TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17690, 16 February 1923, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL Mr E. W. Dalton's Report. Additional extracts from the report of the British Trade Commissioner in Now Zealand (Mr K. W. Dal- j ton; on commercial conditions in the Dominion are given on our commercial page. Daffodils. An interesting talk was given last night by Mr A. E. Lowe on the growing of daffodils. Motoring Notes. Motoring Notes will be found on Pages"4 and 5. Letters to the Editor. JLctters -ia the Editor will be found on page 10. Bowling. The visiting New South Wales bowv church .yesterday, being defeated t-r* played a match against Christby W point* to 96. FOREIGN. Unemployment and Emigration. An interesting debate took place in the House of Commons on the questions of unemployment, and emigration. Two Labour members said their party was not opposed to emigration, but held it was not a euro for unemployment. America and China. . The American. Secretary of State sent a message of greeting to a dinner of, the China Society in which he expressed regret that the friendly relations between . America and China had been disturbed by the killing of an American Consul and the failure of the Chinese Government to make an adequate response to representations. Blizzards in America, Terrible blizzards and cold are reported from the : central ' United States and Canada. Influenza in New York. The influenza epidemic in New York' ha 3 assumed unpieccdented proportions. , Bussian Crovm Jewels. ■The stoiy that some of tho Russian trown jewels had been smuggled into America in the coffin ol an American sailor who had died abroad was proved untrue when the body was disinterred. Trance and Germany. ■ Messages dealuigjvith the French occupation of theßuhr indicate that the situation is gbing frdm bad to worse. One t correspondent says * armed conflict ia within measurable distance unless' the French authorif ' ties take drastic steps to prevent " - an outbreak. East Problem. - L Jt\ isv reported from Constantinople .' t >i that the Turkish, newspapers have ,j , "ck tlomont of the Near Bast problem) are ..now criticising Ismet ""j!" * Pasha for not signing the Lau- >' *',-& sanpe"Treaty. < ' ; r q£'Greek Befugees. correspondent tells felr, story of the sitft'erof Greeks who expelled.from Asia Minor ■ speeches were Jss /'mad© during the debate in the Sen- ' )'*■ s "*&ron, the Bill to ratify the Bri"ih '~* debt fuidine agreement. ,. 2 I