British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 February 1912, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[UY ELECT NIC TKLKGHAI'H-COPYPIQHT.] ■ i ii: ra ;.•?.-, Aiinu/;j rn)N j MIXKRS' MINIMUM WAGE. LONDON, February 7. The South Willis Minors' Council has accepted tlit* N'ational Federation's proposal for tlio minimum wage basis, while deploring the Federation's action in reducing the amount. It was resolved that tho final agreement must he submitted to a hallot. INDIA'S NEW CAPITAL. LONDON, February 7. The Mai'ijiiis oi' Crewe, Secretary ni' .State for India, is preparing a I'.ill coii>litutmg Delhi the capital ni' India. The Hill will define an area round it ass an Imperial enclave. The area will comprise 180 square miles, including <a small strip on the left hank of the river Jumna XFW INTERCOLONIAL LINER. SYDNEY. February 7. The Warrimoo u to undergo an overhaul, and the Maunganui will take her place, sailing on Saturday. CANADA'S HUGE HARVEST. OTTAWA, February 7. In order to deal with t-be situation arising from the congestion of freight traffic duo to efforts to move the grain crop from the Canadian "West, an appeal has been made to the American Railroads for a reduction in rates on a wholesale scale. It is stated thut thirty million bushels of wheat are frozen upon prairies, or arc in the elevators. XATIOX AI -. IXS UR ANCE ACT. LONDON, February 7. Mr Llnyd-Oeorge, Chancellor of i lie Kxcliequer, in a preface to a hook on the National Insruance Act. I sjiys: • ; While the scheme does not reach the loafer or wastrel I may proclaim thai it has established barriers to prevent men from falling into the abyss of human despair.' r

\ FRENCH DONATION

PARIS, February 7

Tlii! French Shipwrecked Mariners' Society has donated £100 in aid of the families of those lost on the submarine A3, .sunk in collision with the gunboat Hazard near the Isle dI Wight.

The Hazard has boon docked. Both her propollors wore found to have broil bent by the impact.

INIOXISIS INDICTED

NKW YORK, February 7

A staggering blow has been dealt to Labour throughout America by the Grand •Jury, wbioh has been inveisiigiiting the dynamiting conspiracy at Indianapolis.

The jury lias indicted thirty officials and agents of Labour unions, holding them to be criminally responsible for outrages in which ihey are declared to ha.ve participated with the M'Nnraanas.