GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 358, 7 March 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

TAXATION IN CHINA, By Telegraph—Pi ess Association— Copyrigbl LONDON. March s.—The proposal of the British China Association at Shanghai to incjea.se the Chinese import duties to 15 per cent, is meeting with inconclusive support, owing to a fear of the inability to enforce abolition of internal duties. SUGAR BOUNTIES.

The action of Germany in insisting on further modifications has delayed tiic signing of the sugar bounties convention LEAN LAMBS. Meat importers arc seriously com. plaining of the emaciated condition of two recent shipments of Victorian lambs. They bear the Government stamp. They have been condemned at Smithfield and in the previnces. KUSH FOR SHARES. The capital of the South Africa-Aus-Lalasian Supply Cold Storage Company has been subscribed three-fold^ A DECORATION. The Order of the Garter has been conferred on the Duke of AVONMOUTH DOCK. The Prince of Wales cut the first sod of' the Avonmouth Docks, to cost two millions. At the docks are intended to be made the largest cold storage depots in the United Kingdom. The Princess of Wales accompanied the Prince.

SMALL-POX, Last week there were 75 death's front small-pox in London. There are 1365 patients in hospital.

ACCIDENT TO A CUNARD LINER. The Gunard liner Etruria broke her propeller 500 miles from the Azores. ■A Leyland liner is towing her to port. NEW HEBRIDES. MELBOURNE.

March 6.—The Methodist Conference adopted a resolution hoping that Mr I’arton, when in London at the Coronation, would secure a final and satisfactory settlement of the New Hebrides question, and expressing the opinion that no settlement would be satisfactory which does not bring the New Hebrides under the British flag. Compensation should be given to France in some other part of the EniPU 1 STORMY MEETING. At the Methodist Conference a motion to the effect that the delay m ir tioducing Scripture lessons in the schools, owing mainly to the political influence known as the Catholic vote, ar.d an amendment to omit reference to the Catholic vote, led to stormy scenes. Mr Kirkton, a member of the Si ate Assembly, denied the existence of the Catholic vote. He said the lion in the path of Scriptural education was the Loyal Orange Institulion. General uproar followed. Mr 'K'tkton left, and the motion was carr'Cj' FEDERAL TARIFF, The Tariff Committee, after a lengthy discussion on the proposal of the Government to abandon composite duties on boots and shoes of os to 20s a dozen pairs, with la per cent ad valorem, in favor of Axed duties, agreed to the duty as at first proposed, with 30 per cent, ad valorem. I eather slippers will be charged 15 ie- cent. ad valorem., hoots and shoes not elsewhere included and parte 25 ner cent., rubber sand shoes 20 per cent., "nfknts’ boots and waterproof ciotlies 15 per cent, ad valorem, THANKS.

Mr Seddon, on behalf of the people of New Zealand, has cabled to Lord llopetoun warmly thanking hmi the message of sympathy at the loss, and congratulations on the heroism oi .the New Zealanu troops DELAYED CABLES. England being sent over the Lape m There is no uiterrupUon b t th^.^ ?o r ute W °lw understood that the Port loute. “ T>,,ni,iirk Bav lines are het™ f ME«Un y M» WELCOME RAIN. SYDNEY. , , , steadv rain has been March 6.—A steany ou tlook is “Si 0 " suao ° s rotoREB SEAMEN. Six colored seamen belonging to the P S and O steamer India absconded. tin owners of the vessel, NEW CAPE CABLE, ADELAIDE. b explorers. S explore tile InU.M oi ,tralia,