GIFT OF SUGAR
DURBAN FIRM'S GENEROSITY (British Official Wireless.) i RUGBY, February 9. (Received February 10, at 11.30 a.ta.f A Durban firm has made a gift t« the Royal Navy of 950 tons of refined sugar valued at £20,000. A proportion of it will be used in supplying ships on the South African station. INCREASED WAGES RAILWAY WORKERS BENEFIT (British Official .Wireless.) RUGBY,' February 9. (Received February 10, at noon.) Additions of from 18d to 4s weekly for more than 500.000 railway workers were announced to-day. The general secretary of the National Union of Raihvavnien said that, as the rates were applicable to overtime and bo on in many sections, it would mean an extra 5s or. 6s a week for adult males* The new rates are to be retrospective from • January 1, and absorb cost of living additions payable from Jhat' date.
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Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 11
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143GIFT OF SUGAR Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 11
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