TO DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 10

TO DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hiley Scheme. The executive of the Canterbnry Progress League decided last night ;o r.rcnnise a monster deputation wait upon the Prime Minister next week to urge the undertaking " r> improvement to the Christ-<■hu/eh-.Lyttelton railway line. Addinjton Market. There was an improved sale foTstore sheep at yesterday's Addington market, hut an easing in fat stock values.—Page 13. The Trotting Sensation. The adjourned hearing of the charges i.'i connexion with the trotting sensation was concluded yesterday. Accused again reserved their defence, and were committed for trial at the Supreme Court, Christchurch. Details will bo found on Page 14. Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor win be fcund on i.'age 14. Methodist Conference. The report of yesterday's proceedings at the New Zealand Methodist Conference is on Page 8. Builders' Page. Items of interest to the building and allied trades will be found on Pages 6 and 7. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Imperial Conference. Mr Bruce has been interviewed regarding the work of the Imperial Conference, and its probable influence on the future of the Empire. War in Morocco. The Moors are showing fresh activity against Spanish stations in Morocco, and reinforcements have been ordered across. Prohibition. The "Beer Bloc" in Congress is making a determined effort to have the Volstead Law modified, but the New York State Legislature has rejected the proposal. Kemal Pasha. It is said that the reason for the sudden bundling out of the Caliph is that Kemal may include Constantinople in his forthcoming triumphal tour. Soviet Affairs. China is reported to be on the eve of recognising Russia. In Moscow a monster trial of two brothers has opened. Earthquake.

San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, has been badly shaken by an earthquake. Half the town is destroyed, and there has been heavy loss of life. Items. Archbishop Redwood has been appointed Assistant-Bishop to the Pontifical Throne. Three hundred are dead following a tiro in a Chinese town. K is possible to pour surplus oil back into exhausted wells and later to recover part of it. Tho "Daily Herald" opposes the Singapore base.