SUN CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 61, 17 July 1913, Page 5

SUN CABLES.

HOME AND FOSEJCS" HEWS

EMIGRATION A.NI) IMMIGRATION

[b y eliectiuo telegraph—copyrightj [Sydney Sun Special Cable.]

London, July 16

The yearly returns up to March 31 show that 407,729 Britishers left the

United Kingdom tor places outside Europe, including Canada 185,349, Australia and New Zealand 92,629, United States 94,176. Sixty per cent were males between the ages of 18 and 30. Of these skilled trades represented 32 per cent., labourers 25 per cent., agricultural workers 19 per cent., and commercial and professional men 15 per cent. The immigrants to Great Britain totalled 71,275. A DREADNOUGHT DAMAGED. Vienna, July 16. The Tegetthoff was damaged in the gun trials.

THE PRINCE OF WALES

London, July 16

The Prince of Wales is touring Germany in a motor car. Ho has arrived at Leipzig.

WAR, IN THE AIR. Berlin, July 16

At the aeroplane bomb-throwing competition at Kiel Lieut. Schwab was the only competitor who hit the mark. LOST BALL. London, July 16. In the case of a Highgate caddie charged with stealing a golf ball, the Bench refused to convict, as there was no law that a lost ball was the property of the club.

A STEEL COMBINE

It is reported that the Whittaker, Glissiner and Labelle-Wheeling steel companies are amalgamating, with a capital of eight millions sterling. TRADE IN FRANCE. Paris, July 16 The trade returns for the half-year show an increase of £6,105,560.

FARMERS' CONFERENCE. Sydney, July 16. -..

The Farmers' Conference adopted a resolution in favour of restricting the use of pea rifles and against any Government attempt to nationalise the meat trade. A-large number • of. delegates were vaccinated as a smallpox precaution.

A MURDER CHARGE. Melbourne, duly 16

Capenessa was -charged with murdering liis wife on April 28. The Chief Justice, after hearing evidence, directed the jary to return a verdict of not guilty, and accused was discharged.

HOME RULE DEBATE. London, July 16

Tu the House of Lords, Lord Loreburn contributed an impressive speech in the Home Rule dehate. He said there still remained six months before the Bill was able to be reintroduced, and if the time were spent not i inflowing difficulties, but in trying to assuage them, he had faith enough to believe that some agreement would be attainable in carrying the consent of all parties, without which the time would be of little value. If successful, they would confer a priceless ber< fit upon England in the hour of danger.

TEE RAND RTOTS

London, July 16

la the House of Commons, in reply to a question, it was announced that three officers and twenty-four men i'J the army were wounded in the fighting at Johannesburg. PUTUMAYO REPORT. Mr Asquith (Premier) stated that there was no time at their disposal to discuss the Putumayo scandal report. He announced the proposals of the Government in regard to the re-constituted second chamber, which wil] he presented next session.

THE TIMES' LEADER. London, July 16

The Times, in a leader, deals with the Lords' debate on Home Rulo. It reads that a special feature was the speeches in favour of Lord Lansdowne's amendment. They exhibited from different points of view a very just and sympathetic insight into the Irish problem policy. The Government on the other hand revelled more and more closely in the policy dictated by a section, which, for that very reason, can never succeed.

MR BRYAN'S DECISION. Washington, July 16

It is stated that Mr Bryan's decision, which is nebessary to add to his salary by lecturing, will cost thousands of votes in future elections. He always posed as a champion of the poor western voters, who will now hold their idol corrupted by the effete east.