THE ASIATIC QUESTION.
TRANSVAAL URGED TO POSTPONE ACTION. Received January 9, 8.40 a.m. -' DURBAN, January 8. The Natal Mercury, urges the Transvaal to postpone action under the Asiatic'ordinance pending a conference at Pretoria, when statesmen from the whole of South Africa might devise a solution. THE BELGIAN CONGO. PEELING AGAINST ANNEXATION. HEAVY FIGHTING. Received January 9, 8.40 a.m. BRUSSELS, January 8. i There is a growing feeling in Belgium against the annexation of the Congo. - Many tribes are in open, revolt, and there has been intermittent heavy fighting in many districts.
AMERICAN WORKERS. ' EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL MEASURE. Received January 9, 8.15 a.m. NEW YORK, January 8. , The United Spates (?Commissionj, by five to four, declares the Employers' Liability Act to be unconstitutional. It explains that Congress exceeded its powers when it imposed liability upon common carriers for injury to employees. / The Labour partv has resolved to agitate for proper protection of the workers. /
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9024, 10 January 1908, Page 5
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155THE ASIATIC QUESTION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9024, 10 January 1908, Page 5
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