According to the British Board of Trade Labour Gazette," 189,108 workpeople woro involved in trado disputes during the month of July, 72,77 i morr than in tho previous month and 175,01-1 more than in July, 1910. The total uum ber of working days lost during tilemonth by these workpeople amounted to 1,273,300, or 59,200 moro than in Juno and 1,11-1,100 more than in July of last year. Employment in July was good on tliie whole, states tho report. The wages paid by firms employing 415,217 work--{icople showed an increase of 5.4 per cent, compared with a year ago. .Mr. J. M. Henderson objected in the House of Commons to grants being made to Polar expeditions on tho ground of cruelties inflicted on dogs used in tho expeditions. Mr. llobhouse did not believe persons engaged in Polar expeditions indicted any unnecessary hardships, and certainly not cruelty on ilo;a.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 5
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147Untitled Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 5
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