CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9417, 3 May 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, (Special to Press Association.)

THE DURHAM MINERS.

London, May 1.

(Received May 2, at 7.30 p.m.)

At a meeting of 7000 Durham miners, Mr J. Wilson, M.P. for Durham, said he would die in the gutter sooner than submit to the cruelty involved in a resolution to take steps to suspend the entire industries of Great Britain.

PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS,

The Economist is hostile to Canada's offer of a preferential tariff. It considers it impossible that England should agree for the sake of seven millions' worth of imports, not to speak of the risk of reprisals. Australian statistics prove that the trade with those colonies is almost wholly British. It considers The Times' comments on the proposal hasty. The Statist violently attacks The Times' articles on the subject

POLES IN ENGLAND,

Ten thousand Russian Poles arrived England last year.

AFFAIRS AT UGANDA.

The French press accuse Captain Lugard of hostility to Catholics in Uganda, and asserts that he is keeping priests aud nuns prisoners.

THE REVOLT IN VENEZUELA. Conflicting reports continue to he receivei from Venezuela.

ANNEXATION OF CANADA.

The first annexationist candidate for the Ontario Legislative Assembly only obtained 166 votes against 9000 obtained by the loyalist candidates. LORD R. CHURCHILL'S VIEWS. May 2. (Received May 3, at 1.50 a.m.) Lord R. Churchill, in the course of a speech, said that the legislative power once in the hands of labour representatives would place them in command of the manufacturing power of the country. The ideal condition of affairs would be that the labour interest should control the conditions of toil. He considered that tariff reforms, extending the area of barter with the colonies] and friendly States would be welcomed by the world. He believed the Tory party were able to.help labour to overcome the prejudices of property, the resources of capital and theforces of society and journalism meanwhile upholding the constitution.

(Per Press Association.) MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

London, May 1,

(Received May 2, at 10.25 a.m.)

The Indian loan of 11,300,000 was subscribed threefold. The average was L 96 18s 4d. The Gisborne Harbour Board stock has risen LB. Tallow is unchanged. The English wheat market is strong, and prices are unchanged. The Continental market is dull and the American depressed. A BANQUET. The Agents-general of the Australian colonies will give a banquet to Sir Robert Herbert on the 16th inst. at Windsor.

EMPIRE TRADE LEAGUE,

In a pamphlet which he has published, Earl Grey argues that the United Empire Trade League scheme will not draw closer bonds of union between the mother country and the colonies. He thinks the bettor way would be to induce the colonies to again adopt a Freetrade policy.