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TELEGRAMS.

Router Service to the Telegraph.” THE LABOUR SITUATION.

London, March 21

Nearly miners in the Rhondda Valley struck to-day, es a protest against the Government's non arreptance of all the demands

of the Miners' Federation.

London, March 20 Despite the action of the Rhondda strikers, who now number 24,000 ! the labour situation is hopeful ow-j ing to the belief that the conference between the Governinen and the miners will secure a final settlement

Moreover, Mr. Bromley who was belus

mentioned last mezing

optimistic as regards

ひら

a railway settlement, said that to day's con

ference had reached a general actres ment although it was not a final settlement. He was more confident than ever that the negotiations

ald achieve the desired results in

a few days.

London, Mardi 20.

The Press Furenu publishes the nnanimous report of the Provisional Joint Committee appointed by the Industrial Conference on 27th Feb- rusty to consider the causes of the present unrest, questions of hours, wages and unemployment, promo- tion of cooperation between capital and taken, "sig treommendation "inter alia" of the legal establish. ment of the principle of a forty- eight hour week, discouragement of systematic overtime, minimum time i rates of wages, organised short time in periods of depressión, accelera- tion of the Government housing mschemes, the state of development of new industries, more adequate provision for unemployment, sick nesa. infrmity and old age, establish ment of a permanent National In dastria: Council to advise the Gor. ernment consisting of four hundred) members elected ennally the Trade: thei Unions and employers. event of the conference being di

In

on the 4th April adopting the to- port, the Committee urges the Gor- ernment to give efect thereto forth- with

In a conference with the execu Itire of the Miners' Federation and) the Government, Mr. Enar Law. in the course of a long conciliatory statement dealing with the miners' proposed modiñcations of the San- key report. said the Government was unable to go beyond Mr. Justins Sankey's chief recommendations.

Mr. Bonar Lax emphasised the great benefits that would be aceri. igg to the miners if the report was accepted and the strike averted anti From the anticipated fall in the post of living before the end of the year Moreover, a commissing would con tinue to sit and reould issue interi reports as regards the betterment of

nining conditions.

Mr. Smillie, M.P.. replying. under. took to fully submit the position to j

the Miners' Conference on the 26th

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Cairo, March 23, possibly do more to bring peace and in the situation, in Egypt is being prosperity to the mining industry maintained. The acting High Com- The cab drivers here

that the firm Fresh disorder has occurred at than anything hitherto done.

missioner reported action of the anthorities is having Cairo, in which the Military dis due elect and Cairo and Alexandria persed the crowds attempting it ehe Government printing have continued quiet. In Behara stort province agricultural work appeared works.

Unsuccessful attacks were made The Supreme Economic Council to be proceeding normally except in has Exed the list of commodities the district between Damanhour and upon the Helouaa railway, bridges. which Germany is prohibited from Kafrelzayat, but possibly the Be-lines and telegraphs. exporting daring the armistice. It doains in the western district of has also arranged details regarding that province might attempt further payment for food by exports and maranding expeditions,

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London. March 21.

CANADA'S WAR CLAIMS.

Ottawa, March 23.

German fishing vessels greater free- Ia the House of Commons at} in the House of Commons Mr dom in their own waters. Mr. question time Sir R.L. Harmsworth| Datremblay, member for Outremont, Hoover is sending a consignment of stated that the latest reports show- Quebec, moved a resolution that the foodstuffs to Hamburg immediately, ed that railway communication be Premier, Sir Robert Borden, be in- including two ship loads for Czechtween Cairo and Alexandria and the stracted to take steps to claim from Slovakia, and is also facilitating telegraphic communication between Germany an inderonity correspon- shipment of food to Eathonia and Cairo and Tantah were restored ding to Canada's war expenditure, Wireless telegraphy naa being used

to claims this amount from the London. March 24. between Cairo and Alexandria. The indemnity Britain receives from In the House of Commons, reply situation was undoubtedly causing Germany. Sir Thomas White, acting ing to Com. Wedgwood, Mr. Mc. anxiety. He emphasised that Gen Premier, said that Canada's claims Curdy, Secretary to the Food Con- eral Sir F. R. Wingate would be for indemnity and reparation will trouer, stated that no food bad yet remaining in England been

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THE PEACE TREATY.

A GERMAN THREAT.

Copenhagen, March 23.

At & Berlin demonstration of

ex valuable advice and assistance to and he is certain they will be press In view of the seriousness of the

Paris, March 25, who would fully ed at the Conference like those of European situation a big effort is cept to the areas occupied by the the Government, Allios. Food would not be sent to support General Allenby in dealing other parts of the Empire, but he being made to have the Fence Treaty Protest against the "dismemberment unoccupied Germany until the Ger. with the situation. He

considered it inadvisable that Sir reads within a week Practically of Germany's Herr Erzberger de man Government fulfilled the pre- think that General F. R. Wingate

Robert Borden's Lands be lettered all the terms have been formulated Clared that Germany liminary conditions with regard to would in any way be superseded.

by a resolution of Parliament. He London, March 23.

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added "I am sure that Britain will ceau, President Wilson and Signor

Danzig,. West Prussia and part of The latest official Egyptian news were already in Rotterdam in anti- cipation of the fulfilment of these states that a detachment of troops desire, as she always has, to act in Orlando are concentrating their Upper Silesia. conditions. About 45,000 tons of from the Badan has been sent to this matter as in. others, with the efforts on their final shaping. foodstuffs had arrived for German occupy Assouan. The situation in most scrupulous sense of justice and

Egypt is steadily improving. Austria.

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