MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

CHANNEL TUNNEL SOmatfK, London, March 11. The Channel scheme which is under conaidoiation provides for two tubes M miles long costing 20 million sterung. The construction will occupy five years. The commission in i J ari» is also considering tunnels at Constantinople and Utbraltw, giving direct rail communication between .Europe and Asia and Africa. The commission has already agreed to the advisability of the schemes. —Ans.-&Z. Cable Assn. EXPENDITURE SIDE OF BUDGET. London, March lb It is expected that the expenditure in the next Budget will be nearly 1500 millions.—Aos-N-Z. Cable Aaan, FOSTERING INDUSTRIES. London, March 1L Sir Auckland Geddes, in the House of Commons, announced that the Government's policy of fostering British industries during the transition period was to retain import restrictions on raw mat erials not required for British industries and oa semi-manufactured -And manufaotured articles which are orwurable in Britain by industries requiring protection from competition. Import restrictions are entirely removed on ihe Empire's raw materials.—Aus- -3ST.Z. Cable Assn.

EEEBOT OF MINERS' SIX HOOTS DAY. London, March 11. Sir Richard Redmayne, Chief Inspector of mines, estimated that the granting of a six hour day for minere would result in 21 per cent loss in the output. He advocated delay in the reduction of hours for two years, in order to devise mitigatorv measuresHe condemned individual ownership as wasteful and advocated collective production.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AIR ESTIMATES. Received March 13,1.15 ajn. London, March 11. The air estimates amount to £66,500,000, reducing the personnel! from 150,000 to 79,570. WOMEN AS BARRISTERS. Received March 13, 1.15 a-m. London, March 11. The House of Lords read a second time a Bill admitting women as barristers and solicitors. The Chancellor announced the Government's approval Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc