GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 329, 1 February 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Jan. 30. It is reported in Vienna that Prince Henry’s visit to America is connected with Germany’s desire to purchase the Philippines.

The Standard’s Tientsin correspondent says that an edict has been issued which orders Admiral Yeh to organise a college at Chifu, and to engage lord Charles Beresford as naval instructor.

Prince Mirko of Montenegro insulted the wife of his brother, Prince Dainlo. A duel resulted, in which Prince Dainlo was wounded. Prince Mirko is in disgrace.

A House of Commons Committee acquits British officers of bribery and corruption in connection with Hungarian remounts, though it admits there was blundering.

Brussels, Jan. 80. The Belgian Post Office has adopted the Alvess smoke consumer system, which has also been applied to King Leopold’s yacht.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. The writer of an article in the llossi.ya, a Moscow journal, attacking the immediate predecessors of the Czar, has been exiled to Siberia, and the editor deported to Pskoff. The Rossiya has beon suppressed.

Sydney, Jan. 81. Tho Peace Society, numbering about one hundred members, has drawn up a petition expressing condemnation of the war as conducted in the later stages in devastating country, and declaring against the destruction of innocent life in concentration camps. The petition modestly suggests what terms Great Britain should give the Boers, including an amnosty for all offences except murder, immediate selfgovernment, and compensation to noncombatants. A member points out that tho last condition would cost about forty millions, and it seemed doubtful whether Great Britain would agree. A further revision will be made of the petition, and compensation is likely to be eliminated. Several strong Boer speeches were made. Melbourne, Jan. 31.

Mr Barton admits sending his cable quoting fivepence halfpenny a pound for meat. He states lie understood that the difference between quoting in Australia and ex store in South Africa was about twopence a pound.

The House has placed linotypes and printing machinery generally on the free list. A week has been devoted to dealing with tho exemption of tools of trade.

London, Jan. 80.

Lori Halsbury, speaking at Putney, said the war was still proceeding, and the Boer delegates repudiated the idea of peace; yet the pro-Boers advised England to offer terms. He believed in doing what we were doing with all our might. The Government was determined to end the war, but to so end it that it it would never recur, and not bring thus an insufficient but a iasting peace. The eagerness on the part of the Maoris to help was an additional tribute to Great Britain’s principle of freedom, equality. —our won ±3airy, Chairman of the 15astorn Extension Gable Company, asserts that the company does not fear wireless telegraphy, which will possibly become an adjunct of the cable. The company are studying the possibility and economy of orecting wireless stations in connection with their system for about one hundred miles where the cable is disadvantageous. At the Imperial Government’s instance, Newfoundland is renewing the modus vivendi in connection with the French fisheries dispute, as a contributor towards aiding the Empire in time of war. Mr Chamberlain says it is impossible to accede to Mr See’s request to place the State Premiers in connection with the Coronation on the same level as Mr Barton, except the Federal Ministry recommends it.

Sydney, Jan. 31. In reference to Mr Seddon’s speech on the preferential treatment of British manufactures, the Daily Telegraph says Mr See was unable to find time yesterday to express an opinion on so important a question, and so tho New Zealand Premier is again first in the field, as ho was over the meat contracts.