PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 58, 4 November 1914, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

United Press Association,

Wellington, November 4. The House of Representatives met at noon.

In reply to Mr Buxton, the Premier stated that he was now in a position to say definitely there was a ..hod-age of wheat for requirements till February next, but the importations coming to hand would balance the deficiency. The Premier also stated that the Imperial Government had agree .1 to release the transport Mfiritai in time for this season’s trade. The Government is also negotiating for the arrival of the Karamoa, to assist in getting the produce away. Mr Fisher moved the second reading of a Bill to enable members of the Maori Contingent to vote at ihe general election, which was carried.

The House adjourned at 1 o'clock

The Stratford branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. is in receipt of the following from Wellington: A London cable states there is active home demand, for scoured edmhing merino at par; greasy shafty five per cent., and crossbred oh ait average ten per cent, higher; scouted short and faulty merino neglected, ten per cent, lower.

“I would regret if any parish priest should take sides for one or the other belligerents,” said the new Pope on the eve of bis election. “I have done my best to propose that we pray to God for the cessation of the war, without dictating to the Almighty the way in which the terrible scourge may cease.’ In conversations before his election the Pope repeatedly expressed the necessity for the Pontiff intervening with an appeal for peace, not only in a purely evangelical form, but in precise and tangible diplomatic action.

“There’s one thing puzzles me about the war,” remarked the charwoman. “Now we’ve got an American organ on the ‘ire-purchase for my eldest girl ’go’s took to music. I’ve paid reg’lar on it for six months. Now, s’pose one of these German hercoplanes drops a bomb on it, ’oo’s got to pay—me or the ’ire-purchase people?” The mistress of the house, not being a legal anthoritj', could only suggest that the charwoman’s possible claim must he considered when the question of the German indemnity came up.