TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18242, 28 November 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Tramway Board Elections, The triennial election of members to the Christchurch Tramway Board resulted in the return of all the Citizens' Association's candidates for the Central sub-district. No Labour candidates were elected. letters to tlie Editor, Letters to the Editor will be found on page 11. Bus and Tram Competition. Mr A. S. Taylor, in view of the competition of motor-buses with trams, advocates legislation giving tramway authorities exclusive rights for tho running of buses. Motoring Pages. Motoring items arc on pages I, 5, and 0. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Egyptian Affairs. ZiVnr Pasha, who is determined that thero sluill bo no further disorders in Egypt, is hopeful of negotiating a settlement satisfactory to all concerned. British. Politics. Cabinet is now giving its attention to tl:n King's Speech. Xabour is expected to eliallengo the Government's Egyptian policy on a direct amendment to tho Address-in-Iteply. Russian Letter. Hie British trades union delegation to Russia, after going into the question of tho Zinovieff letter with the reputed author himself, is con•vinced that tho document was a forgery. Empire Wireless. The first Canadian station for !>eam wireless communication with Great Britain lias been completed. The All Blacks. Wakefield, the EnglisTi iiiighy captain, who played against tho New Zeaianderd in the London Counties match, clears them frofii all charges of bad sportsmanship and unfair play.

Marine TroubJe. T'ho Commonwealth Line bos refuse'!? to accept tlio crew supplied by the Stewards' Union for the Moreton Bay. Items. Afc tho Geelong sales 3Jeriiio wool made an Austral iqu record price. A fi>;c_ occurred in an annexe of the British Empire Club in Tendon,