LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 470, 11 July 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, July 10. Lord Methuen, in reply to an address of welcome presented at Corsham, said that he considered it- yi honor to his race to have commanded, besides Engl slimcn, a very large number of Australians aud New Zealanders. The war was fought uniltr novel conditions. Whatever criticisms there might have been, he declared that England had never had an enemy of braver and better men. A party of one hundred and eighty Australian truc-m and the Mew Zealand Contingent, visited Windsor at the King's invitation, and lunched at the Castle, The Prince of Wales conversed freely with the guests at yesterday’s dinner at SL James’s Palace. He and the Duke of Connaught applauded the splendid valor and military adaptiveness of the valued Australian troops. .Sir Edmund Barton presented the Princess- with the gold key used in despatching the cable to the King announcing the opening of the Federal iat Lament. The Prince of Wales was greatly pleased at the present.

Sir Edmund Barton and Sir Wilfrid Laurier have conferred on the question of expediting mail communication behvecn Australia and Canada, and on other kindred subjects. .Sir Edmund Barton states that he has received no official intimation of Mi Reid s proposals for the appointment tof Lord IlopetiiUn as High Commissioner. It will, lie says, be sufficient, to consider it when it takes definite form, At present lie is unaware of Lord IJopetoun's views in the matter.

The Morning Posfsays that Mr Chamborlain may be trusted to give Mr Scddon's subsidisation scheme full aud sympathetic consideration. At the Fishmongers'dinner, tho Colonial Premiers were prominent. Indian visitors and Agents-Geuoral wero among the guests. fc/ir J. 1-orrost, replying to tho toast of the evening, said that unless Great Britain remained mistress of the ocean dismemberment of tho Empire would follow. Ho emphasised tho unequal conditions of international trade relations. Telephone trays on the wall of tho Exchange, supplying throo thousand subscribers, have been destroyed by tiro. The damago is 4120,000. Lord Milner, referring to the re-stocking of Boer fauna, informed Mr Chamberlain that two small experimental shipments aro being made to South Africa, the owners taking the risk. It was impossible to invito tcudors until it was ascertained under what conditions stock will live in South Africa.

The Loudon to Bagnor train was derailed. Two carriages woro overturned on a curve, entoriug Wost Croydon. Nineteen woro injured, nine seriously. Tho Bowers have agreed upon tho speedy evacuation of Tientsin, abandoning tno prohibition agiinst allowing Chinese troops within thirty kilometres of Tientsin. Tho bulletin issued at 10 a.m. states that the King is still progressing satisfactorily. Tho MorniDg Post expresses tho belief that Colonel Harry McOolmont, member of tho Houso of Commons, will bo Lord Hopetoun’s successor. In the Commons, in tho dobato on tho Education Bill, Mr Balfour supported Mr Hobhouso’s amendment to make tho elomontary section compulsory on local authorities. It was carried by 271 to 102. Banuerman, Harcourt, the majority of tho Liberals, Auston Chamberlain, and ltenshaw voted in favor of it being left to the option of local authorities. Sydnoy, July 10. The weathor has been showery all day, with a stiff gale. There is heavy weather on the coast, and shipping aro sheltering. Tho rain extondod considerably north and south, though it was only light. Norfolk Island, July 10. Hoavy rain is falling hero. Threcquartors of an inch fell yesterday. The Titub has arrived, aftor a rough passage from Sydnoy, Melbourne, July 10. Tho Rev. Mr Pain has been installed as Bishop of Gippsland. There was an imposing coremony. A .WHEAT CORNER.PRICES RAISED, AND PROFIT ENORMOUS. By .telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright,, NEW YORK, July 9. Gates’ corner in Chicago has raised the price of wheat 30 cents a. bushel in a few weeks. It is reported that members of the corner made four million dollars’ profit.