GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 98, 25 April 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

(Received 25, 8.5 a.m.) London, April 24

In tlio Bouse of Commons, Mr McKenna sa>'i the Welsh Disestablishment Dili was similar to that of 1909. The present income from endowments was £26(1.000, and in future they would have a minimum of £87,000 a year. Existing incumbents would continue to receive their stipends, and the Ecclesiastical Commoners and the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty would also he permitted to contribute from English sources sufficient to make the income of the Welsh. Church £IBO,OOO a year, including life interests valued at, £82,000. The Church would re-r-.tin cathedrals,* churches and parsonages. Welsh Commissioners will be appointed to distribute Church property, of which £26,700 is given to the University of Wales, and £175,000 goes to County Councils in districts where tithes are levied. Mr Lyttelton said the Welsh Church was still the largest denomination in Wales. The Government was dealing a deadly blow at Christianity. The Bill violated the principle of religious toleration. Mr Brynmouth Jones approved the Bill. The debate was adjourned. London, April 24. A distinguished gathering of foreign and colonial representatives attended the Shakespearian festival at Strat-ford-on-Avon. Dr. Don represented New Zealand. The Baptist Union has inaugurated a quarter of a million fund to provide a minimum stipend for unmarried ministers of £IOO to £l2O, and for married men £l2O to £l5O. Already £53,000 has been promised. In the House of Commons Mr Malcolm called attention to Mr Pointer’s speech at the Croyden Temperance Council, to the effect hat he saw the leaders on both sides drunk during an important debate. Mr Pointer stated that he did not desire to answer a charge based on an inaccurate report. Mr Malcolm retorted that Mr Pointer told him he was not going to run away from his statement. Mr Pointer did not answer. The Speaker said that if the report was anything like correct, it was grossly offensive and also ludicrous. The House could form its own judgment. Ottawa, April 24.

The Minister of Trade announces that negotiations for reciprocity with Australia are progressing satisfactorily. It is expected that Australia will grant Canada preference in lumber by discriminating against United States lumber.