GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 171, 28 December 1914, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

DOCKYARD MEN STRIKE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, December 25. The employes in the Savill dockyards on Cockatoo Island refused to work S during Christmastide unless they were paid treble wages. Two hundred arc out, which means that two-thirds of the employees will be idle next week. THE MARSDEN CENTENARY. Sydney, December 23. Tlie Herald, in an appreciative leader on the centenary of Rev. Samuel Marsden's introduction of Christianity to New Zealand, says: "Never did a man labor more strenuously for the Gospel." UNIQUE COLLEOTIOS^pST. Sydney, December 23. When the Emden struck the steamer Clan, she robbed the world of an unique .collection belonging to Professor Patrick Geddcs, the protagonist of town-plan, nin". The collection was en route to Indta, where Professor Geddes was assisting in laying out the new capital at ! Delhi." | UNPROFITABLE STATE VENTURE. 1 Perth, December 23. I The State Meat Works' report on the year ended June last shows that they made a loss of £3571. DIVERS OUT OF WORK. Perth, December 23. There are 2000 colored divers idle at Broome owing to the depression in the pearl-shelling industry. Mr. Fisher declined to accept Mr. Scaddon's- suggestion that the Federal Government should deport all indentured colored divers until the crisis is oy* ;• 'H-, as an alternative, assist in relieving i.'ie distress. Mr. Fisher holds that the cost of deporting the men must bo borne by I their employers.