,000; Industrial Mr Atholl Anderson Mr H. E. Hollanda processes $12,500; taxis and buses, Mr G. E. Anderson Me G. Holman 3,087,500 doctors and veterinary M L L Atinson Mr A. Shelton Hooper geons, 18750 st private cara, 200,000 MWH Fablitz Me FH Haward motor cyclos, 181,050 That was all the Mr H.Murray Ban Ke Met. Bander WARNING TO MOTORISTS A JOY petrol that was available, and if bas sfr J. H. Baring and Mrs P
•more
it meant that B would karo lord)
Mr W. LL Barker Jefferson The situation called for pednapt and Mrs E R. Betilice energetic action, and drastic restrictions Mr C. D. J. Ball were necessary. Miktary and national Bir A. Benson needs eat first, and when these.bnd Mfr 8. T. Batting been met they would be glad to distri Mr RJ Birbeck foute more petrol to deserving cases. Capt. B. Branch
Mr B. S. Brand
RIDE IS A SHAVE RIDE. ***
Mr. Harcourt recently made an im portant statement in the Hound of Commons explaining the reasons why it had been necessary to limit the con- sumption of petrol (AMS
There was plenty of petrol in the world, he said, but our supply depended on the provision of tankers and oilers
they
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.
·GERMANY AS VERDUN,
Mr. John Buchen in a summary of the wat situation on the 8th inst said in regard to the fighting on the Semme
ME. M. Joseph Mr H. Kempt Dr A.T-Knoderer Mr T. Kullinus
Capt R. Laresan
Mr & Mrs C. Laurit
Mr and Mrs W. G. Mr. Lied
Browell
Mr & Longfald Mr E A. Brownlow Major D, Macdonald Mr and Mr.WAV.MPB. E. Macke
Bryant
Mo
15.
Mr.G. B. Macho Dr G. W. Mackenn Buchanan Mr B Markham
MP B Camboll Capt. L Cassel Mr and Mrs
agne
for its converance in bull. Since the A MAELSTROM AS DEADLY FORM war the consumption of petrol had Nov. 4greatly increased while the tankers had Nov. 18 diminished, and there had also been E Nov. 36 diversion of certain neutral al vescola, Dec. 15 chiefly American, which were trading in
what
regarded as safer Dec. 34
The Admiralty had commandecred a 1917 large number of tankers. This was due
rapidity in
the deliv Jan 7 to the unforeseen
of oil-driven battleshipe.. If he could describe what the recent meant in the way of petrol it would push stagger the House. At Verdun, after the the first week of its defence.
nearly petrol transport, because s lines of communication were destroyed artil lery and borbe between the by til We contributed
buted petrol largely for that рагрозе
The position that in two mouse/Capt. J., Clarke fighting, the British havezni
Miss E. Markham Dr. Ó. Marrioth
E At H. Maxwell
«Me D. Me. Murray-
The G. Mond
MrJ.J. A. Van Meel Mr R. ColeMr R.K. Mehrta Mr H. A. R. Conans Mr and Mrs W. A. *(1) Carried all the main German
Mentzer Courtney defences; that is, their first and second positions Further positions are im-Me J. W. Courtney Mr. Marcel
Mikheil Croucher provised field-lines ir or worse or W. B. Davenport Mr and Mrs E abis ta the ramification of trenches and dugo
Mrs
Nordstion which two years work had
E Davis :ཀ Capt. J. Dowar Cap AR Pilkington been ex per veyor the high ground Mr. Dewar's
(2) They everywhere and look down on the Glen Mr. R. Douglas naan position.
(3) They have drawn into the battle Germany's avaiable reserves and He had scoured the world for off-handled them saverely tankers and it was almost W
Ancommedation is the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in whole of the battle hart been fought on
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hilarating sport than tiger hunting. He becoming for Germany Mr and Mrs P. J. Mr. J. G. Sidlos
could find trace of commering or hold ing up of petrol The Cons
constructions oiltankers was being accelerated by the Admiralty, and he hoped that they would soon be in a position to launch more tank steamers for heavy olls, which would release, petrol tankers now being used for this purpose
a
Verdun.
tendly the German press has an that the Allied offensive has reached. ith limit On the
contrary, it has gone on with steady, mathematical precision. Cerugwaltornet vitar Orders have declared to be of importance has been taken from them and never remained. The Allies have
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effectively imposted their will upon the Mr & Mrs F. GraciasMr H F. Stoneham-Reserve. Liabeau OF
enemy.
Mr & Mrs & Sutcliffe. Mr and Mrs P. J. Mr H. E. Taylor
A. L. Tod
WARSING TO SUNDAY, MOTORISTS.
ution Ead been made to stop A suggestion Sunday motoring. There were others ho did not take the sime view. He would like to warn the House that it might come to that. It was a sad sight NEW PLAN TO PROVIDE DRAFTS. MEAL HICKS Mr and Mrs J. D.3.
in the micale of a great war to see the number of riotor cars on the main ronds
Sunday,
OD
Two Sundays ago he had the number
of cars counted on the main roads to Brighton and Maidenhead. It was a wet 600 cars, all- Sunday, but there were
civilian.
