GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 505, 19 August 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telograph—Press Association —Copyright London, Aug. 17. Tho Duke of Portland ontortained 8000 colonial troops at Wclbeck Abbey. Mr Seddon has promisod to submit to his colleagues tho Midland railway de-benture-holders’ application for an increased allowance of consideration money, paid after tho Government undertook construction.

Tho correspondent of the Times reports that Sonussi, tho Muhdi of Central Africa, is doad.

Tho Indian troops had a great send-off at Southampton. Richard Marsh, a woll-known trainer, has prosonted Lord Kitchener with the Amorican-brod raeehorso Democrat for a charger. Tho exhibition of the gifts and addresses to tho Prince and Princess of Wales, recoivod during their colonial tour, produced £460, and it has been banded to the King s Hospital fund.

Lorenzo Marques, Vug. 17.

A Portuguese expedition, which recently left Dolagoa Bay against the Bornu tribe, Zambesi, was successful. Threo hundred natives woro killed or captured.

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

By Telegraph—Preß3 Association —Copyrigb Melbourne, Aug. 18.

Owing to the circulation of forged scrip of the liustlors’ Beef and Hustlers’ No. 1 Mining Companies, all tbo scrip is being called in. Tbo frauds aro limited to about ,£2OOO. Tho Promicr resonts tho languago in which tho railway men’s resolution is couched. They express no regret for what has occurred. Whatever removal —of tho anomalies may bo considered, no classification which will increase tho railway oxpendituro will be sanctioned or ontortained by the Government. Mutual explanations between Sir W. Lyno and Commandant Hutton havo restored tho good fooling.