NEWS IN BRIEF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17571, 23 June 1925, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The late Mr Godfrey Isaacs, of Marconi's, left £90,000. Mr Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the course of a speech a Home, said he hoped to visit Australia and New Zealand in 1926. The Queensland Arbitration Court has fixed the railway employees week at 44 hours worked in five shifts ol eights hours, and one of four hours, pay to be the same as for 4S hours. Mr Ayson, Assistant Chief Inspector of Fisheries, who returned to Dunedin from Te Anau yesterday, states that the Atlantic salmon run is proving satisfactory up to date and 400,000 eggs have been taken. The fish are not growing to the same size as in home waters. The International Railway Congress, attended by over 100 delegates, representing almost every country in the world, including the dominions and India, but excluding Germany and Russia. was opened in London by the Duke of York. The nationalisation of the Mar.awatu Gorge Road was urged on the Minister of Public Works (Mr Coates) to-day by n deputation representing the local bodies contributing to its maintenance. The fact was emphasised that the road constituted the national gateway between the eastern and southern portions of the North Island and that it was of real commercial value to the contributing bodies. The Minister said that the matter would be considered.