MISCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2366, 23 January 1915, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS

COPRA TRADE RESTRICTED. London, January 21. Tho Government has prohibited the export of copra, owing to tho heavy reexports from' Holland and Scandinavia. In December 11,129 tons were exjported from England. The visible supplies are 110,610. SYDNEY DOCKYARD STRIKE. Melbourne, January 22. Owing to Mr. JesseVs transfer of transport-fitting work from the State dockyard to a private contractor, 600 members of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters who were on strike at the dockyard have been taken on by tho contractor, while 450 members of the Progressive Society of Carpenters who wero working at the dockyards hare been paid off. AUSTRALASIAN WOMEN'S WORK. London, January 21. Australian and Now Zealand women are equipping and managing a war club in a Somerset town for the wives and mothers of soldiers and sailors.— "Times" and Sydney "Sun" services. WOMEN TEACHERS AID MEN TO VOLUNTEER.' (Rcc. January 22, 8.55 p.m.) Sydney, January 22. Female public school teachers, are offering to undertake increased duties in order to roloaso male teachers for military duty. NEW AUSTRALIAN DESTROYER (Rcc. January 22,■10.3d.p.m.) Sydney, January 22. Mrs. Pearce, wife of the Minister of Defence, laid the keel at Cockatoo Dock of tho deiilroj'er Swim, a sister uiMjl to the Derwcut and Porrwcatta.

IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN, (ftco. Januory 22, 5,40 p,m.) London, January 21. An olficor of tho British I'orsian Gulf Expedition oxplains tlio difficulties confranting tho troops, but says his regiment is always bright and morry. Tho inooquitoes aro pestiforous in tho middle of tho night, i/nd ho hoard a soldier say to a neighbour, "Hero, Bill! If this io tho Garden of Edon I wonder what Adam and Evo did with these 'ore mosqiiitooß buzzing round them."— "Times"' and Sydnoy "Sun" services. ADELAIDE PASTOR ARRESTED. (Ilcc. January 22, 8.65 p.m.) Adolalile, January 22. The authorities have arrested Mr, Nickel, a Lutheran pastor. The charge against him ban not been disclosed. NATIONAL WAR EXHIBITION. (Rec. January 23, o.Bo' a.m.) London, January 22. A meeting at tho Mansion Houso inaugurated a echemo for a National "War. Exhibition to bo bold in London shortly, and to include an exhibit of Gorman and Austrian goods and British substitutes.