TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17815, 14 July 1923, Page 12

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

© LOCAL AND GENERAL. Special Articles. Thti following special articles will be found on rage 11:-'' Masters ami Kov S ," by •'Cyrano' ; The World of Books," by A. H. to ii nK - 'Golf—The Choice or Clubs, bv kirrv Vardon: "New Book* and Publications"; and "Wirolem; N,w5," by "Llectra." Flocks Frozen 'ln. fK'ag 'o heavy fails or .snow, iel\,wed !)v intense frosts, hill eou.".- ;.-•/ ilocks in Southland are frozen it', aud it is feared that hoary lo'tsea will be experienced. Beath of Sir Eobert Nolan. .Sir Eobert Nolan died av Auckland yesterday. FOREIGN. Eeparation Probieia. In the House or" Commons the Prime Minister outlined the Government'* DoJiev in regard to tho reparation problem. He announced that a '-uj.lv to Germany's recent proposals was being drafted, and ■,v>!iij no submitted to France, Belgium, and Itnly without delay. Turfcisn Peace riitci. I?met Pasha astounded the Conference at Lausanne by a peremptory demand that the Allied warship.-; should leave Turkish waters simultaneously with tho military forces. A. throe'hours' discussion ended in a deadlock. N.S.W. Coal Mines. An agreement has boon reached between the miners and the owners in New South Wales, and work will be resumed in a fortnight. Political Prisoners in India. The Indian Legislative Council defeated a motion for the release of Gandhi and other political prisoners. Indian Military Retrenchment, Considerable reductions aro to he made in the strength of tho British Army in India and the Indian Army.