CABLE BREVITIES FEWER STOPPAGES IN BRITISH INDUSTRY

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1947, Page 8

CABLE BREVITIES FEWER STOPPAGES IN BRITISH INDUSTRY

The Ministry of Labour Gazette reveals that although 3,250,000 days were lost ow’ing to labour, disputes in the United Kingdom between August 15, 1945, and January 1, 1947, the number of days lost by stoppages during the corresponding period after the First World War was’ nearly thirteen times greater. The ; Gazette also reveals that during. 1946 nearly 2,100,000 work - people in the United Kingdom had their normal weekly hours of work reduced by an average of two and two-third hours.—London, February 4.

A Freak Esg A Rhode Island Red hen, owned by a poultrykeeper at Harpenden, Hertfordshire, laid an egg measuring eight and a-half inches by six and ahalf inches. —London, Feb. 4. Runjab Demonstrators. The- Punjab Government has’ announced that the: courts have; sentenced to one year’s rigorous' imprisonment a number of persons recently arrested at Hbshiarpur during the Moslem League’s demonstrations against the ban on meetings and processions.—Lahpre, Feb. 2.

Baptist World President’s Death The death has occurred of Dr. James H. Rushbrooke, aged 76, president of the Baptist World Alliance. He was working on plans for a Baptist world conference in Copenhagen next summer, until he fell ill a few days ago.—London, Feb. 2. British Farmers’ President

Mr James Turner, who has been re-elected president of the National Farmers’ Union, is to be paid a salary of £5OOO a year, instead of an honorarium. This is Mr Turner’s third successive term as president of the National Farmers’" Union. —London, Feb. 3.

Aid to Poles in Britain. Britain, under the terms of the Polish Resettlement Bill, intends to spend £4,550,000, including £600,000 in pensions,, during 1947. The bill covers aid to Poles from the Assistance Board, also for accommodation, health, and education facilities. — London, Feb. 2.

Burma’s Future. . The anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League has approved the AngloBurmese agreement on Burma’s constitutional future concluded in London last week. The league’s supreme council will meet on February 16 for final ratification of the agreement.— Rangoon, February 3.

Nuremberg Bombing. » As an expression of indignation against the bombing of the office of Dr. Sachs, the president of the denazification court in Nuremberg, the Social Democrat Party has called for a sixhour strike to-day. A reward of £1250 has been offered for the culprits. Reuter’s correspondent in Nuremberg says that between 25,000 and 27,000 wdrkers are striking. Employees of the Military Government are not involved, and the railways are also not affected.—London, February 3.

Nuremberg Bomb. A bomb explosion occurred in a building in Nuremberg containing the office of Dr. Camill Sachs, president of the denazification court/which is trying Franz von Papen, says the Nuremberg correspondent of the Associated Press. The building also contains the offices of the Social Democrat Party and the newspaper Fraenkische Tagespost. It is believed that nobody was in the building at the time of the explosion. Nazi leaflets provided packing for the bomb. The police, after examining the leaflets, consider that local inhabitants were responsible.—London, Feb. 2.

The Big Three President Truman, in anwer to questions at an interview with newspaper correspondentSj said that while he would‘be glad to see Mr Attlee and Mr Stalin . in Washington, he knew of no need for a meeting of the Big Three. He said that he had not been in touch with Mr Attlee, about Palestine problems. Mr Churchill was entitled to his own opinion in declaring to the House of Commons on January 31 that Britain should hand over to the United Nations responsibility for Palestine if the United States did not agree to share the burden. —Washington, Feb. 3.

10,000 Engines. Britain is buying 10,000 20 horsepower American engines for incorporation into agricultural machinery to be made in Britain, says the Daily Telegraph’s motoring editor. Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade has approved the deal,and has licensed the release of the large sum of money entailed in the purchase, which will be paid in dollars. The vice-chairman of the Nuffield Organisation, Sir Miles Thomas, said that he was surprised that such a deal should be considered wise or necessary.—London, February 3. Awards for War Inventions. Headed by Lord Justice Cohen the Royal Commission set up to make awards to Britain’s war-time inventors will hold its first meeting next week. Two thousand claims already have been lodged and the commission is expected to take three years to complete its work. Among people who may benefit are inventors of, the jet propulsion engine, the sticky bomb, amphibious tanks, the Bailey bridge and Fido, the airfield landing device. After the first world war a Royal Commission continued for 17 years and allocated more than £1,500,000 in awards. No claims for inventions made by Government servants in the course of their official duties will be considered.—London, February 4.