BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] TEA SALES. CALCUTTA, September 23. At the tea sales broken orange pekoe common 1 Bill, annas medium IL’d. good fifteen broken pekoe 12UI, thirteen and fourteen; tannings. 11, 12,1 and 13J. GENERAL HERBERT BOOTH DEAD NEW YORK. September 23. Obituary.—General Herbert Booth, son of the founder of the Salvation A rnjy. WOOL SALES. LONDON. September 28. At the wool sales good there being a general selection and keen competition, prices being fully maintained. New Zealand Mount Gladstone 20jd. Mokopeka 19MI to 17.Jd. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. LONDON. Sept. 28. The .Miners’ Executive to-day proposed that the Trade Union impose a levy of one per cent, upon all wages am’ salaries of affiliated members on liehalf of the miners, and to arrange an embargo upon the importation of coal. The Council has not yet decided whether to agree to the miners’ proposal, but apparently promise?! to inaugurate a national campaign on the mine vs’ behalf. Afeamvhilc the Miners’ Executive are undetermined whether they will recommend districts to take a ballot upon the Government terms. It is likely to be some days before a. decision can be made. SHORT WORKING TIME. LONDON, Sept. 29. An overwhelming majority of spinners of American cotton, at a meetiii-.; at Manchester to-day, decided to dost the mills for two weeks out of three The mills arc already working halftime, but the coal dispute lias increased the difficulties and hit the industry hard. There are 1.12 thousand operatives affected. It, is doubtful how they will regard the further short time. COBTIAAPS LANDING. LONDON. Sept.. 28 It is officially arranged that Cobh,-mi is to land on the Thames at Westminster. probably on October Ist. He will be welcomed on the terrace of the Parliament. COBILVAI AT ATHENS. ATHENS. Sept. 28. C’obham Inis arrived. THE BIRTH RATE. LONDON. Sept. 28. Mere birth rate figures are ceasing to be regarded as the test of a nation’s virility, says Sir Arbutfinot Lane in a;i article in the “Daily Mail.” Tbe nations are learning nua'it.v is more important, and also death statistics a’re .more vitjil tfirfii birth. Tested thereby. New Zealand, Australia, f’Viutli Africa and Orliiinbi in that order stand easily the highest in the world. The moral is clear tlilat the peoples of the Dominions live nearer nature both in working and feeding. The whole world knows their high standards of social welfare and in addition to what, alert into’licence and natural fortune have brought them they are hold enough to accent, the latest teaching regarding health. Sir A. Lane enthusiast, ically cites New Zealand’s director of health respecting the air. suu'ight. sleep, exercise, fruit, vegetables and dairy produce and says there is abundant proof that the same results could be achieved in Britain.