VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 265, 12 November 1904, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLES.

C-B. ON FISCALITIS. (Received Nov. 11, 10.10 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 11. Sir Henry Campbell-Banaeraaa, speaking at Alloa (Scotland) declared that Mr Chamberlain had raised ia helter-skelter fiscal agitation because he found it necessary to cover the failure of hie South African .policy. Referring to the proposed Imperial Conference, S*f Henry BtUd*'it would be useless and would lead the colonies lo expect something it was impossible (or the Motherland to grant. LORD MILNER'S SUCCESSOR. LONDON, Nov. 11. The Standard states that it is runioujpd that Mr Andrew Graham Murray, K.C., Secretary for Scotland, will be offered the succession to Lord Milner in South Africa. THE CHURCH IN FRANCE. (Received Nov. 11, 11.80 p.m.) PARIS, Nov. 11. Mr Combes I (Premier) has bttifi duced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies providing for the separation of the Church and the State.

AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION. 1 (Received Nov. 11, midnight.) MELUOUHNE, Nov. 11. In the Federal House, in reference to Sir Horace Tozor's letter to Mr Denkin, Mr Reid stuted that the Oovcrnment had no intention ol givinir A(!»niß<Jenoral discretionary i>ower to issuo exemption certificates under the Immigration Bostriction Act'.

NEWCASTLE COAL-TRIHMEBS*-DISPUTE. (Received Nov. 12, 1 a.m;) NEWCASTLE, Nov. 11. The Coal trinunors' trouble com tinucs, with no prospect of a settlement. Non-unionists are being engaged to replace the strikers, but inter-State shipping is considerably Interfered with.

In the Arbitration Court leave ' was asked to prosecute the president and fourteen other members of tho Trimmers' Union for instigating the strike. The court made an order that tho men return to work pending a determination of the dispute.

EPITOME OF MINOR EVENTS. Admiral Foelketaain's squadron of the IlalUc Fleet has arrived ait Slide, Bay. An outbreak of typhoid at Portsmouth has been traced to oysters. It is similar to the 1902 outbreak.

M. Syveton, the French deputy who struck General Andre, Minister for War, was arrested when going l to fight a duel. The Inspector of Charities in Victoria contends that the number of persons receiving charitable aid constitutes about one-fifth of the population of the State.

The Victorian Government Statlstician estimates that there. are--2,300,000 acres under wheat, which should yield 21,21*8,000 bushels. Mr. Deakin has received a letter from tho Agcut-tieneral dealing with the Parliamentary criticism of his request to issue exemptions to emigrants in London. He complains , that there is a prejudice existing in England regarding emigrating to Australia owing to the Commonwealth laws, and appeals for authority to issue exemptions from the Immigration Restriction Act. Tho West Australian Assembly hus decided that Mr Drayton, editor of the Kalgoorlie Sun, who failed to. pay ii tine of £SO imposed upon him. for failing to give evidence before s Select Committee, shall be imprisoned in Frcmanlle gaol till the end of tho session, or till the fine is paid. He will also have to pay £IS costs " and £2 a day for his upkeep while imprisoned. ' France is building eleven Russian destroyers for deli 'ery in September next, if the war li then ended. Germany is building ten, and another, ton will shortly lie placed abroad Tho United States Navy Board Vecommendsl the construction of three battleships, live scout cruisers, six destroyers, and two colliers, aggre--gating forty million dollars. The report of a South Australian.!' Select Committee on sweating de--clares that, Judged by the standard i of sub-contracting, it is nun-existent, in Adelaide, but if it moans an nn--duly low rutc of wages it exists to. a considerable extant, particularly in i regard to female labour , utilised im tho manufacture of apparel. Thera hus been disclosed no inhumanity or oppression, and many statements made in reference to the mutter wer» quite unwarranted. The committee recommends the creation of a wages, board. At a conference at Sydney on.''ye, e birth-rate question the Q.ovor'jmgnt statistician declared tto 'decrease was due to tho presence of 'older peoplo than in Uw early i> ne cessation of iuunigratlo' n hud altered conjugal conditions,' If the propor . tioff of married to-dny was' relatively as large ,„ theear i i6r days there W ; u!d „ 0 aoeu^ng ■ >5? ' Uish °l' Clarke declared that the i»jport of tho Birth-rats" ComnrissJ-on Implied against men ar ~' Wjien a chargo amounting to notWjvg morn nor leßß tbaa ft dl , llt)b _ rß to act of suicide by preventing a ;.*' l natural Increase of population. Tfce 0 :dea im the Commonwealth appeared to be pleasure of a self seeking cna- | ractcr, and the noblo offices of family life interfered with these things.