GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 29 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

QUEENSLAND POLITICS. Brisbane, July 27. There are no further developments in the political situation. A meeting of the Government supporters will be held on Tuesday. It is expected the Government will resign, recommending Mr Philp to be lent tor to construct a Cabinet. isiQurnous proposal withdraws. Pretoria, July 2tf. The Government, as the result of the agitation, has withdrawn the Beer Bill, which proposed to allow beer to be supplied to natives working in the mines. THE STJGAE CONVENTION. London, July 26. At a meeting of the Permanent International Sugar Committee there were indications that the signatory Government were desirous of finding a s olutiou which would allow Great Britain to remain a party to the Brussels Convention.

RAND CHINESE. Capetown, July 2(1. Two thousand Chinese employed in the Simmer Jack mine petitioned the Government to allow them to renew their contracts. BRITAIN'S PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF TRANSVAAL London, July 26. The Natal Government complains that white the Transvaal's war contribution, amounting to thirty millions, has been waived, Natal's £700,000 is not reduced and £s2ortoo for rents and harbor dues has not been paid.

TRADE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Sydney, Julv 27. Mr Valder. New South Wales commcrdal agent in South Africa, has returned here. He says that from a commercial point of view trade is shockingly bad in South Africa Despite the general diminution of trade, however, Australian produce has been able to Md its own. PROGRESS OF SYDNEY. Sydney, July 27. There has been great activity in hnildlng operations here. During the year ended June 30, 4207 buildings were erected within the metropolitan area, while within the past five years ten million pounds has been expended in Bydney and suburbs in buildings.