GENERAL CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10262, 14 June 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association — ±>y Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE LOST YONGALA. RESUMPTION OF THE INQUIRY. (Received June 13, 9.40 a.m.) BRISBANE, June 13. The Yongala inquiry was resumed to-day. Captain Sim, formerly master ot the Yongala, described the vessel as being a very good seaboat indeed. While in command of her, he said, he encountered several heavy gales. He did not believe she went on a reef. The Adelaide company's superintendent engineer stated that the Yon<rala had been thoroughly tested for stability. He did not think her loss was due to any breakdown of her machinery, which was the strongest he had ever seen on the Australian coast. She was registered in the highest class at Lloyds. Other former officers of the Yongala described*her as the finest seaboat thev were ever in. Most of the witnesses adduced different theories accounting for the loss of the vessel, but they were not even able to agree as to the direction of the storm. Many different recommendations were made for the additional lighting of that part of the coast. BRITAIN AND GERMANY. (Received June 13, 10.25 a.m:) LONDON, June 12. Mr McGowen, Prime Minister of New South Wales, in an interview said that in his opinion British people had reason to fear the Germans on account of their industrial and commercial developments, which were the result of thirty years' liberal education. Though he had seen big guns at Essen and large super-Dreadnought cruisers building there, Mr McGowen expressed the view that we had nothing to fear in the event of war. Mr McGowen said that the tact that British statesmen were equal to any of their predecessors afforded promise of an even more glorious future for the Empire. Let the Britisher get the liberal education enjoyed by Germans, and he would easily hold his own with the rest of the world.

CURE FOR LEPROSY. (Received June 13, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 13. The discovery of a definite cure for leprosy is reported from Honolulu, where the disease is being overcome. The cure consists of the application of carbon di-oxide snow to leprous lesions. The extreme cold apparently freezes the bacilli. MINERS' TROUBLES. (Received June 13, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. At the Conference of miners' delegates at Cardiff, heated references were made to "Mabon's" leadership, and it was resolved to ask the Conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain to vote for a national strike on the minimum wage question.

SHIPPING STRIKE. (Received June 13,10.2t7 a.m.) ■ ' LONDON, June 12. Glasgow seamen have given notice | to strike on the 17th inst. SCARCITY OF LABOUR. (Received June 13, 8.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 13. Referring to the scarcity of labour, Victorian manufacturers state that the position is acute, owing to Sydney firms enticing girls northwards. SHILLING CABLE SERVICE. (Received June 13, 8.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 13. A question has arisen regarding the shilling-a-word cables from England, posted from Canada. It is pointed out that messages to Canada are at present charged two shillings and fourpence a word. Possibly the arrangements made for shilling-a-word messages are for deferred delivery messages. '"" ' ;

.'■ THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. (Received June 13, 8.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 13. , The rate of pay fixed for seamen in the Australian navy is four shillings a day. This wage is claimed to be the highest in the world, and no difficulty is anticipated in getting men.