NEWS BY CABLE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3270, 15 November 1916, Page 38 (Supplement)

NEWS BY CABLE.

VESSELS BULLDIXG. ilr Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade, has that all vessels being built in Great Britain for neutrals Willie sold to Britisheis or chartered by the British Government for the war period at half-market rates. HOME RULE. In the Housj of Commons Mr Bonar Law, i:i reply to .t question, said that in his opinion an Imperial Conicrcucc on Home Rule during war time would be impracticable. THE IRISH CONSTABULARY. In the House of Commons, on the second reading- of the Irish Constabulary Police Bill, dealing with pay and pensions, Mr John Dillon warned Mr Duke (Irish Secretary) that if any man was charged with insubordination and victimised it would have a far-reaching- effect. Mr said he hoped thai the trouble in Dublin was nearly over. Mr Herman moved an amendment declining to proceed with the Bill owing- to there being no discipline. A section of the Dublin police, uiidersiood to be 400, had joined the Hibernian Society contrary to their oath not to join any secret society except the Freemasons. The amendment lapsed. Mr Duke declined to believe that a large body of the Dublin men had broken their oaths. If it were true, those responsible must .account for it. Regarding the Freemasons, he regretted that the oath against joining- any secret society was qualified in any way. The Dill passed through committee. THE WORD "ANZAC." In the House of Commons, on the Anzac Trade Bill, Sir P. Dalziel moved the exemption of companies now using the name. Mr Pretyman said that such companies would be allowed to register another name without charge, and also that three months would bo allowed instead of one. The amendment was withdrawn, and the Bill passed through committee. PAPAL COXSISTORY. Much interest is being shown in the Papal Consistory at the end of the month. The Pope is conferring the red hat on the wellknown French patriot, Monsignor Lebaudy (Bishop of Arras), who is to be transferred to Lyons, and becomes Primate of France. The Archbishops of Rouen and Rennes are also to be created cardinals, making eight French cardinals, as compared with five Austro-Hungarian cardinals and lour in the Dritish Empire. The creation of three French cardinals is regarded as enormously significant, being a special honour to France, although ecclesiastical reasons alone prevail. The Corriere Delia Sera states that the Pope's relations with the Central Powers are strained owing to the Pope's refusing 1 the demand of the Emperor Francis Josef for the deposition of Monsignor Endriui, Irridentist Bishop cf Trent. The Pope is showering favours on France. The exclusion of Anstro-Gcrman candidates for the Consistory has caused a profound impression <m Catholics, who interpret it as a change in the Pope's policy. THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION. Mr Frank Wild and his 10 companions of the Shacklcton expedition have arrived in London. All have recovered from their hardships, and are eager to participate in the war. Mr Frank Wild, interviewed, stated: "During the Endurance's voyage a new land was discovered east of Weddell Sea, near Coates's Land. Later, during the drift in the ice, we disproved the existence of the so-called 'New South Greenland and '3lorrel Land.' These were probably large bergs, lor we drifted right over them, and there wc found from 200 to 2UOO fathoms cf water." The films of the Shnckleton Expedition havearrived at Liverpool. NOT WANTED. Three hundred members of the 1.W.W., who were expelled from Everette, Washingten County, arrived here from Seattle, and attempted to land; but some citizens of Vancouver, armed with shotguns, opposed their disembarkation. A pitched battle ensued, in which six men were killed and -10 wounded. The steamer, riddled with bullets, was forced to return to Seattle, where the.

