HOME AND FOREIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 9 December 1903, Page 3

HOME AND FOREIGN.

ARBITRATION LAWS. LONDON, Dec. 7. Tho Tiincs published a column and a half letter from Mr Henry Field, Wellington, embodying an answer from the Employers' Federation to ilr Sivldon's letter to live Times respecting, the Conciliation ami Arbitral ion Act in regard to New Zealand's prosperity. THE LABOUR WORLD. LONDON, Dec. 7. Owing to "dumping" of glass bottles at St. Helens, Lancashire, 500 glass workers have been discharged. HUNGARIAN POLITICS. Received 8, 4.13 p.m. BUJJA I'ESTH, Dec. 7. The Independence party of Hungary has ceased obstruction tactics, the leader of the Kossuthites and Tisza having arranged a compromise, AMERICAN NAVAL BASES. WASHINGTON, Dec 7 The United States Secretary for Marine advises the fortification of Guam, the midway island near the Sandwich) Islands, and of Subie Bay in the Philippines, with the estobhshment of a naval base at the latter place. FRENCH CENTRAL AFRICA.. Received, 8, 4.13 p.m. , r . „ PARIS, Dec. 8. Major Marehland has been appointed to undertake the unification of the I-rcnch cowries arouj.d the Con go, and to reorganise the rights of conoes.Mona;ires unci reduce expenditure. M. Pelletan, Minister of' Marine, states that live millin sterling has been expended within n few years on Control African colonies without a penny reiturn.

ANGLO-FRENCH POSTAL ARR VNTGEMENT. Britain Ims suggested to AT. Trou|Jlot, Postmaster-General, that Engisli letters to France and French letters to Englamd should each bs l)i-' stamped, with the inland rate of the despatching- country. M. Trou- ■ Hot is Javourablc to the fcheme if Bn.t.ain .will make a proposal. A SHIPPING ARRANGFMGNT. Kec,,.v;d 8, 10.20 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 8. The shipping ring has published' a likl oi 48 registered and six unregistered steamers available for an Australian cargo service, and announces the despatch of a steamer lor Melbourne mid Sydney every Saturday during January and February. All but two are calling at Adelaide, Luring the sumo period the Aberdeen line despatch live and Lunds line two steamers.