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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

REDUCED WAGES.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921.

Landan, Jan. 10.

The workers in several of the smaller industries have recently Accepted reductions of wages or relinquished increases to which they were entitled under agreement, in order to enable businesses to be carried on. For example the Hematid miners at Furness agreed to work for wages based on current selling prices instead of the higher ices ruling in November and December. It is hoped that this will abla same mines to respan.

SHIPPING NEWS.

CONCRETE TONS LE AT A DIATIUNI

toile 35 Malmost a core ATL has been sold for £150, status Shipping and Enginering.

A SHIPPING EXCHANGE FOR DENDA.

A Shipping Exchange has been opened at Genoa in the Palazzo of the Genoa Port Authorities, di San Giorgio, the headquarters

GERMANY'S LARGEST CONCRETE SHIP,

It is expected that this question will be discussed at the forth; aming conference of iron and steel employers and workmen in view

the collapse of the iron and steel market.

Occupations wherein wages are governed by sliding scales will be automatically affected by Board of Trade gutes showing continued i Germany's largest concrete! reduction in the cest of living.

ship, which has just been com The "Times" correspondent at New York says that with two pleted at Hamburg, is 182is. long. illion unemployed American industry is restarting work this week not sit as stated in The Times.

reduction is 2214 per cent. recently.

already benefiting from

- a reduced wage scale. The most notable in the textile industries. The public are reduced prices of clothing, boots and bread.

New York, Jan. 19.

It is reported from Pittsburg that the Pennsylvania Railroad proposes that unless employees agree la cense work one day a week the

at will be reduced twenty per cent.

GERMANY'S LAST OPPORTUNITY.

London, Jan. 19.

In connection with the arrival in Paris of Herr Bergmann, Ger- ran delegate to the Reparations Commission, who is negotiating with ne Alied representatives and apparently endeavouring to ifferences of opinion between the Allies, it is authoritatively painted!

create ut that this is the Gennane last opportunity of submitting repara- tion proposals to the Allies. The Allies' demands are in no way un- reasonable. Already great concessions have been made and unless omething is done now settlement may be reachedover the heads of the

SAN PROA

THE YELLOW PERIL"

London, Jan. 19.

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SAIGON FREIGHTS, Messrs Warner, Barnes and Co, freight market has been extremely Saigon, state that Chisa coast quiet, an t, with the closing of the Sorthern ports for navigation, prospects are poor.

WOOSUNG AS A COMMERCIAL PORT.

Preparations for starting work in opening Woosung as a com mercial port are nearing comple-¦) tion, according to a telegrain taj) Civil Governors of Kiangsu and Peking, from the military and, the Director-General of the works.

BAD JOSS FOR CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

On the recent trip of the China Mail . Nanking from the Far East to San Francisco, seventeen Chinese stowed away in an oil tank. They took sufficient food and water to last the journey and fixed the gauge of the tank to register "full." They are al!) coming back to Chias.

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A STATE ADVANCE FOR DUTCH SHIPPING. In a letter > "The Times," Mr. Frederiz Coleman says that the states: A Government Bill in report frum The Hague facts do not support Mr. M-Clore's theories. His work and investiga-the State--General provides for Men in Japan led him to think that world conquest by Japan was at the advance of five million flotine remote a possibility that time would be wasted is planning to thwartin five yearly instalments to the In Western c'vilisation to-day was faced by for greater manates than any future Yellow Peril

THE THIRD TEST MATCH.

Adelaide, Jan. 10. Australia's second isnings ended at 582 (Kelleway 147. Pellew 103. Gregory is not outs. England has 66 for one wicket, (Hobbs on

The first innings scores were.-Australia 354. England England needs 400.1

Hot baba.

FRENCH MINISTER FOR SPORT.

Paris, Jan. 19.

447.

