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Otaki Mail, 22 January 1919, Page 3

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t& NEWS IN BRIEF. . - . , Paris,-January 18. * The Commonwealth Government's soldiers' repatriation policy includes a housing scheme involving an outlay of £25,000,000' to £50,000,000). to .erect or purchase houses. An individual outlaymust not exceed £7OO, repayable, during a long term of yea Ts .; . _,, """'London, January 17.

The Clyde workers are demanding a thirty-hour week and a minimum of £1 a day.

It is estimated that concession of the demands of the Miners' Conference for a 30 per cent, increase in wages would increase the price of coal3s to 5s per .ton. , ' , ,

iThe Shipping. Controller has informed Sir Thomas Mackenzie, - New ZeaI land High Commissioner, that shipping [for produco is-much easier. Eefriger--1 ated and other tonnage will shortly fee increased. Paris, January 17. * M, Clemenceau announced in the Chamber of Deputies that 1,200,000 French troops would bo demobilised by 15th February, and 2,000,000 by 31st March. The French steamer recently reported to have been sunk by a mine in .the Straits of Messina, with the loss of 500 lives, was the Chaouia. Copenhagen, January 17. M. Litvinoff has again sent a message to President Wilson, offering to terminate the Bolshevist world propaganda if the Allies will enter into peace negotiations. Paris, January IS The Serbian Government's estimate of the damage caused by the Austrian, German, and Bulgarian invasions is 8,000,090,000 marks (nearly £400,000,000). Bombay, January 18. Cholera is prevalent in the city, and 130 deaths occurred during the fortnight ending on 4th January. Amsterdam, January 17.

Herr Erzerberger informed a conference of German railway managers that Marshal Foeh estimated the indemnity necessary to restore Belgium and Northern France at 30,000 million marks (about £1,500,000,000), and to repair other damage at 20,000 millions (£1,000,000,000). As a surety the Allies would demand tho German railways, forests and woods. Melbourne, January 20.

The Federal Government has sold thirty thousand tons of wheat to the Indian Government at 5s 6d, and eleven thousand tons to the British Government at 6s lOd, f.o.b.