YESTERDAY’S CABLES,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2103, 31 January 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES,

United Press Association —Copyriffht The Supreme Court of the UniLed States has based its decision in file labor ease as on Hie ground cabled, that nobody can be compelled ignnst his will to roLain another's mivuvs and that any 'legislation disturuiag the equality of employers and employed in such matters would bo an interference with the liberty ol the s-übioc-.

A violent gale is raging at Townsville in Queensland. No damage has been recordeed so far.

Thero is again great heat iuHourke, in New South Wales, tis US in the shade.

The tirst good rain for a long time fell in Sydney last night. The Chief Commissioner of Now South Wales Railways lias sailed by the Mo'koia on a visit to New Zealand.

The Investigator has been "o boat'll safely at Adelaide. Colonel Hoplon, commandant ot lie British rille team, has returned rom a visit to New Zealand. Ho aid he would rather live 'a A«-s----rnlia than in “God’s Own Country.”

There was « .lot to be done by the Tourist Department before the ae eonunodation provided for travellers approached tint of Australia. In most instances ho found it. inferior, though the charges were hjgh. !!is chief grievance against New Zeal ml was the restriction placed on the sale of liquor. He was not a drinking man in the general sense of ti e term, lmt most people, he said, like a glass of something with their meals, and in Now Zealand it if difficult to get a glass of ale o r wine. He did not care to express any stronger opinion beoauso he had loft the place and not likely to revisit it. A Blue 'Book shows that lively misgivings were entertained by Mr Alorlov and Sir Edward Grey as to the possible effect of the Transvaal s Asiatic legislation in India and abroad. General Botha, before the Acts wore sanctioned, promised temporarv permits to admit disting fished Asiatics by means of signature instead of finger print, and promised legislation to restrict the powers of expulsion. The Chronicle states that while tbo self-governing colonics were determined to exclude Asiatics, the Imperial Government, which ever party was in office, could not dictate a different policy, but. the problem was grave, and alleviation was found by Indian immigration to their home and to tho Crown countries of British Africa.

Many leading naval experts in England consider employment of submarines quite unadaptod for Australian defence. Air. Chownaggree, iu a speech at I lie new Reform Club, London, said the Transvaal’s outrageous treatment of Asiatics had already created a crisis which would become an Imperial danger if continued. Lord Elgin’s attempt to shelter behind tho plea that it was impossible to interfere with the legislation of an autonomous colony was a flimsy excuse, since self-government was given to enable the colony to deal with internal affairs, not to tyranniso over other British subjects. Under Air. Haldane’s scheme of a territorial army tho Kings Colonials will be attached to the Guards. There is a revival of interest in England in connection with the recent placing .of five officers of the Fifth Lancers on half-pay. The Daily Alail urges a public inquiry, especially iu the case of Captain Bryco AVilson. who considers himself a victim of Colonel Graham’s secret confidential reports. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners in England propose to make a fresh annual grant of £50,000 to clergy, raising the incomes of a thousand poorer Anglican benefices. ,