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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17524, 29 April 1925, Page 1

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MR MASSEY’S HEALTH. WELLINGTON, April 29. .Mr flassny s condition is giving renewed cause for grave anxiety, . but no bullet)u lias been, issued. LINESMAN'S DEATH. PALMERSTON. N., April 20. At tbe inq.uest into the death of John .Murphy, a liiK-niau employed by he Power Hoard, who fell from a transmission pole r.i I’eiluiug oil Friday last and died en route to tlie hospital, the Coroner's verdict was ’.hat deceased died of a broken neck,- ■ ansed by a fail. Thfc Coroner commented that Murphy bad failed to observe tbe definite interactions i- . sued to nil employees, iu not having worn a body belt on the pole. II urged that the board should see tlm U i. - ex xploj e< • yed the THE GOLD LONDON, April 2L Mr Churchill .-.Yd that a return to the gold standard was a long sc!tied policy of the country and tbe only luestiou bad been the diu'ivult and delicate one of how aiul when. Tl:«.•eport of tbe Chamberlain Commi'.he Government, which intended to ions in every respect. Mr Churchill •luphas'sed that this was the most 'av.nirable moment to return io the told standard /in view of the poliical arid economic .stability at hot: ;ides of the Atlantic. If would be lunecessary to adopt gold coinage tnd ho appealed to all classes to'continue to us© notes. lit would introduce a bill providing that until otuYr:>T England and Treasury Notes woud bo convertible to gold only at tbe option of tbe Bank « ? Em.-iand. and ibe right of tending bullion at the mint to be coined world bo confined in future legally to • b k <-f England, which would I r, -- A d t sell gold bullion n amor n; of not less than 41*0 fine oa-.s in ex-.Ju: ng< For legal tendei < l p ie< 7os Kfld a standard ounce. INVEBCAI!G Id Y! v ... COLDSTREAM- HANDICAP i:v : 1. St Tlxomas 2, Gobi -• r a a Guard ". All started. JELLICOE ITANJggap - Erin Chimes Nj : G 1 me ■ Scr.: Dusky Pointer