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TRADE UNION LAW.

PROPOSALS BEFORE BRITISH CABINET.

A BELICATE PROBLEM.

Rugby, Doc. 7. The Cabinet to-morrow will haves under consideration proposals for ride union legislation in the form

STILL TO TRACE.

"A HIGH HONOUR,

WOMAN WRITER'S STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.

"PLANE HOLES SEARCHERS,

Rugby, Dec. 7. Search is being made for Mrs. Agatha Christie, the well-known writer of detective stories who has

of the report presented by thebeen missing since Friday evening.. Cabinet Committee.

Mrs Christie then left her, home at Sunningdale in Berkshire in her motor car and was last seen in it

In well-informed political guar- ters it is stated that there is as yet no Bill for detailed examination.

DUKE OF YORK ON HIS TRIP.

OPENING OF CANBERRA.

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Rugby, Dec. 7. The Duke and Duchess of York

who sait shortly for Australia, and New Zealand, wore the guests to-day of the Australia and New Zealand Luncheon Chub in London.

The Duke expressed pleasant the same evening at Newlands Cor-anticipations of hiisit. Particu and it will be with ouior principlesner on Surrey Downs, Nest mornarly he counted is a very high that the meeting will be concerning the car was found abandoned honour as the King's representative jedan

Revisión of the trade unión law is recognised in govemment circles as presenting great difficulties, and requiring very careful handling, for trade union law goes to the ropts of the British industrial system. Any alteration will therefore have the most mature consideration. British Wireless Service.

LOSSES AT SEA..

A MERCANTILE MARINE MEMORIAL.

BILL IN HOUSE OF COPIMONS.

Rugby. Dec. 7

at the same spot.

Mrs. Chriatie récently had a ner- vous breakdown.

to open the new capital of the Com- monwealth. which he trusted would jinaugurate a new period of pros- The Downs have been thoroughly perity and development for Aus, segured and to-day un aeroplanetralia and her people. agvisted, flying low over the wood- ed country.

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When night fell the search was still fruitless-British Wireless Service.

Flis Royal Highness added: The "Duchess and 1 are longing to see the wonders of your countries and to meet your people in their homes.” -British Wireless Service.

PROTEST TO EUROPE. | $250,000,000, CAPITAL.

YUGO-SEAVIA'S CABINET

RESIGNS.

ALBANIAN PACT ATTACKED.

Belgrade,, Dec. 7.

3,300 SHOPS UNDER ONE CONTROL.

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New York, Dec. 7.

The Unhed Cigar Stores and the Schulte Retail Stores Corporation, whose assets exceed - $100,000,000, have reached a working agreement

MyGosling, leader of the Tran

The Yugo-Slavian Cabinet has port Workers' Union has intro-resigned in order to draw attention daved in the House of Commons te its protest to Europe against the through the recently organised Bil conferring on the Imperial War recently concluded Italian and Al-Union and United Tobacco, Corpora- Gravy, Commission power to erect banian puct which provides for the tion, whose capital is $250,000,000. a memorial to the cfficers and men maintenance of the Albanian statusThe new corperation will now con- of the Mercantile Marine who quo and undertakes to submit alt trok 2,900 shops--Reuter's Ameri perished in the Fate war.

unsettled questions to arbitration.

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He suggested that the Stepney riverside borough in East London would be suitable site.

The Bill which is backed by the Premier and Labour and Libera) leaders, was read the first time !!!! cheers.British Wireless Service.

OPIUM IMPORTS.

The pact is attacked, on the ground that it was signed; behind Yugo-Slavia's back and is disleyal: to all the Balkan States, especially Yugoslavia, and Italiam interfer- ence in Balkans affairs is résented.

Reuter.

ALBANIAN REVOLT.

Paris, Nov. 25.

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ANNUAL DRY" REPORT.

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Washington, Dec. 1. In the annual report of the Mrs. Department of Justice, Mabel Willebrandt, Assistant Attorney-General in. charge of Prohibition, urges an amend- ment to the Volstead Act which would permit Courts to impose A new revolution has broken imprisonment "heavy enough to out in Albania. It is reported fit the facts." Mrs. Willebrandt that ten government soldiers describes the progress of the were killed and, fifteen wounded tampaign against the mum-run- in a pitched battle near Scutariners of the past year.

as "in- the capital, yesterday. Twenty teresting if not encouraging," rebels were killed

and emphasises the necessity for

London, Dec. 6t In the House of Commons. Mr. Cecil Wilson (Labour) asked whether, as a result of the Gov. ernment of India's decision to re- duce by ten per cent. annually Gibraltar, Dee. 7.

the expert 'of opium except for medical and scientific purposes, The nearness of the fighting legislation to support interna- tanker "Texas" bound

the imports into British depen-to the capital shows that the fourtional rum-running treaties with Port Arthur to Genou,dencies in the Far East would be revolutionary tribes who at-regard to ship-seizures. She re-

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It call proportionately reduced.

tempted to overthrow the gov-fers to British co-operation. opinion that no such reduction led rainforcements among the in-were seized in 1926 compared Mr. Amery replying, was of ernment last week have obtain-appears that 25 British vessels

was practicable in the present habitants of several sections of with 24 last tyear-Reuter's. circumstances.-Reuter.

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the Company, St. George's Buildik.sion, being badly damaged on the Chatar Road, Hong Konx. ou THURSDAY, the 23rd DECEMBER, portlige and making water has ar

1926, at 11.30 o'clock in the fore-rived safely in port-Reuter. noon, for the purpose of receiving

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Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 2026, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY. 14th December, 1928, until THURSDAY, 23rd December, 1926, both days inclusive.

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