CABLES.

North Otago Times, 1 November 1906, Page 2

CABLES.

HOME AN J FOREIGN, By Electric Telegraph-Copyright ■ (Per Press Association.), Keccived October 31, at 9.50 p,m,

London, October 31. A Polish petition was presented to the Pruss ; an Government against the daily detention of forty-five thousand children relusing rclig.ous instruction, in tieiman. They met with a stern rebulf. Doctor Studt, Minster of Instruction, 'declares that the regulation will be enforced by,every means the law permits,

Tokio, October 31, The stateincent that.President,JJoose. 1 velt Will invoke, il necessary, article il of the constitution to compel Californa to observe t-lu treaty provisions is hailed with the greatest satisfaction at Tokio.

New York, October 31. Bufialo Bill's parly is sate, London, October 31. The German steamer Hermann, from Antwerp for tiie Mediterranean, sank in the English Channel after a collision. Tffenty.tlirce sailors were drowned.

Mr Arthur Chamberlain, chairman of tlie Kynoeh Company, informed a grocers' deputation that Kynoch w a s forced into the soap trade owing to an attempt to lessen the supplies ol glycerine for cartridge ma',king. Kynoch's were prepared to bear the brunt of dc ;i rcr raw material in order to enable tlie grocers to defeat the soap trust and obtain a living profit. Received October 31, at 10.11) p.m. London, October 31.

in (lie House of Commons Mr llryce in reply to Mr T. 11. Sloan, said there was no lxcorci except a purely formal one connected with Sir Anthony MacOomieil's appointment as Under-Stere-tary for Inland. The ({overnmeiit had no connection oi control in rcla tiun tu any correspondence between their picdccci-bors and Sir A, MacDonnell. lie 'added that the latter asKeil mc to say Irs had no rorqual objection to the publication of the correspondence mentioned, and sees no reason why lie should initiate publication. He thinks, if iiis own letters are published, all the others relative to the matter should likewise be published. Sir Edward Grey announced tli ; ,i order lud<l o:n restored at Arzila. The Britishers were safe.

Mr Winston Churchill justified tho fish ng vivend, in Newfoundland. He (ended to avoid untoward ncidciits dining (lie discussion arising out of (lie action tlu colony took, despite the (iovcriinienl's respective responsibility. He regards the vivendi was made in order to ensure tho fulfillment oi treaty engagements, wiiieii rested with tlie Imperial Government, Received. October 31, at 10.1S p.m London, October 31,

In the House of Lord; clause 1 of the Uiiucalion Hill wasagrwd to as amended, the Archbishop of Canlerbuiy rcfciving the to insist on different types of, schools being treated >n dilTeient ways. The Russian steamer Jessaica foundered in the Guii of Kotlinia, and out of a <- 11 -W of tlurty-eight the captain and thirty were diowiml. St. Petersburg, October 31.

Ekht persons concerned in the earragc rol bciy at St. Petersburg have been court-martiallcd and executed. haincil!, a workman at Coatns's thread mill at St. Petersburg nnir. dered Sheridan, a Scottish foreman. The mtU'dorcr was int arrested. The crime was intended to strike terror owing to (lie arrests ot revolutionary employees in the mill. Sher.dait leaves a Widow and five children, The British Ambassador demanded the active safcruardingof the lives pf British cmpipyces.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS ißy Electric Ttilegraph.—Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) Adelaide, October 31. Arrived —Dorset, from Liverpool Sydney. October 31. Arrived (3 p.m)—Waikare. Sailed (2 p.m.)!— Victoria Unc of tile New South Wales (representatives to the New Zealand Exhibition writes that the New Souih Wales court will be one of the best, certainly filler than that of any other Australian State.

Melbourne, October 31 Wooi is exceedingly brisk. Merinos arc very firm at late rates. Comebacks and fine crossurcds are ilisl nelly dearer Creasy went to Md and scoured to 22J4.

Perth, October 31. Tlie law tennis championship oi Australia was won by Parker (New Zealander), who defeated Doust (New South Wales). Received October 31. at 11.40 p.m. 1 Sydney, October 31.

At a meeting oi the Colonial Sugar Company the net prolits were shown to be for the half-year £110,674. A ri.vdcud of 5 per centum for the halfyear was declared. The report showed that the .Fiji crop was expected to be much below the average, and the Australian crop above expectations. The chairman stated that the sugar production would be practically sufficient for Australian consumption. As a result of tile abolition o( the South African d ffcrential iiu,tics the Con paiiy hoped to obtain a fair share of the sugar trade oi those colonics. l'lid withdrawal of the New Zealand reciprocity treaty would not aifcct the present position of tho Company, i.'Ut had the treaty been adopted as proposed they would have derived an advantage by sending their sugars to Auckland and bringing Fiji sugars to .Sydney, but the agreement was too oiie-sjded to be a lasting one. licce ved November 1, at 15 g,m. Melbourne, October 31. Sailed—Moeraki.