GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 15 May 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

DUNBAR RELICS. Received 15th, 12.20 a.ni. Sydney, May H. Relics from the ship Dunbar, in the shape of two authors, have been fouud. THREATENED RAILWAY STRIKE. Loncdn, May 1:1. •' The Daily Mail states that the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants threaten to strike on the August bank holiday if the companies do not recognise it because it only numbers 80,000 of the 520,000 employees on the railways. The News circulates that the. demands of the men would add seven; and a half millions to the wages bill.

SIR JOSEPH WARD. London, May 13. The Wards have reverted to their original plan to leave London on Friday and overtake the Moultan at Port Said. Miss Ward remains. Sir Joseph Ward receives the freedom of Bristol on Wednesday and visits Dublin University on Thursday.

NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON. London, May 13, Sir Wilfrid Laurier hopes to secure an Atlantic service equal to New York's. Though he recognises that this means a subsidy, probably half a million, this, coupled with the very rapid Canadian railway service and improved Pacific steamers, is expected to reduce the time of transit from England to New Zealand to about 20 days. A doubt has been expressed as to Australasia » being able to supply the passengers and t freights required for such a costly service,, but Sir Joseph Ward is confident. Meanwhile negotiations respecting the temporary continuance of the Vancouver service have been hung up.

GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE. Berlin, May 13. At the great annual conference of the Navy League held at Cologne, vioent speeches were made accusing Britain of envy and jealousy of Germany. The President (Prince Salin-Horstmar) urged the prompt building of as quadron of Dreadnoughts. Preparedness was more necessary than ever owing to 'be threatening dangers which The Hague Conference would multiply, not dispel. The Kaiser wrote to the effect that the League's work filled him with joy and pride.

NEW SOUTH WALES' JEALOUSY. !" ' London May 13. Mr Carruthers State Premier, speaking at the opening of the Lithgow ironworks, aggressively warned the Federal Government not to attempt coddling or to estabish industries in any other State at the t'xpense of New South ■Wales which had embarked on a grfcut iron and steel industry without any assistance from the Federal Government. The taxpayers would not tolerate being to establish industries in any other States.