TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17939, 6 December 1923, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL Addington Market. There was a keen sale of fat lambs at yesterday's Addington market, and'an improyed one of fat sheep. Fat cattle farther eased in pnco, there being an over-supply forward. Dominion Publicity.. A number of interesting suggestions for widespread publicity for New Zealand were made at last night's meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Progress League. Harbour Board's Storage Charges. The Lvttelton Harbour Board yesterday "decided on a reduction in storage charges of one penny per ton in respect of produce stored in the Board's sheds at Lvttelton over two months. Hearth and Home. Items of interest to the building and allied trade 3 will be found on pages 4 and o. FOREIGN. Polling Day. Voting in the British olection will commence this evening (New Zealand time). Those of the leaders whose own seats are in danger have returned home to hold the fort there. Mr Baldwin is quietly confident, stating that he puts his trust in the honesty and common sense of the British people. The rirst of the results should be available for Saturday morning's issue of "The Press." German finances. Lord Derby claims to see daylight ahead of him in the reparations maze. He is confident of an early financial settlement. . Meanwhile Dr. Marx has declared that Germany is at the end of her economic and financial resources. Prices have collapsed. Euor Tangle. France is preparing to make a substantial reduction in her force of occupation, and to hand over to Germany much of the internal administration of the Ruhr area. Australian Meat. Proposals for the development of a market in Germany and the establishment of up to 1000 retail shops at Home were before the first annual meeting of the Australian Meat Producers' Council. The importation of cattle from New Zealand was viewed with disfavour. Liquor Smuggling. The United States Attorney-General says that the liquor situation presents the greatest criminal problem that the American nation has ever had to face. Startling figures of illegal importations are given. American Politics. Congrcsa has met and the expected obstructionist tactics have already manifested themselves in a deadlock over the election of a Speaker. It is' anticipated that the session will be highly interesting. Mr Massey. The Prime Minister stands by his guns in the matter of his earlier comment on Protection. He holds that he expressed the Dominion's opinion, and refuses to bo muzzled. From tho city of Londonderry he has received a silver model of the cannon "Eoaring Meg." Items. Diamonds and sapphires have been found in Queensland. In the Italian reservoir disaster a huge wave of water raced down flic valley, overwhelming everything. The first Anglican Bishops in' Japan are shortly to bo consecrated. Tilden ia involved in an. unseemly row with the American Davis Cup Committee.