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Fix C. Henry Have the cars going to race meetings been counted?RNE
fr Harcourt replied, Yes, but not very accurately this instance, the Jockey Club had decided to license no more meetings after August 10, NM.
"front hatted 20 n
SPECIAL TRAINING RESERVE FOR REGIMENS IN NEED
have been issued. ∙Special instructions by the War Ofen with reference to the
Training formation of a
Reserve, the main object of which in to facilitate the provision of drafts to regiments which have not enough men in theireservpi
Mes W. 4. Mr M. Vegoli Hanniba
Mr V. P. Waters Mini O. Hibberdafe J. B. Whealer
Wilkinson
Mr W. B. Hind
Mr F. L. Wilson #McW.J. Hodge
Mrs A. E. Hodgins, Mr. G. G. Food Vis EM Hodgson,
TAX BOTEL Mr R. Enthan, Mr Nail MacIntyre Mr and Mrs. H. F. and child
¿Carmichael ja» $1 B. F. Mattingly Mr FW. Cary
Lubey
to supply the deafts needed. Mr and Mrs D.
Under the system all infantry (Casulli b I there had boer waste of petral at the f
he grudged
reserves
ained in reserve battalions Mr and Mrs E it less than the
When the waste
home Waste forming part of regiments. at home was criminal; a joy ride was a regiment suffera casualties which cannot shame ride. On June 29 the Army be replaced at once by the trained men Council issued instructions warning. in its own reserves, it is necessary to officers against pleasure rides. A man transfer timide went from another who washed his car in petrol or who regiment which bay mory reserves that emptied his petrol tank on the ground it requires This method is unpopular was a traitor to the best services of the and cunibersonic. Army and the country.
AS NECESSARY 18 EXPLOSIVES,
The public ought to realise that petrol was as necessary for use in the war as high explosives and bread and meat, and he did not regret the pinch if it brought people to their senses.
The policy of the Patrol Committee was not to withhold any available supply. The
They would ladle it out to the last pint in proper quantities to the best national advantage. He gave figures to show that the total civilian requirements this year had increased by 40 per cent. over last year:
This is due to the enormously in
erased demand for commercial cars, because traders had lost horses and men. When the military and national needs were fully satisfied, he hoped, deserving cases would receive further considera-
tion.
One of the features of the situation was
the large increase in commercial cars and the decrease in private curs. As many as 324,007 applications had been made to the Petrol Committee for Licenses and whilst 183,000,000
C Meurer.
Mr and Mr. Charley
Mr and Mrs WTQ. B. Michell
Lt. ColeMrs Morgan Cel. Darling, EE. Mrs Nolasco Parg Mr W. J. Dexter Mr T Perkin Mr Mrs Duinken Mr and Mrs Silva
Ir WE Ford Mr and Mrs F. de My Denman Fuller Suva
Mr C. Skott -
Mr & Mrs A. Findlay
Smith
Mr & Mrs V. Findlay"
Smith
Under the now system the regimental reserves will be maintained at their fall fini establishmend so that fill use why he Lt. Conde and Mrs made of the tenttraining machinery Cascoigne of the Speris Reserve battalions. He Mr Gaudict
stand hind the rental reserves will the Training from which draftd can be found for any Mr Givotovsky Mrs Staple Smith
ficserve as a general pool Mrs C. Glandic regiment that cannot find all the wen it Rey E.G.H. Grätt Mr & Mrsa 1 Grant Smith and child nexde from its own regiinental reserves
Me Grundy A portion of the recruita allotted to
and Mrs A. Miss Taylor infantry reserves will be appointed to Me the training reserve, and will be avail able for drafting when, trained any al
Mador Gen. Venfels which Mr T. A Hazeland: Sir Mrs Lancastre regiment overseas requiring drifts which cannot be reserves, Teupplied from regimental fr & Mrs E. Howard de Verga
Officers posted to battalions of their Leo Jones Training Reserve will continue to wear! Mrs Jones
to
Bishop of Victoria
Mr J. Watue
the cniform and badges of their regiment Mr&Mrs A Dembelet3r and Mrs David
}}}]
Blumes for, the police change
www.demanded only 70 million frog faw lobster
Wood
KING EDWARDHOTEL.
Me W. C. Passmort E. C. Richardson
and pass, John Camden Hotten's," Slang Mrs R Almond Mr T. Leeman Dictionary" published in 1864, makes no Mi and Mrs. Baker Mr H McTavish mention of rozzers" or slops But Mr G. Bannerman Mr. D. Muchall how many now would recognise the Mr and Mrs T. 8.Mr F. C. Norris
Mrs. under the name of Cossack, 4
Cheng
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MEJ. Sim Mr T. van de Gras Mr. M. Sleigh man", or Puistinut Mr. W/Gregory Mr-PM-Bowery Hotten gives padceman as an alternative Mr Mrs Hammer X-C. Starkey
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Owners of
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is not extinct, but no vehicles are called and children Mr. Stott "policemen now, as the earlier flies or
Bluebottles" sometimes were.
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Me Van Flet
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