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DOMINION NEWS ♦' FOUND DROWNED. ' Js Ci T [Per Press Association.] : CHRISTCHURCH, November 30. * To-day the body of Mrs. O'Callaghan, a widow of 70, was found float- ' ing in the Avon. She had been an j inmate of a private hospital. SALE OF RAFFLE TICKETS. v WELLINGTON, Nor W. ° The Minister of Internal Affairs has announced that he intends to stop ihe practice- .pf juveniles selling tickest _ for raffles. ' .• a He will make provision that no boy under 1-i years and no girl under 16 ' years shall be allowed to sell or offer for sale tickets in any streets, hotel, shop office factory, boarding house, or at any gathering of the public in any public place. PRICE OF COAL. a . ii FURTHER RISE IN CHRIST- • t( CHURCH. °1 ( __ E NEW BONUS THE REASON. t] CHRISTCHURCH, November 30. a A rise of four shillings a ton on ° 1 all kinds of household coal delivered C in Christchurch is notified. C The members of the Retail Coal k > Merchants' Association say that the * increase is due to the latest cost of s I living bonus, which is now being paid t by the majority of the dealers. They Ii » say that in addition there ljavebeen v increased running expenses in other k directions. A v ► ) THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. * DECTECTIVE SERGT. RAWLE [ [ PROMO/TED. ■ t WELLINGTON, November 30 J The Police Superintendent at Christ \ t church is to have jurisdiction over Grey s » mouth. All outlying districts are put , \ binder the four principal Superinten- [ dent. I Inspector Cruicksh&nk, who is retiring will be succeeded by Sub-Inspector ' Matheson of Dunedin who has been I promoted to Inspector. ► Detective-Ssrgfy.. Rawlo -lias ibeefnfj b promoted to Senior Police Sergt. and| ■ and goes to Auckland. -'SOLDIERS' HOMES. J . . \ A GENEROUS OFFER,, j WELLINGTON, November 30 jj^ An offer has been mdc by Mr P. Nn-than to the Returned Soldiers' As 'sociation, Wellington, .of a block ol 137 acres of land close to Petonefor soldiers' homes at £200 per. acre. The » land is worth far more, some of ft ' having been sold at £800 per acre, and the association at a meeting held • to consider the. offer, thought it a very 1 • . ( generous one. ' Mr Nathan has agreed to let them have it parcel by parcel as the men ( > on the whole * block being purchased" * could take it up, and did not insist Sat once. The meeting decided to obtain a report within ten days, showing what sum each applicant would have to find. Various suggestions were made a.s to building material, etc. It was stated amongst other tilings that a party of eleven men were prepared to erec a factory on the site and to build house J the lowest possible price. • PRICE OF PAPER. [ 50 PER CENT. TOO HIGH. f N.Z. PRESS PROTEST. f AGAINST MIDDLEMEN'S X METHODS. I WELLINGTON, November 30. I A meeting of representatives of the I metropolitan newspaper companies oi a N"ew Zealand was held this morning. I There were nine present, representing I the "Dominion," "Evening Post," L. 'New Zealand Times," "New Zealand > Herald," "Christchurch Press," 'Lyt 1 tcHon Times," and "Dunedin Star." I Mr. P. Selig was voted to the chair. 5 3iv G. Fenwick (Otago Daily \ Times") was unable to be present. J Mr. H. Brett (Auckland "Star"), 6 .vrote apologising for his absence, and Kj protesting strongly against the price isked by the distributors of Canadian =- paper. ~ The chairman explained the nature if the business before the meeting, the principal subject being that of the fu:ure supplies of newsprint and the new prif.e. He explained the position sc far as he had gathered it in Canada. The price then at the mills, which .verc in combination in Canada (and who refused to supply, as before the ivar, direct to the , publishers here) was only about half that which was now being asked by those who hat control of the Australian and Nc^\ Zealand market. The general opinion of the meeting was that at this figure, the prico 01 the daily papers would have to b< increased to threepence per copy. In view of this, it was unanimously decided to wait upon the Minister 0: Customs and to request that the 2( mmmm per cent, duty on Norwegian an< other foreign paper should be eithe rtpj temporarily abolished, or reduced, t< I enable paper proprietors to impor N^orweigian paper. It was also decided to send a cabli to the distributors of Canadian paper protesting against the extravagan price now 1 asked for v this commodity During the meeting a representativi of ten Norwegian mi::s interviewee those present, with a view to arrang ing for future supplies from Norway Later on, the whole of the mem bcrs present waited, as a deputation on the Acting-Minister of Customs, anc . fully laid the position before him He promised to place the matter before the Cabinet at its next meeting.