GENERAL CABLES,

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 397, 23 April 1902, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES,

MARCONI SYSTEM

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.

LONDON. April 21.—' The British post office' authorities are willing to link their overhead wires witli the Marconi system for the purpose of transmitting messages to ships on the coast. ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS. News has been received that the German Antarctic exploring vessel Gauss arrived at Kerguelen on January 2nd. SHIPPING COMBINE.

Mr Pierpont Morgan's combination includes the White Star, Dominion, Leylands, Atlantic Transport, American, and Red Star lines, controlling three hundred steamers. The North German Lloyd and Hamburg-American co-operate with the combination. It is expected the Cunard will join. The capital is forty-one million, seven hundred thousand pounds.

A LONG SENTENCE. ST. PETERSBURG. April 21-—A corporal has been sentenced to 27 years’ 'imprisonment for printing a Socialistic manifesto for distribution to garrisons on a machine belonging to the headquarters staff at Sebastopol. COOLIES RIOTING. NEW YORK. April 21.—Coolie riots occurred at Anota Bay, Jamaica. Encounters be. l tween the mob and the police have been numerous, and many arrests were made.

GLORIOUS DAYS FOR CAVALRY. BERLIN April 21.—'The Kaiser unveiled a monument to General Rosenberg, thecavalry leader. General Waldersee declared that glorious days were in store for the cavalry, despite the perfection firearms had been brought to.

FIRE AT INVERELL. SYDNEY. April 22.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Invercll. A dozen business places were destroyed. The fire was only stopped by pulling down the adjoining premises. Wilson and his wife —inmates of the shop where the fire started—perished in the flames. The damage is from twelve to fifteen thousand pounds. Inverell is a town 341 miles north of Sydney. It is a place of considerable size, with a population of 315Uf

A SOMERSAULT. MELBOURNE. April 22.—The Council of the Chamber of Commerce have turned a complete somersault in regard to the cable question. They now take up the' stand that the Chamber were opposed to the Eastern Extension Company having the right to open local offices when the Pacific cable was established, but opposed an interminable agreement by the Government. THE WAIL OF TATTEIISALL. Mr Lewis, Premier of Tasmania, lias sent a strong letter to the Federal Government, resenting the tyrannical powers assumed in connection with the sweej) correspondence. He says he has directed all Government correspondence with George Adams to he delivered by hand, instead of through the post. Mr Lewis adds : “1 am driven by your action to direct that no proceedings shall be instituted by us if letters from any person addressed to George Adams are delivered by hand instead of through tli? post office, as prescribed by the State law. This virtually clears the way for the intermediary of agents acting for investors outside Tasmania.” .