LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 153, 10 July 1901, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Yssoeiation—Copyright New York, July 9. During the week ended Saturday there were nine hundred and eighty-nine deaths from the heat in (.treater New York. The Herald's Washington correspondent states that the Secretary of State. Sir Pauuceforte Hay, agrees with Lord Milner that anybody serving with the Boers as a belligerent loses his nationality. Jacob Rogers, locomotive millionaire, has left eight million dollars to the Art Museum of New York. The New York Herald states that America will not arbitrate on tho question of the expulsion of Britishers during the Royalist troubles at Hawajj, unless American claims in Fiji are arbitrated. Washington. July 9. Sir Puuncefortc llay is satisfied that the reports of British ill-treatment of prisoners are unfounded.

The vaelit Constitution displays wonderful light weather qualities. She completed the triangular course three milt ; ahead of the Columbia, and nine and a half ahead of the Independence.

Paris, July >). The Far Eastern steamer Laos landed 15 Arab stokers at the plague station at Frione. near Marseilles. Two died, and dl7 passengers were quarantined. Sydney, July 0. At a conference of iron trade employers it was agreed to submit the striko arbitration. The State Parliament has beet, tunmoned for the fiord. A meeting of oversea and interstate shippers to discuss the Interstate Commission Bill introduced into the Federal Parliament, resolved to protest against the Bill as far as it refers to sea uatlie. The proposed legislation was condemned as an interference with private enterprise, calculated to operate against the ttade, and going beyond liie province of any legislation that should bo contemplated by the Commonwealth Parliament. The Steamship Owners’ Federation was deputed to watch the JSill in the interests ol trade.