MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 77, 23 November 1912, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) An effort is being planned by Congress to revise the United States constitution and provide for the direct election of Presidents. The Empire Commission has concluded its sittings. John Burns testified that there would probably be 267,000 emigrants this year, whereo two per cent, would go to the colonies. Tokio, November 22. It is officially stated that the twenty reported as killed in the Nisshen explosion were only wounded. London, November 22. From now on imprisonment will follow non-payment of fines imposed on Territorials not attending summer camps. At the inquest into the fire at Barker’s a verdict of accidental fire was returned. Barkers’ are compensating their employees with gifts of three years’ wages beyond the legal claims. Besides the legacies cabled on November 4, Sir Thomas Bartlett has bequeathed the residue of £50,000 to the Liverpool Cathedral. At the Marconi Committee Mr King flatly denied that political heads had pressed him to accept the Marcon terms, nor had anyone attempted to influence him by pecuniary considerations. " The contract was made entirely in the public interest. Justice Ilentoul’s decision has placed the bookmakers in a quandary, 'i'iiey are liable to be sued by losers for bets. An appeal is being prepared.

The Times' says that whatever the rights or wrongs of Lord Denman’s eviction, it is not calculated to raise [Australia's reputation within the Empire. It declares that Mr Fisher’s attitude was one of unquestionable regret at New South Wales’ appearance of discourtesy and disrespect to the King’s representative. Three thousand taxicab drivers rejected the owners’ proposal to increase the price of petrol in January. Sydney, November 22. At the inquest on the Waverley tragedy, the verdict was that Miss Cowan and Ycitch both committed suicide. The navy personnel will be increased in 1913 by 1625. Capetown, November 22. The South African Party’s congress at Pretoria, under General Botha’s presidency, approved of a platform including encouragement of European immigration and restriction of Asiatics, a conciliatory native policy, and securing for white labour a fair share of the agricultural and industrial development of the country. New York, November 22. The American Federation of Labour has refused ’to endorse the formation of a National Labour Party, preferring a continuance on a non-political basis. Washington, November 22. The Interstate Commerce Commission decided to withdraw its ruling icstraining foreign shipping carrying material from United States ports to the Canal zone, at Porto Rico and elsewhere,- on the discovery being made that the ruling would delay the completion of the Canal for a year.