NEWS IN BRIEF

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 24, 27 August 1920, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Churoh i Wellington has been destroyed by )jre The Government proposals fw ^1 new Gaming Bill has been defeay Auckland waterside worken, ^ handle 800 tons of coal at IV Sugar Works, in sympathy with the ^ on strike. The contracts for tlie carrying oi r«] mails is fixed for a period of 12 mc4ij J the meantime. Canada leads in andcient service and an investigation made of its methods. The Raiiway Department has coDiimfl to pay the latest bonus to all seetions tfi the service, including the locomotiveiM, whose dispute has not been ail) settled. French and Belgian military chieh bv» signed an agreement settling the general lines of a defensive alliance befiiwi Ihe two count-ies. Political and mwm questions liave yet to be con sidmd. A conference of South Canterbmv mbers of the Protestant Political Asotiatioj > endorsed the action of the Comicii ti Churches in Christchurch in drawiii|li attention of the Prime Minister to 4i policy of the "New Zealand Ta blet. ' | Mr David Franc is, a former Tmcritn Ambassador tc, Russia, has predicted tiull the So\Tiet will go to pieces in six lnoiiihs He said the effect of the recent Initd : States Note would be detrimental to M shevik rule. — Aus. N.Z. Gable Assn. J The "National Tidende" states lU Trotsky, in a speech at \ ilna, said W the solemn reception of Kameneff sni ' Krassin as representatives of t ieSnsm G overnment in London meant W ^ I Western Powers recognised the Sov'tt^ ernment. He added that Bolshevism h captured the whole of Europe. A great gathering of Freemaaw> in cluding New Zealand, British, Amcn®, and African delegates celebrate centenary in Sydney of the establi- iffl of the first Masonic Lodge in Aust » M. Millerand stated at Le Quesnoy ^ he recalled the New Zealanders ^ in delivering the town, and •" France did not contemplate re"c0,ll' „|1( the horrors of war. "We ha\e pea ■ , . added, "and we want it to be den ■ 1 A news item states that the cliurd1 not desire political martynd0111 f the Pope has telegrahphed Mannix asking him not to lan i ^ Mannix. denies the truth oi ment. 1 It is announced that Brennan have signed articles ' match. The place, date, an rounds have not yet been e ^ h j it- is understood that the held before June, 1921i 9)cicty ' The Wyndham a sound fina-ncial bocy- |iedaiidp'^ amountto £51 7s are valued at £45, makmg 7s lld' ^ — 1 — " enth115 The Queenstown folk , free:-' ally taken up the T1 J 0laUen soldiers' meeting o, the comn»tt» ' secure deeigns m ' !««■»"' Auburn, of the e»bl«WfFsJ,rfl« and in masonry fr°m [ and Oo», WefliDgton-