CONDENSED CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12861, 20 May 1905, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLES.

General^ von Trotha, Comsntanider of the German forces in SiW. jAfrfea^jhas issued a proclamation offering fttri the recovery of Hsridrik Wittrois, idea*} or alive, £250 ; for Steflperfc ((a false px'ophet), £150; and, the dhief -Fr>*lerik £100. , . , The .Womca's Oaun'cil, sitting! Jn Sydney, resolved to^favbair a furtiber reduction 'of memlbters •of State Parlia-., m<ents, Tvith- an' increase of sivflicient to attract ihe ablest mwn, also tJie amertdation of the Aiibitration Act so as to make it ' ata^w^r tfcej Ijux^jrose for which it was >brdlught into ' , As. a sckfticl %o the "ragging!' aboard H.M.S. Kent, the capt'ai'n' has been placed cm hal£j>ay. *

TheDuike d'iAtinizzi is preparing an exploring 'expedition to Central-Afri-ca., " .t. t General von Trotha's *>'n*er of- blood money, 'has increased the Cape's dissatisfaction regarding fhat colony being used by iGetnuany: as a base fpr supplies. The Financial Time's welcomes cvi- • dencd- of the vastly improved condi- ' lion jof Australia. General Booth' received an enthusiastic welcome- at/ Brisbane. < The Premier: of jVestralia outlined the (2<Jtberspnent policy^ ltP^yos proposed to introduce an Unimproved liand Tax Bill ; (with -exemption uj> , to £'400), and an Income Tax Bill' (with an exemption of £290)<lt is proposed to construct , a flouting dock t in Fremanllc 'harbolur, at Bunbury,' and other large \ public works. In the' fisJi cases at -Melbourne the defence is proceeding. It disclosed irregularities in thu Customs- Department by which revenue suffered largely. The Women's Conference in Sydney passed resolutions in favour of lpcal self-government, full local option, the adoption of. the ; Gothenburg system, abolition of barmaids, equality of the sqxes in business affairs, and dairying schools for women. ' The Tariff Comlm'ission in Sydney, enquiring into the soap and candle industries, obtained further evidence that there was . strong local prejudice j against Australian manufactures. The (Victorian Customs explanation in connection with the landing of a blind passenger named "Mclntosh from the Ruapehu is that they received incorrect information, aud were unaware that a bond had been given. The w»hole thing was * mistake. * Mr Alexander Marjts lias returned to Sydney front Japan, where he was for many years Consul-General. He advises* Australians ;to . kndck the "White Australia" policy on the head. They cannot expect England to go to war for their bad legislation and whites cannot develop the northern country. A party of Federal member is touring Queensland, inquiring into the" sugar and other industries. They were informed that the white pine industry has been crippled owing to New Zealand importations. { Mr Watson has suggested consideration - by . the Tariff Commission with ai view to the possible reimposition of, the dut- ' ies on New Zealand piue. It transpires that tho Moros chief Pala w«.skillc{d in the recent fighting in the Philippines.

Prosecutions tof newspapers for laws majeste h* connection with thy Kaiser's "scourge of Hod" speech havo been dropped. The Privy Council refused special leave to appeal from a decision of the High Court of Australia in tho caseLea'hy versus Cloug-h. It arose out of an enquiry by a .KoyaJ Commission mto the working- of the Machine Shearers' Union, Me Leahy, Sccrettary of the Union, on the information of 31 r Clough,. was fined for refusing to give evidence before tho Commission. The New South Wales Pull Court decided ag-ahist the fine on the ground that the Commission was illegal. f l he 11 igh. Court reversed the Full Court's decision, and Mr Why sought lea\ c to appeal to the Privy Council.