Dificu!t Situation Due to Unusual Unemployment Gibraltar, Jan. 2.
The unemployment problem giving rise to a difficult situation, largely due to the fact that work at the dock-yards is practically at standstill, involving the "discharge lof workmen.
At a week-end meeting of the Neading residents and business men. convened by the Governor, sider the question, emphasis Iaido the prevailing conditions of increasing population and decreasing] revenue. The situation is aggravate the departure of the 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment for Hongkong, involving a loss of Tocal trade, grain of comfort is afforded in the announcement that the greater] part of the Atlantic Fleet will have} fas its base Gibraltar from January 29 to March 16 and the Mediterranean Fleet from March 4 to at]
Toast March 16.
Gibraltar possesses neither poor law nor dole, but relief works have hoon instituted—Reuter.
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