NEW ZEALAND PLAYWRIGHT'S SUCCESS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2635, 4 December 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND PLAYWRIGHT'S SUCCESS

"MRS. PRETTY AND THE - , PREMIER." . , ~; By Telesrajjh—Press Association—Cooyrlglit London, December 2. ■Mr. Arthur Bourcliier will produce Mr: Arthur Adams's Australian play, "Mrs. Pretty and the Premier," at Manchester. [Mr. Adams is a New Zealander, and was ' for 6ome . time engaged in press work in Wellington. At'presout ho is conducting the Red Page in Sydney "Bulletin."] . EMIGRANT SHIRKERS AT 'FRISCO PARTY FROM NEW ZEALAND , ARRIVES. ■ , By Telegraph—Pres° SwiViaMnn-rnpyH'-' San Francisoo, December 2. , A party of Irishmen has arrived here from, New Zealand. They admitted that they left _ New Zealand because they were afraid of conscription. P. T. Sullivan said that in order to escape the New Zealand* officials the party pretended they were going to England to enlist," while they really intended to make their homes in California. ' ■ — . TO CUT DOWN HIGH FOOD FREIGHTS FRENCH GOVERNMENT BUYING FIFTY MERCHANTMEN. ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . (Reo. December 3, 8.40 p.m.) Paris, December 3. The French Government lias introduced a Bill for the purchase of fifty merchantmen, in order to combat the high freights on foodstuffs and' other ' nccessarieß. SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS GENERAL BOTHA REFUSES AN AMNESTY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. December 3, 11.40 p.nO Cape .Town, December 3. Discussing a motion, by General Hertzog that an amnesty should be granted to tho rebels, General Botha said that the Government would bo glad to re- : lease tho rebels, but the Nationalist Party's attitude made an amnesty an unsafe proposition. The Government accepted Mr. I. X. Merrimanjs amendment recommending clemency in. individual cases. OBITUARY £ By Telegraph—Fresa Asaoclation-OopyrlsM (Reo. December 3, 8.35 p.m.) Brisbane; December 3. Obituary.—George Raffan, tho wellknown bowler. Ho captained the re- . cent team to New Zealand.