GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 249, 18 November 1903, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Received Nov. 17, 10.21 p.m. PARTS, Nov. 17. Discussing the Colonial estimates in tho Chamber of Deputies, Lucien Hutjert, Deputy for Ardennes, urged the Chamiber to grant the French colonies self-government. M. Delcasse is indisposed to grant Morocco an Anglo-French loan, fearing the joint control. PEKIN, Nov. 17. Official helplessness at Pekin is extreme, though the idea of closer relations of China with Japan in order to check Hu.Tsia is growing. BOMBAY, ' Nov. 17. Tho Insolent refusal of the Thibetans to negotiate with Major Younghusiband's mission which has been encamped for a mont'h at Khambyong has induced the Indian Government to order tho mission, with a strong armed escort, to advance to Cyangta, within 160 miles of Lhassa. This involves tho occupation of the Chumbi Valley, called the key of Thibet. The Prima Minister, Nepaul, warns Thibet to agree to British demands quickly. Received 18, 15 a.m. BERLIN, Nov. 17. The Dresdener Schaaffhausenseher banks have estalbilished a working) union, pooling profits and dividing in proportion to capital and reserves. LONDON. Nov. 17. Mr Chaplin, speaking at Sleaford, said he was prepared to support Mr Balfour us far as was consistent with Mr Chamberlain's larger proposals. If it was intended to impose protective duties on manufactures alone to the exclusion of agricultural industries he would not support. Agriculturalists were willing to help the industrial manufacturing classes, provided they were not forgotten or ignored. * Lord George Hamilton's constituents express discontent at his opposition to the Government. The Times says Mr Seddon's pioposals are pretty thorough going, while Mr Deakin's are not far be-, hind. Received Nov. 18, 1.0 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 17. The Government has notified on increase of iivtterest on Savings Banks current accounts to 3 J per cent, from Jan. 1. MELBOURNE, Nov. 17. The Federal Parliament dissolves on Monday next. ADELAIDE, Nov. 17. The Treasury decided to stop the issue of 3J per cent. Treasury bills. This was necessary owing to other States increasing their rates to ctj per cent, thus militating against the sale of local Bills. They are now issuing at 4 ]H?r cent, with a currency of 3, 4, or 5 years. A largo four-masted barque has laeen ashore in shoal water at Pount Spencer in the Gulf since Sunday. Her name is unknown, but she is supposed to be the Bannock-burn, which left Adelaide on Friday for Wallalroo with a load of wheat.