Kritain and China Dr. Morrison. Pelt in correspondent o r' i.hf Times', declares that a Gorman .•, V nHi<-ate is lending threw millions for the construction of the half of the Canton-itankau ruiway. This is a direct violation of the agreement of tUOS, under which -if,ish capital and British material were to be used, and is a direct disregard to the British-German agreet' IS'JH, defining the spheres of uhway interest of the two nations in ('hum. Barrier Labour Award Justice Higgins occupied tw» hours today in delivering the Arbitration ('ourt award in the Broken Hill ,!,^l,u i:f. The proceedings excitedgreat iiiV.,Tftsh. the court being crowded, i:his award ©n the deduction that the <-<mt of living was £2 4a s«t on the l?,irn<>r. and £2 2a Bid at Fort Tine, south Australia, where the ore is t.-Mi' il, Mr Justice If iggins fixed the rnminuim wage for unak tiled tabor on r.hr Harrier at 8a Tid, and at Port Ptne and the wage for miners in both. Jfi; at l»9 per day for* week *4* hoiirM. The award which lasts tilt I')to, li'avps the eonApact system at pr.-i.'nt in operation The U wanl upholds the claims for increased wag<-x, but makes no order as I© the niming companies continuing operaton;-!. The Fighting Tcmeralrc The Dreadnought Temeraire, the fh,r.i of the class, has competed her ; t , am trials. She attained® »P««d of »~t 7 knots over the measured coorac. The Üb«l Law* Th« "People.' a conservative Sunday paper, has apologised and »grted to * Dav ,£ioo(> damages for libelling Mr Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, by the allegation that he psM e2» > 000. to prevent being stted as «- respondent In a divorce raft. Ttm Bystander," a literary and spotting weekly, apologised and paid 130W to chartiy foe » similar libel.
22m 64 only 22m 64 for one of iNNES BROS.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 139, 15 March 1909, Page 5
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