CABLE BRIEFS.
London, June 10. The King and Queen of Denmark were entertained at luncheon at the Guildhall. Their Majesties had an enthusiastic reception, and the streets were gaily decorated. Sydney, June ii. Mrs Christina Clark, ex-general secretary to the New South Wales Temperance Alliance, sued William Winn, a member ol the Campaign Committee of the Alliance, for damages for statements reflecting on her moral character. The jury awarded ,£650 damages. New York, June 11. In the course of a speech at Norfolk, Virginia, 'President Roosevelt said he earnestly hoped the country’s superbly self-reliant individualism would never be exchanged for deadening socialism. Mr Roosevelt advocated legislation whereby the burden of compensation to workmen for accidents would fall on employers, who, by increasing the prices of their products, would place it on the general public. There was no sound economic reason for distinction between accidents due to negligence and : those which were unavoidable. The law should make the payment of compensation automatic.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 13 June 1907, Page 2
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161CABLE BRIEFS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 13 June 1907, Page 2
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