CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 829, 16 March 1909, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. [BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.] [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A BIG DRINK BILL. London, March 15. The British expenditure on intoxicating liquor was i6l millions in 1908 and 167 millions in 1907. BRITAIN'S COAL OUTPUT. The output of coal for 1908 was 261,560,379 tons, a decrease of 6,306,---470 tons, and 47,195 more miners were ■employed. NEW ZEALAND SECURES SPACE. New Zealand has secured a large area at the Imperial Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. AEROPLANES FOR ENGLAND. - The London Daily Mail says the Wright brothers have been ordered to construct six aeroplanes for England. Jarrott and Letts (motorists) are importing four Wright aeroplanes. The first it> to be offered to the Government. An Australian has acquired an option over the second, which will arrive in May. TO ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION. The Central Immigration Board has formed a Settlers' Information League, under the presidency of Sir Thomas Sutherland. Its object is to encourage British emigrants to proceed to th© British colonies instead of foreign colonies, and colonial members of the League undertake to befriend emigrants upon arrival. FRENCH FINANCE. Paris, March 15. M. Caillaux, the French Minister of Finance, and M. Picard, Minister of Marine, are adjusting the differences on the basis of six or seven annual expenditures, aggregating twelve millions sterling, on the navy, instead of the total nine millions. MORE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO. Morocco, March 15. The Yusi tribe, on behalf of the Pretender. routed" the Shereefian ! forces at Mahallah. Captain Reglay, of the French army, vainly attempted to rally the fugitives. The defeat is causing consternation to Maghzen. Buhamasa is advancing "to succour the Shereefians. THE PERSIAN TROUBLE. Teheran, March 14. A hundred Cossacks are proceeding to Russia's Legation here. (Received March 16, 8.30 a.m.) A CATHOLIC PROTEST. London, March 15. A conference at Glasgow, representing 30,000 Roman Catholic Trade Unionists, protested against the Scottish Trade Union Congress resolving in favour of secular education. The Catholic Conference considered the Congress resolution was outside the scope of trade unionism. SHALL BRITAIN RULE THE AIR? A British naval airship, to be equipped with a 40 horse-power motor, is in course of construction at Portsmouth. AERIAL HARBOURS. Berlin, March 15. An aerial harbour is being erected at Metz, while others are projected for Cologne and Friedrichshafen. COUNT STOLYPIN ILL. S£7~Petersburg, March 15. Count Stolypin, Premier of Russia, is ill, his condition being critical. STARVING IN THOUSANDS. Constantinople, March 15. Thousands of people are foodless in tho northern Albania region.