TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17451, 11 May 1922, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Tin: Pun Lie Accounts. The result of the year's financial operations was announced by Mr Massey at Fcilding. Amhxgion Market. s Tlkto were heavy yardings of stock at tho weekly market at Addmgt-on yesterday. Mutton waa slightly easier, "bocf (whidli constituted 1 Tactically a record yarding) decidedly so, wlrilst fat ewes receded to about 7£d per lb. Breeding ewes sold particularly well. Ni.\v Hailwat Polict. Sorrio details of the new railway policy (.f tho Government were given by Mr Massey in a speech at Feilding. .M ANfL.vuGinxß Charge Fails. Thaddeus Edward Doody was acquitted of the charge of manslaughter arising out of the death at Rangiora Joseph O'Neill. 'l'lll-i't bv Me.Tus' Ex-Secretary. Tho trial of John Arbuclde, ex-secre-tary of tlhe Miners' Federation oil ten charges of theft of Federation moneys, totalling over £2OOO, resulted in a, verdict of guilty. Sentence "\va.s deferred. A Stolen Yacht. An auxiliary yacht that wtis stolen from Auckland harbour has Leon sighted heading for tlie Kermadecs. Cost or Livdjq Bonus. An Order Amending Awards and Industrial Agreements now in force in New Zealand in terms of the decision to reduco the cost of living ■ bonus has been made by tho Arbitration Court. FOREIGN. Civn, "War in China. Dr. Sun Yat Sen's refusal to co-operate with or recognise General Wu Peifu threatens to cause another outbreak of hoetilities in China. . PniNCK of Wales. Amid aoenes of great enthusiasm the Prince of Walds 'departed from Japan on Tuesday for Manila. , Saluting the Flag. Tho Minister for Education in New South Wales has ordered that all public school children shall salute the Flag evey Monday. Returned Unopposed. ' Sir John Leigh, Bart., was returned unopposed as member of the House or Commons for Clapham. ltotAL Visit to Belgium. In proposing the health of the King and Queen at a State banquet in Brussels, King Albert paid a warm, tribute to the great part played in tho war by. the British Empire. Ovkrdue Manurewa. - Tho Australian Navy Department declined the agents 1 request to send a ship to search for tho missing barque Manurewa, aid suggested tuat a tug should be chartered for the purpose. Airship Services. Members of the House of Commons discussed Commander Bumey's echeine of airship services; to India and Australia, and decided to send a deputation' .to the. Committee of , . Imperial Defence to ufge the mercial possibilities <und military advautagefi 'of the proposal. Religion in Russia. ' The Vatican has: requested the Genoa Conference that any agreement witlh Russk should secure religious ' tolerance, freedom of worship, and security of religious property in ... Russia. At the trial of the" Archbishop of Moscow and twenty priests for agitating against the expropriation of Church property, the Patriarch Tichon appeared in Court and mode a solemn protest, as a result of Which he was added to the , indictment.; v Palestine. ' ■ The United; States and Britaaq have . virtually reached an agreement re- ' specting the mandated territory of. : Palestine. > ' . Naval Ditencb. Lecturing on the Washington Cottfar.'V enoe before the, Royal Colonial In-, stitute. Lord Lee,. First Lord of the Admiralty, * after referring , i-o the work of the Conference, criti- , cised the neglect of the ' in failing to assist Britain to mmn- ! tain the Navy. - ! .GrxoA Conference-.' The French. Cabinet unajninously approved 4 the decision to adhere to the Allied memorandum to Russia subject to modification of the artide dealing witE private .property in Russia.. A Paris paper re? ports that the British and Italiait delegates halve arrived at ar formula - to facilitate agreement with Russia ■ by leaving out the clause dealing with the restoration of private pro- ■ perty. ; . ; - ' "The Times", adheres to the statement of its special correspondent regarding the conversation between Mr Lloyd George and M. Barthou.