TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17394, 3 March 1922, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Local and General. The and Sir AndrewRussell were present at the Ashburton returned soldiers' banquet last night. The subject of "Music in Schools" is discussed by several correspondents in letters \o the editor. , Foreign. ! The King has issued a message to the nation on behalf of himself and the. Queen thanking the people "for making yourselves partners in our great joy. The Overseas Settlement Committee expects that another 25,C00 cx-Semce-men and their dependants will be leaving Britain this year, the majority for Australasia. In tfiie debate in the House of Commons en tho reports of the Geddos Economv Committee, the.Chancellor of tho Exchequer said while £50.000,000 was being saved this year, the E •'mites for next vear would be £181,000.000, or £90,000,d00 better than the reductions recommended by the Geddes report. The English shipyard workers re.jcctted the proposed reduction of wages by a majority of eleven to one. The deadlock in tho engineering trade continues, and the lockout will start on March 11th unless a settlement is reached. Morvyn Gannon, aged 21 yeaTs, was attacked and fearfully injured by a shark while bathing at Coogee. He was rescued by Jack Brown, a beach inspector. The New York newspapers are appearing in much curtailed form owing to a pressmen's strike. It is understood that the Canadian Minister of Finance is visitinq "Washington to oanvass the possibilities of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada. In the Indian Legislature the Treasurer delivered -his Budget, which showed a deficit for the past year of over £22,000,000. It was proposed to meet the deficit by increased railway farea, postal rates. Customs duties, and income tax and drastic retrenchment. A Delhi message says the remainder of the programme of the Prince of "Wales's tour in India is being revised on the ground of economy. The Premier of Queensland criticises Mr Hughes in connexion with the Commonwealth Government's immigration policy. In an interview in a Sydney paper, Mr Rea, a Samoan planter, repeats the usual charges against the New Zealand; administration in Samoa. A'London paper says modifications in the text of tftie marriage service were made for the _ Royal wedding and will be embodied in the ' revised Prayer Book. . The "Daily Chronicle" bovs a grave political crisis has arisen during the /> last three days. Mr Lloyd George ''W:'- threatened' to resign, and was visited !■ -■:, by, "the Unionist leaders and Mr, Bal?r;fouT>,who offered him the same measure ss■,;■ of; in the past. '/...'■■•• ; ( message outlines ?,?&£: IP&iMclent Harding's proposals for subthe!:Amenoan merchant marine. Mff-i^'P^; ■■^,^- : ;-'-: \- .'■'.-• ';>'..'.■ ; ... ■

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