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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7863, 19 May 1886, Page 3

A North Carolina editor puts on his free list every woman in the State who becomes the mother of twin boys. There are about 1100 men employed in the Bank of England, and their united salaries, including pensions, amounts to about .£300,000, The' New York carpenters and joiners have struck for a daily wage of 3dol 50c, and for a day’s work of nine hours. Moat of the employers have already conceded' these demands. The efficacy of iron bulkheads on steamships was strikingly shown in the case of the steamer Crystal, bound from Newcastle to New York, which was ten days at seat with fire in her main hold. By closing every aperture which could admit air to the cargo of the steamer was kept afloat until fire-boats came to her relief in New York harbour. The damage was about 10,000dols.