HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10092, 9 March 1909, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

[By lOi.kctkic Tur.mißAi'ii—Coi-Ym<n 1T i (Tim l'ur.ss Association.) Received March 9, at « a.m.

Pretoria, Man), c, General liotha. speaking at Ntandcii,,,, opposed the idea of a referendum im constitution as wrong and dangerous. \u added that had a referendum )i,.<ii b,!,,,, on the question of flu- Chinese I hey Wll ),| ■ never have left the country. London, March n Subscriptions have been opened in |,,' m , don to compensate the .Misses Coleiu;,, f„j their monetary sacrilics in Dini/.uluV d,.. fence, besides their previous out lav* on |,i" behalf. ' S

The French Customs Committee i■iln,,.,i tho projected general annual Kiircli.nu,, ,„ British' merchandise from three iiiiMj,),,, to a million and a-half francs.

In the House of Commons, Mr |,|„ v i George, in replying lo Mr \V. Field. Mat,,,! that the Govei uinoul were considering n,', possibility of making the American "11,,,,) Trust pay income tax on the pvolils ;\ri MM , from transactions in ltritain. s

■ lie Dailv Kspress reports thai Mr(i|i„|. .one lias ordered from French and |l,,| gian linns many thousands of puiiini. worth of mail hag',,-mva.s. The di11cr,,,,,',, between the Itrilish and foreign 1eu,!,.,., is about, a halfpenny per yawl. The liritish imports for February .|„ creased by £1,960.000, flic export's ,|,, creased by . JG5.925.000.. and the re rv,,,,,... increase,], by £970.000 as compared with the previous February.

Received March 9, at 9 a.m. London, March a.

I leek Icl in the House of Commons ~,',„. ccriiing the nnr of Norwegian granite ,i the Uosyth docks, instead of material f ,■„'„, Ireland or Great lirifain. Mr Hum.- ~,. fused lo grant flu- Admiralty £7.0,01)1), |'|,, difference in the cost between the S.-aiidi-naviaii and I'.rili.-h stone. 1,,r Ihe |,in ~,,.„„ giving employment lo men out. of «,„!;. An'acute dispute is developing in ,s,hi|| Wales. The colliery proprietors stale ll M half the (oal is sold at a loss, and flu lOighl "Hours Act will increase the dim cult v. The men propose limitation ~| t| u output in prefcivnce lo the rcdurlimi „■ wages.

the Dailv Mail slides Hint iiwim; In Dm House of Lords' niodilieatiou of flic C. Mm . , its liill and. the lion release of «l.|ioi( ( .'l Hindus, there is activity amongst tlioiuinr. . hisls. particularly ill Bengal. Klnlnnalo ■ reraulions arc being taken for Hie i-;ife| v of hie.li ollieiuls. and there arc timi.ln.U ~'f police guarding the Viceroy's camp at .V " Devoroux, Morion. Dean, Anlcz;ul|, Koselchli. and Walsh, members of l|„. Australian League loam, have joined Vm. lish clubs. The remainder of the team will rail liv the Sue-vie. It is understood Hut the team's receipts just covered bare n . ' ,l '" M> ' Teheran. Miiivli 11,

The Shah's troops have cut I lie Imli, Ktiiopean cable between Tabriz and .hilVa, New York, Miinli !l.

A croud at liockwcll, Texas, burin negro at the stake on Sunday for attempt in" to assault a while woman. Anutlip negro was shot t W»<\. Koine. March (|.

In 76 Italian constituencies the imn expeilit decree has been suspended, |||< Vatican even suggesting desirable eiuidi dales. The Clericals have already guiim , ix scats.