GENERAL CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10256, 7 June 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegrapii—Copyright. AUSTRALIAN LABOUR PARTY. MR FISHER'S IDEAL. (Received Juno 6, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 5. Mr Fisher, Prime Minister of the Australian Commonwealth, in an interview, said: "The Australian Labour P.artv invites the democracies of tho world—particularly those of the British Empire- —to join in biitiging i the co-operation of all nations to regulate the production and distribution of wealth, thus ending the misery which many workers throughout the world are now suffering." Continuing, Mr Fisher said .he believed that in time all nations would co-operate towards the peaceful development of the world's resources. At the samo time ho considered every citizen was responsible for the nation's defence, and hence the necessity of a citizens' army. The success of the Australian Labour ! Party at tho polls, said Mr Fisher, was due to. the adoption of a strong national policy regarding unimproved land values, and naval and military defence. The policy whence Admiral Henderson's scheme was evolved was tho Labour Party's production. The wealth per hcncl of Austrnlin m ns sufficient to enable every person doing an lionest day's work to receive a fair and reasonable remuneration, such as was recently decided so to be by Mr Justice Higgins. Mr Fisher added that the reason why the Australian delegates had not voted for the ratification of the Declaration of London was their nonagreement with some of its clauses, particularly that making food contraband during war time. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY. (Received Juno 6, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 5. Replying to the speech delivered iii ! the House of Lards on May 18th by Lord Selborne, in which his Lordship expressed the opinion that the leciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States imported a new principle into Imperial policy not favourable to the growth of inter-Im-pcrial relations, tho Hon. W. S. Feilding, Canadian Minister of Finance, denied that the Canadian-American Agreement introduced a new precedent, as Lord Elgin's reciprocity treaty with the United States did not provide equality for the products of the whole Empire. The United Kingdom had long enjoyed tariff advantages with Germany which had been denied to Canada, and had also enjoyed similar advantages with France and Italy.

TOO MUCH LOYALTY. (Received June 6, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, June -5. Commenting on a. speech at Stafford by Mr Wilson, Premier of AVestralia, to the effect that Australia "would spend her last man and last shilling in the defence of the Empire," tha Palh Mall Gazette warns Britain against possible attempts to reduce British defences because of the Dominions' assurances of help. It adds that the overseas visitors \yould best serve the Empire by saying little about what they would do should the need arise. THE ALBANIAN REVOLT. (Received June 6, 8.25 a.m.) CETTINGE, Juno 5. The one of the moo>t powerful Albanian tribes, having command of 10,000 anned men, have proclaimed the autonomy of Albania. A Provisional Government lias been appointed, and Oroshi, a town thirty miles south-east of Scutari, has been established as the capital. The Miridites, who have proclaimed autonomy in Albania, are ail Catholics, and they live in an almost inaccessible mountain district. Tie Turks are hastily collecting reinforcements. ANARCHISTS IN TURKEY. (Received June 6, 9.30 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, June 5. The Procurator-General at Monastir has been murdered. His assassins are unknown. A quantity of dynamite, and apparatus for manufacturing bombj, has been discovered in the Koepruelue district near the railway on the Sultan's route to Macedonia. A PLAN THAT FAILED. (Received Juno 6, 12.50 j>.ui ) VANCOUVER, June 5. A big labour tie-up planned io take placo in Vancouver did not < vontuntc to-day. "'he building trades alone went out and 4000 men [>ro thereby affiled. Tho street railway men refused to go out. Builders declare that +bero e'rs plenty of men to fill the vac<tieic=, and have planned to settle 5009 Armenians at Fraser, near Vancouver.

DECLARATION OF LOVDON

(Received June 6, 9.50 a.m )

BERfJN, June 5. Admiral von Koester lescnbes the

Imperial Conference's approval of tho Declaration of London as a gratifying event. The Tageblatt considers its ratification assured, and says: This is the only substantial progress ever made m the regulating of naval warfare." THE OPIUM TRADE (Received June 6, 9.50 a m.) CALCUTTA, June C. There is a growing opinion that if America ii'sists on demanding an opium conference at the Hague the Powers must prohibit the importation of cocaine and morphine into China, otherwise India's sacrifice of the cpium duty vill be useless. j Mil DILLON INJURED. (Reccn ed June 6, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 5. Mr J. Dillon, a member of '!:<> House of Commons, was 'motoring, when his car struck a bank. Mr Dillon was'flung against the screen and was badly cut, and then rebounded back into the bottom of the car, his back being injured. The last sacrament was administered, and Mr Dillon was re. moved to Dundalk infirmary, but he's now progressing favourably. - CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC. (Received June 6, 9.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 6. The Daily Telegrapji, in endorsing Mr Ratchelor's statement in London that the Pacific Islands must eventual* ly come under the control, of Australia or New Zealand, says that the Commonwealth will come into contact with powerful neighbours at every turn, and, in view of the impending struggle for tho mastery of the Pacific, it is hardly likely that any of them will evince any inclination to retire !ram tho vantage points they have already acquired, but nothing will be gained by refusing to look these responsible \ facts in tho face.