GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 325, 28 January 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Jan. 28. A Beuter message states that a dragoman attached to the American Embassy, oonveying money for the ransom of Miss Stone, has started for Jamio Airaleg. Princo Ching’s son, who is a distant cousin of the Emperor, represents China at the Coronation. Likunyo and Chang Chitung have been summoned to audience at Pekin. The / former will probably decline the invitaV ticn.

Lord Rosslyn has divorced tho Countess on the ground of desertion. Lord Stavordale, eldest son of the 'Sad of Ilehestcr, has married the daughter f Lord Londonderry. Tho Duke and uchoss of Connaught and the Duke of mbridge were present at the wedding, are were one thousand presents, valued >40,000, including gifts from tho King ,nd Queen. A Magistrate has refused to permit tho prosecution of a Jesuit on the ground i that the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act is obsolete for that purpose. He stated that the Government alono could I prosecute. Washington, Jan. 26. When tho Senate has ratified the purchase of the Danish West Indies for about a million sterling. Donmark takes a plebiscite of the islanders, who it is oxpected will object to tho transfer. Berlin, Jan. 26. The Kaiser was awaiting the Princo of Wales at Berlin terminus, and heartily greeted him. Madrid, Jan. 26. Whilo pursuing fishing boats near Vigo, tho boiler of the Spanish gunboat Condon burst. The vessel foundered. Nineteen lives were lost. Brisbano, Jan. 27. The Prouder disagrees with Mr Seddon over the manner in which tho moat contracts have been allotted, and that they wore duo to the influence of capitalists interested in tho Argentine. Mr Philp believes that if the conditions wero equal, Australia would have got tho preference. It appears that Australian firms only undertook delivery of meat at ports in South Africa, whereas the syndicate will carry it to the various contres inland. Mr Philp ridicules the idea that tho meat could not be supplied in Australia. There is plenty of beef and mutton available. It is expected that Queensland will get a .chare of the contracts taken by the syndicate, as one of the largest Queensland firms is a member of the syndicate. Melbourne, Jan. 27.

Mr Barton has not yet received an invitation for the Coronation. He Btates that owing to the slowness of legislation the Federal members will not have much opportunity of going to London. In the negotiations between the Federal 'ostmaater-Gonoral and tho Eastern Exwsiori Cable Company, the former reuires a vital alteration in the clause •oviding that the agreement shall only >e dotetminable by mutual consent, and equires further information respecting he concession as to exclusive use of the wires. The prospect of giving such concession is not viewed with pleasure by the Postmaster-General.

Since Thursday last four bodies of infants who met their death by suffocation have been found in different points of the city.