GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 76, 7 April 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTION. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Associ ation.] Washington, April 5. An official protest lias been received from Japan against Californian State legislation preventing them from holding real estate property within the State. (Received 8.5 a.m.) Washington, April 6. Californian Senators assured Mr Bryan that they were absolutely united in the movement for the prohibi- , tion of Japanese from the ownership of lands, and were determined to break up the Japanese colony, reserving the lands for Americans. The cituation is admittedly difficult. PROPOSALS FOR FREE SUGAR. Washington, April 5. President Wilson and the leaders of Congress have agreed to establish a low tariff rate for sugar, which will eventually he free of taxation. The new progressive Federal income tax of one to four per cent., with a flat tax of two per cent on corporations, is to cover the loss involved * by the alteration of the sugar tariff. (Received 8.5 a.m.) Washington, April 6.

The 1 ‘tariff is causing difficulties. (Louisiana Senators have refused President Wilsbn a compromise of ouo per cent per pound duty for three years, when it would bo free, and they predicted that the abolition of the duty would ruin the industry. COAL MINES FLOODED. New York, April C. Floods are threatening the coal mines at Harrisburg, and 5000 miners are idle, ' IRON ORE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Capetown, April 6. Promising deposits of iron ore, between Kimberley and Prieska, have been reported to the Minos Department. THE PUTUMAYO ENQUIRY. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, April 6. A Bluebook states that the British Consul at Quito toured Putumayo with the American Consul. There was no evidence that the present cruelties of the Amazon Company’s policy had improved, hut the fate of the Indians was almost wholly in the hands of the Company, whose future was doubtful.

The poverty of the district, and the critical condition existing with the financial and political exigencies of the Peruvian Government were grave obstacles to practical reforms. OLYMPIC-HAWKE DECISION. The White Star Company’s appeal against the Olyrnpic-Hawke decision lias been dismissed, the Court holding the Olympic alone blameable. SNATCHED FROM THE SCAFFOLD Constantinople, April 6. While four Ottoman Greeks, who were sentenced to death for subversive practices at Mytileno, were proceeding to the scaffold at Smyrna, an armed mo)) rescued them, after wounding several soldiers.