IN TO-DAY'S ISSUE.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14600, 26 February 1913, Page 8

IN TO-DAY'S ISSUE.

Professor David, of Sydney, has received a wireless messago from Macquario Island to the effect that two members of Dr. Mawson's Antarctic expedition are dead, while Dr. Mawson and several others have missed the Aurora at Adelie Land owing to unfortunate circumstances. (Page 9). On board H.M.S. New Zealand are about a dozen officers of colonial birth, and another dozen or so with experience of Australian waters. (Page 7.) Personal Notes from England appear : on page 3. Tho annual meeting of tho Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Now Zealand is being held in Auckland. (Page 4.) The annual conferenco of representatives of the Fire Boards of the Dominion was held yesterday in tho City Council Chambers. (Pago 2.) Tho damage caused by the suffragette- in England last week is estimated at £6000. (Page 9). A Berlin message says that several Zeppelin airships are making prolonged night voyages, carrying war material. (Pago 9). In Mexico City tho assassinations have had little effect on tho general rejoicings over tho peaco declaration. (Page 9). The Government astronomer in Syd- l--ney report- that the New Zealand earthquake was registered there. (Pago 9). Tho Empire Trado Commission commenced its sittings in Dunedin yesterday, papers lie ing read before it dealing with tho subjects of immigration and tho frozen meat trade. (Page 9).