LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 422, 22 May 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. NEW YORK, .May 21. Mr Knox. American Attorney-Gene-ral, has obtained a temporary injunc tmn against the Beef Trust at Chicago. ST. PETERSBURG, May 21. the Central Revolut'ionarv Committee has sent De Wahl Plehoe letters threatening death. At a gaia dinner. 180 being present, the Czar and M. Lou bet exchanged the usual alliance toast. LONDON, May 21. The Daily Mail says that a plot against M. Loubct was discovered ; hence it was officially announced that be was landing at Reval or Riga Eighty arrests have been made, 'including parents of condemned students One hundred ami fifty of Uie Cape Contingent tor the Coronation have sailed for London.

1 lie annexation of Raheita by Italy, which heretofore was within her ■sphere of influence, is due to local disturbances.

The Times states that McKinney, Jack Hindon’s subordinate, has surrendered.

Dr. Russell has been elected Moderaor of the Church of Scotland, and )r. Howee, of the United Free Church.

King Edward, in a message to the Church of Scotland, suggests the training of preachers in the Gaelic Highland’s tongue. The Presidents of the leading Nonconformist Churches have been invited to the Coronation service at the Abbey for tlie first time.

Hdith Brookes, a parachutist, lias been killed at Sheffield, the parachute having failed to open. Sir Cliarles Tapper, interviewed in London, said that lie anticipated that colonial produce would he exempted from tiie corn and flour, taxes. If so, there would he an inrush of thousands

of agricultural settlers to Manitoba and the north-west territories, which would supply Great Britain with all the breadstuff's required.

SYDNEY. May 21 .—Arrived : The Balmain. MELBOURNE,

May 21. —The Senate has passed a motion requesting the House to place arrowroot on the freelist. It is now discussing a reduction of the ham and bacon duty to a penny. The Senate ias passed an address congratulating he /King on his coronation. It is to be presented to Mr Barton.