GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1909, 19 October 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I'IIESS ASSOCIATION —COI'YHKSUT Loudon, Oot. 17. Lord Carrington, speaking at Thame, urged tenant fanners to show thoy vvero in deadly earnest about tho Land Tonuro Bill, otherwise tho Houso of Lords would reject tiro measure. Whothor tho farmors woro granted a charter or not dopondod on their enthusiasm.

Tho president and aocrotary of tho Canterbury Trad os and Labor Council, in alotter to tho Manchester Guardian, warn English against coming to New Zaaland. Thoy point out that the labor market is overstocked, and a considerable number of artisans and laborers are idle, chiefly owing to the inrush of British and Australian immigrants.

Hudson Bay dGLO shares havo ad vauced to 101 1-8.

Paris, Oct. 17. The Lord Mayor, in a spooch at Paris, described the Err neo-British exhibition of 1908 as a materialisation of the entente. M. Donmorgue, Minister for Commerce, predicted a great success for the exhibition. French spoakers especially associated tho British cMonies with tho Motherland’s energies and prosperity.

Berlin, Oct. 17. An outbreak of foot and mouth disease occurred in the central cattle market in Berlin.

ofel, a German explorer, states that he mot Japanese oliicors acting as spies in remote parts of China, even far towards Thibet. Mauy were disguised as Buddhist Monks. They incito the natives to playing off the yellow against the white races.

Ottawa, Oct. 17. The -Dominion Government is alarmed at the iniiux of East Indians into British Columbia, and will introduce restrictive legislation next session.

(Sydney, Oct. 18. It is estimated that as the result of the tour of the Irish envoys in Australasia, fifteen thousand pounds will be raised ia aid of Home liule.

Mr .Gainsay Macdonald, M.P , was a passenger for Auckland by the s.s. Zealandia.

The Master Builders’ Association has received advices from Ban Francisco which indicates that the labor conditions do not warrant workmen going there. The city was suffering from tho attitude of the Trades Union, who wero obstructing rather than helping in reconstruction. Wages have been advanced to a very high figure and further advances are continually being asked.

Melbourne, Oct. 18. Mr ;Doakin, speaking at Ballarat, announced that ho appeared as a Liberal protectionist, ilis party had now resumed the position of an absolutely independent party. He eulogised Mr Watson for the support ho had accorded the Ministerial programme in tho last Parliament. With the men in Parliament it had been possible to work, but with the machine outside it was not possiblo. The difficulty arose not with the men who handled public affairs, but with those who wanted to iiaudle thorn. The policy of his party' would be progressive. He attacked Mr Itoid’s anti-socialist party. It was intended to advance the iron industry by bounties, duties, or other rnoaus. The measures to bo submitted included the Navigation Bill and banking and insurance laws —efforts would be made to induce immigration if the States would give land. Generally speaking, his policy of 1903, which was repeated in 1905, was to bo carried out. The Government made no proposal to imposo land taxation in addition to that already existing .jin the States. The latter were entitled to exhaust all their powers, and although ho would welcome cue feleralised tax, 1m saw no early possibility of its achievement. In answer to a question, he affirmed that members of the Labor party _ were under the control of an organisation which he believed was a danger to the community.