El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
ENGLISH MINE
M0RKERSGET
INCREASE
The Pay Now Is go Percent
Above the Standard Rate
of Year 1888.
ENGLAND ADDS BIG
SUBMARINE TO NAVY
ONION, ENGLAND. Feb. Goa

ONDON, ENGLAND. Feb. Goal
miners in the federated area Of
IL England and Wales have been
given a further increase in wages Of
percent. This is in addition to the
) percent increase granted last Octo-
Der and it brings the wages OF all the
men in and around the mines up to 90
percent above the standard rate OF
1855.
IatterIy the coal trade has been
booming, and the miners are thus shar-
ing in the prosperity OF the owners
This last advance was granted by the
unanimous vote Of the coal Cancellation
board composed of mine owners and
representatives Of the miners union II
adds upward OF 100000 TO the an
Eual payroll OF 100000 men
The Scottish and south w aIes coa-
fields, where there is always more or
less trouble between the men and the
employers, are not in the federated
Send Money Back Home.
Sir Henniker HeatOn, who was large
" responsible for the introduction OF
penny postage between the colonies and
Great Britain and between England and
America, has been gathering statistics
which show that last year S35,OOO,OOO
were received in the United Kingdom
from America and the colonies in money
orders
Some Of this money, Of course. was in
PAY ment for goods, but sir Henn1ker
estimates that by far the larger pOr-
ton was sent as Christmas or other
presents from those who have pros
pered across the water TO poorer rela-
From the United States alone there
Ceme over $4,000, 600. of which $4,000
600 was for ireland. Canada sent $11,-
100000, Australia S2,5OO,0 600, India
SI,7OO, 900, New Zealand $1,000 South
africa S4,OO0,O00 and other places about
Gold Hidden in India.
There is buried in India every year a
sum of gold equal to the amount taken
yearly from the mines Of South Africa
The African miners extract this treas
ure from the grip of the earth to put
il in circulation the natives OF India
seize it with avidity, hoard IT and hide
it save IL and lay il away They guard
it for the future and effectively re-
move it from circulation Thus is the
work of the South African miner large
" nullified-
tics issued lately by a firm OF Indian
bankers. and the amount Of wealth IN
gold Jewels and precious stones stored
away and buried in India today Is
practically incalculable-
Gold is put also to some queer uses
in India In some parts OF the cOun-
try thin gold leaves are taken by the
people for medicinal purposes, and
thousands Of dollars worth is consumed
in regilding the dOmes Of religious
buildings. A brisk demand having re-
Gently been noticed for soyereiSns with
a shield on the diverse side. an IN
quiry was made and il was found that
a certain rajah had imported them
to form a center to each tiny pane
in the windows of his palace
Englands New Submarine.
The first of Englandis monster sub
marines. the E4, has Just 6een com
missioned The new vessel is a re
sOrs Of the ID" class. She has four
times the displacement OF the As aLd
carries a pair Of 1z-pOunder quick
firing guns, with disappearing mounts
Her oil engines Of 1850 horse power
give her a speed Of 16 knots on the
surface ana 10 knots submerged Inc
surafce tonnage IS lOU- Two more
vessels of the same class are complet-
inc and work has been commenced on
the ''F~' class, which will have a speed
The increase in the size OF all Eng
lands warships from batueshipS 10
Submarines. and the higher wages to be
paid the men is going to nave an ap-
probable effect on this years naval
estimates. which, it Is believed, viii
auproximate $3.50, 100000, an increase
OF nearly S5O.OOO,OO0 over last year
Tie personnel Of the navy will ma
terfalIy swell the expenditure, as II IS
understood that prince Louis Of Bat
tenburg who as second sea lord was
resDOnsfble for the recruiting and train
ing consented to take the position OF
first sea lord and become chargeable
for maintaining the fighting and sea
gcing efficiency of the fleet and its or
ganiZatfon for war, on the distinct IN
Outstanding that a progressive line Of
policy would be adopted forthwith in
regard to the personnel The new esti-
mates have also to take account of
the renewed competition of Germany
and her allies of the triple alliance
Are Probing Appointments.
The method Of making appointments
to civil service positions in England is
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