YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2170, 28 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Press i Association—Copyright LONDON, August 25. A. 0. Jones. .interviewed, said tho Alii tiviuh 'looked' Whit' funny ou paper. >ll was *a good fielding and bowling combination, but stock batsmen wore missing. He was glad youngsters had been given a chance, drorgc Gunn. who beads Nottingham batting averages, lias been, invited to go to Australia. Tt is believed the team will number sixteen.

In connection with the Colonial' Office reorganisation, Lord Elgin explains through the Times that Air. Tairas, as b-ad af tho Dominion Department, and !.\!r. Just, as Secretary to the Imperial Conference, .will nat-urally-also work in connection with the same department. Lord Elgin shortly forwards to the 'Governors a despatch fully explaining the reorganisation of the Colonial Office. Air. Pike Pea use, member for Darlington, speaking at Darlington, said we raised sixty million pounds annually by taxation of food anil drink, while Air. Chamberlain’s duty on corn would only produce two millions. ,Alr. Asquith, speaking at Wiltshire, said until Air. Balfour and the" Unionists plainly declared whether they were prepared to tax corn, meat, and the necessities of life and industry in order to secure colonial preference, they could not escape the penalty of a subterfuge and evasion, which lost them the country’s confidence. The House of Lords passed the English Land Biil, and accepted the House of Commons’ rejection of the amendment in tho qualification of women, whereby tile House of Loids would lmve prevented the election of women as mayors or chairmen of county councils.

The Standard states Air. Barnes, a Labor member of tho Houso of Commons, declared the Amalgamated Society of Engineers had decided to terminate its affiliation with the Trade Union Congress. The Society has joined tho Labor party and Federation of Trades.

The Daily Telegraph states that pulpit eulogies were made throughout the State of New York yesterday on the divorce law which becomes operative next Sunday. It i& expected it will reduce divorce by tliree-fourths. It enacts that married persons convicted of infidelity shall be subject to six months’ imprisonment or a fine of £SO or both. 'Air. Jesse Phillips, a young lawyer, is the author of tho law.

BERLIN, August 20. A resolution was adopted at the Socialist Congress further recommending workers, with the assistance of the International Bureau, to do their utmost to prevent any threatened

war. The methods of action must vary according to political condition of the different people. If an outbreak occurred it would be their duty to strive to bring it to a termination and utilise the economic crisis hastened by the war to rouse tho masses against armaments, and hasten the downfall of tli 0 capitalist classes. Another resolution, introduced by tho French and Spanish delegates, was adopted, protesting against the Alorocco expedition. The next Congress is to be held at Copenhagen. ST. PETERSBURG, August 2G.

Baker, of Sydney, won the fifty and five hundred metres international swimming races at AAtasa, Finland. Baker was included in the British four winning tho teams race. PARIS, August 26.

Some accounts credit Alulai Hafid with the intention to pacify the Casablanca tribes and negotiate with General Drude for peace; and having secured recognition then to march to Fez and proclaim himself Emperor. The local police found scattered in Goold’s flat 22 loose pearls belonging to Levin’s necklace ,and several of her teeth. NEAV YORK, August 20. All*. Cortelyon, secretary of the United States Treasury, for at least the next five weeks makes deposits in the National hanks upon approved security. The deposits will be returnable if required at the beginning of January. This action is taken to prevent a panic in the autumn. The Comptroller of Currency at AAMshington considers the j>lan wise and lyMELBOURNE, August 27. ' Tho year’s trade of A r ictoria is a record one. The total trade reached £54,152,394. The imports amounted to £25,234,402, or £2O 4s lid per head of population. The exports totalled £28,917,992, or £23 11s 4d per head of the imputation. A final adjustment of the finances shows a surplus for the year of £814,000. BRISBANE, August 27. The officers ami crew of the Arawatta deny that he Ingeborg’s lights were burning. SYDNEY, August 27.

The Alutual Life Association of Australasia has issued a circular to members, submiting a proposal for amalgamation with the Citizens’ Life Company, under tho style of the Alutual and Citizens’ Company. Tho amalgamation, if approved, is to take effect from January Ist next. Air. Alaclaiirin, chairman, and .Air, Remington. general, manager of the Atntual Life, are to join the board of tho amalgamated company. Air. Remington will also be managing trustee. Other directors of the Alutual become trustees for the policyholders. Provision is made for the election of trustees annually after 1910. The surplus accruing on Alutual policies will at no time be subject to any deduction for shareholders’ profits. The expense rate chargeable against he .Alutual policies will be 15 per cent on tlie premium income for 1908, 12J per cent for the succeeding four years, 10 per cent afterwards. Tho main advantages claimed for the amalgamation are a reduction of expenses of the institution, annual bonuses, and review of investments by trustees, who will report direct to the policy-holders. Circulars to the New Zealand policy-holders will ljo despatched next mail.

lAleetings of protest against the Federal members raising their salaries continue throughout the Commonwealth. The action of Parliament is warmly denounced. At t tlie Brisbane City Council meeting one alderman suggested the importation of Russian Nihilists to give Federal members such a rise that they would not want any further increase. The Treasury officials deny that any duty lias been paid oil wir e netting as stated by Sir AV. Lyne.