MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

AGRtEMENT WITH SWEDEN. mODbAXDK} XXHttm AHD ansa. faeefred Jane 18, &45 pjn. London, June 1&. Ike Press Bureau states ttmt the BwedWi Government has ratified the agreement entered into in London by which the Allies wffl secure the service* «< Swedish shipping to the extent of few li Milled tfcnWMnd tecs deadweight. Credits have been arranged for the Allies ialfrnito, The wyorts of Swedish iron o«| kat» fees repeated as between the MRgsrent groups. Hie importation <4 Swedish paper and pulp into Britain been arranged under cerotm conditfitos. The Allies, on their part, are to feflttate the importation of stipulated qtutrties of fOod staffs tad other earnrequired for Sweden's trad* *ad industries subject to control, with gtolaiitecs against the reexport of imported artieies theaselvee or any of MW prodneto er etaflar aritefc*—jbs.VS. <WSIe Assoc, and Rente*. FOR THE RED CRO9& fiKNSATKUSAL WINS SAUt Received June 19, SJS pjn. London, June 17. At the wine-trade sale <n VWf of rf la British Bed Cross then were 800 IWen of wines, spirits, etc. The King Hit 356 dozen ban the royal cellars, Wt these fetched extraordinary prices, Wine traders outvieing each other. Hie Stag's champagne realised from 1000 to 14H shillings per doxen. The sale lasts •to days, aad is expected to realise (419,000.—(E*ea» AwZ VfDAia ww, KSW zraxiAHUSBS. Taadaa, Juae 17. Mwilni liuis Service JftUi lave heea kMtded to 78 Hew ZetiedWa for vafaiM* servfaes in. France:—Ana. N.Z. Ctole 'AM* WEBOVING INDUSTRIAL OONDITEONB. London, June 17. Jfc IfiaMer el Labor, in Caovtog the second reading' of the Mt Boards' BUI, which extends aad simpli4sa the Act at 1808, said he had been im(Msely attracted by the suggestion that WBfIMMUI to Ifac a national miaitum wage, bit closer examination predated aay difficulties, therefore his aim waa gradually to improve the conditions It each industry and set the employers fe«i workpeople acting together qn the • talk af ixapOTi«g their owa conditions.— '4m ItZ. Cttla Aaoa tHB OVEBBBA DKT.ITUTO London, June 17. Ha Boning give prominen to Mr. Humes' and Mr. Cook's arJA aad their enthusiastic welcome at ihatn (totiua The interviews were on ■totQßr lines to their *w™n speeches. tte Hotting Jft»t says the safe artM of Mr Bqghes is an. event of importance t* the Umpire, for in bis foil My bona an indomitable souL He is upoa ytofji 7, and aot an empty fpey, tmt one whkji will make tie Xhfire secure. I& Hughes realises that 4a Germans vafaw their coioaiea m naval bases. He also knows that the iewlatfen of oar security rest upon the Mini of raw materU and the seenrity lot (Wastry. We «• gkd to kaow that (statesmen like Messrs Massey, Hughes Mi Cbok, who deal in realities, are to fight against tie insidious attapto to Ihnrt MWa into the bog it quagmires of pofitieal ides Imm. A fmfim at nations and other such schemes M Mag ttowt upon a bewildered pubb toetoad of reaStise, all (wad oo the toatsn, aaJrtßA (tf annenour friends in order to placets tor enemies.—Press Assoe.