LATEST CABLES.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 42, 22 June 1908, Page 4

LATEST CABLES.

The Aims of the Liberals.

LONDON June 20. In his speech at Birmingham Mr. Asquith declared that the great objects of tho Liberal party were to equalise burdens and make lives brighter; to break down the environment of squalor surrounding so many lives.

Cape Colony’s Deficit,

CAPETOWN, June 20,

At the opening of the Cape Parliament the Governor, Sir Walter Hely Hutchinson, declared that it had been found impossible to balance Revenue and Expenditure.

The Maori Rugby Team in

Australia,

SYDNEY, June 21

The Maori Rugby football team defeated Newcastle by 15 points to 3. The game was well contested but tho visitors, displaying great dash, outplayed Newcastle almost throughout. Pulti was especially prominent and secured three splendid tries, Asher converting them. For Newcastle Carpenter kicked a penalty goal.

A New Steel Trust.

Capital £150,000,000,

LONDON, June 20,

The Iron and Steel Trades’ Journal states that an international steel trust has been formed with a capital of £150,000,000; American, Gorman and Russian syndicates co-operating.- It is expected that great works will be started in the United Kingdom.

The Troubles of an Editor,

LONDON, June 19.

Bethell, the editor of a Corean newspaper who was tried, by a special court set up by the Privy' Council of England, on a charge of sedition, and who set up the defence that Japan does not control Corea, has been ordered to submit to throe weeks’ imprisonment if called upon. Meamvhile lie has been warned that a repetition of his offence will entail deportation from Corea.

An Electric Gun,

PARIS, June 20.

Tlie French Government are having a test made of an electric quick-firing gun, the invention of an engineer at Dijon mimed Putease. It is claimed that the gun is capable of discharging twelve hundred prejectiles per minute without the aid of explosives.

Labour Minister’s Illness. LONDON, June 19. X John Burns, the President of the Local Government Board, while trying to release two men who were crushed between two motor cars which had collided, strained himself in lifting one of the vehicles. Bums has been several days in bed suffering severe internal pain.

LONDON, June 20. The condition of John Burus is improving.

Trouble in Tangier.

TANGIER, June 20, The people at Tangier are inclined to proclaim Muiai Hafiz, the pretender, Sultan. The authorities and Abdul Aziz summoned all the forces from the outside to patrol the town with the objeot of preventing the proclamation. There is great excitement in oonsequence of rumours that the French naval authorities intend to land a force in order to prevent au outbreak in the event of Muiai Ilaiiz being proclaimed.

The United States Vice-

Presidency.

NEW YORK, June 20.

The Republican National Convention has nominated James S. Sherman, of Utica, a New York Member of Congress, as candidate for tho 1 ice-Presidency of tho United States. Luke E, Wright President of the United States Phillipinc Commission, succeeded Mr. W, 11. Taft as Secretary of War throughout the sitting of the Republican Convention. Mr. Taft and President Rooseveldt sat at the end of a wire at the White House listening to the speeches, sending sheaves of telegrams to their agents in Chicago.

The British Licensing Bill.

LONDON, June 20.

Speaking at a mass meeting in Birmingham. in connection with the National Liberal Federation conference, the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, said that lie staked his own political fortunes and as far as lie could the fortunes of the government and party on the Licensing Bill. Mr. Asquith went on to say that he had been told that he was foolhardy in pressing this Bill but his own opinion was that he had never done a wiser tiling.

The Pan-Anglican Conference

LONDON, June 20.

The Pan-Anglican Conference discussed the question of Capital and Labour today. The speakers included Mr. C. F. Masterman, M.P., Professor Burrows and Canon Scott-Holland who all emphasised the responsibilities of capital towards labour.

Tlie Rev. C. Matthews (Australia) defended the Australian labour party. Mr. F. S. Grimwade (Melbourne) condemned Socialism, with which tho Australian labour party had identified itself, as destructive of home life.

Mr. J. H. Jenkins (Australia) said that the capitalists were being squeezed in Australia to make room for labour-capi-talists.

Canon Stephen (Australia) declared that there was no country in the world where there was a nearer approaoh to social justice than in Australia where labour moulded and directed legislation. He admitted that no means of dealing with the old and slow workers had been discovered, also that the men might repudiate unpopular decisions by wages boards.

Sir George Livesey declared that he put no trust in parliamentary ignoramuses whose acts produced results exactly opposite to what was expected. Conciliation and arbitration were equally useless and the only remedy was to make capital and labour partners.

The Congress also discussed the organisation and development of the army of men in the matter of religion and it was suggested that tlie Bishop of Stepney should make a tour of the whole of tlie Anglican Communion of the Empire on behalf of a men’s mission.

Mr. Lelpcr, Warden of Trinity College, Melbourne, urged the formation of a world-wide Anglican men’s society; a federation of Anglican laymen uniting all ranks in bonds of Christian brotherhood which would constitute an epoch in the Church’s history. He hoped to see a conference of lay church men organised throughout the world. Canon Pugh (Brisbane) describe! the work of the boy’s organisation in Queensland.

The British Army.

LONDON, June 19,

Mr. Haldane, the Secretary for War, states that 118.409 non-commissioned officers and men have joined the Territorial forces out of a required establishment of 302,199. There was a marked increase in recruiting during the lust month and the Secretary for War considers the position highly satisfactory. The newspaper comments do not endorse Mr. Haldane’s optimism and the refusal of 600,000 volunteers to transfer to the Territorial Force when the recruiting for the volunteer forces is completed is regretted.

The Kaiser Again!

BERLIN, June 19.

The “ Cologne Gazette ” in an inspired telegram from Berlin justifies the Kaiser’s speech to his officers at Doebenitz. The telegram states that the speech was not a menace to peace but a warning of reason at a time when rustling and whispering were going on in the world. [This refers to a speech made by the Kaiser, wherein he referred to the necessity for preparedness to “fight a way through encircling foes,”]