MINERS’ CHRISTMAS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 29 December 1926, Page 7

MINERS’ CHRISTMAS.

A HAPPY OX K. MANSFIELD OWNERS' GIFT. HV CABI-E —BRKSB ASSOCIATION—eOPXJU«H*.r.LONDON, Dec. 28. The Mansfield coal owners’ generous bonuses, with a gilt oi ten thousand pairs oi children\s boots, enabled tho miners to spend a htipp’.v Christmas. The tradesmen report record takings. Sydney Sun C able. FOR AGED .MINERS. OWNERS’ GENEROUS GIFT. LONDON, Dec. 2-5. Members ot' the Nottinghamshire miners’ new non-political union were pleasantly mii prised by the receipt of a grant of 210.000 from the coalowners. from which they paid 10s each to aged miners at Christmastide. BITTER WEATHER IN FRANCE. PARIS. Dec. 25. The weather is so cold in Eastern France that wild Feasts have been driven from the forests to seek shelter and food in the villages. A herd of boars last night from tho Argonne Forest, invaded the suburb of Vi try le Francoise amt were hunted by an armed posse. The temperature in the Vosges is .16 degree's (centigrade) below zero. Gales, snow and ice are reported,! even in Biarritz. Several deaths have been recorded from cold in Eastern and Northern France, tvhile tho Mediterranean coast reports an inch of snowfall. Plans spent Christmas Eve in the traditional mauner, supping in cabarets, but the spirit of gaiety was distinctly more subdued than during the past few years. Currency troubles and the extreme cold are held responsible for the diminution of the celebration.