VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10300, 1 August 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

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THE VETO BILL

SUPPORTING LORD LANSDOWNE

(Received July 31, 8.45 a.m.)

LONDON, July 30. Every day increases the number of Peers supporting Lord Lansdowne, and they already total 300. Several have withdrawn fiom Lord Halsbury's list. The creation of new Peers is considered unlikely, even if Lard Halsbury forces a division. Lord Winehelsea declares that he and others are willing to vote for the Parliament Bill, which they dislike, m order to prevent tho creation of blackleg Peers. Many Unionist clubs encourage Lord Halsbury. The Stalwarts have arranged meetings, the first of which will be held on Friday, to protest against the surrender of the Lords' amendments. Mr Pike-Pease, Unionist member for Darlington, addressing the local branch of the Primrose League, said the working of the suggestion that the Unionist peers should vote for the Parliament Bill was unthinkable. Mr Balfour, writing to a constitu ent, stated that the country ought to thoroughly realise that the Unionist Pai-ty does not acquiesce with the Radicals in the new constitution, and regards the modern Ministers abuse of the Prerogative, as no less fatal as the King's.abuse thereof in olden times.

LABOUR TROUBLES

(Received July 31, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, July 30. The terms of settlement of the London dockers' strike mean an increase in wages of £150,000 annually. The strike on the north-east coast has ended. The British Miners' Federation has decided to ask owners to consider the payment of a district minimum wage for working in abnormal places, otherwise they will take an immediate ballot to see whether they will order a strike or not.

AMSTERDAM, July 30. The dockers' strike has ended, and wages will be increased from October Ist.

BRISBANE, July 31. Another riot occurred at Childers. The police were arresting a striker when the mob charged. The police fired their revolvers in the air, and temporarily subdued the crowd. • A fresh outbreak occurred at the lock-up, where stones were thrown, and a call to rescue the prisoner was made. Subsequently the disturbance subsided.

EOBART, July 31. The Carters' and Drivers' Union has struck for higher pay. The members of the Trades and Labour Council decided not to handle goods carted by non-Unionists.

THE INSURANCE BILL

(Received July 31, 8.45 a.m.)

LONDON, July 30. i iAt a meeting held under the auspices •of tlie Independent Labour Party and?the Fabian Society, it'was resolved to demand the withdrawal of ■ the Insurance Bill. • Mr Snowden said the Bill was meagre, pettifogging and ineffective He was in Parliament in order to get seyefal millions a year. If Mr LloydGeorge was unwilling to add a penny to the burden of taxation, it\ was evident that the Socialises and the Social Reformers must part company. Mr George Lansbury said Mr LloydGeorge professed love for the people. At the same time he was tumbling over himself to save the pockets of the rich.

THE MOROCCAN CRISIS

(Received July 31, 9 a.m.)

PARIS, July 30. The Right. Hon. Sir Francis Bertie, British Ambassador, conferred with M. de Selves, French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The newspaper Le Temps states that they discussed what portion of the Congo France would be prepared' to cede to Germany .for a free hand in Morocco. ' '',..'• ',M'. de Selves, after a Cabinet Council, said he was hopeful that a new treaty would be concluded satisfying the interests,of all parties.

BERLIN, July 30. Herr Hollweg and Hen- KiderlenWaeehter joined the Kaiser on board tlje Hohenzollern. The inspired press predicts that the visit will strengthen Herr KiderlenWaechter's Agadir policy.

MR FISHER'S INTERVIEW

(Received July 31, 8.45 a.m.)

COLOMBO, July 30. Mr Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia, arrived here morning on his way home to Australia from London. ....„■•■ Mr Fisher was considerably agitated on learning of the sensation caused by the interview with" him published in the Review of Reviews, and described it'as'a grotesque misrepresentation. Ho at once cabled to Mr Stead, editor of the magazine, stating that the report was grossly misleading. Mr Fisher declares that what he said to Mr Stead was a, few brief words in a hurried interview. He merely stated what he had stated hundreds of times in his public speeches—namely, that the objective of Labour was peace among the nations in their world policy, and one of. effective defence with the aim of unity among the British nations. This could best be attained and maintained by trusting His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Dominions, as the responsible Ministry of a family of nations. Referring to the expression in the published interview of "Haul down the flag," Mr Fisher said: "This has never entered my mind. To keep it flying is my ambition,' with all its best traditions. Nor have I harboured any idea that Australia would break away from the Empire. Nor do I wish to escape the duty of defending its honour. Such expressions would not be disloyalty, but insanity. They would be brutal and monstrous."