BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. ATTITUDE OF MINERS. LONDON, March 22. The Northumberland Miners’ Council recommend the temporary abandonment of national wages and the acceptance of district settlements. The Lancashire and Cheshire Federation adopted ju: opposite course and asked for a general ballot. v WAR ON WAGES. LATEST MOVE IN BRITAIN. LONDON, March 23. p The dilution of non-journeymen workers into the building trade promises to be a struggle with unusual features. The Government met with a refusal from the Trade Unions when asking them to accept as members 50,000 exservice men. Tho Government then approached the master builders. Tin latter have announced their acceptance of the Government scheme. The Trade Union will discuss their attitude in a few days. WAGE-CUTTING. BRITISH RAILWAYMEN’S LOSS'

LONDON, March 22. The Central Wages Board to-dav decided that the railwayman's wages mas bo reduced by four shillings per week. This means saving the railway companies £7,200,000 per year. The railway companies claimed a reduction of five shillings a week a man, but Mr Cramp urged the only single - point at issue. Mr Cramp's speech, it is said, thus gained the men £1,800,000 a year, or Is each a week.

PLAGUES OF EGYPT. CONQUERED BY SCIENCE. 11 THE TIMES” SERVICE. ■(Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, Match 23. Three great plagues of Egypt have at last been conquered. Doctor Christapherson, whose care of Jlilharziossi was widely given attention announces Ankylostomias, known as bookworm, also hymenolepianana which is largely res ponsible for the huge sickness rate, has succumbed to medical researcr. Interesting prophylactic measures adopting, include the dissemination of knowledge among the natives by means of cinema institutions, at stationary hospitals in the cities and mobile hospitals in the villages, and the destruction of snails which intermediate the home of the Bilharzia worm. ELECTION NEEDED. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Ma,rch 23. Hon. Chamberlain has been appoint- j ed Lord of the Privy Seal, necessitat- j ing his re-election.