VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8161, 19 June 1906, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

ZULU CHIEF'S DEATH. FIETERSMARITZBURG, June 16. It is officially reported that the Znla chief Bambaata was killed on tbe 10th inst., and bis body lias been identified. DEPORTING ALIENS. LONDON, June General Booth has been commissioned to send to a foroign corfitry ten thousand East End aliens, -who cannot speak k'uglisb. They are promised religious and political freedom. SWIMMING. LONDON, June 16. Miss Kellerman, the Australian swimmer, swam seven kilometres on the Danube in 3his llinin 20aeo, defeating Madame leaeceeon, an Austrian competitor. CONGO FREE STATE. LONDON. June 16. Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, in reply to Mr J. 0. Wedgwood, M.P., for Newoastle-uuder-Lyne, stated that Britain recoguisod the independence of the Ooago State. Britain's rights of intervention, he said, consisted of seeing that treaty obligations were observed. These could not be affected by any subsequent declaration on the part of the King of tbe Belgians, whose letter against the power of intervention could not alter the obligations. A BOOKMAKER FINED. LONDON, June 16. A Birmingham bookmaker has been fined £3OO and costs for using a house for the purposes of betting. Ten thousand betting rapors were found in the house.

THE WHEELERS' STRIKE ENDED. SYDNEY, June 18. The wheelers' strike at Wallsend fcas concluded, and woite will be resumed to-day. An advance of an «i»hth of a penny per ton has been conceded to workers. PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. Si'DNEi'. June 18. Mr Jenkinson (Auckland) obtained several prizes at Broned Hill photographic exhibition. Messrs Leedham {Auckland) and De'.issa (Christchurch) also successfully competed. VICTORIAN BYE-ELECTION. MELBOURNE, June 16."" At the byeelectiun for Barwon, the Labour candidate, despite strenuous efforts, was beaten byMr.Farrer, a Ministerialist. FARMERS FROM ORANGIA. MELBOURNE, June 16. Mr Steyn, brother of ex-President Steyn, with two other farmers from Orangia, have arrived to inspect stations and purchase sheep for restocking puiposes for that colony. Mr Steyn states that it will probably be two years before South Africa can produre her own meat supply. As to politioal affairs there was no daager in granting responsible government. He added that there was complete friendliness between the British and the Boers.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT ORGANISATION. MELROURNE, June 16. It appears now that it is not Mr Tregear, hat his second in command, who is to visit Victoria iu connection with the organisation of the Labour Department. ' COLLISION IN THE NORTH SEA LONDON, Juno 16. The Dutch warship Piet Hein rammed and sank the Belgian steamer Mease in the North Sea. The oaptain of the Meuse and -eleven persons were drowned. AUSTRAL'.AN FINANCES. SYDNEY, June 16. A lengthy communication from Mr Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, on the amalgamation •of the State debts, has been received by the Premier (Mr Carrutbers). Mr Coghlan states that it must be confessed the difference in the attitude of the British investor towards Australia can be accounted for only on thejsupposition of mistrust arising from consideration, not of the resources of,the States, but of their politics. The secret of this ludicrous assertion is that there is a considerable section of the Australian people who favour legislative proposals tending to diminish the security of private property. It is futile to ignore the existence of a oenain amount of prejudice against Austvalinn investments.

Mr Coghlan forms the opinion that the Commonwealth would not at flrßt be able to obtain money on better terms than the States, but in the course of time the Commonwealth would staDd in a superior position. At present it was impossible for the Commonwealth to consolidate and convert the State debts on a three per cent, basis. It might look forward to the time when the States and Commonwealth would be working harmoniously together, and the unmistakable distrust now existing in London, could then be removed. The Commonwealth stouk should be three por cent. The entire London debts should, in the writer's opinion be taken over by the Commonwealth, wbioh should monopolise the London market. Mr Coghlan adds: "There does not appear to be any urgency, such as to warrant the Commonwealth entering the Londun market as the seller of three per cent, stock at ninety, which is the best to be expected at tho present time, and it would therefore be wise that any arrangement entered into should take effect at a date to be decided upon when the movements of the market are in its favour."