GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 March 1921, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

RESTRICTION’S ON IMMIGRATION

Bz Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Washington, Feb. 2G. Congress passed the measure limiting immigration to 3 per cent, of the aliens already in the United States. ABSCONDING CLERK CAPTURED. New York, Feb. 26. Dalton, who is 17 years old, has been captured with the whole of the missing bonds in a small travelling hag. Meantime the directors had issued an invitation to Dalton to returmthe booty and all would be forgiven. WHEAT FOR CHINESE. 1 Washington, Feb. 25. The Senate voted half a million dollars to defray the cost of shipping to China grain donated by American farmers. BANDITS FOILED. Washington. Fob. 25. The Post Official investigation shows that the bandits who held up the Chicago express only got ten dollars. Packages containing 1-5,000 dollars had been transferred to another train. THE NAURU AGREEMENT. London, Feb. 25. The British revenue authorities remitted stamp duties on the Nauru agree. ,-ment amounting to several thousands. CARGO BROACHING RKMEDTES. London. Feb. 28. The question of pilfering was discussed at the annual meeting of the United Kingdom* Chamber of Shipping, and it was resolved to urge tjtyyJGov* ernment authorities, employers and trades unions all over the world to cooperate and prevent the evil, advocating more careful supervision, increasing the police and the infliction of adequate I sentences on those convicted.—Aua.-N.Z.