TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17610, 13 November 1922, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Shipping Hoid-up. l'hi- (Incision oi the seamen to ce&se w(,r.'; as a protest against the ,'iivaril of the Arbitration Court -ivi.i. b readjusted wages in accordwith tho movement in tho ii-i ni living, eamo into operation '•; i .Saturday morning, and theposit:„n n.r.v is that the bulk of the <•..--hipping is idle in various juris, including the Lyttelton-\V«.-iiington ferry service. The Prime Minister. „\1 r Ma■ ha 3 returned to Wellington after a strenuous but highly u t campaigning tour _of Auckland, Tarnnaki, and A\airar.ipn. Hp addrrssed a record nieeti_■ iat Masterton on Saturday. Armistice Day. ArniHtic«i Day was observed on -viturdny all over the Dominion by two minutes' silence at 11 a-m. FOREIGN. Uear East Crisis. from I/mdon, Paris and ('oii-i.'inunoplo indicate that the situation in regard to the Near is still critical. Armistice Day in London. The anniversary of Armistice Day uf.oktunly observed in London. 'J he King and Princo of Wales and the Duke of York placed wreathe on the Cenotaph in Whitehall in ;iio presence of a vast crowd, and the two minutes' silence followed. Belgium's Unknown Soldier. The body of an unknown soldier chosen at Bruges by a blinded veteran was buried in Brussels in the presence of King Albert andi a great gathering. Separation Problem. The unsatisfactory state of the French and Belgian exchanges is generally regarded as due to the unfavourable position in which Germany, by her default in reparation payments, has placed the finances of those countries. America and Europe. In an Armistice Day message, President Harding said he thought that America has come to realise that she could not avoid obligations and responsibilities as part of the prioe to be paid for her fortunate relationship to tho confraternity of nations.. flections In Britain. Several newspapers express the opinion that Mr Bonar Law is almost certain to obtain a small working majority over all other parties, while cautious Conservative organisers, and even the ILabour headquarters, take the same view. New Honours List. A number of honours are announced :rift consequence of the resignation 'of t!be Coalition Cabinet. . Scotland Yard 'Sensation. &r William Horwood, Chief of the J - Police, was.ppisonea ."i»t .(Jobtliiid Yardiby eating choco- " Xates which had been sent to him through the. post. He received attention, bQt his condition isstillseriotiß.