Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 17 November 1911, Page 6

Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

A WHITE CANADA. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Ottawa, November 16. The Government contemplate antiAsiatic legislation, with a view to keeping the Pacific Coast white, representations having been made to the Dominion administration by_ the Government of British Columuia with a view to greater restrictions. Mr Borden (Federal Premier) agreed to make . representations to the Colonial OJlice. A SPORTSMAN’S SUICIDE. (Received 17, 8.10 a.m.) London, November 16. Maxwell, 1 a well-known American sportsman and balloonist, winner ol the Gordon-Bennett Cup two years ago, committed suicide by jumping from a Channel steamer. .• ENGLISH COPYRIGHT BILL. (Received 17, 8.10 a.m.) London, November 10. The Copyright Bill passed through committee in the Lords without serious amendment. THE KAISER INDISPOSED. (Received 17, 8.10 a.m.) Berlin, November 10. The Kaiser is indisposed with a cold.

VALUABLE PAIN TIN G S STOLEN. (Received 17, 8.10 a.m.) Berlin, November IG. Twenty-two paintings, many of groac historic and artistic interest, were stolen from the famous Lustschloss Chateau at Schleussheim. 4 AN ELECTION RIOT. (Received 17, 8.10 a.m.) Las Palmas, November 16. Enraged by the rumour of . the arrest of the v local Republican loader during the municipal elections, a mob of dockers captured the polling station and stoned, the gendarmes, who fired, killing four and wounding six. THAMES IRONWORKS. ■ (Received 17, 9.20 .a.m.) London, November 16. Mr A. F. Hills, chief of the Thames ironworks, attributes the failure of the company to the fact that the working capital anticipated preparations for building the Thunderer, and the losing of the order for the construction of the battleship Ajax. It was an audacious implication to say that the unwillingness of the Admiralty to accept the Thames Company’s tenders sealed its doom. A ONE-CLASS STEAMER. (Received 17, 10.0 a.m.) London, November 16. The Peninsular Company’s new oneclass steamer Ballarat sails on Saturday with 1100 passengers.

ATROCITIES DENIED. (Received 17, 10.0 a.m.) London, November 16. Mr Newton Moore bas written-to.the “Rotterdamscbe Courant” contradicting the allegations of atrocities upon Australian aborigines and explaining the. Government’s precautions for tho natives. DOCK DUES ADVANCED. (Received 17, 10.0 a.m.) London, November 16. Dock tonnage rates and dock town dues at Liverpool have been advanced ten per cent. MOROCCO. (Received 17, 9.45 a.m.) Paris,‘November 16. The Government proposes an army in occupation of Morocco on similar lines to Tunis. The headquarters of the forces will: be at Mpquiney., Britain and Russia,.have accepted: the FrancoGerman agreement. SPANISH REPUBLICANS. (Received 17, 9.45 a.m.) Madrid, November 16. The municipal elections in Spain resulted, in the Republicans being heavily defeated.

SWISS EMBROIDERY, (lleceived 17, 9.45 a.m.) Borne, November IC. In order to avoid the !.!;>’>' Amer:can tariff on Swish embroidery, si Swiss-Aiherican company with a capital of £2,000,009 lias been: forineh - ) transfer the industry to A . erica. WARSHIP CAPTAIN DROWNED. (Received 17, 9.15 a..n.) London, November 10. Commander Brine was washed over-, board from tlio battleship St. Vincent during a gale in the Channel, and drowned. BRIGHT’S CENTENARY. (Received 17, 9.45 a.m.) London, November 10. The Cobden Club, London, and political, educational and other societies at Rochdale and Cork, and many other cities celebrated Bright’s centenary.

OLYMPIC-HAWK COLLISION. (Received 17, 9.45 a.m.) London, November 10. The Admiralty Court is hearing a cross action for damages over the collision between the Olympic and the cruiser Hawk.

SECRET FOREIGN POLICY. (Received 17, 9.15 a.m.) London, November IG. The “Manchester Guardian” cannot understand why Mr. Asquith is unable to give a plain answer yea or nay to Mr. Goldman’s question on apparently simple, matters of fact. It adds: “Our foreign policy has carried secrecy to extravagant lengths.”

TO REPEAL PARLIAMENT ACT. (Received 17, 9.45 a.m.) London, November 16. The National Union Conservative Association at Leeds pledged the party to repeal the Parliament Act and approved the referendum on issues of national gravity. They refused to hear Mr L. Maxse, proposer of a resolution favouring Lord Halsbury and the “No-surrender” Peers. Amid uproar Lord Selborne moved to proceed with other business. Mr. Long, who seconded, said the party had traversed a great crisis and suffered heavy loss. Let it not strew the now leader’s path with pebbles. Mr. Maxse withdrew his resolution.