Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2804, 11 September 1903, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

HtOM OHB SPECIAL OOURKSPONIMWIH

[By Telegraph],

l ONDON, Sept. 9

The " Daily Mail" reports eleven cases of plague in Marseilles, seven being fatal. It is supposed that the disease was imported from Constantinople: in a cargo of rs?gs. Many Lancashire cotton operatives have migrated to Canada as a result of the slackness of the cotton goods trade.

The loss of wages through the late stoppnge of the tinplate workers in South Wales amounts to £25,000.

The Pekin correspondent of the '•'rimes " states that the Russian vote undertakes that China shall resume administration rights in Manchuria,on condition that she does not cede any part of the provinces to another Power and grants' no concessions to Great Britain unless a similar concession is made to Russia. The correspondent adds that Russia surrenders no material advantage, and she hopes to pacify Japan, while retaining absolute military control of Manchuria.

" The Times," in a prominent contributed article, criticises the Australian loan expenditure, denounces the Cockspnr railways, and condemns the habit of improving Crown lands by means of loans, and using the proceeds, when the land is sold, as general revenue. The writer adds, though her resources are magnificent and bankruptcy is a long way off', yet Australian borrowing is nearing the limit of safety. He wonders whether the States are competent to look after their finances since the Commonwealth has absorbed the best men, leaving the States almost devoid of trained political guidance. The article concludes :—" If the States entrusted, the management of their most important etxernal finances to the Commonwealth treasurer, their creditors and well-wishers in the Motherland would heartily applaud the decision.

At the Doncaster September meeting the following was the result of the St. Leger Stakes of 25sovs. each, second 300sovs. and third 200sovs. from the stake, for three-year-old colts 9st, fillies Bst I lib, Old Ft. Leger Course (about one mile six furlongs and 132 yards) .-Sir J. Miller's br. c. Rocksand by Sainfoin—Rogue Brune, 9st, 1 ; His Majesty's eh. c. Mead by Persimmon—Meadow Chat, 9st,, 2; J. Musker's eh. c. William Rufus, by Melton—Semina, 9st, 2.

Capetown, Sept. 9

The Johannesburg Chamber of Mines has informed the Labour Commission that the total South African supply of native labourers at present available is 235,600. The Transvaal mines, which are now absorbing 198,900' natives, would in five years require 308,000, and the general South African" requirements at that date would absorb 650,000. The Chamber estimated that nearly _?3,900,000 in dividends was lost through inability to keep the present stampers working. The only solution would be the importation of -unskilled labour.