THE DISTRESS AT HOME.
WORKLESS IN LONDON. (By Telegraph-Press Association—Copyright) London, November 21. The Salvation Army'authorities havo arranged to lodge and feed sixteen hundred unemployed who f havo hitherto been,spending their nights on the Thames Embankment. , REDUCED WAGES. Over a million, workpeople in tho kingdom had their wages reduced during the first six months of this year (writes the "Daily Mail'*), and last year nearly half a million had their wages reduced.' 'ihe downward movement in wages, which has been in progress since March 1908, is shown by the figures given in the Board of Trade's annual roport on changes of rates of wages and , Hours of labour. The numbers of workpeople I who had their wages reduced or increased it era as follow.— , Si\ months, 1909. Wages reducod t. 1,031,278 Wages increased 6,439 1908. Wages reduced - 461,000 Wages increased 119,000 Tho net effect of theso' changes is given below.— Six months, 1909. Wages reduced ' ,£67,744 a week. ;1908. Wages reduced .£59,171 a week.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 671, 23 November 1909, Page 5
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164THE DISTRESS AT HOME. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 671, 23 November 1909, Page 5
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