LATE CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15594, 10 August 1921, Page 6

LATE CABLE NEWS.

~ Elec Tei Copyright—United Press Assn Australian turn N Z fable Association 1 (Received August 10. 2.25 p.m.) LCEvDUN, August 9. The unions concerned conferred with j* the railway managers and have accepted ’ reductions in the railway workshops skilled artisans’ wages amounting to six . shillings weekly, coinciding with the - second rut under the engineers’ agreement. One hundred thousand men are a affected. f Lord Inchenpe, writing to a Glasgow - protosV meeting against the Anti- . Dumping Rill, describes the measure as . a fantastic’, unworkable farce. If passed, t ho said Britain would he finished its far 1 ns the industries on which they were s living were concerned. u The first memorial service ever held’in v the crypt of Parliament House is being . held on Thursday for the late Mr. , Wintringham. (Received August 10, 2.45 p.m.) t , LONDON, Aug. 9. • Bank shares: Australasia 86|, Now t South Wales 32J, Union 12£ (ex. div.), . National of New Zealand 111/3 (ex div), . New' Zealand, 76, 46/6; New Zealand t . Loan and Mercantile 57J, 84. Australian wheat, freights are firm. 3 Several steamer fixtures have been made for September and October at 75. ‘ » Mr. Cox has sold the whole of (he . season’s pack of 75,000 cases of canned . fruit at prices. which ho says will repay [. the Federal Government’s guarantees ,• and leave a substantial dividend for the , growers. 3 PARIS. August 9. t British, French and Italian Finance . Ministers are conferring regarding the . priority of the Belgian debt, the price of , eoal, 'and other financial matters unsettled at the London Supreme Council meeting.