GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7545, 19 May 1903, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(Per Prejss Association—Copyright) Iffi CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH. OTTAWA, Monday. Mr Chamberlain's speech lias aroused extraordinary inv.c.i(.-st in Canada. ; Mi- Feilding-, the Canadian Minister of Finance, in the course of an interview, expressed his satisfaction at tho tone of Mr Chamberlain's remarks. The -President of the Board of Trade at Ottawa predicts that tho speech will bo heartily reciprocated by the colonies. The Montreal Gazette says tho discussion of Imperial preferential trade lias been brought nearer to the realm of practical statesmanship. The Mail and Empire, a Toronto journal, declares that tho basis lias been laid for a great Imperial policy. BERLIN, Yesterday. Mr Chamberlain's speech him made a deep impression in (;i- Cniany. The newspapers are cautious, but recognise the seriousness of the economic issues raised. Tho Vossicho Zeitung says the British colonies arc loosely connected with the Maoi-iland and economical, 5- quite independent to control their own commercial relations .with foreign countries without considering- the Motherland. The Commonwealth Customs policy, says this paper, caused bitter disappointment in London in other as well as Imperialistic circles. The j Colonial Conference showed how little the Colonies were prepared to abandon the existing systems. The National Zeitung says that Germany remains firm in her atti- ! tude of commercial defence against Canada, and will not allow herself to be driven into political opposition to Canada and the .Motherland. CAPETOWN, Monday. The Capo Times says :—." If ij r ;. tain shapes her policy on the lines of Mr Chamberlain's South African speech, the only plausible objections of the opponents of the South African preferential tariff will disappear. EXPULSION" OF JEWS. ST. r.ETJEUSBUKG, Monday. The edict for tho expulsion of Jews from Kiefi affects thirty-sev-en who were distributing themselves in the South. Fifty thousand troops are in the Odessa district on a war footing. Prior to the outbreak at Ivishineff Plovhne and the wholesale massacre of .lews, the Russian Minister of the Interior, in a confidential despatch, warned '.lie Governor of Bessarabia of the prepm-j.tii«rs against the .Jews, and directed him to contribute towards stopping disorders by adiuomtations without any recourse to arms, and urged owing to tuu general disquietude of the to-vn population the undesirabloness of stirrio.;- antiGovernnient iceihiys by 100' severe measures. The newspapers .■>!' KishinclT inflamed, the populace ov accusing the Jews of Vitnaliscic "mimicrs. The y ice-Governor, who occupies the office of press censor, ttetlijied to interfere. Tho Governor assuroii a d-Muta-tion of Jews that they had nothing to fear, but the massacres followed. The police are hounding the rioters. NEW YORK, Yesterday. ' There is intense indignation in New York, where the Hebrew appeal for a relief fund was warmly endorsed by the Christians. Mr Hay communicated with' Russia, who replied that there was little distress, but charitable offers would nevertheless be appreciated. BULGARIA AND RUSSIA, SOFIA, Yesterday. The lormation 01 a coalition ministry in Bulgaria less Paissophila in character than M. DanefT's has failed.