THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2050, 10 April 1907, Page 3

THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

(Press Assn. —By Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received April 9. 8.18 a.i11.) • LONDON, April 8. The British subscriptions to Russian famine relief amount to £IOO.OOO, which, with M. Kokovsoif’s grant, has met the worst storms of distress, but two difficultmonths remain, and the _ Zemstvo organisation is in great straits.

NAVIGATION CONFERENCE.

COASTAL TRADING. Received 11.20 p.nr., April 9. LONDON, April 0. The Conference discussed the classes of voyages to which Australasian conditions would be applicable. Ultimately Mr. Hughes’ resolution was carried unanimously, rendering liable to Australian law vessels registered in the colonies while trading therein; also vessels, wherever registered, while engaged in coastal trade, vessels to be deemed traders if they take cargo or passengers to any other colonial port.

Mr. Hill believed that if the Commonwealth applied Australasian conditions to oversea vessels doing incidental coasting trade some British services might bo compelled to withdraw.

Mr Thompson (Commonwealth delegate) dissented, considering it an attempt to shut out British oversea vessels from incidental coastal trade, chiefly passenger trade. Sir William Lyne denied hostility towards oversea shipping. The Australian proposals were merely part and parcel of the contract law preventing the importation of workmen at lower rates than locally paid.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

CHARGE AGAINST CRICK AND WILLIS. Received 10.00 p.m., April 9. SYDNEY, April 9.

The trial of Crick and Willis orK a chargo of conspiracy canto before a jury empanelled. The judge announced that; the sheriff had informed him that he could not be responsible for the custody of defendants. After the expression from the judges who dealt with the case of juror Brown, the course which had hitherto been adopted of allowing persons charged to remain in the custody of the sheriff would not be followed again. Air. Crick; 1 certainly object to be locked up with criminals before I am one.

His Honor; There must be no remarks of that kind made in tho Court. When the Court rises for the day defendants will he handed over in the ordinary way to the gaoler. When the case adjourned defendants were taken in charge of by the gaoler, but will not be locked up in •the cells.