LATE CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 298, 24 December 1901, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH COMMANDER HAULS DOWN TURKISH FLAG. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigli London, Doc. 23. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent states that when the Turkish Hag was hoisted at MubarouktVs palace the Commander of the British gunboat hauled it down, substituting Maharoukh's tlag as a token of his independence. Prince Citing and Wangwensha are conferring with M. l.essar. They request the early withdrawal of Russian troops from Manchuria, except a limited railway guard. They oppose the limitation of Chinese troops in Manchuria and ask fot the early surrender of NuichwangShanghai railway, and tho abandonment of the Russian claim of a mining monopoly. The Court’s departure to Sandringham ; for Christmas has been postponed, owing i to the Queen's slight indisposition. ! The Governors of tho Imperial Institute : unanimously resolved to transfer property | worth half a million to the nation, since j the Institute is worked on identical lines i with the Board of Trade. The Prince of I Wales, presiding, stated the King entirely | concurred in the transfer.

The Argentine has recalled its representative from Santiago, complaining of Chili's insistence on withdrawal f rom disputed territory, and lias appealed to Great Britain's arbitration. New York, Dec. 28. The Herald, interviewing Wollmarans, elicited that if England would send a peace representative to The Hague, delegates would stato their desiderata. It was impossible to surrender without cotmuuni- | eating with the Boers in the field, after Steyn's and Schalkbergor’s proclamation. Paris, Dec. 11. j Le Temps accuses the British Governj ment of instigating the construction of i tho Zeila-llarrar railway in opposition to | the Jibutil line. Sydney, Dec. 23. Tho captain of the Prinz Regent Luitpold has been fined ten pounds and costs for breaking the Federal Customs seal. Melbourne, Dec. 23. The State Parliament has been prorogued by the new Governor. His speech indicated that a measure dealing with the reform of the Constitution would bo brought down next session. At the annual meeting of tho National Mutual Lifo, a most satisfactory report was submitted. Colouel Templeton, in moving the adoption of tho report, said that for new business and revenue it had I been a record year. Foreclosures had yielded nearly four per cent. After deducting for repairs and improvements, the assets are sound and profitable, and yielded £1 15s 7d per cent, on the capital value. The arrears of intoress are insignificant, being only equal to interest for eight days. The report was adopted.