CABLE NEWS. THE LATEST.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7816, 8 June 1909, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. THE LATEST.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—Per Electria Telegraph—Copyright.

IMMIGRATION Tp CANADA. LONDON; June 7. . Mr Oliver, Canadian. Minister for , the Interior, is coming to England to inspect the Canadian " Immigration - Agency, and devise new plans for securing immigrants. " AERIAL NAVIGATION, . -' Mr Natham, an Englishman, aeroplaned sixty-seven minutes with the Antoinette monoplane at Marnc, beating the French record. STATE-OWNED CABLES. The agitation for the State owned cable between Britain and Canada -is increasing, owing to the Telegraph Companies attempting to boycott. Mar- ' coni messages, and confine dealings to cable companies, with which they have a fixed agreement. Received June 8, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, June 7. Lord Crewe presided at the opening of the first conference on cahje news •-' and press intercommunication. HA- I remarked that- very cheap communications lay behind all prescriptions, for bringing the various parts of the Em- * pire closer. > ; ■ Mr Buxton (Postmaster-General) remarked that the subject was largely a matter of finance, and promised that the Post Office would assist m securing the objects of the conference. Other speakers were Messrs Tyffin," • Thomas, Fink, Fenwick, and Temperly. It was resolved that the/cheapening and improvement of rates was a para--mount necessity, and a committee was 1 appointed to consider the- best means for effecting the necessary change. A FRIENDLY . VISIT. . Received June 8, 10:30 a.m. LONDON;. June 7. , Thirty-five representative German agriculturists are, visiting • England, and studying the methods of agricul-' - ture and stock raising. .■. They have been entertained at Reading and.otherplaces. "STIMULATING TRADE." --^ WASHINGTON, June 7.\ Jf Excitement has Jbeen caused m WashW. | ington by the German Navy League's I suggestion that German cruisers should i regularly be sent to South America, I with a view to stimulating trade. MINERS' CONGRESS AT BERLIN. ' BERLIN, June 7. The Miners' Congress at Berlin-re-solved whenever there is ■ a general strike of miners m neighbouring coun- . tries to stop work for ,a time.- It was also Tesolved to demand a fortnight's holiday annually.