GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 351, 27 February 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright LONDON, Feb. 25, Pearce beat Barry over a mile ami a quarter on the Tyne for £SO aside by ten lengths. Floating ice greatly, interfered with the race. Dr Morrison, the Times correspondent, states that the Russians decline to restore the Shanhaiwan.Niuchwang railway to the Civil Government of Niucliang until her interest in the administration at Tientsin ceases. There are 63,000 Russian troops in Manchuria. The Japanese assert that they are able to land 150,000 troops in Manchuria in a month. Nine members of the Clarccastlc branch of the Land League have been, sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at Ennis for intimidation. The Magistrates were hooted. An agreement made between Russia and the Tartar General at Kirin in March, 1901, giving Russia and China exclusive mining rights in Manchuria, is still unratified by the Chinese Government. M. Lessar declares that the Anglo-Japanese treaty will not alter Russia’s plans in regard tot China. Russia does not desire privileges greater than t hose of other Powers, and will undeviatingly follow her settled policy. Coiea, at the instance of Russia has agreed not to lease or grant any State or company or individual, the island of Kojedo, or the shore opposite, thence to Chemulpo. MADRID, Feb. 24. , Nine and a half hours a day has j been conceded to (he metal trade workers at Barcelona. ] General Weylcr has assured the Sen- £ ale that tranquility prevails in the greater part of Spain. ROME, Feb. 25. j The Italian Government has sum- 0 moned to the colors 40,000 railway workers attached to the mobile lerritorial army, in order to prevent the contemplated general strike. One thousand Anarchists have arrived. PARIS, Feb. 25. Tiie Chamber of Deputies iias agreed to the principle of two years’ military service. _ c

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25. Sixty-four casualties have occurred in Montenegro and the frontier during fighting between some clansmen who murdered an Albanian chief and the Turkish regulars,, owing to Turkey not surrendering an assassin. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2n. H.M.S. Phaeton has returned to Honolulu, after three weeks’ fruitless search for H.M.S. Condor.