LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 January 1926, Page 2

LATE MESSAGES

ASHBURTON, January 2».

Grass fires in the Chertsey district, advancing over a four-mile front at the rate of four or five, miles an hour destroyed J. Cameron’s stables, C. Flyn’s house and stables and two paddocks of oats, and L. Hanrahan's .three large stacks. Many homesteads are threatened. Hundreds of men are removing stock, furniture and valuables. Mr. W. Page of Ashburton was severely burned while endeavouring to save his motor which was destroyed. He left it on the road in front of Hanrahan’s, while assisting to save the furniture, fire passing, over it before it could be shifted. WELLINGTON, Jan. 29. As was announced in connection with the last election the Dominion is henceforth to choose two Rhodes scholars annually. This decision was conveyed to the University of New

Zealand in a cablegram from Londor on November 4, last. Writing more fully to the Registrai on the matter, the Secretary of the Rhodes Trust states that “the trustees have lopg felt the urgency of the claim of New Zealand to the additional scholarship. As will be seen from the figures which will be published in the new edition of “Oxford Of Today” which is now in the press, New Zealand stands at the head of - the record of Rhodes scholars from the Dominions. The trustees are confident that New Zealand will be able to send two scholars in future, with the same intellectual moral and physical qualities, as she has sent in past, and that her scholars will continue to be what they have, a credit both to New Zealand and to the Empire.” WELLINGTON, January 29. The Soccer authorities have . received a letter" from South Africa, accepting the invitation to send a team provided it entailed no expense, and half the profits were paid over to reimburse the cost of obtaining and selecting the team. A reply was cabled accepting the terms, except the division of profits, and asking that the side should leave on June 12, to arrive here in July. It is hoped to arrange a visit to Australia. The cost of the tour is estimated at £5500.

AUCKLAND, January 29. At the Police Court, Victor John McDuff, whose car collided with and completely wrecked part of a safety zons in .Queen Street, was sentenced to 21 days’ imprisonment on a charge of driving while intoxicated, tills being his third offence. His license was cancelled for two' years.

NEW YORK, January 28.

All the crew of the Antinoe were rescued by the President Rooseveldt the last thirteen being taken off during a lull in the storm, which for three days had lasted, labouring the steamer while the Roosevelt stood by awaiting the chance to complete the rescues. All the rescued men were weak from hunger and exposure.

> LONDON, January 28. Sir Robert Charles Brown left £76,974 nett. He bequeathed to Cambridge University Research Hospital £lOOO. together with his body, requesting that it keep any organs desired, also the ashes, after cremation of the remainder. He'added.: “I believe in the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come, and that when the body dies; the soul will go to heaven, where it shall be allowed in an intensified form those pleasures enjoyed on

I earth, where there is no death, sor- ■ row, crime or pain. I* believe that ' Christ’s death on the Cross made at- ! toneinent for my sins.” ■ SYDNEY, January 29. Mr Lang, reiterating his intention

to abolish the Legislative Council, says that he is firmly convinced the people of New South Wales are anxious- to remove the stigma of life nomineeism from the political affairs of the State. Some of the present Members of the Council have been legisating for from ten to forty years. Mr Lang continued: ‘‘The Governments which appointed them have long ago departed from the scene. Tens of thousands of people, whom they now

govern, were either unborn or just outof swaddling clothes, when some of them were appointed, yet these honourable gentlemen, many of whom are seldom seen in the House, roll up at critical, times and consistently vote out the progressive measures demanded by the enlightened generation,, which they

neither know nor understand. It has been realised that when there exists ah Appeal House with power to throw out the Bills passed by the Represenetatives’ House, it is the 1 Upper Chamber which really governs, and not the Representative Chamber. When the Upper House is filled with life nominees, the people have no control over them whatever. At-.some periods of its history, our nominee House has acted' as a Chamber of Revision, but since the present Government came into office; with a majajity in the Assembly, elected by a majority of the electors, the nominees have taken a malicious delight in mutilating all its important policy measures, and in trying to make

Labour legislation impossible. The position has become intolerable. The will of the people is being ly and superciliously flouted by a handful of reactionary nominees, who by virtue of their life appointment, have felt they could do as they liked.” SYDNEY, January 29. The State wheat harvest foi\ 192526 is estimated to yield 33,741,000 bushels, a decrease of 2,604,000 bushels compared with previous season. The average yield per acre is eleven decimal eight bushels, which was exceeded only three times during the lastten years .The total area sown was

307,780 acres less than, the previous season. It is estimated that there should be a su/rplus of eighteen, million bushels available for export. SYDNEY, January 29. The Cricket Board ofControl approved the selection of three additional players,, who have accepted the invitation to .join -the English, tour. The question of sending sixteen players will, be' decided ,next week. While the Board is anxious to assist the players, it is known that several members do not favour the. suggestion (to -send sixteen. no names were mentioned, it is understood that Everett was nominated as the extra man. Cricketers generally consider the selectors erred in selecting twelve certainties early in the season.'They 1 express the opinion that the younger players should have, replaced some of the older men,- in the interests of .the game in future for Australia. ,

BERLIN , January 28. . In the Reichstag,, in-reply to an in- ’ terruptidn from the Right, the Chan- . cellor refused to - give information re-5 garding the negotiations between. Germany and the Allies. : He said that the Reichstag must support, not merely tolerate him.* He demanded a positive vote of confidence.''i' , L, ( A vote will be token on this to-mor-row, and confidence is expected to.be accorded the Government. - PARIS, January 28. Mr Chamberlain and M. Briand are conferring on the .delicate... sjtu.ation, which is the outcome of the alleged German infringements of the Locarno disarmament understanding relating to the armed frontier police. Germany says that demobilisaton is delayed pending the decisions of the Arabas? sadors’ Conference. WELLINGTON, January 29. i Idie Arbitration Court nominations received to-date areEmployers’Vrepresentative: W. Scott - (present member for employers):emergency .representative: B. L/Hammond’(present . member) ; A. L. Monteith- (Wellington') and C. W. R. Dixon (Otago) ( workers’ assessor: emergency rep.:. W; E.CSill (Auckland), the present member, and F. D, Cornwall’(Wellington); ; .