Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 88, 27 November 1911, Page 6

Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (Received 27, 8.5 a.m.) Capetown, November 26. General Botha, at a congress of the Het Volk ,at Pretoria, said he would throw all his weight in the direction of assisting mining. He added that the- .Government was considering tne utilisation of white labour on farms. If none was available men must bo imported. ' Berlin, November 26. The “Kielon Noustenk Nachrichten” states that the extra naval programme costing seventeen and a hair million pounds will be spread over seven years. It will include a battleship and two armoured cruisers yearly instead of one cruiser as originally provided. , Over four hundred thousand marks, largely in cash, weighing a hundredweighty were abstracted from a postal van in crowded streets in four minutes. The thieves escaped. The van driver was arrested. The police afterwards arrested a man named Cavcllo in the streets carrying a sack of money orders. They searched Cavello’s rooms and found practically all the cash. It is believed that ho burned securities valued at a hundred thousand marks. London, November 26. The Master of Elibank, speaking at Bath, said he would press the Government to deal in the Franchise Bill with the minority vote in election contests where there are more than two candidates. Obituary: The Marquis of Tweedale. After several conferences the miners in .Warwickshire have obtained a minimum wage of 7s per day with a proportionate increase in the lower grades. Mr Johnson, M.P., said that if an equally good arrangement was made throughout the country there would be no national strike. Ottawa, November 26. The Government has appointed special commissioners to inquire into a possible scheme of co-operation in immigration with the Provincial and Federal Governments. A Bill to amend , the Public Inquiries Act is proposed in connection with the investigation of the Laurier Government's expenditure. It is anticipated that the new boundaries of Ontario and Manitoba will be arranged to give Ontario a Hudson Bay port. Hemp is steady, and unchanged. Jute, .November-Heccmber shipment, £2O os. Cotton, November-December, sd. Rubber, 4s 4d. Copra, irregular; South Sea bags £24 5s to £25. Copper, spot £59, three months £59 15s, electrolytic £6l. Tin, spot £2OO _ 10s, three months £lB9 ss. Lead, £ls 17s 6d. Silver 25Jd. Galvanised iron, £l4 2s 6d and £l3 10s. Fencing wife, £7 15s. Angle steel, £5 15s. Wheat. —An Australian cargo sold at,3 f ss,3d. The’ Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,880,000 quarters, for the Continent 1,125,000, Atlantic ''shipments 35,500, Pacific 43.000, The total shipments to Europe - for the week amounted, to 1,000,000 quarters, including Argentine 13.000, Russian 235,009, Danubian 200.000, Indian 116,000, and Australasian 16,000. (Received 27, 9 a.m.) Melbourne, November 27.

The Federal Government takes no action in the present session in the direction of establishing reciprocal • trade with.-the other dominions. Details for negotiations at a later stage are being formulated. Altogether three hundred are affected by poisoning by sandwiches at the Maryborough picnic. Six arc still dangerously, and twenty severely ill. A meeting of' the Steamship Owners’ Association shortly discussed the seamen’s award. A leading ship-own-er declared that the owners had no alternative but to accept. It would be very awkward and difficult to conduct discipline under the new conditions, if practicable at all. Another stated that a probable result would be the raising of freights and fares. . Perth, November 27. The Pearlers’ Association has obtained leave to bring wh-La Jl.ers from England to take the place of aliens. Sydney, November 27. There have oeen idinner g.you rains in the wheat area, v.h.k- have ...ach improved tho outlook. The Government I;as temporarily re-arranged portfolios to enaoio Mr. Carmichael to resume his place later. The “Herald” says Lycett’s inclu- • sion was due to fine play in the doubles championship. Brookes probably selected him with a view to playing him in the Davis double contests, as in that branch of tennis lie excels. . The “Telegraph” says ’ perhaps Brookes decided to reserve bis own energy for the singles and to pair Lycett with Dunlop. On tiie other hand, he may only intend to have him as a reserve.

As a result of the anti-betting legislation in America tho St. James stud, one of the most famous in the United States, comprising 159 animals, is being brought to Sydney in its entirety. It arrives in a specially chartered steamer on AVednesday. Mr Irving Wheatcroft, the owner, declares that racing conditions have reached such a pass in America that it is,no longer any pleasure racing or breading thoroughbreds. The string includes the famous sires Cisarion and Kismet. The weather has been fine since Saturday evening and the pitch lias dried.