LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 436, 7 June 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright.

; LONDON, June 6, The Cunard combine towards- securing the fastest services include Beaver Wilson, Farmer’s and Elder Dempster lines, and others. Noble is suffering from influenza and will be unable to play for some days. SYDNEY, Jun. 6. One case of plague was reported today. News from the Union Group reports that ten chiefs were drowned through the capsizing of a canoe. An interesting point cropped up in connection with the appeal against the conviction of the captain of the German mail steamer for breach o: Federal seals. The Attorney-General entered a preliminary objection that the Full Court had no povuir over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, which had been invested with Federal jurisdiction. Mr Justice Owen held that at was clearly the Court to which the appeal should be made from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction ; it was for the purposes of such‘an appeal invested with Federal jurisdiction. Therefore he overruled the Attorn? ?’s objection,

A cablegram from London announces the death of Sir Daniel Cooper, first Speaker of the New South Wales Assemblyj 'ALBANY, June 0. The steamer Devon has arrived with the Sixth Queensland Bushmen. MELBOURNE, June 6. The Senate has reduced the duty on cleaned rice to five shillings per talIt is understood that there are several cargoes of maize on the way from the Argentine and California. Mr Deakin has had returns prepared, showing the supplies of fodder m Vieria, Tasmania, and South Australia,the supplies being sufficient to last for some time-, BRISBANE, June 6. The police arrested several men at Mitchell, on a charge of sympathising with and aiding the Kenniffs with food.The Rev. George Frodsham, of Brisbane, has been elected Bishop of North Queensland.