GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 119, 30 May 1901, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright^ • Romo, May 28.' . Pietrucil, an Italian blacksmith, recently arrived from Switzerland, attempted to commit suicide at Schio, Italy. He affirmed that ho was solected to kill the Kaiser. Ho divulged the names of others alleged to bo chosen to kill Helena, Queen of Italy, the Czar, and President Loubet.

Washington, May 28. Tho American Supremo Court has decided that Customs dues levied on Porto Rican. products before Congress passed Acts imposing such dues aro illegal. Those levied afterwards arc pronounced to be legal.

„ Constantinople, May 28. Turks severely criticise tho action of Germany in insisting on further valuable concessions for the Anatolian railway in return for her declining to support tho European Concert in connection with tho recent postal difficulty. Germany somo time ago obtained important concessions for consideration of construction of tlio railway through tho Antolian provinces of Asiatic Turkey.

Now York, May 5. The American Presbyterian Assembly has voted in favor of a revision of tho Westminster Confession of Faith. Melbourne, May 28. The extension of proceeedings- in connection with Marshall, arrested some time ago on a charge of forging a cheque- for £2Ol in South Africa, failed. Mr Justice Hood ruled that a Magistrate had no power to sign a warrant detaining, accused in custody. Marshall was ’discharged. • J The Queensland Federal representatives are annoyed at the cabled report that tho Royal assent has been withheld from tho Sugar Industry Guarantee Bill recently passed by the Queensland Parliament because of a clauso preventing the employment of alien labor in factories. It is considered that either the influence of sugar interests has been brought to boar to block the Bill, or that tho Imperial Parliament views with disfavor any Australian attitude which may be construed into hostility to the Japanese. If the latter view is correct, it raises tho question of how shall Japanese be treated under the Bill dealing with alien labor proposed to be introduced into the Federal Parliament.

Hobart, May 29. j j Parliament has opened. Congratula- i / tory addresses to tho King on his acces- j sion, and an address of welcome to the / Yorks, wero adopted. J Brisbane, May 29.. / E. Lockyer, a plague-stricken patient,# is dead. f The Methodist General Coliferoncof adopted a resolution that precedence of religious bodies at official functions bs accorded solely on the ground of thl numerical position of the churches, apaq altogether from any titles or designation by which the heads thereof arc know/ and against any alteration of the cororstion oath, which would in any dcgJe relax the safeguards ensuring Protestit succession, or to permit the oath or icclaration being understood by any tikn the ordinary meaning. It was resolved to ask the Federal Premier to take slops to safeguard missionaries in Now rides. The union of Methodist Churches . will be deemed to be general from January Ist next, and the name Methodist Church of Australasia has been adopted, the inclusion of New Zealand Primitive Methodists.