TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18013, 4 March 1924, Page 6

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Test Match. New South Wales defeated New Zealand in the First Test match by eight wickets. —Page 9. letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor will be found on Page 9. Garden Notes. Garden Notes will be found on Page 12. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Britain and Trance. The gist of Mr Mac Donald's letter to M. Poincare is published. It is described as making a new departure in diplomatic exchange, and as being one of tho frankest and most unequivocal communications ever addressed by the head of one Government to another.

Caliph to Go. The People's Party in Turkey is introducing a Bill to banish the Caliph and all members of the dynastic family. More Scandals. The latest word from Washington hints that graft negotiations greater than ever are on the eve of disclosure. It is said that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been paid in bribes. Beady, Aye Eeady. A French general reports that Germany possesses the perfoct skeleton of a vast military monster which, at a given signal, could leap to life for the national revenge on France. Women's Dress. Cardinal Logue, in a Lenten Pastoral, deplores present-day fashions in women's dress, which he describes as a crying scandal. Home Politics. Mr Lloyd George claims that already Labour is a chastened Party—a tenor become baritone. He believes that further experience of office will do the Party still more good. Items. Two French professors have fought a duel. • * Tho Shah of Persia is too much of a wanderer for his people's liking. Only one in 50 of London's beggars is genuine.