SATURDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2210, 14 October 1907, Page 1

SATURDAY’S CABLES.

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, Oct. 11. Referring to tlio cablegram of October 4th, Mr. Spicer, M.P., declares that ho is still utterly opposed to Chinese immigration into tho Trans-

vaal . , , The Miners’ Federation has resolved to tako a ballot on tho question of joining the Labor Representation Committee. . , . . . Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed in Wales, declared that tho. last Education Bill was tho greatest and most drastic measure for disestablishment and disendowment of tho State Church ever proposed. It would have disestablished 13,000 church seminaries, daily attended by 2 h million children. , , , A Labor Bureau has been established in England to recruit skilled labor for- Canadian manufacturers. There liavo been 1430 operatives already sent, and 1000 more are needed. Mr. Lloyd-George, speaking at Cardiff, said he was in constant communication with Sir H. C. Bannorman on every aspect of tho railway crisis. The Board of Trade W'ould exhaust all its pow'ers to prevent tho catastrophe of a great strike. Mr, Andrew Bonar Law, M.P., speaking at Newcastle, said that within a few months flip price of corn had increased eightfold, much affecting the price of bread, allowing the dear loaf bogey. Ho believod that despite the tariff Australia would continue a great iriiporter. The preference conceded was of -real value to British trade. PARIS, Oct. 11.

Franco is initiating an international congress in 1908 to discuss tlie problem of rendering roads suitable for automobile traffic.

THE HAGUE, Oct. 11

The First Committee of the Peace Convention adopted the proposal for a Permanent Court, and recommend-

ed that it become operative when the Powers agree to tho appointment of tho judges and the constitution of the Court. Mr. Choate, tho American delegate, referring to the attitude of minor States, denounced the monstrous despotism of an unimportant minority.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11. In connection with tlio New Y'ork railways enquiry Dolan, Widoner, and Ekins, trustees, deny profiting by Brady’s sale. They declare that each lent William C. Whitney £20,000, and the cheques they received were for tlie settlement of tho loan and intorest.

BOMBAY, Oct. 11

In order to prevent disturbances on the anniversary of Bengal’s partition, Calcutta has been declared a proclaimed area, and meetings are prohibited

BRISBANE, Oct. 12. Condon, of tho Transvaal Scottish, won tho King’s Prize _at tho Riflo Association meeting with 335 joints. Lake, South Australia, was second with 331. Two of tho British team secured fifth and sixth places. MELBOURNE, Oct. 12.

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 8d and a bonus of a similar amount per share. ADELAIDE, Oct. 12. Between 30 and 40 pooplo arc suffering from ptomaine poisoning, which has been traced to custard eaten in a city restaurant. PERTH, Oct, 12. Mr. Brown, member for Perth in the Assembly, accused Mr Illingworth, an ex-member and Treasurer, of having loaned to himself from the Savings Bank, through a dummy, £4300, out of which, it is alleged, Illingworth made a profit of £3500 in six months. Brown admitted the loan was refunded, but contended that no man of honor had a right to use Government funds to finance him. The Treasurer, referring to the charge, said it was cruel to bring such charges against a man who was now lying at death’s door in a private asylum in Melbourne, especially as tlio affair occurrod in 1901. He had gone through the papers, and found nothing to support the charge that Illingworth wrongly used his position in the transaction as far as the Treasury was concerned. It appeared perfectly clear ' the security was ample, and the money was duly repaid, with the specified interest.