TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17471, 3 June 1922, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The Wiltshire's Crew Saved. Tho -.vholo of the ship's company of the wrecked steamer Wiltshire have ;..«■« landed from the wreck. Thcre n-.'re no ear-ualties. Birthday Honours. Knighthoods have been conferred on t'ii.' lion. Dr. Pomare and the Hon. W. C F. Carncross. No Danger from Walmakariri. A r.;;riv of professional and other gciitieni'-n interested made a visit Dt" iij-j/i.-'vtioii to the mouth of the Vvaiinakiiiiri. Expert opinion is ti.a; there is no occasion for the N••■.• Brighton people to be anxious :ilji.'iit the river's invasion. Unemployed. Th- North Canterbury Unomployii.. Nt Committee decided yesterday ;.> (.'pen an appeal fund with a ■ ;• /. to providing employment for ■.....• 1:1'.-'•.■> men. Difctrci-s in Christchurch. .\t !!,.. ,'..nnual meeting of the Social Wi.-lfare Guild, it was stated that .qipalliiiji condition-' prevailed in ■ii.iiy homes in Christchurch. Vari- ■ •■!'■: reforms were suggested. I FOREIGN. \ ! Irish Strife. : Fighting continues in Belfast and on the Southern border of Ulster. Emigration. British farmers complain that emigration is depleting the country of fckilled farm workers. N.S.W. Orchestra. | Members of tiio New South Wales Bt:ite Orchestra have received three | months' notice of dismissal. j Bussian Crops. ltussia's corn supply is jeopardised by the destruction of the winter crop in many districts. Mary Pickford. The Supreme Court of 'Nevada has sustained the legality of Mary Pickford's divorce from Owen Moore. Pure Seeds. The Ministers of Agriculture in the various Australian States favour tho adoption of uniform pure seed legislation. Mining Dispute. A compulsory conference is sought in connexion with tho colliers' dispute in New South Wales. Pensions Scheme. A family pensions scheme has been drafted in New South Wales which will involve an expenditure of £250,000 per annum.