STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18010, 22 November 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM. Regarding the report from Rundin with reference to the appointnent -of the manager of the N.Z. •Ticket team to tour England, Mr D. Cleese, chairman of the Management Committee, when interviewed tolay, said he had not beyi in Dunedin for several weeks, and stated emphatically that he had never expressed an opinion or recommended any. particular individual for the position. The matter was now- receiving the earnest consideration of •he Management Committee, and he :hought it would be in the best interests of the tour if newspapers refrained from advocating certain candidates. The work of the governing body was sufficiently difficult without it being rendered more so jy propaganda of this nature. NO RESPONSE. MASTERTON, Nov. 22. There was no response at the Waingawa Freezing Works this morning to a call for labour. Work will commence on Wednesday with volunteer slaughtermen, of whom plenty are offering. OMNIBUS LICENSES. AUCKLAND, November 22. At a meeting of the Xo. 1 (City) licensing authority, the city solicitor, Mr Johnstone, stated that whatever might be the true construction of the Motor Omnibus traffic Act, it was clear that the •egulations under the Act contemJated that applications to any par.icular authority should be limited o services wholly within that auhority's district. Mr Johnstone .isagreed with the Judgment M.r A’Jxean. S.M. Th<» legislature had lot omitted to declare that a license was necessary and if it had merely omitted do make special provision -.:o meet the present case (in Takapuna) that omission operated not in favour of but against the applicant, and he must obtain the necessary license, even though strict compliance with the Act may work some . hardship. In his opinion the council would not be jutified in issumg a license for that portion of the vTakapuna-Devonport service outride the Xo. 1 licensing district. An application for a license of his kind was deferred in view of ,- lie. probability of an appeal against the ; Magisterial- .decision. TRAINS COI.X.XDS. AUCKLAND, • November 22. • A collision occurred at Ngarua-w-uliia . this morning between the Rotorua express, which left Auckland at 10.30, and the Waipa Coal Company's train. Considerable damage, was done to both engines, the company’s engine being derailed. Xobody was hurt. Lady Alice Fergusson was a passenger on the express. NO-CONFIDENCE. SYDNEY, November 22. When Parliament met this morning, Air Bavin moved, as a matter :<r: urgency, that the Standing Orders should be suspended, to enable him* to move a no -confidence vote. This was carried by 45 to 44. Messrs Loughlin, Goodin i*nd Gillies voted against tlie Government. The no-confidence motion is at .present being discussed. Intense interest is being taken in the issue of Air Bavin's motion. The discussion is still progressing. Great crowds, mostly Labour supporters are inside and outside the House, feverishly awaiting the reult, which on the strength of the arlier vote is anticipated to mean STOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, November 22. Sales on ’Change.—Aloanataiari 4s 10d, 4s lid; Lucky Shot Is 2d. Is "»1; Bank of New Zealand (rights) "S Sd; Auckland Gas 13s: Inscribed 41 Per cent Stock (1038) 06 15s. Sales Reported.—Kawarau 3s 3d; Moanataiari ss, 5s Id. WELLINGTON, November 22. 10 a.m. Call.—Sales Reported: Union Bank of Australia £ls 5s 6d: Auckland Gas (paid) £1 3s Sd; Wellington Gas (ord.) 26s 6d. f ' . ' 1