General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XV, Issue 230, 22 November 1912, Page 2

General News.

Mr Speaker Willis has been put iu his place by members of the New Soutjh Wales Assembly at long last. Early this week there was another stormy sitting and Mr Bloxhum was ordered to apologise. This he oiler: cd to do at the bar of the' House. The Speaker declined to accept his apology except it was put in writing, and ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove the member. The Premier immediately challenged Mr Willis’s ruling, and, with the assistance of the Opposition, the Speaker was ih nanimously over-ruled, and the Ityuse is now getting on with ordinary bus-; iness.

War news is to the effect that lighting'in Eastern Turkey is ceasing, in view of the likelihood of peace be-: ing arranged. Behind Monastic, how-; ever, the Turks arc still resisting. The Allies are demanding the reten-i tion of all territory already occupied Tight up to Chataldja, leaving the Turks only the capital and the south-: eastern peninsula whereon it stands. The Allies are reported to have a-: handoned all.idea of the partition of yielding to the demand for autonomy for . these people. The Porte asked the Great Powers to withdraw their troops from Constant <tinop!e, but the Powers politely yot firmly. refused . At the Addington sales on Wednesday Mr- A. .'Allen, Waimate, sold 23 woolly ewea. at 24s Id to 23s 3d, and,l7 J ’wodily wether hoggets at'2Bs. 'R&v, W. lee t , of.- Sumner, will bo -the.jhorning service * Church on k.4