The Archive · 1928

Passed by Lords

London, June 14.

1 he House of Lords to-day passed the third yeading of the Cotton Industry Bill, which was passed by Bho House of Commons on April 27.

"Phe Cotton Industry Bill pro-ones for a period of five years the Dperation of the Cotton "Industry 'Act, hut reduces from sixpence to threepence the levy imposed under the Act on' the sale of every bale raw cotton for the purposes of Empire cotton-growing—Reater, Muxico Crry, June 20:—Nineteen Persons were killed and thirty injured following the explosion of a oiler in a. public bath-house her+ day.—Reuter.. cert

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