TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17428, 12 April 1922, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Local and General, <'- The banking returns for the March quarter will be found on our commercial page. The executive of tho Industrial Corporation of New Zealand discussed preparatory details relating to the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Christchurch in November-December next. A large committee has been formed in Christohtirch to assist Mr Clutha Mackenzie, M.P.. in his campaign on behalf of the civilian blind in New Zealand. On account of the large number of malicious false alarms—lo' out of 14 last month—the Fire Board decided to ask the police authorities to assist in , bringing offenders to justice. The Minister of . Agriculture thinks it would be unreasonable to ask Cabinet to agree to a further State guarantee price for wheat. Fire did damage at North Brighton, yesterday morning estimated at over £7OOO. The Ozone Cafe and other business places were destroyed. The Master Painters' Federation has requested the Minister of Health to appoint officers to inspect the interior of houses. The Appeal Court has ruled that it cannot hear appeals from prisoners sentenced to reformative detention, such matters being in the province of the Prisons Board. Thd Education Department's attitude ' in the matter of the curtailment of technical classes is explained by the Hofl. C. J. Parr* Keen interest is being taken in Tuesday** race on the Wanganui river for this sculling championship of the world between Hadfield and Paddori. Foreign. The Port of London Authority »haa reduced its charges for handling and storing frown produce from New Zealand. The TJ.S. Steel Corporation replied to "the coal miners' attempt to tie uj) the 1 corporation's coal mines by closing one of its largest steel plants. 1& connexion with.the strike of wire- , lefts operators, the London docks are , being picketed. >* fi a speech at Birmingham, Mr L. 0. r aknery said he hoped to introduce a j .Bilfrto enable Britain in co-operation . 'wHp'ith* Dominions to start a new emi-"grawStr-scheme. 'j'lltW agreement reached at fne Doiren Coh*B*ncQ between Japan and the \ Falpfaißtern Kepublio of Siberia has g* v '.i ra|ps fight with Beckett in London, s|*i3o«pFas disqualified in the sixth of New South Wales j jfpST<tf JMV w 2,128,786. speech at the opening of the on Monday, Mr Lloyd iHwsfl»>'«]Wd the first need of Europe J§pw§j psttjpeace. The French delegate sOvlPwl to, disorma* 1 Relegate said Busif assured j^^^W^wtf v Hw.iGerm<m delegate «|fee6h, promising: 1 ' was recorded ,at Mel--B'«ta*ed that Mr de Valera may ¥■xWS&fC tof&m- a republio 'during fajn. 1 ft, th« Bouse of Commons Mr the-Gdvernment at present, but if suddenly the Gonluet he tafristed to deal with