VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10456, 21 October 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES

United Frets Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE. NEGOTIATIONS NOT GOING SMOOTHLY.

(Received October 19, 12.5 p.m.) PARIS, October 19. The newspapers indicate that a hitch has occurred in the Moroccan negotiations. It is believed that France is unable to contemplate the cession of territorycutting French Congo in twain, and meaning an interruption of direct communication with the coast. If this difficulty is: surmounted negotiations will easily be concluded. BERLIN, October 19. The Frankfurter Zeitung .states that France wishes to withdraw a part of the compensation previously offered. This is likely to wreck the negotiations and create a new situation. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. (Received October 20, 9.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 20. j The Premier lias announced that the election, for the State Assembly will bo held on November 23. TATTERSALLS' TICKETS. A SUSPECTED AGENCY. (Received October 20, 8.5 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 20. The Government Gazette notifies that the Commercial Bank of Tasmania is placed under the postal banm. No postal article addressed to the bank under its own or any assumed J name will be delivered. J THE STEEL CORPORATION. ( CANCELS PROPERTIES. (Received October 20, 8.5 a.m.) ' NEW YORK, October 19. The United States Steel Corporation lias decided to cancel the Great Northern Railroad properties, which, are worth millions. - i The reason is that the properties i contain 300,000,000 t-ons of iron ore. A sensation has been caused' in Wall Street. GUN EXPLOSION. ON BRITISH DESTROYER. (Received October 20, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, October 19. Whilst the destroyer Nymphe was practising at Weymouth, a six- j pounder gun burst a foot from the 1 muzzle, and the splinters wounded three of the crew and pierced the funnel. A TERRIFIC STORM. ON MEXICAN COAST. . (Received October 20, 8.5 a.m.) \ NEW YORK, October 19. Cables report a terrific storm on the west coast of Mjexico. EightNvessels are ashore. Mazatlan wharf was destroyed and ! telegraph communication.broken. j It is not known if any lives have been lost. ■ '• • Z SCULLING. ARNST'S POSITION. (Received October 20, 8.5 a.m.) FREMANTLE, October 20. Files of the English "Sportsman," commenting on the sculling championship, say that if R. Arnst persists in his demand for £750 for expenses to meet E. Barry they fear that it will prove a strumbling block to the match. The New Zealander appraises himself highly, but must remember that in visiting England he will be unquestionably taking a greater risk of losing the championship than if he j rowed in home waters. | THE COSTAL STRIKE. i VESSELS LAID UP. (Received October! 20, 9.45 a.m.) "SYDNEY, October 20. - The crews and permanent hands moved the perishable portions of the arriving steamers' cargoes, but no attempt was made to touch general ing.The Adelaide and Melbourne Steamship Oompanys are amongst the affected. The latter Company's steamer Sydney sailed without cargo. To-day's arrivals add considerably to the list of vessels tied up. The masters point out that an agreement with a currency of three years was recently signed with the wharf labourers, providing a Is 3d rfitt,' and this has been broken without notice. Fear is expressed that if the coastal demands are conceded the deep sea men will demand an increase to the exte.it of the extra amount they up to-the present have received. The Waterside Workers' Federation will meet in Melbourne torjnorrow, v to discuss the situation. FEDERATION. : ' ' (Received October 20, 8.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 19. The Mayor, speaking at a reception to the Agent-General, voiced' the view that Queensland should retain her individuality and paddle her own canoe instead of merging herself with the other States under Federation. LABOUR SHORTAGE. (Received October 20, 8.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 20. The Labour Council discussed the

Shortage "Domniissiotf® Report. The general was a denial of the shortage in the -various industries. WOMEN'S FRANCHISE. MRS PANKHURST IN AMERICA. (Received October 20, 12.55 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 19.. Mrs Pankhurst, the well known English suffragette, was the principal speaker at the Women's Suffrage Conrvent ion at Louisville, in Kentucky. She claims that American women are becoming more insistent daily on the extension of the franchise. Delegates were present from every State in the Union. CENTRAL STATION. (Received October 20, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 20. The Government will complete the original design for the Sydney Central Station, at an extra cost of £165,000. MAWSON'S EXPEDITION. (Received October 20, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 20. A consignment of fourteen Siberian dogs for Dr. Mawson's Antarctic expedition have arrived.