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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BALACLAVA VETERAN’S DEATH. LONDON, Feb. 23. The death lias occurred of Trumpeter Richardson, at the age of 92 years. He was the last survivor of the Battle of Balaclava. He was operated on in 1920. on account of wounds which lie icceived in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
OLYMPIC GAMESPARIS, Feb. 23
Cabinet is submitting a Bill providing for a credit of ten million francs to cover the cost of the Olympic games in 1924.
BANKER IN TROUBLE. PARIS, Feb. 23,
’ A further sensation has been caused by the arrest of Pcrmotte, General Manager of Banqiic luduslriellc, aitci undergoing a Magisterial inteuogation. The Government scheme tor applying France’s unpaid share of the Chinese Boxer indemnity to reconstruction of the Banque was submitted to Parliament.
ECONOMY RECOMMENDATION •Received This Day at 9.40 a.in.)
LONDON, Feb 23
Sir Eric Geddes’ Committee regarding the pay of Navy, Army police and other state' employees numbering nearly.a million and a quarter, points out the pay of the fighting forces, teachers and police was fixed in 1916 under quito abnormal circumstances. The country cannot continue to support the burden of this magnitude. It does not make any recommendation, but suggests a thorough special investigation by the most expeditious ami authoritative means available. The comittee is convinced great economics can he realised in tlie lighting services, it the Iroas,try’s control over them is vastly increased, and brought up to the standard obtaining in civil departments. The Committee concludes that it believes the reductions proposed are retainable if. the Departments Act promptly on the lines suggested, with a determination to cllect economies. We do not lay claim to infallibility ot judgment, but the report is a unanimous recommendation of live men of goodwill, desirous of advising how tl-p National Budget can host be balanced. It suggests that criticism can only ho constructive if accompanied by concrete alternative proposals. admiralty savings. LONDON, Feb. 21.
The Admiralty annouiir.es total cuts i amounting to twenty-two millions, of jj which Geddes and Cabinet Committee j approve. j
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1922, Page 3
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