GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 507, 21 August 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyrighl London, Aug. 19.

His Majesty tho King, in bis yacht, cruises round the British Island, probably starting on Thursday. Tho warship Crescent escorts tho yacht. Great Britain will bo officially represented at the St. Louis Exhibition in the Education and Art sections.

Tho Maharajah of Gwalior has presented ,£IO,OOO to the King, who handed it to the lung’s Hospital Fund. An election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Johnston, lato member for South Belfast, was held to-day. Mr Sloan, Protestant Association candidate, and an opponent of the Education Bill, polled 8795, and Mr Dunbar Buller, a Unionist, 2969. Tho workers supported Sioan, and the landlords Buller.

At tho Jockey Club’s request Coventry hat resigned the official startership owing to a complaint of leniency towards jockeys. The failure Jn using the starting gate is attributed to him.

At swimming Lane beat Cavill by a touch for tho 220 yards championship at Western-Super-Mere, Somersetshire,in the time of lmin 4S 2-sth sec, which is a record. Derbyshire did not compete against the Sydney swimmers. Washington, Aug. 19. America is renewing her campaign against tho Moros in the Philippines. Pekin, Aug. 19. Cholera is spreading alarmingly along the railway in Manchuria, also Southern Corea. Hobart, Aug. 20. Tho Assembly passed the Betting Act Amendment Bill, which validates the action of Ministers in permitting the business of Tattersalls to bo carried on without tho money first passing through the Government office.

Melbourne, Aug. 20. In the Federal Houso tho Electoral Bill was road a third time. Fowl tick has becomo so serious that the importation of live birds from adjoining States has been stopped. Sydney, Aug. 20.

The Sydney agents of tho Drayton Grango have been advised that the Netherlands Government have awarded Captain Bennett a medal for his services in rescuing the shipwrecked crow of the barque Gertruida Gerarda while carrying New Zealand troops to tho Capo. Tho owner of the barque has written thanking Captain Bennett and crew for their generous treatment of tho castaways.

Tho Arbitration Court decided by a majority in favor of the Southern Colliery miners’ appeal upon the issue that the list of men engaged in the mine should be first discharged. Consequent on tho continued drought the agitation for a remission of the fodder duties has been renewed in tho country districts.