PENSIONS BILL PASSED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1706, 22 December 1919, Page 6

PENSIONS BILL PASSED.

i By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.. Australian-New Zealand Cable Associatioi Received December 22. 10.10 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 19. * Despite some protests against tho dangerous precedent the Douse of Commons, without- division, accepted Mr Bonar Law's resolution enabling the Pensions Rill to be rushed through the Mouse, which subsequently passed tho Dill through all its stages without a single amendment. Sir L. Worthinglori Evans, Pensions Minister explained there were 220,000 new pensioner.', owing to,the Bill's generous terms increasing the amount, of private moans which the pensioners.are entitled to possess.

LAUNCH FATALITY. By Electric- 'telegraph.—Uipyright. # Australian! «w Zealund Cable Association Received December 22, 9.30 a.m. SYDNKY, Dec. 22. While cruising off Swansea Lake, Macquarie 'Ho'iids, a motor launch with a party of ten men capsized, as the result of the online failing in a strong wind. . Seven of the occupants were drowned;