TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18241, 27 November 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Addington Market. Yesterday's sale at Addington wi( notable for the exceptional prices realised for fat lambs. Fat sheep a'so advanced in price, and stor.j «!ieop were firmer. Fat cattle were easier than last week. Dreyer's Vaccine. A report on Dreyer r s Vaccine was submitted to the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday by Dr." I. C. Macintyrc.—Page -3. Radium Treatment. Dr. Fenwick submitted a report to yesterday's meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board on the first month's activities of the Iladium Department.—Page 11. Duty on Wheat. The North Canterbury Executive of the Farmers' Union ia opposed to the proposal that a million bushels of fowl ".-heat shotlld be allowed to be imported duty free during 'he ]o2o-_'i season. The report of the discussion is on our commercial page—page 10. Building Pages. Items of interest to the building and allied trades will be found on pages i and 5. Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor will be found on page 12.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. .Egyptian Trouble The position in Cairo is now more norma!, but British reinforcements arc arriving;. The new Premier has undertaken to hunt down the murder gangs. Empire Affairs. The question of maintaining the close co-operation of tho Motherland and the Dominions in matters of foreign poM-jy is again reeeiving attention at Home. Bent Strikers. There were wild scones, but no great disorder, at the eviction of a Clydebank Communist family. Following a decision of the Clydebank Town Council, wholesale evictions are expected.

Walaa Preparing. The Welsh Rugby team is making unprecedented efforts to ensure victory in Saturday's International game. China. Mandates jiave . boon issued setting up a. Ptdvlrlonal Government for tho ChJntgc Republic. Attack on Mecca. British airmen are to assist King Ali in his kttempt to retake Mecca. iMma. Chiirlie Chaplin hns married again. Dr. Nangofl will join in an attempt to fly to the North Pole next year. Tho Soviet wishes the matter of the Zinovieff letter referred to arbitration.