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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 243, 14 October 1925, Page 3

LATE NEWS. _\ . ; <' ... • I ._.___ -. _/" _________________________m__________________\_fS> POLITICAL PREFERMENT. , i > UT SELECTING HIGH COMMISSIONER. TIME IT WAS ABOLISHED The importance of the High Commissioner's position in its relation to securing markets for the Dominion's produce and the necessity for having a. I practical commercial man as High. Commissioner, ia emphasised by Mr. Ernest H. Davis, who has just returned, from an extensive visit overseas. While acknowledging that good work had been done by Sir James Allen—work that did not come into the limelightMr. Davis suggested that when his time expires and a fresh appointment is to be made, only a business man of the highest standing should be appointed, as with the high rank and position he holds, the Commissioner is enabled to be of tha greatest possible value to New Zealand. "This position should not be one o£ political preferment," he added. "It is one of the most serious ones to fulfil in the service, and is important to & degree to the producers in this country, and also to the taxpayer. It is one that requires the highest business knowledge and experience in. dealing with the markets and the financial situation from time to time. Markets are what we want, and they should be worked to the best advantage of the growers of produce in this country." WAR WIDOWS' PENSIONS. ■ it REQUEST TO PREMIER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Replying to an R.S.A. deputation today the Premier said he would investigate a reported' anomaly in regard to war widows' pensions. He had in mind a scheme whereby, the provision of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act would be available in certain cases through the State Advances Office. a A WIDOW'S SUBSTANCE. JUDGE INCREASES SETTLEMENT. On an application under the Family Protection Act, Mr. Justice Herdman made an alteration this morning in the provision for the widow of the late James McCutcheon, late of the Bay of Plenty. The will made provision for a home, a settlement of £100, and an annuity of £400 for the widow. His Honor increased the settlement to £600, and the annuity to £500. Mr. G. P. Finlay appeared for the widow. BUS AND LORRY COLLIDE. ■ » There waa a collision in Great North Road, right. opposite the Newton West School, this morning, betweea a. light motor lorry belonging to C. H. Furness and Co., and one of the "Excelsicr" buses plying to Point Chevalier. Both vehicle? were going out of town. When opposir.e the school the lorry swung across the road to get to a shop on the other side, and the bus, which was following behind, caught the lorry amidships, and the two were carried right across the road. The bus waa a fairly heavy vehicle, and the two travelled about ten yards before they came to a standstill. The front of the bus was badly crushed, and some glass was broken. The lorry had some of the woodwork but appeared to get off more lightly than would have been expected. It ia not clear how the accident happened. The driver of the lorry claimed that he put his hand out to show that he intended to turn, but the driver of the bus contended that the signal was not given in time to enabla him to avoid running into the lorry. ACID STOMACHS CAUSE SLEEPLESSNEB3 If you cannot sleep at all, or if you wake after a brief interval of troubled rest, it is highly probable that some form of stomach disorder is the cause It may be gastritis, heartburn, flatulence, indigestion, or a simple case of food-fermentation; but these, in turn, are all due to the presence of harmful acids in the stomach, and it is not surprising that you cannot sleep. Bisurated Magnesia is what you require. This harmless compound neutralises the acidity instantly; it prevents food-fer-mentation ahd secures that tranquil, untroubled sleep that is far more beneficial than the kind induced by drue=. Bisurated Magnesia js a sure remedy for practically all forms of stomach trouble, and it contains nothing than could harm the most delicate constitution. Chemists sell it in both powder and tablet form, but. when buying, you must take care that it is Bisurated Magnesia you get. for that's the one thing that" must do you good! Better see the trade-mark "Bismag" on m« blue wrapper-it ia there for your protection. — (Ad.) . . _, a-