TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17627, 2 December 1922, Page 16

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

. c LOCAL AND GENERAL. Special Articles. Tho following special articles will be found on pago 15: "Books and Writers," by A. G. Stephens, and "Wet .Season Golf," by liarry Vu-rdon. The Shipping Trouble. Unemployed members of the Seamen's Union ai "Wellington received "sustenance pay'-' yesterday. The League of Nations. Sir Fraiius Bell makes an intc-rest-ing statement on trie v.ork ol the I'JiiiKil of flic League of Nations. FOREIGN. Executions in Greece, An Athens message gives details of the execution of the ex-Ministers, prince Andrew is to be tried next week. General Papoulos, formerly Commander-in-Chief in Asia Minor, and his Chief of Staff, have been arrested. Tho King is held a prisoner in his palace. War on Irish Eenels. Three more rebels were- executed in Dublin on Thursday. The rebels are endeavouring to destroy all railway communications, with the object of isolating Dublin. The members of the Dail Eireann have been warned to take measures for their own proteetiou. Free State Constitution. The Free State Constitution Bill was road a second timo in the Houso of Lords. Unemployment In Britain. The Labour Party's amendment to tho Address-in-Eeply criticising the Government's policy in. regard to unemployment was the Bubjeet of an interesting debate in the House of Commons. Water Famine Blots. A water famine in Mexico City caused a violent outbreak among the populace. There is rioting in many quarters. Martial law has beeu proclaimed. Near Hast Problem. The report of the sub-committee of tho Territorial Commission at Lausanne recommends the demilitarisation of certain of the iEgean Islands. The Turks dissent irom tho proposal. {Limitation of Navies. A statement was made in the House . of Commons regarding the present strengths of Britain, America, and Japan in capital ships. It is stated ..' that America is following the samo policy as Britain regard to the scrapping o£ ships.