GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 199, 29 August 1901, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Aug. 27. Princess Beatrice has given a number of convalescent soldiers trips on her yacht Scheila. C. Robson, Hampshire, and Braund accompany Maelaren. The team sails for Australia in the steamer Omrah. The Times’ Shanghai correspondent understands that the French are demanding concessions in the province of Nganhwei, Southern China. The -English press at Malta arc denouncing Mr Chamberlain’s policy in regard to the island. Tho authorities have, enrolled 106 marine artillerymen for special duty in view of the agitation. The election to fill the vacancy in Andover division of Hampshire, caused by the death of Mr Black, resulted in the return of Mr Faber, Conservative, beating Air .Tull, Liberal, by 223. The War Office has ordered an air-ship on the Barton system, 200 ft long, with a 72 horse : power engine, which drives a set of fans like bats’ wings.

Sydney, Aug. 28. The annual stock returns show tho number of cattle in tho State to be 1,821,000, an increase of over 18,000. Sheep number 40,020,000, an increase of 3,806,000 compared with tho previous year. The lambing over ihe whole of the State is estimated at 67 per cent., and the wool clip at 234,257,0001b5, an increase of 46,533,0001b5, over the previous year. Horses show a slight decrease. The steamer Mary Park has sailed for Taku with about 11,000 bales of hay for the’ German Govenment in China, in addition to a large consignment of oats shipped in New Zealand.