GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1915, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES

SIR G. REID'S RETIREMENT.. w i By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, London, August S. Sir George Reid expresses the earnest desire that the question of his official position should not be associated in any way with party politics. t CANADIAN HEWS. . • Ottawa, August 6. The Canadian press welcomes ths. establishment of a non-party Government in New Zealand. Independent newspapers are asking that the same course be adopted in Canada. j JAPANESE CABINET. V Tokio, August 5. Princes Yamagata and Oyama visited Count Okuma, but failod to persuade him to reconsider his decision to resign. THE METAL INDUSTRIES. ' Melbourne, August 6. The caucus has decided to submit another Referendum Biff, dealing with the extension of the life of the present Par* liamont. Mr. Hughes, referring to the metal industries, said the only way to deal with the situation was to destroy all German influence wherever it existed, This was the Government's policy, which it had pursued unflinchingly. Referring to a cable with regard to the Australasian section of the London Chamber of Commerce, relative to trading with enemy countries after the war, he said they -were not averse to patriotism if it meant no less. Patriotism which lags behind profits is a cancej which must be cut out at all hazards, THE SUGAR INDUSTRY, S^ ' Brisbane, August 6, The Treasurer announced tb%t black labor would be abolished on (,he canefields. The Government had determined to make sugar a white man's industry. Employers would be required to mako the change by September lij. STATE ENTERPRISES. • Perth, August 8. In the Assembly the Premier stated that the State-controlled enterprises, taken as a whole, had made a net profit of £20,000. The steamers had lost £7OOO, and the sawmills had gained ,£27,000. ' ' ' .. CAMP MANAGEMENT. i Sydney, August 9, The Herald, commenting on the camp administration, says: "We lag far Uhind other States and New eZakuriOur sister dominion could tesxh us raaay valuable lessons in this connection.'' EXTRADITED. Ml i London, August 5,

An extradition order was granted »t Bow Street against John Robert Wyd*i; charged with embezzlement from th« New Zealand Loan and Mercaijtt!* Company, Sydney. '