The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13122, 9 May 1903, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903.

There apnears to be no prospect of a peaceful settlement of the Victorian railway trouble, and the men, it' is believed, will go out oa strike to-day. T There are 11,482 men involved m the Victorian railway dispute. The combined funds of the four Unions amount to £72,000. The Unions have received many messages expressing sympathy from other colonies. '_C The extreme loticence of the speakers at the Afrikander Bond Congress prevents its read aims being divulged. , The Indians residing in Johannesburg have protested against being compelled to conduct business in bazaars and allotted! locations m the city. _ _ .. Germany is experiencing difficulty in secur* ing financial support for the Bagdad railway. The Swiss, French and Americans are threatening to withdraw. _ The Japanese political parlies have arranged to expend £13,000,000 a year on a naval pro-, gramme for a decade. While Austro-Eussian influence dissuades the Sultan from aggressive measures against Bulgaria, it is suspected that Germany ia prompting his policy of action. • The Montreal employers and the longshore* men both refuse.the Labour Departments intervention in the dispute which has arisen. lu is expected tbat tbe lran.£vaal loan wui be covered twenty-fold. The currency will be for twenty-five years. Dealing in scrip has taken place at li per cent premium. There are large French and American remittances, andr the Bourse in Pans is favourably influenced. ( .