TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18265, 26 December 1924, Page 10

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Th» Dominion's- Railways. A comprehensive report by the Railway Commission —-Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Baven—contains important proposals for the reorganisation of the management of the Dominion's railways. Pages 11 and 12. Motoring Pages. Motoring items will be found on pages 4, 3 and 6. Dairying in the Dominion. In an interview, Lr. H. L. Russe.:. of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture, compares dairying in New Zealand with dairying in Wisconsin. Page 7. South Island Main Trunk. The Railway Commission's report emphasises the importance of the completion of the South Island Main Trunk line, and of the establishment of a train ferry between North and South Islands. Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor wil; be found on page IJ, Otlra Tunnel Traffic. The report of the Railway Commission questions the soundness of the basis on which the Railway Department alleges a loss on the working of the Otira Tunnel. Commercial Page. Commercial items arc on page 14. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. i Imperial Confertoc*. The Colonial Offiee has issued a statement stressing the desirability of personal consultation with the Dominions' Prime Ministers regarding the Geneva Protocol.

Tie Tint Test. The Australians have left England 605 runs to get to avoid defeat in ' ' the first Test match.

Air Disaster. A pilot and eight passengers were killed when an air express crashed and burst into flames at Croydon.

Oaia in Sydney. Sydney was visited by a gale which lifted roofs into the air and disorganised the ferry services. Several people Trere injured.

Germany and the League. Germany has announced the terms on. which she is willing to join the League of Nations.

Zinorieff Letter. The Soviet Government has made an offer to the British Government that it will grant a safe conduct from Kussia to the person who forwarded the Zinovieff letter to Britain.