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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MR MASSEY. NEW YORK, May 18 Mr Massey sailed in the Carmania to-day for England. AMERICA AND PEACE. NEW YORK, May 18 Washington telegrams state President Harding will confer with Mr Porter (chairman of the House Committee for Foreign Affairs) to-dav regarding the Peace resolution situation. Meanwhile, Congress’s action is suspended. JAPANESE FUEL SHIP. . . NEW YORK, May 18 M. Myokura (Chairman of the Japanese Naval Commission) has announced that a contract has been awarded to the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for a 20,000 ton electrically driven combination fuel supply ship. This is the first contract given to the United States for 25 years by Japan. The ship will measure 490 feet on the water line, with 07 feet beam, and will be of 7500 horse power, giving a speed of 15 knots.
RAILWAY WAGE REDUCTIONS. NEW YORK, May 18. The United States Railroad Labour Board at Chicago has decided that tho prevailing conditions justify to an extent yet to l>e determined, the downward readjustment of the wages.of the carriers and other employees. This decision affects scores of railways, who were making an appeal prior to April 18th, and it was handed down a few hours after tho conclusion of the hearing. Tho decision was not expected for several weeks, and it took the employers and employees by surprise.
ONE BIG UNION. NEW YORK, May 18. The antracite miners of America have carried a. resolution to join in formulating policies for negotiating for a new wages contract on March 31st, 1922. The consolidation of half a million miners will be thus effected, to present a solid front to the owners.
THE AMERICAN NAVY. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, May IS. It is understood the Administration is considering a suggestion by the Navy Department .merge tho Atlantic and Pacific fleets. No decision is reached as to which ocean point the fleet would be kept in, if the plan is adopted, but the Naval leaders believe the Pacific > s prcferrnble. It is denied that this would be evidence of unfriendliness toward,, Japan, c
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1921, Page 1
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