GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 386, 19 May 1908, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

New York, May 16. At a meeting of the Canadian Club in New York, Justice Longley, of Halifax, predicted that Canada would ultimately become an independent State in alliance with Britain. The British Ambassador strongly dissented, and Mr Longley left the room. Melbourne, May 16.

In the House, Mr Deakin, referring to Cardinal Logue’s statements, said the assertion that Australia was practically independent was only true so far as they enjoyed the amplest powers of selfgovernment, which had drawn the Mother Country and the Commonwealth together, instead of thrusting them asunder. He undertook to see that a denial of Cardinal Logue’s statement is cabled to London.

London, May 16,

The Court of Criminal Appeal held its first sitting yesterday. The Lord Chief Justice emphasised the fact that the Court was not for re-trying cases. Out of several applications for leave to appeal one was granted. The conviction was quashed in a case wherein the Judge at trial expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict.

The by-election for the Newport Division of Shropshire, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Slaney, resulted—Stainer (Unionist) 5328, F. Neilsou (Liberal) 4377. . At the general election the voting was: —Colonel Kenyon (Conservative) 4848, F. Neilson (Liberal) 4682. King Edward received at Buckingham Palace, Herr Deruburg, Director of German Colonial Affairs, who is sailing to-day on a mission to Africa. Herr Dernburg expressed himself grateful to the Imperial and Colonial governments for the facilities afforded for the study of administration in South Africa. New York, May 16. A speculator named Littlemore, profiting by rumours that he was attempting to corner July cotton, quietly sold cotton to alarmed speculators of New York yesterday, thereby netting ,£IOO,OOO. Calcutta, May 16. A cart struck and exploded some bombs, which had been wrapped in paper and laid on the tramline in Calcutta. Four natives were seriously injured. Notices in the Bengali language previously distributed, warned natives not to enter first class tram cars, because it was intended to destroy them. London, May x 6.

Thirty thousand hop-pickers and thirteen thousand growers, factors and labourers from Kent, Sussex, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Hampshire, marched in a procession, reaching two miles and bearing banners with strange devices, to Trafalgar Square. They adopted a resolution urging the Government to impose a duty of 40s a hundredweight on imported hops.

London, May 16.

The cab-drivers in Dublin assaulted the motor ’busmen because the busses were brought from London. Serious fighting followed, and many arrests were made.

Sir Edward Grey, speaking at the Iron and Steel Institute’s dinner, declared Britain’s aim was peace, but the naval expenditure depended upon the other Powers. “ Our navy is one for defence,” he said. “If ever it falls to such a point as to be unable to cope with any probable combination brought against it, our very independence and integrity will be jeopardised.”

Port Darwin, May 16

The steamer Vansoll reported that a terrific hurricane swept the island of Kisseo, in the Dutch Archipelago, causing the loss of a hundred lives, and much damage to property.