GENERAL CABLES.
BEiiQUtf WAR CLAIM, Paris, Jan. 31. ' Belgium's war claims amount to 000 millions Bterling.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn , BRITISH RAILWAYIGREEMENT. ; London, uan. 31. \ The Railway agreement stipulates that -the eight-hours day does not include meal \time. Ausv-N.Z. Cable Assn. . FLEET TO VISIT AMERICA, London, Jan. 31. It is understood, that an imposing section of /the Grand Fleet will shortly visit America under Admiral Beatty.—Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assn.
SALVAGE Off BARBED WIRE. London, Jan. 31. The Army Salvage Committee is salvaging 100,000 tons of buried barbed wire in France, worth £5 per ton, ay rtieana pf a epeeially designed machine. A SERGEANT'S' COMPLAINT. " London, Jan. 31. ■ An Australian sergeant, in a letter to the British Australasian, writing from the Miltiades, aayss "Conditions in the third class are a disgrace to the Australian Government. The sanitary arrangements are shocking and the drinking water which is salt has been condemned by the doctor. Three premature births have occurred already. The food is poor, and husbands aboard are only allowed to sea their wives for tw-o hours daily.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1919, Page 2
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