LATE CABLES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8115, 10 November 1904, Page 3

LATE CABLES

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ADEN HINTERLAND.

£PBKS3 ASSOCIATION.] (Received November 10, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, November I J.

The Sultan has asked for a mollification of the Aden hinterland lioundary, but Great Britain insists on the acceptance of tho commission's delimitation, and has sent the cruiser Prosperine to the I'einen uoust to support British representations in demarcating the norUi-we^t frontier of the Aden hinterland.

TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE.

LONDON, November 9. An earthquake at Formosa on Sunday killed 7B and injured 23.

LIKITENAN T .. lITON.

(Riveivecl November 10, 9.58 v.m.) ADELaIOE. November 10. Lieut. Witton, who has arrived here expresses gratitude to Australians inter esting themselves in his release. Then was tin impression in England that h< admitted the justice of his sentence. This was entirely wrong. He said : "In doinj what 1 did I was merely carrying oui the orders of my superior officer, oncl could not have .done otherwise in the circumstances." FEDERAL ARBITRATION BILL. MELBOURNE. November 10. The Senate by 15 to 13 reinstated the preference to unionists clause in Jhe Arbitration Bill. VICTORIAN PENSIONERS. MELBOURNE, November 10. There are 184,000 (sit-) old age pensioners in the State, and the average pension is £17 16s Bd. , , FEDERAL POLITICS. (Received November 10, 10.7 a.m.) ; MELBOURNE, November 10. The slow progress of the Estimates is responsible for rumors of the intended resignation of Sir G. Turner. Interviewed, he said ho was not satisfied witli the progress, and wanted more suspension of c.c standing orders. Mr Reid did not wish to propose this for fear of the Government being beaten, and Sir George Turner wanted to do so. even if beaten, in order to' call public attention to the systematic blocking of business. Up denied that there was any friction bet wren ; him and Mr "Reid. Before retiring fr«»m politics ho wished to g«fc the frdrrniisntMm of the Stntc debts and some other big I questions through-

COLON TAL DEFENCES.

(Received November 10. 10.13 a.m.) MELBOURNE, November 10.

At the Mayor's banquet the GovernorGeneral warned the people against overconfidence in the future, which would lead

\ them to believe that the commercial defence of the country was less necessary 1 than military defence. General Hutlon , declared that it was necessary to havn a j system of defence commensurate with ' the great trade of the future, and impera- : tive that Australia should accept a share •' of the Imperial defence. After warmly re- ! plying to critics of his work, he asked ! the people not to pronounqe judgment un- [ til it was tested by the only true test ;of national emergency, war. We would J find we had weapons in our hands which would place us in an important position.