VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 259, 5 November 1904, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLES.

CANADA AMI KoUKItiN I'OLITICS. OTTAWA, Nov. 3. Mr u former Minister ior Finance, addveswing I.IUO jmjisuus in Toronto, repelltd ihi- itight lion. John Hurley's udvice to keep free o( entangleiuenls Willi ttritish militarism, lie added, atuiiLsl. great cheering,, thul no academic advice would restrain Canadians from pouring to the rescue of any part oi the Empire IWi'eutened. TYPHOID AND A MILKMAN'S UAIIIUTY.

LONDON, Nov. 11. A plaintiff at Ealing has been uwarded £10(> expenses for tlie loss of his wife from typhoid due to the defendant's dairy supplying conlainiivu.tud milk. CYCLONE IN NEW SOUTHWALES SYDNEY, Nov. ». A cyclonic storm struck Maclean tins allernoo'ii, and did considerable iduinage. It lasied hali an hour and i blew with terrilic hace. Many buildings and residences weix- blown down, and nearly every house in the town was more or less damaged. No loss of life has boon roportod. Tclegru|)hic communication with the south was completely restored late to-night. (Received Nov. i, 11.52 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 4. Several thousand pounds' worth of damage was done by the cyclone at Mac Lean. A man named McEwnn killed by a falling tree.

lIUFFALO DILL IN HIS ELEMENT NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Desperadoes Shot the cashier of the bank in the town of Cody. A sherill's posse and a party of English sportsmen, headed by Colonel Cody (Buffalo Hill) pursuing them, had a lively engagement. Colonel Cody's horse was shot. The desperadoes escaped.

AUSTRALIA'S BOGEY DISCOUNTED. SYDNEY, Nov. 8. The Japonuso Consul entertained a number of leading citizens on the •jeeasioa of Mikado's birthday. He thanked the people of the Commonwealth and New Zealand for their Kindness and sympathy with Japan. He felt some jealousy in referring to the Immigration Restriction Act. Every nation had a right to adopt whatever means it thought roecossary to preserve its national interests and institutions, and time alone could be trusted to prove whether or not tb» weans taken were Uw best availablo. The fears entertained by some people about a "yellow peril " were groundless. " There is no Justification for the idea that wo should l>e so inflated with pride and lust of canimest that, just lor the soke of lighting, we should attack some other nation in order to avenge some slight which in all probability would do moro harm to tho country which offered it than to us, and, Uust of all, should we be likely to provoke a conflict with any part of the great Empjire we so much respect, and with whom we have so much in common. People who have scared themselves with such silly fears have paid a poor compliment to the power and genius of their own great country, and at the same time showed that they know nothing at all of ours."

MONMOUTH BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, Nov. 3. Mr Chamiberlain, in a letter to Sir John Cockburn, warmly supporting his candidature, thinks the House of Commons might well find a place for ono or two gentlemen' who, like Sir John Cockbum, while maintaining their, personal independence would be able to assist Parliament to understand more fully tho views and aspirations of the colonies.

AUSTRALIA AND PREFERENCE. MELBOURNE, Nov. 4. Mr Doakln has given notice of motion favouring preferential trade with the Empire; that Mr Chamterluin's proposal be discussed at a conference at the earliest opportunity ; that the Premier to requested to consider the existing openings for preferential trade between the Australian and other colonies ; that he obtain the necessary data for the preparation of u measure granting preference to British imports to Australia, which competed solely with inijiortg from foreign countries ; and that the Premier be authorised on behalf of tho Commonwealth to offer the Imperial Government preference.

FEDERAL HIGH COURT. (Received Nov. 4, 11.52 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov, 4. The High Court refused leave to appeal against tho income tax decision. The Chief Justice said they believed they would bo guilty of a dereliction of duty, amounting to a breach of trust, if th c y doc-lined to accept respond bdlity, unless they wore in a position to give intelligible reasons 'Why the Privy Council were bett.r judges of a question than they were. They did not see that questions in this case could be bottor decided by tho Privy Council than by the Hfigl« Court.

CANADIAN ELECTIONS. (Received Nov. 5, 1.22 a.m.) OTTAWA, Nov. 4. The elections have given Sir Wilfrid Laurier a possibly incroosod majority. The Premier was elected for two couatios. Mr Fielding was re-elected. Hon. F. W. llorden, the Conservative leader, was defeated tor Halifax, and the Liberals carry practically tho whole of Nova Scotia

GERMAN-AMERICAN AGREEMENT NEW YORK, Nov. 4. America's overtures to Germany fov an arUtrauion treaty similar to the Anglo-American will probably 'be received favourably.

UUTTER COMMISSION REPORT. MELBOURNE, Nov. 4. The Uutter Commission has issued a progress report, leaving nefarious practices exposed, u nd a systematic corruption of employees and others, the unjustifiable practice of receiving aecrot rahu'tes und commissions is to be dealt with in a iinal report. I'ho first suggestion in tho present rejiort is t 0 ojxm a hunter exchange The present system of firms acithg ns nominal agents for produces and fixing a price at a conference tccording to their ideas, lends itself readily to the encouragement of speculation adverse to the primary interest* 0 f producers. The next ftue-s----lion is Mint of grading, the commission being fully convinced that it would lie of great value to the industry if no butter were allowed to leave ungraded. Exporters are urged to take steps to roaii a similar advantage to that whieh New Zealund secured by the aid «f legislation. Tho question of freights h a s reached un acute stage, and concessions should bo obtained. It was floor that «, half-penny per pound would pay companies. The commission strongly disapproved of the agreement projwsed to be entered into by the mail companies und the Parliamentary Uutter Freight Committee, binding factories for three years to export by the mail steamers ut iive-eig'hUis of a [lenny )ier pouno, and wowed wiUi disfavour any attempt to negotiate while tinwhole natter is. sub judiie. It ujw»* producers to wail till ilic Unnl report is issued.

THE WANDFiIUNO LAMA. SHANGHAI, Nov. 4. Advices received hero atato that the Dalai Lama (of THhet) is tt t I'ekin. LATE SHIPPING. HOBAItT, Nov. 1. Arrived, at 7 this morning, Corintliic. She soils at 9 a.m. to-morrow for WoMSmglton. She brings 28 Australian passengers, and 574 for New Zfealanid. Two children, named Whitfield and Fo*t»r, died during the voyage