TO-DAY'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 26152, 14 July 1947, Page 1

TO-DAY'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

IN THE DOMINION , Wage Increase—Manufacturers present their ease to the Arbitration Court hearing the application for a general wage increase. Blaze At Wairio —Occupants had a fortunate escape when the • Commercial Hotel at Wairio was burned to the ground yesterday morning. Industrial Relations.— The director of the industrial psychology division or the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research stresses the value or “ talking ” in present day industrial relationships. Power Position.— Good saying in electric power was achieved in Dunedin last week; in the event of any concessions by the Priorities Committee it is likelv they will go to industry. Seaplane Base Project. —Deputation of Otago and Southland parliamentarians to wait on Minister to stress investigation' into practicability ot chain of seaplane bases on New Zealand coast. OVERSEAS China.—Fighting is reported to have flared up between Chinese Government troops and Communists in the Shantung Peninsula. ,

Man-made Cosmic Rays. —Replicas of the mysterious cosmic rays have been produced by California's new 4.000-ton cyclotron. " European Economic Co-operation. — At the opening of the Paris conference on the Marshall plan, Mr Bevin stressed that its aim was Europe’s economic recovery. * Air Liner Crash. —About 20 persons were killed in the crash of an air liner en route from Georgia (U.S.A.) to Puerto Rica. Palestine. —Arab youth groups at a meeting at Jaffa were exhorted to resist Jewish domination in Palestine. ANNIVERSARIES 1619.—Australia discovered. 1789. —French revolution began; Bastille stormed. 1874. ; —Fire at Chicago; 60 acres laid bare. 1877.—F irst exhibition of telephone in London. 1892. Hurricane in Mauritius; 1,200 lives lost. 1904.—Stephanos Johannes Paul Kruger, cx-President of Transvaal, died. 1943.—0tag0 men of First Echelon of N.55.E.F. home from Middle East on leave.