GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 430, 31 May 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association- ' Copyright, LONDON

A French tourist found a fortress which was temporarily deserted on the Isle of Wight, and had sketched the guns. The officers were court-mar-tialled for laxity of guardianship. The shareholders of the HamburgAmerican line have amended the rules to ensure continued German preponderance in the company’s affairs. Sir Andrew Clarke, the Victorian Agent-General's estate hay been sworn at £35,500. Another Mycenian royal palace has been discovered at Phoestos, Crete. The newspapers report the arrest of a young Roman at Tsarkoyeseko Palace, St. Petersburg, with an infernal machine concealed in his handkerchief.

Russian advices state that there are one hundred and fifty thousand insurgents in Yemen, many being armed with Martinis and Krupps, They, wish to proclaim I-fammeddin, a descendant' of the prophet Mahomet, <Caliph of Arabia. ST. PETERSBURG. May 29.—An assassin attempted to shoot Prince Oblenski, Governor oi Kharkoff, NEW YORK. May 29^—President Roosevelt, in an interview, said that Baron Pzuncefote’s perfect simplicity and trustful-

ness of character made f him renowned for square dealing in diplomacy. The Americans trusted him, hence his good influence. The relations of both countries would he lasting. These remarks are considered an able answer to German endeavors to detract from Baron Pauncefolc’s straightforwardness. MELBOURNE, May 30. The Executive Council has adopted the long-delayed postal regulations for a uniform system throughout the Commonwealth.

The Senate gave another rebuff to the Government, the necessary majority not voting in favor of the motion to suspend the Standing Orders to pass the Supply Bill. A fresh notice was given for to-morrow. In the State Assembly Mr Irvine gave notice of his intention to move on Tuesday a motion expressing emphatic disapproval of Ministers resigning their seats and continuing thereafter to administer the departments. The Assembly immediately adjourned.

BRISBANE. May 30.—Lieutenant-Colonel Hutchinson’s body, fearfully mangled,' was found in the evening on the crossing used only by employes of the Roma street station,. Brisbane, and it is not known how the accident happened. Colonel Hutchinson was in uniform during the day with other officers - , and was at the station seeing .the Federal Commandant off.

PERTH. May 30.—As the result of a report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Coolgardie water supply, the engineer in charge has been suspended. SYDNEYv

May 30.—1 n the Assembly the debate on Mr Lee’s amendment was not finished. The House adjourned over .Tuesday’s holiday. The first report of the Sydney Harbor Trust shows the receipts for the ten months of its existence to have been £169,000, and the expenditure ’£46,000j