GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

xsLEanirn— press association—covtright. . AN EIGHT HOURS' DAY. (Roc. Jan. 7, 10.10 p.m.) ' • Paris, January 7'.. French Companies have virtually concodrd the'minors employed by them'an immcdiato oight hours' day, - instead of waiting .until 1910 before reducing the hours of daily labour, v '' . ' ;' ' " . LATE SPOUTING.,., Sydney, January 7. Entries for the Doncaster Handicap num-. ber 98, and for the Sydney Cup 72. COAL FOR AMERICA'S PACIFIC NAVY. Sydney, January; 7. The American Consul has received tender forms from his Government for 60,000 tons of tho best Newcastle coal delivered at Manila. , ( i LATE SHIPPING. Sydney, January 7. Arrived: Indradevi, from New Zealand. 1 HEAT WAVE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, January 7. There is extremely hot weather in the State. The temperaturo in tho city yesterday was 108 degrees in the shade. TASMANIAN CABLES. Melbourne, January 7. No settlement has yet been reached in connection with the taking over of the Eastern Extension Company's Tasmanian cables by the Federal Government. The Company asks £39,000 for cables, buildings,and balanco of subsidy. In view of tho possibility of negotiations broaking down, tho Government has obtained an estimate of tho cost of a survey and two new cables. Tho survey will cost about £120 per day, while it is understood tho cables will cost about £70,000. According to a previous cablegram, tho Federal Government proposed to purchase the Tasmanian cables from the Eastern Extension Company, but made it a condition that the Company should raise the cables within a specified time for inspection. Tho Company applied for an extension of time, but the Postmaster-General refused (o grant it.