GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 520, 17 September 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

A GREAT RAGEIIORSI-

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, Sept. 15. The racehorse Sceptic lias- won a total of £26,000 in stakes. TWO MURDERERS. LONDON, Sept. 15. Two French traders, named Buret, and Desamblanc, sentenced in Nigeria, for the murder of a British subject, named Keyes, have been handed to the French authorities, for re-trial at Senegal. DEALING WITH SUSPECTS. LONDON, Sept. 15. The report of the Commissioners on Prisons in Great Britain foreshadows a scheme of detention under special conditions of persons guilty of grave habitual crime. A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. BOMBAY, Sept. 15.

Two Roman Catholic Bishops had a marvellous escape in the Mangapatriam accident. They were carried several miles down a roaring stream nefoie being rescued. THE CZAR’S WARNING. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 15. The Czar warned a deputation of elders in Poltava, Khakoff, and neighboring districts against a repetition of the recent disturbances there. He assured them that lie would not leave their real grievances unheeded. AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MELBOURNE, Sept. 15. A writ lias keen issued dissolving the State Parliament. The polling will take place in October. 'The first annual report on New Guinea shows- that the imports were valued at £72,000 and the exports at £50,000, both being a small decrease compared with the previous year.

The Premier has issued a manifesto, urging the people to support the policy on which the Ministry was defeated, lie promises to introduce a Reform Bill, providing for the dissolution of both Houses within six months of the passing of the Redistribution Bill. He concludes: “Are you prepared to take a part in stopping the financial drift, and in establishing sound economic constitutional conditions."

PERTH, Sept. 15, 'the s.s,- Himalaya took £231,000 worth of hull ion to London. SYDNEY, Sept, 10, 11.M.5. Penguin is to continue survey work on the New Zealand coast. Two violent earth tremors were felt at Young. Buildings were shaken and some slightly damaged. At the inquest on McCabe and McMurray, the brave Mount Kemhla rescuers, a verdict was returned to the effect that death was caused by carbon monoxide while nobly endeavoring to save life. The coroner and others eulogised the heroism of the other rescuers,/

Splendid general rains have fallen in South Australia and good in Victoria. BRISBANE, Sept. 1(1. ' Bush (ires swept ten sugar farms on P’inipana Island, and arc stil, raging in Mambour district.