GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 392, 17 April 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

INHUMAN CRUELTIES.,

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. NEW YORK. April 15.—The Philippine Atrocities Commission acquitted Major Mailer of the charges on the ground that he was acting in obedience to General Smith’s orders. The evidence disclosed the fact that some of the American oflicers extorted confessions (from Filipinos by means of the water torture. The public are demanding Genera] Smith’s trial. REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS. The American War Department is experimenting with wireless telephony with remarkable results. THE TRUST SCANDAL. President Roosevelt has ordered the indictment of the Beef Trust directors. SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE. LONDON. April 15.—1 tis Rennie’s Aberdeen Line, not Thompson’s, which is .joining the South African Steamship Company. MAGNANIMOUS LYNCH. Lynch has presented each tenant with his holding. The recent actions in which Lynch obtained decrees for non-payment of rent were taken because one tenant disputed ownership. A BIG DONATION. ADELAIDE. April IG.—Mr Barr Smith has donated £2OO, covering South Australia’s proportionate share of the Bisley team expenses. PLAGUE. BRISBANE. April 16.—Another case of plague is reported. LITIGATION. . The Colonial Sugar Company has issued a writ against the Collector of ’Customs for the recovery of £3500, being excise at the rate of £3 per ton 'levied on stocks of manufactured sugar in Brisbane refineries at the time of the introduction of the Federal tariff. THAT PETITION. SYDNEY.

April IG.—At a suburban municipal meeting an alderman moved that the Anti-War League petition be sent to ,the rubbish tip and left there. Another alderman objected because the tip was situated in his ward. The Council compromised by sending ii to the waste paper basket. A RACEHORSE. Mr Willis has purchased the racer Grasspan, which lie intends to send to South Africa. The price is not stated yet. FEDERAL ARCH. MELBOURNE. April 16.— I The Federal Government have abandoned their intention to erect a Federal arch in London in connection with the Coronation celebrations, illustrative of the Commonwealth’s industries. The reason given is that the time is too short.