The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1914. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16569, 5 June 1914, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1914. ANNIVERSARIES.

1123 Adam Smith, founder of political cconomj', born. 1843 In defiance of prohibition, Slavonic Diet he’d at Agram; wav consequently declared by Austria against Croats. 1873 Sultan of Zanzibar ratified treaty with Britain abolishing slavo trade. 1960 Lord Roberta entered Pretoria. TO-DAY’S NEWS. Two hundred bodios havo been recovered from tho wreck of tho Empress of Iroland. (Page 7.) Tho Premier of New South Wales mado some strong comments on the circumstances connected with the St Lawrence disaster, (Page 7.) Yesterday tho Lyttelton Harbour Bonrd discussed tho proposal to duplicate the tunnel. (Page 5.) A Teport from a sanitary point of view on tho hotels in the Christchurch district was submitted by the Health Department to tho Licensing Committee yesterday. (Pago 11.) Tho United States Senate has indefinitely postponed tho final voto cn the Panama tolls question. (Pago 7.) Turks are accused of barbarities towards Greek villagers. (Pago 7.) Pictures in the Doro Gallery were smashed by a suffragette. (Page 7.) A party of excursionists had a trying experience in a snowstorm on Mount Pleasant on Wednesday. (Page 10.) Resentment has been caused in military circlos in New South Wales by the action of tho Military Board in connection with the riot at Liverpool camp. (Pago 7.) A meoting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board was hold yesterday. (Pago 4.) Yesterday tho journalists of Canterbury mado a presentation to Mr S. Saunders, who is retiring from tho editorship of the “ Lyttelton Times.” (Page 7.)

Local artists were interviewed yesterday as to a suggestion to increase tho duty on imported works of art. (Pago 8.)