Gendral Cable Summary.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3515, 29 April 1905, Page 3

Gendral Cable Summary.

NAVAL GUNS CRITICISED. London, April 27. In an article headed “ A Naval Crisis,” the “ Daily Graphic ” says that experiments show that_ the 35 calibre i2-inch Mark VIII wire guns, constituting the main armaments of fifteen of onr newest battleships, are incapable of firing fifty full charges. The article adds thst shells burst in seven out ot sixteen similar guns on Japanese warships. COMMONWEALTH POLITICS. Adelaide, April 27. The Federal Premier, Mr G. H, Reid, gave an address here on the political situation. He said he would conduct useful business as 'long_ as possible; when he found that impossible he would appeal to the country. Mr Reid stated that his policy in future would be to increase the attrac* tiveness of Australia to men and money from abroad ; to increase the development of the natural resources; to keep the men in the country, not in tbt towns; and to restore confidence in Australia. MURDER OF AN AMBAN. London, April 26. The Viceroy ot Sze-chwan (a west ern province of China, on the T hibetan borders) announces the murder of the Chinese Amban, with all his escort, at Batang, on the Thibetan frontier. The name of the Amban is not given and it is uncertain whether the Amban at Lhaasa is meant, MINOR MATTERS EPITOMISED. The Australian cricketers have arrived in England, all well. The Boot Manufacturing Association of Sydney has decided, owing to the scarcity of leather, to increase the price of boots. Advices received from Tashkent itate that the Afghan garrisons have been reinforced, and a battery of heavy runs has arrived at Herat. Cases of cerebral meningitis have been reported from all parts of GerBiany. the majority of cases have occurred in the mining districts. The Dominion Parliament has disallowed the enactment of British Columbia, against Japanese immigrants on the ground of incompatibility of Imperial interests.