HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12260, 10 June 1914, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) PANAMA TOLLS. Washington, June 9. Debating the Tolls Bill Senator Smith declared that President Wilson did not possess the farsightedness of feis predecessors. Mr Smith thought the President had moved towards the present desperate position through the sudden developments in the Mexican, situation:, nndl- the outcome of the visit of Japanese n-nvnj officers to Huerta diuring the Mexican crisis.

NEW TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Ottawa, June 9. The Canadian Government- is. establishing a. new trans-Pacific mail' service, fortnightly l instead of- monthly as hibheaito. ' Two .of . the fastest Pacific Empresses-are included in. the service. The cldi' service has expired 1 , awdtlie British Government - refused!, to continue its .contribution, tioh for ma-nriage.

THE STATUS OF THE AMATEUR Bud'a-Pesth, June 9.

The. International Amateur Swimming Federation replied; to •Australia's question whether a swimmine 'Organiser and instructor paid by the Education Departent could be considered! art amateur. The Federation carried the English resolution that- the amateur status of a schoolmaster teaching" swimming aS part of the curriculum wasi not eiidlaingered. AERIAL MANOEUVRES. Received June 9, at 10.15 p.m. ~ ■ London, June 9. Four fleets of ae;ropla.nesi manoeuvred on Salisbury; Plain for ninety minutes. The reconnaisance covered a wide.area. EMPIRE PRESS UNION. London, June ,9. ; The Hon. Harry Lawson; presided at the Empire Press Union's luncheon to overseas visitors, including Mr Leys, of the Auckland Star. JUNK SHARES. Received June 10, at 10 a.m. London, June 9. Bank of Australasia, 122} to 124.1; Bank of New South': Wales, 42 to 43 ex div.; Union Bank, 59 to 61. FIRE ON THE SURREY. London, June 9. About 3500 carcases of the Surrey cargo, are slightly affected. -' ; " THE FRENCH CABINET. Paris, June 9. M. Ribot becomes Premier and. Minister for . Justice ; M.V Bourgeois/ Minister for Foreign Affairs; M. Peytfcrail, Minister for the Interior; M.Noulens, Minister for War;"M. Delcasse, Minister -for Marine; 51. Clementel, Minister of Finance; M. Chauterups, Minister for the Colonies.