TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18194, 3 October 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Lyttelton Tunnel Duplication. It ha? born to duplicate thv LvttHtoii tunnel. The work. inViudinz other improvements f<? the Oiri?t*hureh-Lytte!ton lice, rto co.ii £. : >li">.oo'\ and to be 'ton. pietf.'i in six years. Improving the Dominion's Rail-ways. Tl-e Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of "Railway?, has submitted to theHouse 'hi« report on 'he * new n-orlii nn-1 improvements :•'* '--onKcxion with th>_- Dominion's railwav?. An expenditure of is involved, which is proposed to spread over eight years. Page 1 1. Motoring Pages. Motoring Tteu.s w:«! brpa^ ■'- 1, • and Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor will be foun-i on page 1". BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Political Crises. The Labour Ministry at Home faces a lion itie wis is. The Liberals have c!:fl!len2prl it on the Russian Treaty, and tiii* Conservatives on the abandonment. of the prosecution against the editor of the "Workers' Weekly." An early election is predicted. Ireland. The motion for the rejection of the Treaty Amending Bill was defeated bv more than a two to one vote, aiid the Bill was read a seeorid time. Ohorch Arraigned. Undergraduates of both sexes, speaking at the English Church Congress, attacked modern Church tendencies. They complained that there was no place for youth. Disarmament. A high note of enthusiasm ran through the opening of the fulldress debate oh the Disarmament Protocol at Geneva. M. Briand predicted that publication of the Protocol would create an atmosphere of peace everywhere. Australian Navy. In dense fog, London welcomed the men of H.M.A.S. Adelaide. Speakers stressed the underlying unity of all the sea forces of the Crown. AJMBlcjua Inßifratiaß. An editorial in tho HeaTst Press denounces the League for presuming to examine the United States immigration laws, and adds that the country is able to prevent Japan, with or without the help of Europe, from dictating American policy. flfceman Loan. It is expected that the loan will be floated simultaneously all over the world. Dr. Luther, German Minister of Finance,, has arrived in London to negotiate. Itoma. America is in the throes of the Presidential election campaign. The Canadian Prime Minister proposes to introduce legislation after tho style of the British Parliamentary Act, to curb the power of the Upper House. An expedition is leaving Vancouver to dive for sunken treasure.