GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 8, 25 August 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE EMPIRE’S FUTURE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 25, 8.5 a.m.) London, August 2 k Mr Joseph Chamberlain has profaced Archdeacon Cunningham’s book, “The Case against Erootradc.” He argues that the Empire’s future lies lance forward not in its power to annex territories, but its capacity 7 to unite existing Dominions and develop existing resources.

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR QUESTIONS. Capetown, August 21. Mr Burton, Minister for Native Affairs, in an interview, characterised as (also the contention that white, unsKillec labour cannot Ire employed on mg to the cost, when sugar hs selling at £l9 per ton. He argued that reliance on native labour in everything was keeping the country hack. Ho predicted a great white immigration to South Africa. THE WORLD’S CROPS. Romo, August 24. The International Agricultural Institute estimates that the total ydeld of wheat in the principal countries will bo about 5.G per centum above 1911, barley 9 por centum, oats 5.4 per centum, and ry 7 o 1.2 per centum above the previous harvest.

THE PARLIAMENT BILL. London, August 2t. The Primate, in reply to a s correspondent, said the question was not whether the Parliament Bill should pass immediately or a few weeks hence, after the House has been flooded with new peers. He denies that the Bishops’ vote is likely to promote spaedly disestablishment. He believes that the exact contrary will bo found to be true. FRENCH ARMY MANOEUVRES. Paris, August 24. Owing to foot and mouth disease the grand army manoeuvres have been reduced to divisional and brigade exercise.

TRAIN COLLISION. SIX PEOPLE KILLED. Buda Posth, August 24. An,express en route to Kassan collided with another train. Six were killed and ten severely injured. THE FIFESHIRE’S MISSING BOAT (Received 2.5, 9.0 a.m.) London, August 24. The steamer Warwickshire has signalled from Perim that all the Fifeshire’s passengers and crew are safe. CANADIAN POLITICS. Ottawa, August 21.

Mr Joseph Martin, a member -of the Imperial Parliament, is campaigning in favour of reciprocity. Ho accuses Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Government of wholesale corruption, and says that Canada politically stinks in the nostrils of politicians in the Old Country. He hopes reciprocity will come through another agency than the Laurier Government.

GREAT GOLD FIND. Ottajva, August 24. A groat find of gold is reported at Molintock creek, and a stampede has started. The town of Caricros is deserted. AVIATION. Now York, August 21. Attwood reached a point one hundred and thirty-four miles distant. His aeroplane caught a.tree in descending. (Received 25, 10.50 a.m.) London, August 24. While aeroplaning over Laft'an’s Plain, Cody’s petrol tank burst from its fastenings. The aviator, with his right hand, prevented it falling, and steered left-handed for twenty miles, when he landed safely.