TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18232, 17 November 1924, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Public Trust Office. Tho Prime Minister's defence of the Public Trust Office is analysed by the Ecv. Father Dowling on page 11.I 1 . The Chief Scout. Lord and Lady Jellicoe were the recipients of presentations from Boy Scouts and Girl Guides at Wellington on Saturday. Summer Games. The various bowling and tennis tournaments were continued on Saturday in fine weather. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The All Blacks. The All Blacks, playing brilliant Eugby, defeated London Counties on Saturday by 31 points to 6. Duke of York. The Duke and Duchess of York leave for Kenya early next month. They will return to London in April. Home Politics. An important statement on Imperial foreign policy is made by Viscount Grey. Crisis in Egypt. Zaghlul Pasha has resigned the Premiership of Egypt owing to dissensions in the Cabinet. Waterside Dispute. Mr Justice Powers declines to hear the waterside dispute till the men resume overtime. At Sydney stones were thrown at the Attorney-Gen-eral. Russian Beds. The British election result has disturbed tho inner harmony of the Russian Communist Party. Salvation Army. There was a great gathering in the Koyal Albert Hall in honour of General Bramwcll Booth attaining his jubilee as an officer in the Salvation Army. Commercial. On the commercial page will be found cablegrams relating to woplpacks, sterling exchange, and the Teadiness of New York financiers to advance money to Australia.