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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1917, Page 5

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GERMAN CRIMES. SEAMEN ORGANISING A BOYCOTT. EXTRA MONTH FOR EVERY CRIME. Received Sept. 18, 7.5 p.m. London. Sept. 17. The Seamen's and Firemen's Union is organising a boycott of Germany for twelve months after the war, during which seamen will not handle any goods of German origin, will not enter a German port, nor Bail a i-hip whereon tlicre is a German sailor. For every crimp that the Germans commit on sea or lard hensrforward the union will add a month to th» boycott. DISTRIBUTION OF CHEESE. A SUCCESSFUL SCHEME. ■OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS TO BE DEALT WITH. Received Sept. 13, 7.30 p.m. London, Sept. 17. Under the system as cil>i<>d on June 10, the Queens'.ar.d Agent-General lias districted '20,000 tons of Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian cheese among 150,000 retailers, showing the State of its origin. This has proved a splendid advertisement, and it is believed fiat owing to the success achieved the Food Controller contemplates dealing with ether dairy products. (The cable mentioned stated that, with the assistance of a special committee of the provision trade, Sir T. B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queensland, had arranged a system under which the Board of Trade Food Controller would approve tile distribution of New Zealand, Australian, Canadian, and United States chec.-;, commencing immediately. The retaiiers were to be well supplied at a price enabling a fair .profit at the fixed retail price of la 4d, the wholesale men and importers receiving only a commission. Special show cards were provided :>nnounLing the country of origin. Already the market prices had consider - j ably declined. English cheddzr being nuotcd at 10s below the maximum of I iiCa.)

SCARCITY OF MEAT. ACTION OF BOTCHERS. Received Sept'. I°, 12.25 ajn. London, Sept. 18. A meeting of retail butchers discussed the serious position of tho meat supply, ami passed a resolution on the necessity for immediate steps bang taken to conserve and increaso the supply.

TRANSPORT WORKERS' PROGRAMME. London, Sept. 17. The National Transporters' Federation is organising a national campaign on the general post-war policy, in which they will seek to secure the conversion of the war bonus into permanent increased wages, the abolition of systematic overtime, the reduction of hours, and the abolition of underpaid Asiatic labor in the mercantile marine.