VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10410, 2 September 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

SYDNEY WHARF LABOURERS

(Received September 1, 8.45 a.m.)

SYDNEY, September 1

Trouble is threatened among the wharf labourers engaged in the overseas shipping trade. A special meeting a few days ago decided to enforce from to-day increases of 3d per hour on day and 4fd per hour on night rates; and also a 3d per hour increase for handling frozen meat. It is stated thab the stevedores have been given no official intimation of those demands. Some weeks ago the men asked for a conference to deal witli the matter of special cargoes, for which it wias considered extra rates i;houkl bo paid. The stevedores suggested that tihey should apply to the Wages Board, but nothing was done. TJie unrest is accentuated by a decision of the union not to handle jugiron produced by nor.-unionists at Lithgow, where there is a big strike ia. progress. A crisis will bo reached to-day unless conciliatory methods prevail.

POSITION AT LITHGOW,

(Received September 1, 10.10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, September 1

The Lithgow strikers continued their demonstrations against the nonUnionists.

The activity of the police prevented anything more serious.

THE MOROCCAN CRISIS

(Received September 1, 8.5 la.m.)

BERLIN, August 31

The Viennese journals, despite Sir W. Cartwright's denial, continue their attacks on the Frankfurter Zeitung. ■ They declare that the interview was assuredly launched with the object of disturbing Anglo-German relations. They say that although Britain has shown no friendliness over Morocco, she has made it clear that an agreement acceptable to Germany would be agreeable to her.

(Received September I, 8.45 a.m.) , BERLIN, August 31.

The German newspapers, by open disavowals or by silence, continue to emphasize the tactical inconvenience of the Kaiser's illusion to further strengthening the Navy. The' Frankfurter Zeitung urges greater reserve in Imperial speeches, and adds that "at a 1 moment of political tension an imprudent utterance is capable of misinterpretation, and affords the opponents o £ peaceful relations ian opportunity to >stir up trouble and provoke irritation."

(Received September 1, 10.10 a.m.) PARIS, August 31. M. Cambon has gone to Berlin. The negotiations have reached a critical stage. Several newspapers assert that France's maximum concessions in the Congo comprise ondi hundred thousand square kilometres Hess than what Germany has demanded.

INDUSTRIAL PEACE,

(Received September 1, 8.5 a.m.)

LONDON, August 31

Mr W. P. Reeves, iix a series of articles in the Chronicle, shows that compulsory 'arbitration is the way to industrial peace, and combined with legislation means the amelioration of labour conditions. He instances the success of the New Zealand Bill, which was copied by Westralia and used with modifications and' improvements in framing the Commonwealth law.

SPECTACULAR FIRE

(Received September J., 8.5 a.m.)

LONDON, August 31. The premises of the famous [tblishers, Ward, Lock and Co., in Salisbury Square, were partially destroyed by the most spectacular fire of recent years. A large quantity of publications was damaged.

GREAT DECREASE IN CRIME

(Received September 1, 8.25 a.m.)

SYDNEY, September 1

The annual repont of the Comptroller of prisons shows that the prison population of the State at the end of last year was 1320 —the lowest for over thirty-five years. The. ratio per hundred thousand of the population was 78, as against 86 in tho previous year. The Comptroll'ler says that probably the dominating factors to bring about this satisfactory result were the general spread of education, moulding the law-abiding instincts of the community. "Due credit also must be given to the beneficial influence of modern legislation, whioh, while strict and disciplinary, is not open to the reproach of manufacturing crime." The expenditure on the gaols has decreased from £129,000 in 1895 to £52,000 last year.

SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA

(Received September 1, 9.45 a.m.)

CHRISTIANIA, August 31. There 'have been mutinies, resulting from the Socialist propaganda, in the various garrisons. Five hundred troops at St-enkjar, resenting the punishment of two of

their oomrades, stormed the cells and released the prisoners. Other soldiers fit Gar demon, considering a constript bad been excessively punished, stoned the guards and liberated till© conscript.

CHEAPER CABLES WANTED,

( Received September 1, 9.45 a.m.)

LONDON, August 31

The Times, discussing the development of British Democracy declares that the chief responsibility of keeping five democracies in touch and extending their knowledge to each other rests necessarily with the press. It urges the lowering of cable rates and asks for information respecting the Postmaster-General's negotiations with the Atlantic CaMe Companies.