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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1844, 19 June 1920, Page 6

"Basing tho loss in efficiency in building traces on the. replies to hand in answer to my circular," states Mr G. Mitchell. M.P., in a report to'the. Central Progress League, 1 "tho percontago-is about 20 per cent. Owing to the .non-rec ipt of replies from any of..the builders, it is hoped and believed that this percentage docs not apply right, through the building trade. Upon receipt of further data. J v.ill bring down a fuller and mure Gnal« report on this matter." So great is tho, southern apple crop this year that in many places the tiees are almost unablo to stand nip beneath the great weight- of fruit; writes a .Marlborough correspondent.. There, will be nearly 100,000 cases of apples for export, piul'thbn plenty left. for. home .use. The crops _ are. good Almost, everywhere in the. Dominion; So far as DXjx>rt .goes shipping will ba the I difficulty, and if, any uro exponed probably ithcy .will go to England. . T!;."• Carving children of Central Europe . jir". am jug 1 thoso wlio will owe an evci'ltist-1 ing debt, of gratitude to the Salvation 'Army. General Booth, at the Town Jlall,

I Wellington, on Thursday, told the bit;' audione© that before he left London he had received an appeal on behalf of the starring children of Germany. "I liavo no moneyJfco help them,": lie said.- "I could not spend money that had been raised in England for war purposes. It was liove'r in tended that that, money should be spent on Germans. There•■• were many broken hearts and many broken homes in England as a result of the war, but. nevertheless, I issued an appeal to the Salvationists of England, asking thomAto set aside a Simday collection,.in. order to aid the .starving children, of Central Europe. In tpp days- i had a. man in Berlin with £1(1000 in his pockets, with which to buy milk for iijo starvng, . - (Applause); > E vyas proud Qf the result, proud'of. the. nation for making such a. result possible. Although Jam of all nations, I am, after all, [i Britisher, and I am proud of it, for there. is one' thing which ilie. British nation does lot. do: it never, makes war. on ..women niul; ■hildre'n.'. (Applause). Before lap'g 1 bad ollectod'between ; £40,000 'and . £50,000, ome from New' Zealand, and ih will all j-o o purcha.se. itrilk- for the suffering babies." The first lifeboat ever made is still iri ■yiiderice in Yorkshire. Tt was constructed n 1802,- to be used "for saving life in torms 05 Other dangers, to ships." A poor liipwriglit invented and made it, and Parament; voiny'df-red hls.'labotir and skill so icritoriouslitliat it voted hini (I: J sunt of 11203 Jta- a,reward. ,

TRADE UNION OF' itIAYORS

Sir Edward Cooper, Lord Mayor of Lotion, suggests (lie formation of a trade liion of miivors with -a view, to a reducon in 'working hours'. Speaking at St. lark's Hospital' he mentioned that in 'lis kviousclay's work from.7 o'clock in tho orning to 11 al mVht lie hud filled five lgaiM'iricnts in addition to a round of mtincv,