TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17631, 7 December 1922, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The General Election. The polling iJi the general flection ..iid on "the li'censmj; iseuo takes place to-day. Addington Market. There was a keen sale at yesterday's Addington market for fat sheep aiul lambs and store sheep Boci again showed an casing, duo to another largo entry. Metropolitan Show. Tho balance to credit shown ou the approximate balance-sheet oi uic Canterbury A. and P. Association's Motrapolii.au Show this year v. as n Zittlo over £4O less than last year. The 220 new members who joined tiie Association this year, end who were admitted free to the .Show, more than account for the difference. The Hamlet Bankruptcy. At, a tittina of tho Supreme Court in bankruntcy Yesterday, before his Honour the "Chief Justice, Joseph Hamlet, was granted his discharge. Mason v. Mason Case Settled. Tho well-known divorce case, Mason v. Ma-on, which has been l,ef.:ro the Supreme Court on several occasions during the last 18 months and was also tho subject of enquiry by a Parliamentary Committee, was finally settled "at yesterday's sitting of the Supreme Court. FOREIGN. Irish rree State. The Free State Constitution Bill has received the Royal assent. In an interview, Mr Cosgrave said the situation was well in hand and he was in high hopes that the end of the troublo was in sight. Large quantities of ammunition were seized at Liverpool in ships bound to the south of Ireland. Problem of the Straita •--.. Full agreement regarding the question of tho Straits lias now been ''"■-.. reached by the Allies, whose views arq to be stated to the Russians and Turks by Lord Curzon. Agriculture in Britain. In the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd . George spoke in Bupport of the National Liberals' amendment to the Address-in-Reply demanding an enquiry into the state of tho agricultural industry in Britain. The amendment was defeated. Italy and Russia. Tho Premier of Italy had a conference with M. Krassin, represents tive of the Russian Soviet Government, at which important decisions affecting the relations of tho two , countries are reported to have been made. Chinese Labour in Pacific. . In the House of Commons, the UnderSecretary of State for the Colonies mado a statement regarding Chinese labour in Nauru and Samoa. ■ . Discoveries in Egypt. Elaborate-precautions have been taken to safeguard the recent discoveries | ' in 'Egypt.