VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10526, 13 January 1912, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

(United l'ress Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) LABOUR CONFERENCE. WIDENED FEDERATION NECESSARY. (Received January 12, 9 a.m.) HOBART, January 12. At tJio Labour Conference, a motion that in the event of constitutional power being obtained a national sugar refinery should bo established was carried, and it was also agreed that pub-licly-owned ironworks were an urgent necessity. , It was decided to send a letter containing fraternal greetings to the Social Democratic Party of Germany, wishing tJiam success in the- coining election's. A motion moved by tho Hon. A. Fisher, and seconded by the Hon. J. B. T. McGowcn, that negotiation for closer industrial and commercial relations with New Zealand should be opened immediately, was carried. Mr Fisher declared that it was well known that trouble in the Pacific would have to he met by all .Australia. They should sound Now Zealand's opinion. Mr McGowen said a widened federation by the inclusion of New Zealand was necessary for the welfare of the States. A motion that State members be eligible to contest Federal seats without resigning was carried.

INCENDIARISM. RESULT OF OVER-INSURANCE. ; (Received January 12, 9.4.0 a.m.) J SYDNEY, January 12. | The coroner at Muiu-umbuiTalh, in returning a. verdict of. incendiarism at the inquest into tlie fire .wlhich .occurred on January 2nd, destroying six shops, declared that he could not i make) a committal; ihe could only say/ that the fire was wilfully started. .'There were many sucft cases'during the past year as a result of over-in-BifcrjamceV Another reason making these cases •difficult to cope with, was the sympathy shown 'by. juries with criminals. AN EXAGGERATION. ACCOMMODATION FOR IMMIGRANTS. (Received January 12, 9.40 a.m.) ■*■:• SYDNEY, January 12. The'Hoii. G. S. Beeby, New South Wales Minister of Education, Labour and Industry, .states that very soon the Government will.he in a.position to provide temporary .accommodation for all immigrants. ....'. The recent statements that new.comers- had to sleep in.the Parks,- is an exaggeration... . '.-, -"- ' HUDDART-PARKER COMPANY. . APPLICATION FOR SHARES. | (Received January 12', 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 12. The applications for l , preference shares in the Huddart-Parker Company have been seven and a half times over-subscribed, and ordinary shares have been twelve times over-sub-scribed. It was. decided to make a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 500. _ After alloting certain shares essential in the interests of the company, the balanc will be uallotted for. Fifteen thousand shares have gone to New Zealand, and 25;000' to Australian ports exclusive of Sydney and Melbourne, which have been allotted 00,000 iamd 150,000 respectively.

PACIFIC CABLE.

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. (Received Jaiuiarx 12, 10.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, January 12. Mr Mil ward, manager of the Pacific Cable Board,- laid before Mr Eraaei. t'he views of'.the Board regarding the new cable to New Zeafcmd, and invited the Common wealth to express it<3 opinion wlieretihe landing at .this end should be. . . Ma- Frazer said that lie anticipated the adoption of a more' direct route than at present.

FIERCE FIGHT. | REPUBLICANS AND CATHOLICS. (Received January 12,11.20 «..m.) LISBON, .January 11: ; Republicans from Onteiro destroyed a much revered imago of "Our Lady j of Lourdes" in the neighbouring vol- . lage of Assentis. . Two thousand catholics marched into" Onteiro, and in a fight five persons were killed and forty seriously .wounded. _._ ~HOME RULE. DEMONSTRATION IN IRELAND. | (Received JianuaaT 12, 11.20 a.m.) ! LONDON, January 11. Mr Bomar Law, leader of the Conservative Party, addressed a demon-. st.ra.tion at Belfast on April 9th, including a march past similar to that •when Mr Balfour gave aji address, m 1892. „ . ..." J „ There were two thousand policenjen in the vicinity of Ulster Hall during Mr Winston Churchill's visit. The garrison was confined to the barracks, i LEGALISING GAMBLING. PORTUGUESE PROPOSAL. (Received January 12, 11.30 a.m.) LISBON, January 11. The press.is 'favourable to the Government's Bill, legalising gambling and opening luxurious lasmos m the chief towns, and granting licenses bo the highest (bidders. A British syndicate, with a. capital of £1,000,000* has offered to build casinos dn Lisbon and Chrtaia similar to those at Monte Carlo. - PAPAL DECREE. DOES IT APPLY TO IRELAND. (Received January 12, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. The Metthodist Times says that the' Government must obtain a satisfactory

declaration- from ithe Papacy whether the recent decree, prohibiting; the suing of Catholic clergy in secular courts without the permission of the head of the Church, is applicable to Ireland. it was impossible to accept Ardibishop Walsh's statement as the fiaal word.

NATIONAL STRIKE. FAVOURED BY MINERS. (Received January 12, 9 a.m.) LONDON, -January 11. At all the ballots held by the Minors' Federation tiliere were overwhelming majorities in favoiir of a national strike. CRISIS IN FRANCE. M. CAILLAUX INTERVIEWED. (Received January 12. V.o'o a.m.) , PARIS, January 11. M. Oaillaux's colleagues, except M. Desselves, have written to him expressing their confidence and approbation. A representative of the Echo de Paris interviewed M. Oaißaux, / who states that, seeing the difficulty of securing a Minister of Marine, M. Delcasse insisted on M. Falliere's giving guarantees that the Foreign Minister wfluld be sheltered from all -interference, and asked for a declaration that he would not be expected to continue a policy resulting in - a FrancoGerman agreement.