State Militia with fixed bayonets received the | rioters. SPREAD OF PROHIBITION'. The prohibition issue has been decided in several States. Kansas and Washington retain prohibition. Michigan, South Dakota, Xebraska, and Alaska go "dry." California has passed partial prohibition. Wines and beer can still be manufactured, Lnt not whisky. The prohibitionists in San Francisco allege amazing fronds against the liquor men. They make a charge that thciVands of fraudulent voles were cast. Nebraska, Montana, Utah, and South Dakota have carried prohibition, making 25 States in the Union now " dry." MEXICAN BANDITS. Talcs of Villa's fiendish cruelty are brought by refugees from Chihuahua. Two women who resisted had oil poured over them and a match applied. Dr Fisher, an American physician, was -murdered while his friends were trying to raise £2OOO for his A report from Jaurez slates that Villa won an overwhelming victory over the Carranzistas _ south n i : Pirral, and the evacuation of Chihuahua is expected. A DEAL IX PORK. The Board of Trade, through Mr Maasoy, has purchased 15,000 carcases of New Zealand perk. GENERAL ITEMS. The Peninsular and Oriental S.S. Company has announced a dividend on deferred stock of G per cent, and a bonus of 0 per cent., making 18 per cent, for the year. The Panama Canal shows" a net loss of £4,500,000 for the two years' operations. A Doston tramcar ran through the open dram at the Summer street bridge. Forty people were drowned. Eight others were rescued. The New Zealand (Rugby) Postal Corps beat the Australian Pay Corps by 21 points to 9. The price of The Times will be increased to three-half-penc© on the 20th, and other leading dailies will probably be raised likewise. Lubin (Poland) newspapers contain reports of tho sinking of a ferry steamer at Kazimierz, on the Vistula. One hundred and twenty passengers were drowned, out of 140 on board. A flag knitted by women of New Zealand for presentation to the lato Lord Kitchener and entrusted to Lady Ward, is to be sold at auction in aid of the Lord Mayor's Kitchener Memorial Fund. The increase in exports last month was £12,746,283, and in imports £13,318,970, as compared with the previous October. ; Tho re-exports from Britain increased by £300,689 as compared with the previous October. A syndicate, headed by the Hon. Mark Francis Napier, Lord Glenconner, Viscount Peel, and Sir Starr Jameson, has offered to purchase Router's Telegram Company, with the object of ensuring that the agency shall continue independent of alien control, the existing administration to remain unaltered. An extraordinary wind and rain storm in the South of England did much damage to property. Traffic with tfee Isle of Wight was suspended, and several small craft were sunk. The Daily Chronicle's Milan correspondent states that Hawker's world record altitude of 7200 metres has been beaten at Turin, Lieutenant Guido Guidi reaching 7930 metres. The flight occupied almost two hours. Five hundred destitute Turks twice attempted to capture the German Consulates at Barcelona. The police dispersed the rioters. Tho Government will probably be obliged to succour tho destitute. The death is announced at the ape of 64 years of Lord Clanmorris, an Irish baron who owned large estates in Galway. The death is reported of Mrs Dion Boucecault, at the age of &3 years. Agnes Kelly Robertson was born at Edinburgh, and as a child sung at many concerts in Scotland. She made her first appearance in a part when 10 years of age. After playing in the principal English and Scottish towns, sho visited Canada and the United States, not returning until 1860. Her last appearance in London was in 1896. Remain Holland has been awarded tho Nobel Literary Prize for 1915, and the Swedish poet, Conor von Hoicleustaurn, tho prize for 1016. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. As a result of the series of fires in Sydney recently, and the revelations in connection therewith, many large business houses have adopted drastic precautionary measures. The South Australian Legislative Assembly passed the new taxation proposals. In tho Tasmaniaa Legislative- Assembly the Six o'Clcck Closing Bill was read a second time. The inter-State conference decided to appoint a committee in each State in connection with a scheme for raising the general standard of the Australian horse, with special regard to army remounts. The New South Wales Legislative Council struck out the clause in the Liquor Bill permitting '-he stile of soft drinks in hotels after G o'clock. In the New South Wales Legislative Council the Liquor Amendment Bill was read a third time. _ . Four days' operations of the betting tax in Xew South Wales realised £;23,752. The Sydney Sun is expanding the United Cable Service supplv. It announces having secured the sole rights of all news and other matter published in the London Daily Mail. Two hundred Maltese, who arrived at Sydney by a French steamer, have not been permitted to land. A proposal to send them to Samoa is under consideration. Iho Maltese favour the suggestion. „ Walter Lindrum defeated Clark M Connacby, of Xew Zealand, in a match of 16,000 U The West Australian Government has notified racing clubs that bookmakers will not bV allowed to operate after December 1. PAPER PULP. The Rev Joseph Campb'Wa experiments in tho production of paper pulp from noxious weeds also of vegetable dyes from scrub, trees 'and native plants, have met with pronounced success. The. paper mills and woollen manufacturers .have thoroughly tested the products. Pending the formation of a powerful syndicate, Mr Campbell proposes erecting a plant at Kanima, near Cairns (Queensland), to execute trial orders valued tit £15,000. He expects the first paper pulp to be available in January, 3017. AX EXPENSIVE RAILWAY. Owing to allegations of waste on the construction of the Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta railway, a board has been appointed to inquire into tho matter. The original estimate of the cost was £3,088,000, inclusive of £291,000 for rolling stock; -but up to July £3,256,000 had been spent on construction, and it is now estimated that tho completion f the line and provision of rolling stock will involve a total expenditure of £0,948,000.

TRADE WITH JAPAN. Since the war Japanese traders have been reaping a rich harvest. Importations into Australia are steadily increasing, and tho Christmas orders are exceptionally large, mostly representing trade formerly held by Germany and some American linos, also considerable quantities of blankets and serges made of Australian wool. The quality of earlier shipments was faulty, but latterly there has been a marked improvement, indicating the keen adaptability of the Japanese traders to customers' requirements.