HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13226, 21 September 1908, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraphs-Copyright ASIATICS IN THE TRANSVAAL. LONDON, September IS. It is authoritatively stated that tho British Government is confident that j tho Transvaal is doing its best to the situation over tho legalisation of the voluntary registration of Asiatics in a fair and considerate manner. AN UNEMPLOYED BILL. Mr Alfred Mason, M.P., will introduce into the House of Commons an Unemployed Bill, unless tho Government does so at tho re-assembling of Parliament. FRENCH AND AUSTRALIAN TRADE IN ENGLAND. At a dinner given by M. Imre Kiralfry ot the Franco-British Exhibition) to tho juries of exhibits at the Exhibition, Mr Tavernor (Agent-Gene-ral for Victoria), in the course of a speech, said that Australian trado and French trado in Englend were complementary to each other and not competitive. SWIMMING. Billington swam 440 yards at Liverpool iv -mm 2& 4-_sec. ANOTHER "MARATHON RACE." Tho "Evening News" has promoted a "Marathon Race" for October 10th. Many well-kuown professionals havo entered. GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES. BERLIN, September 18. Tho severity of the manoeuvres in Alsace-Lorraine killed 21 German soldiers and disabled 250. CANADIAN WOOLLEN INDUSTRY. OTTAWA, September 18. The Congress of the Canadian Chambers of Commerce has passed c. resolution condemning the preferential tariff on woollens. A MILLIONAIRE'S GOLDEN WEDDING.NEW YORK. September 18. Mr W. Singer, the Pittsburg steel magnate, divided £3,500,000 among his children on the occasion of his golden wedding. BOXING. LONDON, September 19. There aro 59 entries for the Olympio Boxing Tournament (five weights), commencing 27th October. Baker has entered for th© middle-weights and 0. Blako (Australia) for tho light-weigbte. SCULLING. Towns has quit© recovered from hiinfluenza attack, and has resumed hardtraining. THE TROUBLE ON THE GIBRALTAR. Letters received at Devonport indicate that the discontent on tho cruiser* Gibraltar is confined to a small section, who complain that the junior! officers exercise unfair treatment. THE BISHOP OF NELSON. The Bishop of Nelson 6ailed by the Ortona for New Zealand. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. In the match for the chess championship of the world between E. Lasker and Tarrasch, Lasker has won six games, Tarrasch has won one, and three have been drawn. ORVILLE WRIGHT. ' NEW YORK, September 19. Orville Wright, who was injured owing to the collapse of his aeroplane, is progressing favourably.