GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 269, 6 August 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

' ———, " (BI TIIKOBiPn—rBESS .ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.| CLOSER SETTLEMENT.. , ; . . (Rcc. August 5, 9!40 p.m.): Capetown, August 5. Mr. Jagger introduced in the Cape Colony Assembly a motion favouring a scheme of ■closer settlement similar to schemes adopted in Australia. The Premier, Mr. Merriman, replied sympathetically. . REDUCTIONS IN COTTON TRADE. (Rec. August 5, 9.30 p.m.) London, August 5. The Manchester Master' Cotton' Spinners' Federation proposes to reduce wages; by. 6 per cent. This would affect 150,000 opera-

In view of the state of trade, : ;a'section of' the Manchestor Cotton Spinners recently decided to-adopt organised short-time. This section ombraced the spinners of American cotton, representing two-thirds, of, the industry, . SCULLING. > Sydney, August 5. A deposit has been paid to bind the challenge mado by H. Pearce (recently defeated by Arnst) to B. Thoroughgood (the- conqueror of Fogwoll) for the sculling championship of Australia. ' 1 MAMARPS IMMIGRANTS. - Hobart, August 5. The Mamari will sail to-morrow morning for Wellington. She has one passenger for Australia, and 200 for' New Zealand: • PIGEONS FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES. Melbourne, August 5. The Federal Minister for Defence intends to include in tho Estimates a sum to promote the breoding ,of tho best types of homing pigeons for defence purposes. COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING. Sydney, August, The Farmers' Conference decided to support the compulsory training of young men for defenco purposes. . WEST AUSTRALIAN PRESSMEN., ••• Perth, August 5. * When the Assembly ■ met,, the. reporting staffs ,were informed that if:was not intended to grant better facilities to' Pressmen, and the reporters immediately withdrew. The. House,:, sat for a few v minutes, and passed the Address-in-Reply, then adjourning. ■' A previous cablegram stated that owing to the refusal of the authorities to provide belter accommodation, the reporting staff struck, and informed the Speaker that> Parliament would not be reported till better provision was made. In tho absence of .the-reporters mombers showed a marked disinclination to speak.