NEWS IN BRIEF
BUS TRAGEDY IN MANILA
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MANILA, November 6
A ’bus carrying 34 persons fell through a decayed bridge. Twenty were killed, and the rest were injured.
ENGINEERS’ UNION
LONDON, November 6
.The Amalgamated Engineering Union has achieved its ambition of passing a 400,000 membership, the total now being 404,668.
AWARD FOR GALLANTRY
LONDON, November 6
Mr. Jordan presented Frederick lan Baker, of Dunedin, with the Royal Humane Society’s vellum testimonial, for gallantry in attempting to save the life of a drowning boy at Lowestoft, on Julv 30.
SWISS LEGATION IN DUBLIN
RUGBY. November 6
It is officially announced in Dublin that the Swiss Consulate-General in Dublin has been raised to the status of a Legation.
AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.
SYDNEY. November 7
The Bellbird, one of the largest of the northern collieries, from which coal for Sydney gas is supplied, and Cessnock No. 1 have been added to the list, of mines idle as a result of the engineers’ strike.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 November 1939, Page 2
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