TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18074, 16 May 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

—» LOCAL AND GENERAL. The Trotting Cases. The All Smoke case was concluded yesterday at the Supreme Court, and tho' Eulius caso commenced. The accused Williamson, Capes, and Tucker were found guilty on tliL- conspiracy charge in the All Smoke case, but Cape's and Williamson only were found guilty on the charge of false pretences. The ■men will be sentenced next Wednesday. The Eulius case will be concluded today, and the Look Out case commenced next Monday. Details of yesterday's proceedings will bo found on page 12. State Advances. "I am not going to have any booms here while lam about. That sort of thing is no good to anybody," said Mr Massey'to a deputation of Wellington Labour members, who waited"on him to urge that more facilities should be provided to obtain loans for houses under the State Advances scheme, and to request that tho moratorium, which f-xpires al the end of this year, should be lifted gradually, so as to avoid undue hardship. lake Coleridge Power. Conditions at the Lake Coleridge power-station are normal now that the No. G generator is again in operation. Proposed Eoad and Tunnel *.o Lyttelton. The Public Works Department has instructed the Resident Engineer to Teport on Mr H. Hobday's proposed road and tunnel to connect. Christchurch and Lyttelton. Bible in Schools. At a meeting in the Cashmere school last night a discussion took place on tho Bible-in-schools question. Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P., and Mr J. C. Prudhoc each gave his views on the subject. Motoring Pages. Motoring Items will be found on Pages 4, 5, and 6.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

British Politics. The Liberal Party is preparing ±ox an anti-Socialist compaign in the constituencies. The Exhibition. The British Government has increased from £IOO,OOO to £600,000 its guaranteo to the Ex- ... hibition, so that tho controlling authority may increase its bank : overdraft. France. Colonial returns to hand strengthen * slightly the Left majority. The "Daily Herald" claims tho de ; . feat of M. Poincare as a triumph for Mr Mac Donald's foreign pol- > icy,' The franc is rallying. Dr. Sun-Tat-Sen. Peking annuonces the death of Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen, but his secretary in ! the south denies the report. South Africa. The secession leanings of the Na- . tionallst Party promise *to linlk largely in the election campaign. AireWpsi • - - In the House of Commons, Mr MacDonald outlined the Government's plans'* for research experiments in connexion with an Anglo-Indian air scheme. His Holiness. The Pope is reported to be ill. All audiences have i been suspended.' State BalL, ' The most brilliant assemblage' since pre-war times gathered at Buck- } ingham Palace for the ball in honour of their Roumanian Majesties. sterns. Mr Bamsay Mao Donald announces -himself as a Nationalist. A Witwaterarand student broke the {' South African high jump record. . A Liberal, member of the . House of v Commons haß been unseated. ''