CABLES.

North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 2

CABLES.

3: HOME AND EOBEIGN. (By Electric Tolegraph.—Copyright.) Per Press Association. Kccqived May 21, at 10 p.m. ■ . , . ■ (g Ottawa,: May 21. " Speaking at a dinn«.'to tho (Australasian Press, delegates at. Ottalwaon

Wednesday, whcnjat 'Australian' wines. , wero Berved, 'Earl: Grey referred to (lie uaanimity of both parties in Canada in theiii readiness to make sacrifices to maintain Britain's naval supremacy. While, tho Empire had bseome a solid; unit'in tho question of defence/ thepatrioticj; spirit animat-' ing.the ' great continent of Australia had attracted much attention, and <tho Labor Ministry's action in the matter of military training had been proclaimed to tho whole world, and the honor of tho Crown was as safe in the hands of . the humbleat sons of . toil as in those of tho proudest and noblest in the land—(chcicis.) The, "offer of galland Now Zealand, with a population half that of jthe • province of Ontario, caused tho blood of every Briton in all parts ol tho world to pulse more buoyantly in their veins-(Cheers). Sir W. laurior and Messrs Cunningham and IWick' 'also spoke. < London, May, 21. jtuiUio House ol Uoumions Jlii Winston Uurchill yeaLruay introduced tho Labor JSxelinnges Bill. The onlyi opponent wus|Mi- Haveloek Wilson, on the ground'that the mercantile marmo otliccs,. which woro tho sailors' lorms of labor exchanges, under the Board of Trade, hud proved on ab; solute failure, and wore (merely encouraging tho engagement of cheap' Chinesq labor. The House adopted the death and succession •duties resolutions, and the motor tax. llr Lloyd Gcjorgq remarking! that tho time had arrived for constructing great national roads. Constantinople, May 21. Tho Sultan's speech from thcitbroiig in .which ho renewed his pledge to uphold tho constitution 1 , and appealing to all Ottomans for,co-oper-ation in reform, was warmly applauded. He declared'that with God's help such events as thq Adana massacres, which were opposed to religion qqually witji 'humanity, would not recur in any pari' of tho Empire,

•London, May 21. Mr ■ Winston Churchill's idea is ■that the Board" of Trade should control' 'the labor exchanges with a view of making the system national and uniform, and great importance was attached to advisory committees. Ha hoped tho labor exchanges, (would become tihe industrial centro or labor market for each .town. He suggested that the Trade Board meet there, and also (that 'thero should bo meeting rooms of trade unions at a reasonable rent. Irado unions should co-operate for mutual information. Ho intended that tlio exchanges shall offer ia'cilities for wasMng clothesi and mepding, and dispense non-al-coholic refreshments. Sepnrnto provision would be made for meh, -women and unskilled and skilled labor. One section of the Board of Trade will act as an intelligence bureau to wntoli tho changes of the labor market at homo and abroad, and act as a countcrpoiso to rogulivtothe movements of that markot, and deal with schemes of public utility set on foot by the. Government. Tho nqwspapcrs welcome the Bill as a good economic scheme, calculated lo mitigatq social evils. Sonio urge that the employers should utilisotho exchanges to fill vacancies, Others emphasise, tho importancei of trade unions heartily assisting. Stress is laid on the tact that Britain is tardily following tho example of her industrial rivals.

Received May 21, at 11.45 a.m. London, May 21. Tho Westminster authorities refused Mr George Meredith's interment in Westminster Abboy, though tho Dean of 'Westminster conducts the imomorial service there to-morrow,

The Bukc qf lArgylo opened , the Imperial International Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. Though less important tlinn the Franco-Brit sh exhibition of 1908 the grounds are larger and morn spectacular, There are more amusements and attractions, including aeroplane (trips and an alpino railway. Lord Northclillc, at' Berlin, telegraphing to the Daily Mail, warns his countrymen of the harmful impression created by German, {accounts of British nervousness regarding the .supposed presence, in England ofdis-> guised German spies, and the. scare about the alleged German -airship. Lord NorthcliHq urges that it would bo wiser to study the real German danger—the accelerated German naval programme. ' Here Friqdrich Dcrburg, the Colonial Secretary's father, who is friendly to England, contributes an article to the ■ Tageblatl, and recommends an arbitration treaty as tho best ■ preventive of any untoward incident calculated to causo an outbreak of war.. Rome, May 21. Italy's next Dreadnought will bo 21,000 tons and her principle'armament will bo 12-inch guns.

AUSTRALIAN JOTS. By ElectriQ Telegraph.—Copyright, Per, Press Association, Received May 21, at 9,15 p.m. Sydney, May 21. Arrived (1 p.jn.)—Wimmera. Frcmnnllc, May 21, English files contain tho announce'ment that Jeffries has definitely der cided to meet Johnson, and expects to be his old self aglaiji after a year's training. Ho has already reduced his weight 33 pounds, and is steadily regaining form. MvM'lntosh states that ho has deposited with the New 'York Journal MOO dollars on behalf of Burns, challenging any iran in tho world, especially Johnson.

Kiwed May 22, at 12.45 a.m. Sydney, May 21. Kerr was charged with stealing £3O, the property, of the Railway Commissioners, at Marrickvillc station, as cabled on tho sth. The Magistrates, on thci ground of luck of tangible ovidonco disoharged Kerr. At a meeting of the National Protection League, Sir W. J. Lync declared that he did not lika the secret work goingion. Deakin would stand with him they could hold the whip hand, but if they merged into the Cook ' Party they, would be be smothered by numbers. Ho supported Mr Deakin, but would not follow him in intripuing. Adelaide, May 21. !A deputation of employees of the Port pine works informed the management of the. Proprietary Company that the strike had been declared off, but only as far as Port Pirie was concerned. Thismoana that 1 three furnaces will be started immediately.