GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 129, 11 June 1901, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 9. Mrs McKinley is suffering from bloodpoisoning, the result of a whitlow. Tho French Minister of Marino has authorised Mr Arnold Forster, British Parliamentary Secretary to tlio Admiralty, to inspect tho arsenal at ToulonIn the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain explained tho reason for tho Imperial Government vetoing tho Sugarworks Guarantee Bill. The Government; considered that tho Queensland measure; had many objectionable features on 1 grounds both of principle and policy.British Indian subjects were excluded' solely becauso of difference of raco andf color, and it was moroovor offensive to tho Japanese, who woro placed in tho; Asiatic category, rogardless of their civilisation.

A duel was fought between Max Itegis,. the notorious ex-Mayor of Aigiers, and an anti-Scmctic, and M. Lebordesquo, journalist. It lasted two hours, without resuit, on Friday. The fight was continued! on Saturday, and Begis was seriously wounded.

Great unrest prevails amongst tho Albania peasants, who refuse to pay taxes and defy tho authorities.

London, Juno 10.

An American syndicate has undertaken: to transfer the Metropolitan district railway of one of the older London underground lines into an oleetric railway. A Catholic procession at Belfast was stoned. Sixteen arrests wero made.

A chemist at Nancy, France, whoso chinchonahark '\vas seized and analysed: by a school of pharmacy, shot M. Bloichc, the principal of the school, dead. Ho thon Suicided. Count Walderseo arrived at Kobe and proceeded to Kio.

New York, June 9.

Owing to a rupture between Mr T. W. Lawson, owner of the yacht Independence, and tho New York Yacht Club, the Independence will not compote for tho America Cup.