GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 398, 24 April 1902, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

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LONDON. April 22.—1 tis officially announced that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr Barton, Mr Seddon, Sir Gordon Sprigg, Mr Bond (Newfoundland), and Mr I-lime .(Natal), are the only Premiers who will he Royal guests, as well as Governors Ridgeway (Ceylon), Sendall (Guiana), McGregor (Lagos), and Grenfell (Malta). The House of Commons passed the increase in the Income Tax by 290 to

61. The Oppositionists said the duty strained their loyalty. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach replied that if peace came soon, concerning which nothing could he more premature than the rumors published by the newspapers, all taxation and loan would still he wanted, for increasing normal expenditure required increased indirect taxation. Mr Hughes, member for Woolwich, has retired on the grounds of illhealth. Lord Charles Beresford is the Unionist candidate for the vacancy. In the House of Commons, Air I-lan-bury announced the butter regulations as cabled on the 16th, fixing the standard of moisture at 16 per cent, of water. Thev will he enforced on Alay 15.

The C’obden Club have issued a manifesto, in which the duties on grain and flour will he made the text of an attack on the Government policy. It is argued that duties equivalent to four millions will lie wrested from the consumer.

The Duchess of Bedford and other society leaders have appealed for one hundred thousand pounds for the cancer investigation fund. The Rajah of Panna has been deposed and confined for poisoning his uncle.

Lord Curzon nominates his successor. The House of Commons lias agreed to the County Council’s tramway going along the Victoria Embankment. The damage in the Barbican is estimated at two millions.

HAGUE. April 22.—Queen Wilhelmina is making satisfactory progress. The impression is growing that a Regency .will be unnecessary.

PARIS. April 22.—The election campaign has commenced. There is much excitement. The Radical Republican manifesto' advocates two years’ military service for all laborers, accident insur. ance, income tax, workmen’s superannuation fund, and energetic defence of individual liberty. M. Mercier was stoned and hurt at an election meeting at “Fcrtenbenmud.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 22.—Russia is watching Istuik Khan at, Samarkand to prevent inroads on Afghanistan. Peasants destroyed the Duke of Mecklenburg’s chateau in Poltava. Many provinces in the south of Moscow are in a state of turmoil. BRISBANE. April 2d.—A fatal ease of plague is reported*

1 i PERTH. April 23.—Thu natives have given information that the Lake Way tribe about a year ago killed two white prospectors, and one was eaten. 1 SYDNEY.

April 23.—Nineteen buildings were destroyed by the Inverell fire. The damage is estimated at £30,000^