Holland South African Shipping) Company for the maintenance of

permanent service between Hollane and South Africa:

PRECEDENT IN SHIPPING LAW. A New York report states -In the course of the war the British Biovernment commandeered the seamer Baron Ogilvy, after it had already been chattered by the Hogarth Shipping Corporation to

Texas company. The latter has | ow brought a suit against the Hogarth Corporation, and the British Embassy has applied to the permission of the Supreme) tours to intervene as friend of the Court. The application explains that it is of great importance to the British Government that there should b 25 authoritative decision by the Court regarding the propriety of the practice-

view of the precedent involved."

The Briand Cabinet Includes a new Minister for Physical Educa- namely, the right to intervene in tion and Sport. The exfootballer Vidal, President of the Sports Union of France. has been appointed.

SHY BOXERS.

New York, Jan. 19.

The "Times" says that the Dempsey-Carpentier match is definitely aff, owing to the principals falling to deposit the forfeits.

HONGKONG RIFLE

LEAGUE.

H.M.S. Curlew . H.MS.e Chilote

WAS

#4

A BAT PEST.

The latest information regard- the huge ex-German liner appro- priately re-named the Leviathan! (55.000 tons) now belonging toj the U.S.. is to the effect that the repsd is absolutely overrun with rats, and the many efforts made to rid the ship of these rodents success. The experiment is now have so far met with only partial

being tried of not allowing food fin any form whatsoever on board the ship in the hope that the rats will, to a considerable extent, if Iproved of no avail, for a large no: wholly, desert it. Cats have 12 number which were placed oa board served only as an additional source of food for the rats, who were in such great numbers, and ao ferocious, as to easily overcome and devour thèi: natural anemies.

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11 Mr Allen....... 34 33

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A BIG HARBOUR DEAL.

Lord Pirrie, head of the great 714 shipbuilding firm of Harland and TAMAR.

Wolff. has broken out in what 200 700 600

T. seems to be a new place. He bas 45 42 50 123 acquired a controlling interes: .... 39 68 35

112 in the Ardrossan Harbour Com- 84 108 pany,

having purchased the MT Brazendste 99-195Holdinge of the EAM OF 95 Mr Ravenscraft, 315 $6 102 Eglinton and Wiaton. Lord 95 Mr Horrals 20 43 39 101 Pirrie is

best perhaps the 90 known shipbuilder in the world. 30 29 23 86 From his works in Belfast there; -Total

850 have come the largest of British H.M.8. TAMAR V. WILTS. steamers, while on the Clyde he This match was fixed for 23th has taken over and relaid out two 123 December 1920, at Tai Bang-Range fold shipbuilding sites at Greenock 115 The Wilts did not turn up, and and Govan, and made them of the 114 Tamar therefore claimed the points.first rank in the industry. He 111 The scores are as follows.

has established great Diesel) engine" works in Glasgow, has a ,200 500 500, TI. controlling interest in the Point- 90 Mr Clemow 41 44 84 110 house and Meadowside yards, 80 Mr Allen

30 38 24 111 and in one of the Dumbarton 859 Mr Way

41 82 25 111 yards; and he owns the shops Mr Legg.

87 24 "85 106 known as the Coventry Works, Mr Ravenscroft.. 23 41 26 This match was fired at Tai Mr Descon

90 Scotstoun. In addition he bas 89 -26 24 .89) works at Liverpool and South- Bang Bange on the 11th instant, Mr Blandon. 33 34 22 89 smpton. So far as is known, resulting in a win for E.M.S. Mr Huskinson... 32 31 23: 80 Ardrossan in bis first venture into Tamar. The scores are as follows:-

Total

701 barbour ownership,

Mr Carpenter Mr. Tatford

37 21 23

9131r Way..... 23 32

30 21 27

78 Mr Blandon

Total

H.M.S.

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200 500 600 Mr Clemo...... 30 43 40 Mic Sur

42 BU Mr Brazendale... 38 58 Mr Havenscraft. 96 32.08 Mr Way

# 30 86 111 Mr Allen

33 40.31 107 Mr Blandon. 30 32 34 Mr Deacon 29 31 21

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FI.M.S. TAMAR.

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