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(pee PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.) RIFLE TEAM SAILING. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. The Riflo team has completed practice as Bisley. It did excellent shooting and is sailing to-morrow. Mr Fisher witnessed the firing at 1000 yards and afterwards assured the team of a cordial welcome in Australia. He hoped they would secure a share of the trophies.
FRENCH LABOUR PROTEST (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, August 18. The General Labour Federation and Socialist Parliamentary party protested against the expulsion of Adamson and Gosling.' The Federation, in a manifesto urges French workers to refuse to carry out war work and protests against the French policy to aid Wran--gs-
MINSK PEACE CONFERENCE (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 17 The Minsk conference has opened
ORDERED TO LEAVE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, August 17. Adamson and Gosling arrived early this morning;' and conferred wim the leaders of the General Confederation of Labour and other prominent Socialists. A commissary of police Wearning his insignia, approached them while they lunched and told them they must leave by the eight o’clock train, otherwise steps will be taken to enforce the order. The official said Government considered their presence unnecessary and undesirable. Ministerial officials declined to give further explanations, saying in such cases explanations were unnecessary. French Labour leaders tried to interview Ministers, who declined.
ALBANIANS AT VALONA. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) ROME, August 17. The Albanians have entered Vnlo'na
. COMMERCIAL. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 17. Peninsular shares, buyers £395, sellers £415. The National Mortgage Coy of Nqw Zealand is issuing is shareholders at 25s premium, t\flsnty-five thousand npw £lO. shares of lyhich £8 remains uncalled.
FAILURE OF CONCRETE SHIPS. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, August 13. If si officially stated that our of 209 contracts for concrete vessels Government have cancelled 143. The nett loss under the programme is between two and a half and three millions sterling. It is estimated the loss would have been five millions if all the contracts had been completed.
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