TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17982, 28 January 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Oar Finances. Mr Mosicy expects a substantial surplus :;t the end of the financial year. Arrest of Trades Union Secretary. P. 1-'. Martin, who is well known as :• former City Councillor and a. prominent figure in trades union <-:rr!<\s. has been arrested on a charge alleging theft of the moneys of tlic Bakers' Union. New River Bank Reserve. The Millbrock reserve, on tiie bonks of tlip Avon between Heimore \s mad ;>ml ftossall street, lias been formally opened to the public. Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor v.-ill be found on r .akg 11. Astronomical Notes. Astronomical '\otcs for February v.'i ! 'i be found on page 7. Sanders Cup. in flie Ihird raee for the Sanders Cup. on "Saturday, Bona was disqualified, the race being awarded to Liiine!. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The New Cabinet. Air Ramsay Mac Donald will adopt a policy of firmness and frankness towards France, and arrange for full diplomatic relations with Russia. French Affairs. Further revelations have been made in connexion with the devastations scandals in France. Hallway Strike. An increasing number of railwaymen are returning to work. The 'Labour Ministry has been instructed to enquire into the trouble and report to the Cabinet. Japan and U.S.A. In I lie Japanese House of Peer 3 IJaron Sakatini created a sensation by declaring "that the seeds of a future world war will "be sown if the United States enacts the exclusion law." Hoaxed a Bishop. It cost the viear of Marathan, Isle oi! Man, £3O for sending a false telegram to the Bishop of Sodor and Alan. Migration to Dominions. Colonel Stanley, who visited Australia and New Zoaland in the interests of the Church Army Overseas Settlement schemes, sayß nobody need be afraid to migrate, as the newcomer was certain of a welcome, work, and friends. Soviet Russia. The question of recognising the Soviet is being investigated by a committee of the United States Senate. Radio. The use of radio in mines as a measure of safety is being considered in tho United States.