LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 511, 26 August 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

AN ARBITRARY RULE IN RUSSIA. ARREST OF TWO GERMANS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. In obedience to the military rule forbidding ordinary seamen to fiequent the boulevard on Sundays, Commandant at Odessa ordered the removal of two sailors of the German gunboat Loreley. They resented and were arrested, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Failing to receive an apology, the commandant of the Loreley complained to the Admiralty at Berlin. CHINESE ARMY. ITS COMPLETE ORGANISATION.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Pekin, Aug. 25. Quanshikai has prepared a plau for tho completo organisation of tho Chinese Army. A RUSSIAN MOVE. PROPOSED ENCROACHMENT ON AFGHANISTAN. By Telegraph—Press Associatio —Copyright St. Petersburg, Aug, 25. Tho Novoe Yrcyma asserts that Ameor Habidullah is not cordial with tho British, and that the t-imo is opportune to establish a Russian representative at Cabul, and to open Afghanistan to Russian commerce. THE UTRECHT CONFERENCE.

THE NON-FIGHTERS OVERRULED By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright; Brussels, Aug. 25. Boor circles affirm that after au ngitated discussion tho Utrecht Conference approved of General Botha’s moderate policy, only Loyds and Reitz supporting Kruger’s proposal to found an intraiisigeant party. RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS IN FRANCE. GOVERNMENT'S ACTION SUPPORTED. By Telegraph—Pross Association—Copyright Paris, Aug. 25. A largo majority of tho Department of Councils supported tho action of tho Government against Convontual schools, VENEZUELA’S CHEEK, DISREGARDS THE PROTEST. By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright; Now York, Aug. 25. Vonezucla has declinod to consider Great Britain’s, Franco’s, and Germany’s protest against the blockade. They captured two Dutch schoonors which wero not aware of tho blockado.

THE VENTURA. £IOO,OOO IN SPECIE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Aug. 25. Sailed: The R.M.S. Ventura, at 2 o’clock. Sho takes £IOO,OOO in apocio. THE STOCK SALES. HIGH PRICES. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright^ Sydney, Aug. 25. The Now Zealand crossbred wethers at Homobush made from 26s to 40s. Bullocks mado to £23 15s, averaging from £2l 19s 4d to £22 4s Bd.