VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8440, 14 May 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

BIG LOCK-OUT IN BERLIN. Received May 13, 8.30 a.m. BERLIN, May 12. Owing to the failure of negotiations for an eight hours' day, the Berlin builders nave locked-out masons, carpenters and labourers. The number of men affected is 100,000. LAWN TENNIS. Received May 13, 8.30 4 a.m; BERLIN, May 127" The New Zealander, Wilding, won the Champion Singles at Wiesbaden.

BILLIARDS. Received May 13, 8.30 a.nil. LONDON, May 12; ! Wiess (14,000) defeated H&rverson (13,776). CHINA'SjJTRADE. j ' Received_May [l3, 9.15 a.m.'^S ~ I pekinXMJ®^ A report of the Chinese Maritime Customs shows that Britain's share of the exports is 19.42 per cent., and of the imports 47.33 per cent. RECOGNISING UNION OFFICIALS. Received May 13, 10.1 p.m. LONDON, May 13.1 Fifteen thousand railway men at Hyde Park and one thousand in Glasgow, Leeds, Derby, Manchester, Swindon (Wales), and other centres have supported the Amalgamated Society's demar.ds that companies should recognise union officials in negotiations with men. AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

Received May 13, 10.1 p.m. LONDON, May 13. The Times mentions, in connection with the purchase of stores for the Australian Squadron, that list of those purchased locally is revised to time as needs develop in Australia.