MOTHER COUNTRY.
» ■--— ~-~ —» REDUCED DRINKING OF LIQUOR. London, October 27. Tn the House of Commons Mr. Montagu, defending the administration of the Liquor Board, said that the halfyears spirit drinking had been reduced from 15 to 8 million gallons and beer had been reduced by 2 million gallons. AWARD OF MEDALS. London, October 27. Two hundred and sixty-seven military n.'lals have been awarded to Australians, including one New Zealander. MINIMUM WAGE QUESTION London, October 27. Mr. Runieman, replying to a deputation from the Scottish Trade Union Congress, said that owing to the increase of food prices, the Government was considering the possibility of enforcing a minimum wage generally , throughout the industrial world, and opening municipal shops for certain articles in some districts.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1916, Page 7
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121MOTHER COUNTRY. Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1916, Page 7
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