TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17807, 5 July 1923, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Xalephone Charges. The Executive Committee of the Canterbury Progress League last night decided to forward to the Government a protest against the increases in the telephone charges. The reasons for "the increased charges were explained to the House of Eepreaentatives by the Poatmaster-General yesterday.

later-Schools' Match. The annual match between Christ's College and Boys' High School, played yesterday at Lancaster Park, in* the presence of about ' nine thousand spectators, resulted in a win for School by 23 points to nil.

Lytteltoa Tnniisl. A letter from Mr E. Parry, advocating the electrification of the Lytleiton tunnel, was read at the meeting of the Process League last night.

Aldington Market. Pat cattle did not 3el* so freely at vesterday's market a* at the preceding week's sale. Fat sheep, Htore sheep, and fat pigs all ffhow ed an improvement. Early Eecords. The Progress League last- night set up a committee to collect and preserve early Canterbury record?. Daylight Saving. A meeting of representatives of sports bodies deeided to inaugurate a campaign to secure daylight saving in New Zealand. Unemployment. The matter of .setting up an Unemployment Committee was considered at the meeting of the Progress League la3t night, but action was deferred in the meantime. Ofcira Tunnel. Tho official opening of the 'Otira •Tunnel is to bi) celebrated by a public dinner in Christen arch. FOREIGN. Separation Problem. j The French and Belgian Ambassadors aaw Lord Curzon on Tuesday. It! is understood that Cabinet will further discuss the position. Administration of the Soar. ' The Courfcil of the League of Nations ha 9 decided to hold an enquiry into the administration of the fiaar Valley. ! i Beckers* Strike. The wages strike of dock workers haß spread to the London Docks, where several New Zealand meat ships are affected. " ■ Labour in Parliament. A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party discussed tho recent suspension of members in tho House of Commons. Mr Eamsay Maedonald said such scenes pre- ' judiced the Labour Party in Parliament and the country. Double Income-Tax. The question of the double income-! tax from the point of view of shipowners engaged in trade between Britain and the Dominions, is discussed in a message from London, j MtoTlgation Congress. The Duke of York opened tho Inter-*' national Navigation Conference in London. Twenty-six foreign na- j tion3, most of the British Domin- j ions, and the League of Nations are represented. • !