BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

RAJLWAYMEN’S endorsement. (Received This Day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, July 7. The Railway Conference heatedly discussed action connected with the strike. A good deal of vituperation was hailed » at the Executive by Extremists. The Secretary declared the trouble was entirely due to the incapacity of the Miners Executive to accept the opportunity offered them. Eventually the conference overwhelmingly endorsed Mr JT Thomas’s and the Executive’s action in calling off the strike. TREASURY 'BONDS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July <• The Treasury has suspended the sale of six months treasury bills, which were only placed on the market a week age presumably to assist the Trensuiy Rone issue. AN AIR SERVICE JOURNEY. (Received This Day at 9.40 a n LONDON, July ■ >. Sir Ross-Smith who is advising Hon Hughes on the air service proposal is of opinion that the journey from London to Perth, via the Cape would take under ten days/ Two to Cairo three to the Cape and three across the Indian Ocean and two half days for refitting. A POOR DIVIDEND. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July '•

Of the Empire’s share of tli e Reparation funds, it is believed there will only £1 300,000 available for the Dominions of which Australia on ai liberal estimate receives less than £400,000.

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