CABLES.

North Otago Times, 23 May 1908, Page 2

CABLES.

*r— HOME -AND FOHEIGN.

(By, Eleclrio Telcgraph.-Copyiigbt.

Per Press Association,

Received May 22, at 8.55 p.m, r ;. i Loudon,' May 22. .Kiiig Edward will nai land in Kuj. sin, but an exchange of courtesy swill occur .on board the. Royal Yacliti. It is officially- ami o un?od that Qucon Alp.vaiidra'«nd Princess Vjctorja will aicompany Kipg Edwpr-d to ■Bov'al. May 22. The colifcrcnco's comniUtcpa of f,'i c two llqu?c3p(tlie United- Stales q'> ject to amalgamating Mcssva 'A](lrjch's and' Vrecland's Currency Bills, and Ming to agroc tho Senate adopted Mr Aldrieh's Bill, appointing a cuivcno.y commission of nino membrs of each House to investigate tho frnncial situation, and yepoyt at the earliest prapticablo date. .

Rpme, May 22. Abyssinia and Italy ihavc signed a convention, leaving High to Italy, also conceding othor important rivlits in return for £120,000 cbmpciisatfn. ■.

London, May 22. Obituary—Mr Reynolds, mana-rn; o' tho Pacific Cable 'Board at Lis'.oi. - Ttoceived- May 22, nfc 9 p;nV,, /' , / Brussels, May 22, , | Delaik;pUh<) J Autwerp,.rail|:fly ; ..cjlv lisirfn tho .victims - wpro mutilator and'crushoJ in a mannci', Sovcrnl hail t«m fawltat-

wl. A severed hand was found,, clenched : ih the fingors .whereof was held itighii an car which had d;eon tor.i off in a frantic struggle. The wreo't'age was a tangled moss. Forty wore killed and 80 injured, The signalman fled, . i i

"'■:•..... ■ ._,.-...-,- Calcutta, May 22. . Tlireo hundred Mohmands "tcizctl tho water supply at Umraltilli. Ileavy fighting followed, Tho cnoiny'si msualtiijH too -numerous. Tlio British numbered 25, including Lieut. 11. Foote,(of tho 21st Onvnlry), Went. G, P, Archibald ,(82nd Punjabis) who wcro 1 iil:tl. RcceiVwl'Mny 22, at 11,21 ip.m.

London, May 2'?, Lady Carlisle, presiding at t'e Wo men's . Liberal Federation, welcomed Mr . Asquith's statement on worn n's franchise, which it was understood to bo n filiorlor residential (|ual'fication and votes for all women, married o" single. , The tariff dobnto was resumed iii the House of Lords. Lord Avchury deel ired that if all tlio vest of tie world were-protectionists 'England would s'ill remain with frcetrade. Lord St, Aidwyn, disngrooinu with thorougli-poinj partisans on cUbei] title, deelwd thatsomething must 1-c done to imi'i'OVc tlio relations with the folonios. Tlio feeling in favor of preference is growing 'besides, both .in the .colonies. and Motherland,, licceivcd May 22, at 11.55 p.m.

London, Jlay 22. Lord St, Aldwyn continued thill no wise Government could neglect the movement, 110 would not shrink from departing from strict frcetrnde to obtain, if possible, closer relations with the colonics. The Government was blamnble for not offering the last Imperial Conference to subsidise fast ocean services in return for lowering the duties on British goods,, such lowering to extend to similar goods from rival countries, This would have been in accordance with frcetrnde, and Britain would bo able to bout in what it manufactured any other country in the colonial markets. After reviewing tlio practical- difficulties involved in n policy of lni|)crial preference he declared a change in (lie fiscal policy, if .made, ought to be based not on tho action of perhaps a fleeting majority, whose decision might bo reversed later, thus dealing a blow at the tics of affection ami good will binding the Motherland niid colonies, but upon tlio strong sentiment representing the feeling of the wjiolo country. I deceived May 21, at 12.50 p.m. London, May 22,

In the House oi Lords, on the tariff reform debate, Lord Lnnsdowne said owing to the Government's negative attitude nl tho conference, the colonics! had l.fegun to travel their own road. Tho Franco-Canadian agreement was the first singe on tho journey. Lord Crewe said it was impossible lo consider tho question ot colonial perfcroiice in n vacuum. It was part of n change so far reaching in its eUccts ns hardly to bo calculable. Us adoption might menu a leap into tho ravine of protection. The motion was ultimately withdrawn.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Uy Electric Toleeraph.-Copyright.) Per Press Association. Received May 22, nl 9,65 p.m. Sydney, 'May 22, The High .Court gave its 'decision, in tho famous wire-netting ease, arising out of the seizte in August last by authority of Mr Carruthers, (lion Premier, of a consignment) of wire,'netting imported by the Stuitc Government without paying Customs duty thircon. Tho main question involve] was who ther the States were liable under, tho Federal Customs Art \f> pay duty on goods! they themselves) imported. The Cou|rt unanimously found that the Customs Act applied to goods imported by Governments cf States?. The removal of tho wire netting was illegal, and there was no <lcfmcc to this action. Counsel for (he Commonwealth asked that .only a minimum iponalty be imposed. Judgment Was entered for plaintiff for f 5 and costs,

Melbourne, May 22, At the Braybrooli in-jiicst Mr Rayley, consulting engineer, in bis <»vidoneo, sjj:l the brakes oi\ the Bcmligo Ivain wore the most inferior.lie had ever wn on the Victorian main line, passenger train. Despite this the brakes were sufficient to have sto|:p„\l the train before the nci-ident-Kcceived May 21), at I!MG a.m. Sydney, Jl'ny 22, ' Owing to Mr Bnskcrville's dcatfi the All Blacks are desirous of abandoning the balance of their matches in Australia, but the New South Wales Rugby League having been put to considerable expense, could not see its way to sanctioning this. Six members of the. (cam, including I'almt-r, will accompany Mr Jinskcrvillc'rf body to New Zealand, leaving by the Monowai to-morrow,

Arrangements have been made for the shipment of 500 horses to German South-West Africa on behalf of the German Government. Further sh ; menls from Australia- and New Zenland will follow, Arrived (noon)—Wimmcra. Newcastle, May 22. Sailed—Wairuua, for lllull',