GENERAL CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10293, 22 July 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association—By Mec-. trie Telegraph—Copyright.

THE VETO BILL

(Received July 21, % 5 LONDON, Jnlv 20. The Duke of Bedford, in a speech at Woburn, said that if the Parliament Bill were returned to the House of Lords in its original form, the independent Unionist Peens would not surrender their trust. If they did surrender, the Unionists in the country would say that the House of Lords was useless. The House of Lords was orowded, and many distinguished visitors, including the Indian potentates, were present when Lord Morley moved the third reading of the Parliament Bill.

In doing so, His Lordtihip said that though so changed that it was no longer the Government Bill, its rejection would mean a tremendous dislocation of Parliamentary business, and a great exasperation of political opinion. The Government had a right to expect tho Lords to follow the precedent of the Budget and pass a Bill approved at a general election. In the House of Commons Mr Gilbert Parker asked for the names of the countries with which it is proposed to negotiate in pursuance of the unanimous resolution of tlie Imperial conference that tie Government should facilitate any Dominion's withdrawal from the isoope of treaties. Mr McKinnon Wood replied that the countries were the Argentine, Australia, Hungary, Costa Rioa, France, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Persia, Peru, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezulu. An all night sitting on the National Insurance Bill took place over clause 11, and Labour members demanding sick pay for workmen in addition to accident compensation. Mr Lloyd-George, in an impassion; ed speech, secured its rejection by 99 votes to 23 votes.

(Received July 21, 8.5 a.m.) PARIS, July 20. Spain has fully apologised for the treatment of M. Boisset, the French Consul at Alcazar, who was marched through the streets at the point of the bayonet by Spanish soldiers. BERLIN, July 20. The sending of another German warship to Moroccan waters is sent*' officially foreshadowed. 1 , .. .

(Received July 21, 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, 'July 20. At Buffalo, north Eakota, three masked bandits robbed all the passengers on the North-West United, but left the express and mail cars alone. When the train pulled into Tower CSty the robbers had a motor car waiting and rode rapidly for the foot of tih© hills. A posse is now. pursuing them.

(Received July 21, 9.5 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, July 20. Steamship owners will consider the ppsition which has arisen ,in connection with the sugar strike, next week. ~ It is considered unnecessary to take ! immediate , action as a large quantity | t sugar is lying in Queensland ports ißtill to.be shipped. SYDNEY, July 20. The evidence given before; the Shortage of Labour Commission disclosed "Che fact that the Lxthgow IronWorks recently refused a £50,000 contract owing to inability to cwuro bands. Other witnesses deposed tlhat orders had gone to Germany and elsewhere through the same cause. MELBOURNE, July 20. . Much comment lhas been occasioned by Mr Hughes's attitude. It is argued that he should either resign his position as Attorney-General, or else the presidency of the Waterside iWorkers' Federation, Mr Hughes claims, that tihe Federa-

tion has not contravened the Federal Arbitration Act. It did not strike, and in any case the Arbitration Court has jurisdiction only in disputes extending beyond one State. Directly anything arises involving an industrial dispute he will resign the presidency. BRISBANE, July 20. No action has yet been taken by the Waterside Workers. It is considered significant in connection with the present situation that the new agreement between the steamship owners and the Waterside Workers' Federation lias not yet been signed.

THE ROEBUCK WRECK.

GERMAN IMPUDENCE

THE MOROCCAN CRISIS

TRAIN ROBBERY.

LABOUR TROUBLES

(Received July 21, 8.5 a.m.)

LONDON, July 20,

When, after leaving Saint Helier's, the channel mail boat Roebuck struck, a hundred and forty passengers were breakfasting. The tremendous shock swept the crockery and food from the table. The deck near the bows was soon level with the water's edge, and the forecastle and forehold were flooded. There was no panic, and the passengers and mails were quickly rescued.

(Received July 21, 8.5 a.m.)

OTTAWA, July 20. A German naval officer of the cruiser Bremen, which is visiting Halifax, criticised the Niobe. and said the vessel would be useless in wartime. The matter was reported to the Government, and representations on the subject were made to tlie German Consul in Montreal, who apologised to Admiral Kingsmill, and then issued a statement that the Niobe is merely a training ship.