GENERAL CABLES.
VIiCTO'ItIAX POLITICS. ltcceved 10, 0.30 a.m. Melbourne, August 0. Iu the Assembly Mr. Elmslie gave notice of motion censuring the action of the Minister of Water Supply dealing with tenders and contract iu respect to the Water Supply Department. The Miuister of Water Supply thereupon moved the adjournment of the House which adjourned till Tuesday. CHINESE ON THE RAND. Received 10. 0.30 a.m. Louaon, Septeiuer 0. Returns show that there are 17,000 Chinese on the Hand. BRITISH TRADE.
London, September 8. The value of goads imported into Britain during August shows n docrease of C(i,f>44,000 by comparison with that of August, 1007; exports show a decrease of .€7,012,000, and reexports a decrease of £(1,544,000. STRENUOUS ELECTION CONTEST. London, September 8. A strenuous contest is proceeding at Neweastle-oii-Tyue for the scut in Parliament left vacant by the death of Mr. T. Cairns. MRS. PANKIIUIiST MOBBED. London, September 8. Mrs. Pankhurst, the female suffragist leader, was mobbed by ft crowd of people. The police were compelled to draw their batons to rescue her. Several people were badly mauled in tha rushes, LABOR DAY. New York, September 8.
J Tile anniversary of Labor Day was celebrated by unusually large and orderly processions in New York, Chicago and Boston land alsd in the various centres of Canada.
UNITED STATES ARMY. New York, September 8. President Roosevelt proposes to ask Congress to add 25,000 men to the army.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 220, 10 September 1908, Page 2
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