GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 242, 6 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

H.A1.8. GLADIATOR REFLOATED. • London, October 4. 11.M.5. Gladiator has been taken off the beach at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where she went ashore after her recent collision, and towed to Portsmouth. ASIATIC IMMIGRATION. Ixmdon, October 4. The Under-Secretary for the Oolonies, Colonel Seely, speaking at Livtrpool, declaring that ive were drawing very near to a bettor system, in the Government of the Empire. He frtdich'd the holding ot a great Council of Empire to discuss the question of Asiatic immigration. PROMOTING LABOR LEGISLATION. Berne, October 4. The conference of the International Association for promoting Labor Legislation, which is meeting at Lucerne, lias advised the passing of legislation for .the suppression of sweating in connection with home work, and has suggested that the working wages boardfl be carefully watched, CHINESE CURRENCY. London, October 4. The Standard's Hongkong correspondent reports that the Chinese Board of Finance has decided to retain the silver standard of coinage.

TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE. New York, October 4. l'lesidcnt Roosevelt, addressing the Tnbtrculosis Conference at Washington, declared that no gathering could be fraught with greater hope for the welfare of the world at large.