Empire Outposts.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 267, 27 October 1916, Page 5

Empire Outposts.

CANADA.

LOOKING FORWARD. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.I (Ret cried 27 r'.do a.m.) N. w York, Oct. 26. . Sir Thon.as M ! auglin<'>.A, president of the Canudmn Pacific hallways, states that Canada is preparing for unprecedented jmst war immigration, am.) «h 1 be in a position to choose carefully and take only the best. Politically she will take a more prominent part in the empire’s destines and will probably be asked to become one. of the senior members of the firm, whereof she has previously been regarded as a junior.

AUSTRALIA.

I.W.W. INCENDIARY.

CONNELL’S INSURANCES.

i AUATK ALLAN <NP N.Z CABLB ABBN. ] (Received 27, 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, Oct. 27. Connell’s insurances total £7T,850» including London and Lancashire £9OOO, in the Liverpool, London and Globe £7500, and in the New Zealand £2OOO. ANOTHER BIG FIRE. • [AUSTRALIAN 'ND N.Z. CABLE ABSN.J (Received 27, 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, Oct. 27. Fire at Port Macquarie destroyed aliotel, two shops and a residence. The damage amounts to £5OOO. CONSCRIPTION REFERENDUM. NO COLOURED ALIENS. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSN.] (Received 27, 10.5 a.m.) Melbourne, Oct. 27.. Australian manufacturers have issued a manifesto at Melbourne undertaking not to countenance the nroposal for the introduction of coloured alien labour to meet any dearth of labour in the event of an affirmative referendum vote.

NOTES FROM VARIOUS STATES

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSN.] (Received 27. 10.5 a.m.) Five prisoners have been sentenced al Sidney in the forgery case. The sentences range from one to ten years.