BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 March 1922, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. LONDON, Alarch 23. The Bank of Australasia's divisable profit for the year is £734,263. 1 THE KING’S HEALTH. LONDON, Alarch 22. Thei King is much better, but he remains indoors during the present wintry spell. -> BUILDING TRADE. 3 , LONDON, Alarch 22. r lit. Hon. AlacNamara, in reply to a 3 question in the House of Commons, said that an agreement had been reached regarding the working hours in the building trade. s BELGIAN AYAGE CUTS. BRUSSELS, Alarch 22. t The metal masters notify their intention of reducing wages by 20 per cent, with a minimum of francs hourly from April 15. BIG AAIERICAN DEFICIT. AVASHINGTON, Alarch 23. It is announced that the Treasury , faces, a shortage of 200 million dollars, because the income tax payments are below the estimates. » SEAIENOFF IN AAIERICA. NEW YORK, Alarch 22. Under an American permit of temporary admission into the United States, Semenoff resumes his journey on Thursday, if not delayed by a lawsuit begun by Richard and Company, of ]\ew York, to recover furs valued ■ at £30,000 sterling confiscated by Sem- , enoff in Siberia. CHEQUE BETTING. LONDON, Alarch 22. Ihe Amalgamated Sports Defence I'und and the National Sports League are promoting a Bill for the nullifying of the cheque betting decision. Rt. Hon. Air. Shortt (Home Alinister) has piomised that he will not oppose the measure. ENGINEERING LOCK-OUT. Recd. 1.25 p.m. _ LONDON, March 23. Tho shipbuilding and engineering ■’'les have decided to ballot on the ‘orins of tlie masters’ lock-out notices, nd have asked the employers to postpone the lock-out, pending the result nf the ballot. n Jtmwt'iwwwMaHww i