VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8392, 6 April 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

THE SUEVIC,

Received April 5, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, April 4. The Suevic has arrived at Southampton, and is discharging the remainder of her cargo. She will then be dry-docked, and will be strengthened before proceeding to Belfast, where Messrs Harland and Wolff will add the new fore part.

A FATAL FIRE,

Received April 5, 8.40 a.m. NEW YORK, April 4. An Italian lodging house at San Francisco was destroyed by fire. Seventeen occupants were killed and eighteen were injured.

EMIGRANTS FOR CANADA

Received April 5, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 4. Salvationist emigrants to the number of 1,400 left Liverpool for Canada aboard the Southwark.

TEMPERANCE AND DANCING.

Received April 4, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 4. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars has adopted a resolution prohibiting dancing at meetings in connection with the order.

CRUISER SQUADRON,

Received April 5, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 4. The First Cruiser Squadron has left Plymouth. It represents the Navy at the Jamestown Exhibition, Virginia.

BLUEJACKETS ESCAPE,

Received April 5, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 4. ■ Eight bluejackets escaped in a cutter, during darkness, from the battleship Mars, which was lying at Portland. They landed at Weymouth, and took train for London.

NEW HEBRIDES,

Received April 5, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 4. The French and British Commission to deal with the New Hebrides Islands will meet in London on April 25th.

ORIENTAL NATIONALISM

Received April 5, 8.14 a.m. LONDON, April 4. Lord Cromer, Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt, in hi 3 annual report on Egypt, describes Pan-Islamism as a prominent partner in the so-called nationalism of Egypt. He contends that all nations who have political interests in the East should watch the movement carefully, and declares that the adoption of the Egyptiart Nationalists' suggestions for the creation bf a Parliamentary institution to control the finances would revive the worst abuses, and would lead to bankruptcy. Lord'Cromer confidently anticipates the ultimate establishment of a useful international Legislatiye Council representing all the inhabitants, irrespective of race and religion. Lord Cromer, in his report, quotes his letter to the British Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, officially dispelling any doubt among the public of Egypt regarding the continuity of the' British policy in Egypt and the ,permanence of the British occupation.

SITUATION IN SAN FRANCISCO. (Received April 0, 12.34 ».im. MELBOURNE, April 5. A letter from the British ConsulGeneral at San Francisco says that, £from;a\workman's point of vie.w, the Situation .there is deplorafcle.J The (Unions ihave seized San Francisco with a relentless grip, and sx.ex.efusingito .allow any new|merabers to join. The.union's object in limiting the .supply is forcing up the prices .of labour. The expenses of living are so high that a man earniag /live dollars ,per .day, if married, can .only manage ..to .keep his head above wraler.

CmONIAL CONFERENCE ■RESOLUTIONS. 6, 12.26 a.m. LONDON, April &. Mr Kamsay Macdonuld, speaking at Sheffield, declared that the resolutions published in the press as coming before the Colonial Conference seemed to feave been raafe in London and prompted :b.y Londoi;, not colonial, op in wo.. I),t;ring' election campaign Mr A. jlteakin hardly mentioned Imperial preference If the colonies were so anxious thst Britain should starve her people to give the colonies the benefits of the Home markets, it wae extraordinary/ that the subject did not figure iin the Australian elections.

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