TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17707, 8 March 1923, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Western Maori Seat. The hearing of the petition agaiusr. the re'urn of th-j Jlon. Sir Maui J'OJnare for tbe Western Maori seat jiij . ornmenced at Tatiranga. Addintfton Market. [■[."to ■■.•as L';»aJ!i a h».;V\ yarding of ,'•!-..■ -;.-!> at yesterday's marker, .:., , ■.:' !■,; Telephone Charges. > ,on ;pf.::-..-nsJ-. e -"purl coi.cermug -!]•> ; ■ •posed increase in telephone .i:,ir}-s •■';•:* discussed by the CanHtreei Apixwls. \ •'■;•;' Tree: -ippi.'iiiJ -rie'i.■■! he merged into one eom- ,,],: .; ;,|,r-:,i (vr year was oouii.|. -e,] >•'.• 'i''i'-j,'-itr-s from various ■•ifiri.ah:- ■•-:■! T"'ial organisations. Ailoged Murder. I:i-' h- "in r ; •••:' '■■> of murder >•,;■; ~o:i.i/i".'!e'.'cl at Wellington yes--i-re.-iv :igaifj.st Pilchard iVifi■,:•':' :iiid Inn wife. Tho charge arisi'-s f» : 't of the i'mling of the iioilv of a baby in the grounds of their resilience, ;.t Jobmonviilp. School Committees' Allowances. A deputation from the Canterbury S,-h.iol Committees' Association waited upon the Canterbury ilcicl.ers of Parliament Committee yesday and asked for support of a protest against the reduction of School Committees' incidental allowances. The committee agroed to form a deputation of inemberß 1o wait upon tho Minister of Education in support of the protest. FOREIGN. France and Germany. The Pari3 correspondent of '' Tiie Times" says that, when negotiation in regard to Germany begin, the French will put forward the eluims made by them at the Peace Conference in 11)19. The Conference will be tho most important since that of Versailles. Occupation of the Kuhr. It is announced that an agreement has been reached between Sir Alexander Godley and General Pnyot regarding French use of tho railways in the British zone of occupation. British Politics. A, sensation ha 3 been caused in political circles by the return of the Labour candidate at the Edgehill by-election by a majority of over 1000 votes. This is the third successive Government defeat within „ a week at by-elections. Imperial Conference. In the House of Commons, Mr Bouar Law aaid he was in communication . with the Dominions, and hoped it would be possible to hold an Imperial Conference Inter in the year. Empire Defence. The British Government has decided to appoint a committee to euquiro into the co-operation of the tlireo fighting services from the poiMt of view of Imperial dofonce. U.S., Hallway Strike, President Harding, is disturbed at the, continuance of 1 the railway strike, which started last summer. It is stated that 188,000 men are still on strike.