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120,000 MEN TO COME OUT.

CLAIM FOR MORE WAGES.

OVER £2,000,000 YEARLY INVOLVED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.),

LONDON, January 29. Following the railway strike settlement, a dockers' strike it now threatened.

A national delegate conference of the Trans port Workers' Union was held in London to-day representing 120,000 dockers throughout the country. The conference decided to instruct the members to strike on February 16, in all ports of Great Britain unless in the meantime a satisfactory settlement of the wages dispute was reached.

The dockers demand an increase of 25 a day, and a guaranteed week's work or pay, in order to meet the problem of casual labour.

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The employers say they cannot afford to pay the increase demanded, which will cost over £2,000,000 a year, in view of the depression in the shipping industry.

RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, January 29.

In the terms of the settlement of the railway strike, the railway companies declare they never cortended that the decisions of the wages board were obligatory, but they claim they were justified in giving effect thereto. The companies are pre- pared to alleviate hardship which it was represented would be involved in the decision to pay drivers and firemen on a mileage basis. So 130 miles will equal one day's pay. But the mileage will be increased to 140 in July and 150 in January, 1929, unless in the interval it is agreed otherwise. The companies undertake that there shall no dis missals arising out of the application of the decision All strikers presenting themselves for wk within a reasonable time will be reinstated a tsoon as practicable without reference to seniority.

The signatories agree to use every deavour to secure that all the railwaymen will work gether amicably and that any proved breach of this condi- tion will be a case for disciplinary action by-the companies.

NAVAL OIL LEASES..

DENBY DECLINES TO RESIGN.

MR. DAUGHERTY'S POSITION.

WASHINGTON, January 29,- Mr. Denby, Head of the Navy Department, has announced that he has no intention of resign- ing, convinced that his action in connection with the oil leases is right. He said he would do the same again regardless of the conséquences.

Referring to Senator Robinson's resolution, he said he would like to see the Senator who would vote in favour of a resolution besmirching the character of any man without according him the opportunity of being heard;

Senator Wheeler proposes to move a resolution in favour of the resignation of Mr. Daugherty.- Reuter's American Service.

PALATINATE I OCCUPATION. LATEST FRENCH' PROPOSALS,

PARIS, January 30. The Government has proposed to Britain that questions relating to the maintenance of public order and the security of the occupation troops in the Palatinate be submitted to the Ambassadors' Conference. The Government also favours the reinstatement of German officials whom the Separatists have expelled, Belgium has acquiesced.

SEPARATISTS. REFULSED..

BERLIN, January 29:" Not a single Separatist' was returned in the elections for the Palatinate Landtag

The Palatinate, West of the River Rhine, come prises Kaiserlautem, Mannehelm, Landau and Speyor. The Palatinate takes its name from the number of royal palaces that once existed there.]

AMERICA'S PROSPERITY.

STILL CLOSER TIES.

LABOUR'S EMPIRE POLICY.

MAKINC CHANGES SLOWLY,

· DEVELOPING OVERSEAS RESOURCES,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, January 30.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of Colonies, received Empire journalists at the Colonial Office and outlined the Government's Empire policy. He deprecated the idea that there would be rash and violent changes making for a New Jerusalam. The Government had an idea of a. New Jerusalem but it only desired to. advance by reasonable and prudent steps.

Mr. Thomas emphasised that the Labour Party was as patriotic as any other. It desired to promote the welfare of the Empireand draw the ties closer by fair dealing. He regarded it as a sacred-trust which they should develop impartially and freely.

Mr. Thomas exprssed goodwill towards all parts of the Empire. He was genuinely anxious! that when he relinquished office nobody would be able to say that the Empire was less great as a result of the work of the Labour Government.

Replying to questions, Mr. Thomas said that he had not yet had time to study many questions; but it was madness to assume he would accept all. his predecessor did or be able to tear up all he had done. All questions must be considered.

THE SINGAPORE PLAN.

As regards Singapore, a Cabinet statement, would be made.

With regard to Empire development, it had already been decided that the Empire could be developed and unemployment at Home could be helped by the expenditure of money, though it might not show immediate return.

The Cabinet must consider the resolutions of the Imperial Conference.

He was unable to add to the Premier's state- As regards Kenya the Government would ment which would be rigidly adhered to. discharge its trust to the African natives. Very probably it would follow the policy outlined in the White Paper on the subject.

PALESTINE ROBBERS. MOTOR CAR ATTACKED.

JERUSALEM, January 29. Highwaymen attacked and looted a motor car containing stores from Ludd...

The occupants, Sergeant-Major Walker and Quarter-Master-Serjeant Dann, of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, were killed. The driver was slightly wounded.

[Ludd, the ancient Diospolis, is on the caravan route from Damascus to Egypt, In the 4th century a bishopric was instituted under the name of St. George, who is said to have been born and buried there..

MOTOR LORRY SMASH.

NÁVAL MAN'S DEATH..

COLOMBO, January 27.

Petty Officer Woods was killed and six others were injured through the capsizing of a motor lorry carrying a party belonging to the Empire cruiser squadron.

The accident took place on the precipitous road between Trinconiales and Kandy.

(Trincomalee is a naval station on the North- East coast of Ceylon. Kandy is the ancient capital in the hills.]

ALLEVIATING SUFFERING

INDIA'S BABY WEEK.

DELHI, January 27.

The first step in the campaign to combat suffering in India in the shape of a national baby week has proved very successful. Three hundred exhibitions have been held up to the present, in- Lady Reading, cluding 60 in the native states. the Viceroy's wife, opened the Delhi show amid imposing ceremony. The Viceroy, in a speech, trusted that the week would become an annual affair.

LAWN TENNIS FINALS. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS..

LAST YEAR'S TRADE.

MELBOURNE,. January 29,- In the Australian lawn tennis championships WASHINGTON, January 29. The imports for 1923 were $3,791,000,000; final, Anderson beat Schleslager 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, against $3,112,000,000 in 1922. The imports from 6-3.

ld the doubles Anderson and Brookes seat Europe were $1,157,000,000 against $991,000,000 In.

BEAR Patterson, and O. Hara Wood 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. 1922.

The exports totalled $4,167,000,000 against were $3,831,000,000. Exports to Europe

|1922-- $2,093,000,000 against $2,083,000,000 - Reuter's American Service.

BRITAIN'S GOOD FETTLE

CHAMONCS, January 29. At ice hockey Britain best France 15-2 and Canada beat Steden 22-0

In the curling Britain beat Sweden 38-7.

GREECE AND THE SOVIET.

ATHENS, January 29

Inare is reason to believe the Government has decided in principle to establish commercial rela

the Sorlet Government

BOMBAY MILL STRIKE.

BOMBAY, January 29. Ninty-thousand mill hands are now on strike. Sixty-three mills are closed. The managers have announced that the mills will be closed until February 4, after which if work is not resumed un- conditionally they will be closed for a further

fortnight.

MEXICAN REVOLT.

MEXICO CITY, January 29 The War Department reports that. Federal troops have taken Esperanza Rexin American Strolca Jenni

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