A cheque for £100,000, probably the largest sum ever paid for a flag day emblem, was placed today in the egllecting box of two nurses standing in front of Mansion House. This represented Lord Nuffeld's ce: tribution towards the Lord Mayor's Red Cross and St. Johns Fund for the sick and wounded.—Reuter.
Under the present cumstances, our member contractors have really encountered serious difficulties, which have set a big obstacle to the completion of their work and they have no way out of these difficulties unless some amicable compromise be made, We have previously published the newspapers an appeal which we trust has received the attention of the owners, We are in deep sympathy with our member contractors as regards what they have enumerated in their letter.
But we would advise them not to suspend their work before careful consideration is made as, once the work is suspended, it will be more difficult to reach a settlement and additional disputes may arise thus making the situation more complicated.
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