GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 403, 30 April 1902, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON. April 28.—Since the return of Maclaren’s team, .Jessup’s reflections upon Saunders’ bowling have occasioned discussion. Major Wardell, interviewed, resented the remarks made by .Jessop, and expressed satisfaction at Maclaren's remarks as to the perfect fairness of Saunders’ action.

Trumble, with his wife, has arrived, making the Australian team complete. Lord Curzon, in the course of a firm speech at the frontier chiefs’ durbar at Peshawar, appealed to their sense of honor to fulfil their responsible obligations to restrain passions of bloodspilling revenge. The scheme of Robert Williams, conc.v.v.ioiiaue, for connect.;.e tut Mnskomilard and the Congo hive State sections of the Cape to Oa'i-I.- railway, has caused much disappoint merit m Berlin, tier...any v.itbhcid ..insent to Cecil Rhodes’ proposed nliur to south railway through Gern.au lerriu ry, awaiting the Reichstag’s ajiproval of the line from the Coast lo German Mast Africa to tap the Cape to Cairo line, with a view to securing contracts for material required ty Mr Rhodes for the construction of die line. In connection with the shipping combine, German steamship lines undertake not to extend trallic to England and America beyond a certain limit during the twenty years’ duration of Mr Morgan's combination, the latter not sending ships to German harbors without the German lines’ permission, both to mutually assist against the competition of third parties. , ROME. April 28.—Mis Holiness the Pope received a ntimber of Australians visiting Rome. He referred to the gallantry of Australian soldiers in the war. ST. PETERSBURG.

April 28.—Owing to the revelations of Colonel Grimm, the Russian officer who sold military secrets, it has been decided to construct a new bridge over the river Vistula, costing half a million pounds sterling.

Lieutenant-General Ilobridoff, Gover-nor-General of Finland, lias been recalled, on the grounds of his tactlessness and cruelty in exasperating the Finns. ADELAIDE.

April 2d. — I There is considerable consternation amongst the Chinese residents in consequence of the supposed discovery that Lotsung Yeo, Chinese Consul-General at Singapore, who recently visited the city, and was paid great honors by his countrymen, was in reality sent by the Empress-Dow-ager to ascertain particulars of the reform movement in Australia with a view to punishing any reformers returning to China. Lo made out that his object was to inquire into the condition of the Chinese and the disabilities under which they labored, with a view to their removal. He previously visited Sydney, and was there treated as an honored guest. fl’iie Chamber of Commerce has considered the London inquiry regarding the feeling in Australia on the proposed grain duties, and replied that inasmuch as the tax is not differential, and is paid by the consumer, the Chamber considered that the Australian export trade would not be affected, and it was. not necessary to take any action.

ALBANY. April 20.—The s.s. Australia took ninety thousand sovereigns to India, and twenty-four thousand to London.

A number of New Zealanders participated in the welcome to Mr Seddon, wiio subsequently was entertained at. Freeman’s Hotel.

The Drayton Grange arrived on Sunday night. Mr Seddon was met by the Colonial Treasurer and other members of Parliament and welcomed. Prior to the departure of the troopship yesterday, Mr Seddon conveyed the Premier an expression of thanks for the Government’s hospitality. On his return lie hoped to visit Fremantle.

SYDNEY. April 29.—.—The steamer Arawatu, from Brisbane, had a perilous Uip. She lefL on Friday, and soon struck the gale. On Sunday morning, off ’racking Point, the main condenser carried away, and until evening the vessel was knocking about in a tempestuous sea, at the mercy of the waves. The cargo shifted, causing a strong list to port.' Repairs were effected, and she readied port safely.

A strike of Newcastle coal trimmers has occurred, owing to the stevedores refusing to pay for time lost when the vessels were alongside the wharves unable to coal. The grievances have existed for some time. The men allege they were willing Lo wait a reasonable time, but they are sometimes kept hours when the delay is avoidable. Negotiations with the stevedores failing, the 'Trimmers’ Union decided to strike. Last night the loading of all vessels ceased. Unless there is an early settlement it will mean the stoppage of the collieries.

BRISBANE. April 29.—Since the opening of the Pacific cable a large amount of business has been done, especially from the New Zealand end. Some difficulty is experienced in coping with the extra work over the lines between Queensland and the SouthenmStates. In connection with tne (hiding of a body in a water-hole at Ingham, two aboriginals have confessed to murdering a man with a tomahawk. 'They ate part of the body, and afterwards took the body from the water-hole and ate more fiesli. Anotlipr murder is reported from Cooktown, .where two aboriginals fatally speared a third. Three cases of plague are reported.