LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 522, 19 September 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. WASHINGTON. Sept. LS. Mr Hay, Secretary of State, has addressed a circular to foreign ambassadors. emphasising the peril of the immigration of a horde of paupers ; also on humanitarian grounds, he urges the signatories of the Berlin treaty to compel Roumauia to ameliorate the condition of the Roumanian Jews

Mr Henderson. Speaker of the House in a letter declining to lie renominated for Congress, states that lie does not. believe that, trusts are curable, or that the people can he benefited by free trade, wholly or partly. President. Roosevelt vainly urged Henderson to reconsider li is decision.

Washington, Sept. 18. President Roosevelt has decided not to attempt the tariff revision during the coming session, but will persevere in his attitude in regard tn trusts. He insists on reciprocity with Cuba. The time limit of the Franco-American commercial convention has been extended for twelve months. The United States cruiser Cincinnati landed fifty marines with quick-firing guns at Colon. The marines will accompany the passenger trains for the purposes of protection. Rome, Sept. IS.

The newspaper 11 Fantula states that China has granted Italy a commercial concession at Sanmun Bay. Pekin, Sept. 18. The China Inland Mission authorities express the belief that the whole of China is in a more or less state of restlessness. Berlin, Sept. 18. The newspaper Frankfuiter Zeitung states that Yunglu, with Russia’s support, is plotting to depose the Emperor Kwonglu, in favor of the prince who is married to Yunglu's niece. Paris, Sept. 18.

M. Combes, Premier, has sharply rebuked M. Pelletan, Minister of Marine, for the recent speech. The French newspapers describe the speech as inopportune, but state that it was not intended to be aggressive. London, Sept. 18. Mr Balfour and Lord lvitchouer are visiting Balmoral, and will stay until Friday. The Boer Gonerals are visiting Antwerp and Brussels and Dutch towns during the next few days. Burghers Jooite, of Klorksdorp, and Rood, of Ermolo, are touring Groat Britain at the Government’s oxpenso, inspecting farms and machinery. They continue their journey to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

According to the Daily Mail’s Karachi correspondent, twelve mountain guns, eighteen field pieces, eight hundred eases of ammunition, and gun carriages arrived at Peshawur, via Karachi, from Germany, and wero allowed to proceod to Kabul. The Daily Mail’s Shanghai correspondent stateß that thero are fifty thousand Boxers in the vicinity ot Chingfutu. New York, Sept. 18.

The loss bv forest fires in the western districts of Washington territory is half a million sterling. Hundreds of farmers have been ruined. A thousand people aro foodless and shelterless.

Constantinople, Sept. 18.

Turkey is now favorable to four Russian torpedo vessels passing the Dardanelles. The Czar wishes to inspect them at Livadia, and promises not to interpret the sanction as a precedent. The Sultan’s decision in regard to the wish is awaitod. Ottawa, Sept. 18.

The Toronto Globe repudiates the protection campaign which is boing conducted by Mr Tarte, Minister of Public Works. Mr Tarte replies that tho bulk of the Canadians aro with him, and aro expecting increased protection, with revised tariff, next year. The impression provails at Ottawa that Sir Wilfrid Laurier is unablo to heal the split in tho Ministry. Mr Tarte will probably retire.