GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 444, 16 June 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By. Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON June 13. Reuter's Agency states that Russia early next year commences building a railway to the Persian frontier, ultimately continuing to Tabriz. In view of the Imperial Conference, the Post Office authorities are inquiring from tho Agent-General as to what •suhsid es are paid for mail services. The Committee under the Earl of Camperdown recently appointed by the Admiralty to enquire into the Government’s subvention agreement in regard to merchant cruisers is also mak ng similar enquiries. BERLIN, June 13. The Upper House of the German Diet referred to a Committee Bill to provide twelve million sterling to buy land in the Polish districts, upon which to settle German peasantry. ST. PETERSBURG, June 13. Hirsch Lockert, who last month shot and wounded the Governor of the Russian province of Volna, has been executed. NEW YORK, June 13. A shipbuilding combinat on in America is building the largest dry dock in the world at Staten Island, and has secured contracts for three years aggregating thirty-seven million'"dollars. 'The American Congress is formulating a scheme of civil government for the Philippines equivalent to an offer of liberal terms to the rebels.

The Tammany Hall chiefs are repudiating Boss Croker. They state that Croker’s best quality is truthfulness. They take him at his word when lie said lie would never again be a Tamanny leader. Violent earthquakes extending over a fortnight have been experienced at Julcan, Ecuador. BRISBANE, June 14 The police complain that the difficulties experienced in hunting the Kenniffs has been largely increased by settlers supplying the fugitives with necessaries and information.

ADELAIDE, June 14. The fund for feasting the poor on Coronation Day exceeds £2200.

The Government are carrying out retrenchments in the public service. Eighteen officers have been retrenched. A Septuagenarian Bill w 11 shortly be introduced ' under which numbers of others will be retired. PERTH, June 14. The owner of tiie horses shipped by the Boveric is meeting further trouble. Originally 'the horses were valued at £35 each, but owing to the delay consequent on the breaking down of the steamer and termination of the war, the owner is unwilling to place them on a depreciated market. The shippers insist on fulfilling their contract to land the horses at Durban, and were proceeding to re-embark, when it was alleged, they were prevented by the owner of the horses, against whom an injunction was subsequently obtained restraining him from interfering with the re-embarkation. It is understood further proceedings are pending.