CBLES.

North Otago Times, 6 December 1910, Page 2

CBLES.

HOME AND" FOREIGN.

By Electric" Telegraph-Copyrighl Per Press Association.

Received Dec. 5, at 9.20 p.m.

London, Dec, 4. The Marquis of Linlithgow is engaged to* .Sir, Frederick; Milner's daughter.

Berlin, Dec. 4. The Frankfurter Zeitung regards the referendum as a stage in constitutional evolution where the representative system las reached the highest development. •

Vienna Dec. 4, The Neuo Freio Presse is . very doubtful whether the 'Morals are strong, enough to escaipe the- Irish emtyracei in. that indegendenV majority they, scarcely possessed;.;before, v :New York, Dec. 5: Obituary—Mary 'BakerEddy, leader of the Christian Scientists.

Received Dec. 5, at 10.30. p.m. London, Dec. 5. Heavy floods in Norfolk, Suffolk and the Midland Counties ; caused widespread damage, especially in Nottingham, Many villages are'isolated.

; : ;Lord Tennyson is prevented by illness from actively participating in the .elections, "hut sent & message earnestly begging thg nonconformists in', the Isle of- Wight not to desert 'their; fellow non-conformists land, but .to vote ■ against Home Rule, which means the break-inj-up of the constitution - and the dismomberment of the.Empire.

\V <'> ' *?'* •"Ptt'is,; Doc, 5. o /A, dyke at ■Auconl8 I 'burat; aiidsev- i eraU villages Were, flooded, 1 ihg a number of fatalities ' ' ' i -An express'strdin dashed into. .a. motor ; caM near--Lieniinß, .killing the :Oountc3s of Denicolayf'Jier son Md the chaileur.' r Bcilm, Dec. 5 1 : (•Captain Duxra' Frenoh officer has - been" arrested at - Friedehcshaven on • suspicion of espionage ' .•The- Supreme Court,'■at v Leipwg.Bg®;., . tenccd two brothers named' Geier to 24 and six months'^-rcspectiVoly.. ; lbr, espionage ' London, Dec 5 Sir 8.. Grey, 'at Alnywack, baid Home • Rulfc was- part .of a 'great schcmf), itncludmg ut! )rm 'of tho House .of Comliioiis, 'the redistribii*- ■<_ ■lion v. of seats,' one man one:, vote,, and local power in all parts of the ■ Kingdom. ■ The Amalgamated. Engineers of the ■ North-east Coast have. accepted an advance of a shilling-and two and a-half per centum , .when ; the hoilermen lockout terminates, and. the- same . amount six- months -later. The agreement'is. binding for' five 1 years Hundreds of pounds worth - of-' jewels and heirlooms have disappeared from - the Duke ; of Argyll's .apart:. : ments at Kensington-Palace. : • Mr Lloyd-George, in a -letter to ■ candidates,, describes the Unionist i programme as makeshift, and adds . that the. Lords,* in proposing; it, ail- ■. vertised their'surrender. , ' V , Received Dec. 5, at 11.15 p.m. . f-"; Durban, Dec. 5/' ? At .the civipClunchedn "the Duke; of ■ : Cciinauglit expressed Ms' deepest - thanksVfor-'the ; splendid .hospitality i and unvarying kindness wid Consider- ■ 1' ation everywhere- shownV'v He was - f strongly) convinced tbat the South r African;. Union .was..■s' great work, well-, fashioned on sound and duri able lines. : If p,ublic-, men- putsaside t- all - - petty • - jealousies and used- the f Union,:' :; for , : the'purpose;of making I: South;-- Africa great- aiKi; prosperous 1 .e- -.they: nee'd" no • apprehension,,.' d ' The - Duke' ;; andx Duchess ;of ;. Oon-. Ii haug)ht, v thou'saiiitls•'cheering- on the wharf, v . Capetown, Dec; 5. i- Messrs Fisher and Fowlds ; e at Capetown. yestereve, and sail 1 in i- the Aeneas on the 6th. -. ' v. j° : . AUSTRALIAN NEWS; !i. - )i By Electric Telegraph-Copyright. 'S Per Press Association. '

Received Dec, 5, at. 9.20. p.m.. Sydney, .Dec: 5. The. Sun newspaper .'wirelessly- in- ; terviewefl . Arnst' onl the/Ulimaroa; nearly 300 miles distant. He stated lie was coming early to assist the Australian ..scullers, Received Dec, 6, at 12,35. a.ra, Sydney, Dee, 5. In the Federal Arbitration Court J'Udge, Higgins delivered j udgment in co)tinectiSon with (the Merchants Service Guild case. Re made exhaustive comparisons with;" the fates o{ pay existing in Englapd apd the Australian services and compared the wages of seamen, in reference to the purchasingi power: of the actual money; received in the countries where the officers lived, By this process he \v|at he qoftavdergd a fair minimum of £IBO a year as necessary for .an officer's subsistence and education,, and £3O as representing the value of the officer's keep on 'board. He made £lO ai month as the minimum for fourth and fifth officers, rising gradually to masters, according to the tonnage) . and character of thei weasels on which they are engaged to £l3 a month. ' He made reference to the Union Company's strict regulations and requirements from officers!. ■ He remarked that in all grades the qualifications demanded exceeded those of' the Board oi Trade. No doubt the qualifications were excellent, but the Co. would 'have ' to pay an award rate, which is to be argued to-morrjw. As to details, these had been practically left Ijje hands of his Honor by thg pai-tiea, He preccribes practjoally eight-hour days atjiorg fmd afloat, regular periods of leave for officers while 1 in home ports, extending from '2l to 28 days yearly for masters and ]4

days for officers. His Honor held t'ttat the port and pilotage exemption should be. included as a qualification for' a muster, Every master and officer rf]oul(l 'be entitled to absence from his vessel at {i l(Ome; port from one hour. after the vessel is safely ■l{r.thojl't>< tw'q hours before tlie time, fixed for piling, Overtime Pates in port.! Walters fis and offl--2s CiJ an.hour, The following are the minimum monthly rates in pounds on Intpr-state passenger vessels, • ; fqr respectively the master, chief, second an<l third ofUsera on vessel;; of 1000 tons and under: £25, #lo,' £l3 and £11; 1000 tons, £2B, £l7, £ll and £l2; 3000 tons, £32, £lB, £lB nn4 £l2; 4000 tons, £37, £l9, £1(1 and £l3; over 4000 tons, £43, £2O, £l7 and £l4. Interstate cargo vessels—Under 1000 tons, £24, £ls, £l2 and £11; 2000 tons, £-27, £l6, £l3 and £l2 ;■ 3000 tons, £3O, £l7, £l4 mid £l2; 4000 tons, £33, £lB, £ls and £l3; over 4000 tons, £36, £l.B, £ls and £l3. In all cases the fourth and fiftli officers' minimum Is £lO.

Received Dec. 6, 'ftt 1,15 a.m. Sydney,, Dec. 5. The first test team of the Australians will be: Trumper, Bardsley, Carter, Kelleway, Cotter Macartney, Armstrong, Ransford, Hill, Gchrs, Whittyi; twelfth man, Emery, Hill is captain, Son of the Marsh with 9.11 is top weigliij for the Villiers Stakes ; ; Golden Slipper carries 7,11, aj\d Chaste' G. 7. For the Summer Cup Acolyte 9,7 is top weight, and Artillerie has 8.11, and Golden Slipper 7.7.