We certainly do net believe that Britan nia rules the waves by virtue of the free hold, but we da believe that her poliov of compelling ;her judicial tribunals to hear both sides and to proceed with patienoe' deliberation, and decorum has had much to do with the stability of the edifice which she has been able to build.—Wellington Post, on the Band Commission. Wages are very low in Spain. Farm laborers get about 6s a week. The women who work in vineyards do not got more than 7Jd for 10 hours’ work. For celling a telephone girl an “ imperfcincnfc person over the wire, a Berlin bankar has been fined £5.
The ear-riogs worn by Italian women indicate the part of Italy the wearer comes from ; tho longer the ear-rings the farther South the original homes of the women. As an indication of their hostility towards the Government, St. Potersbnrs workmen are said to have resolved to boy oott vodka, which is manufactured bv the State. J °
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1496, 3 July 1905, Page 2
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