STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

STRIKE ASSISTS GBRKANX. BERLIN, July 4. The Prussian Ministry of Commerce emphasises the improvement in the Ruhr coal industry owing to the British strike. The sales at home and abroad have increased thirty per cent in June. Many long contracts at good prices were booked. There has also been a general industrial improvement owing to the slackness of British manufacturers lacking coal. Mr F. Hodges, addressing the miners conference at Saarbrucken, urged an international agreement for the sale and distribution of coal. He appealed for a reduction of the German miners eight-hour day to the British level. The Germans refused. pointing out that British and German hours could not be compared, as the German hours included the time spent in reaching work. MANUFACTURERS CARRY 021. LONDON, July 4. The “Daily News ” says the imports of foreign coal are checking the decline in British manufactures. Engineering firms are carrying on, using imported materials, but orders for all products generally are slacking off. Bradford textiles are suffering a slow strangulation. CAPTAIN COBHA2U AT BAGDAD. Captain Alan Cob ham, -who is flying from England to Australia, has arrived at Bagdad. INJURIES TO REAR. James Henry Parkes, a married man, 59, Shakespeare Road, while Working in the employ of Messrr J. J. Niven and Company, slipped and received injuries to his head. He was removed to the hospital. “I GROVELLED.” LONDON, July 4. “ I am not ashamed that I grovelled for peace,” said Mr J. E. Thomas in his first speech since the strike at the annual railway conference. “ Vulgar abuse of me and other loaders will not ho a substitute for round table coal negotiations. I am most confident that there are the germs of an honourable settlement in the Coal Commission's report.” It would be blind and foolish to achieve submission through starvation, nor would mere slogans bring industrial peace, which did jiot lie in that direction. Mr A. J. Cook, speaking at Wiclnes, said that the strike would be or lost during the next fortnight. They would have to stop the railway employees handling imported coal. A settlement could not be discussed while the Eight. Hours* Bill remained. If the men accepted longer hours, they would have to get a new secretary. A MIXED WILE. AUCKLAND, July 5. An unusual position was brought to light 'when the will of Martha Ann Lindsay was submitted to Mr Justice Stringer last week for interpretation. This morning he . expressed the opinion that, owing no doubt to imperfect instructions, the draughtsman of the will had assumed that there was only one granddaughter intended to be bcnefitted, and that she bore the name set out in the will, whereas, in reality, the name was a conglomeration of the names of three granddaughters. Mr Justice Strine-er made an order giving effect to threal intention of the testator. STOC3C EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, July 5. Sales on ’Change.—National Bank £6 19s Gd; Wilson’s Cement 33s 9d. Sale Reported.—Kawarau 7s 9d. WELLINGTON, July 5. Sales Reported.—Bank of New Zealand £3 2s 4d; Wilson’s Portland Cement 34s 3d. DUNEDIN, July. 5. ' Sales on ’Change.—New Zealand Refrigerating (coiit.) Ss 9d; Kawarau 7s 9d. Sale Reported.—Dalgety £l6.