TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18414, 22 June 1925, Page 8

TO-DAY'S NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Mothers' Cottage at Karitane Hospital. The foundation stone of the Mothers' V Cottage at Karitane Hospital, Cash- , mere, was laid by tho Hon. Sir R. 1 Heaton Ehodes, who spoke in eulogy of the work of the Plunket Society. New Consolidated School. Sir James Parr, Minister of Education and Postmaster-General, openV ed tho new consolidated school at j Oxford on Saturday. f ■ " BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Chinese Situation. Tho situation in CMna is quiet, but there is no cessation of anti-foreign propaganda. Moroccan War. The Eiffo have fortified their coast, 1 and warned shipping against apV proaching it. The French aro said ff to bo planning a big offensive. Tho position in tho western Spanish zone Is said to bo very serious. Marine Dispute, The marina transport group of trade unions in Australia are meeting today to determine what their attitude will be in tho event of a general shipping strike. Pacific Flight. The American Navy Department is planning a, flight from the Pacific Coast t'o Hawaii. Cyclonic Storm. The East Coast of Australia is in the grip of a cyclonic storm. Security Pact. London papers publish cables from the Dominions regarding the Security Pact, which some of them criticise sharply.