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HOTEL CLOSING.
A Women's Deputation.
A representative body of Adelaide
women waited upon the Military Com
mandant (Brig.-Gcu. Autiil) this morn
ing and requested him to exert h:s au
thority to close the city hotels for the pre
sent. The deputation had waJted upon
rije Premier first, but had learned that
l lie matter was 011a for ithe niUitaiy 1
authorities Knd not the Government.
Mrs. J. 1*. Morice headod the deputation,
which coraprisod Mrs. A. Nutter Thomas,
rcpresontiwr the Mothers' l'nion and the
Ciris' Friendly Sooioty: Mrs. Russell audi
Miss Cooper, the Travellers' Aid Society;
51iss Mills, the I^idy Victoria Girls' Club;
Miss Hornabrook, the School for Mothers;
Mrs. Napier Birks .md Miss Margaret -ie
Moli- the I-eague of Tioya! Women: Mrs.;
]? \V Nieholls, Mif=« lxi'ok»-o.vl. aud Mrs. I
Cooper, the. W.C.T.U.: Mrs. Rcymnur. thr ,
l*resnytcrian Women's and 8. A. Mothers' i
Union; Miss Eleanor Walker, the Wo
men's Non-paity Association; Mrs. J. P.
iii.rii-c. t-ho Kindergarten Graduates' Cliib
»nd tiie Sold'ers' Wives' Visiting Commit- :
tee- and M'-s A. K. Thomson, the ,
Y.W.C.A.
Mrs. Micfo .s.t:-l sic fe.t tr..it ;t would
ho' saf?zuar;iins both the temporarily idle ;
men and p:ib'Lc f.uety if ail the city hot?is j
Ciuld be e'wed until matters became nor- j
\',r:zAivn. infill, in reply, said he must j
ask If 1:10 ik-jiumiorr'sts had on that ?
Tiinrniiipr seen anytliiiJ.j in the conduct in :
0:r sirrfi-; 1o warrant l:is comp':- ing with i
(i;oir rcoiicj-t. fch'-.ird any disquieting: ;
M';npto:u^ m-inifo't tiicir.se'.ves he would!
at once tal-:e steps to prevent trouble. !
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