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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PRINCE 1- WILDS. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) CAPETOWN, June 17. As the Royal train steamed through the famous .Mttbic game reserve in Northern Transvaal, the Prince "as able to see something of the primitive life of South Africa. There were herds of black wild beasts, and othci wild game which could have been shot from the. train windows. 'I he Prince was tremendously interested in the panoramic of wild lile. Some hours later the travellers came upon four huge bonfires in the hush. 'I he train stopped and the Prine alighted and saw hundreds of wild natives dancing a mad fandango in the firelight. It "as a weird, novel scene, illustrative of tho sharp contrasts in South African life.
TRADE UNION FINANCE. (Received this day aL 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. The annual report of the Genera! Federation of Trade I niotis shows the membership has fallen hv 89,731 to 330,1100. the lowest recorded since llill’. while the receipts *.'si.<3o sterling, have declined hv £3,221 sterling, compared with the previous year. Secretary Appleton attributes the losses in memliership chiefly to amalgamations and loss of membership in unions themselves. also novelty of unions owing to unemployment reducing the contributions. Appleton expresses the opinion Uml the return to the gold standard may help to solve the problems of trade and unemployment, lie urges a reduction in rates and taxes, as another step in the same direction. DECLARING GENERAL STRIKE. OTTAWA, June 17. Tom .Moore (President of the Labour Congress of Canada) declined to entertain a proposal hv striking miners at Cape Breton to inaugurate a general strike throughout Eastern Canada.
N.Z. RAILWAY REPRESENTATIVES LONDON. June 17.
Messrs Mason and Angus, of the New Zealand railway service have arrived in England after inspecting the systems of South and East Africa, Egypt. Italy and Eranee. They are now undertaking a thorough investigation of the British system..
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1925, Page 3
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