LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 531, 26 September 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright St. Petersburg, Sept. 25. Russian subsidized steamships, fitted with refrigerators, open a weekly service between Helsingfors, Finland, and Newcastle in November, carrying butter and other produce. New York, Sept. 25. President Roosevelt is progressing satisfactorily. Restuador hoisted the American flag in order to avert suspicion, and then approached and shelled Cuidad. Bolivar, and Venezuela. There were some fatalities, and damage resulted in the foreigu quarter of Venezuela. He was afterwards compelled to apologise, and saluted the American flag. Pekin, Sept. 25. Theng, the new Viceroy, defeated the Boxers outside Cheng Tu. Capetown, Sept. 25. Doctor Tewater, in tho vestibule of tho Cape Assembly, was seized with paralysis, which affected half his body. The Rev. Botha, in a letter to Onsland, repents and asks the Afrikanders’ forgive ness for a letter in Sept., 1901, wherein he recommended the acceptance of British rule and continued resistance to crime. He still has full sympathy for them. The Cape Times attributes this amazing recantation to Bond terrorism, Mr Smartt, oil tho resumption of tho debate on Do Waal’s motion, strenuously assailed the Bond. Ho challenges it to condemn the rebellion. He would rejoice if the Bond recognised that tho issuo of supremacy was settled. Meanwhile loyalists must not be mesmerised into false security. Melbourne, Sept. 25. Mr Reid has opened tho debate on the Budget. SYDNEY, Sept. 25. Arrived, the Monowai, from New Zealand. Sailed, the Z-ealandia, for New Zealand. At tiie Homebush sales New Zealand sheep met with a ready sale, at improved prices. Shorn realised 16s 3d to 565; woollens, 21s !)il to 3-ts. Cattle showed a moderate decline. New Zealand cattle were not equal to late shipments. They were bruised during the voyage. Cows ranged from £l-1 Ids to £l4 12s fid; hullodks, £ls 0s to £l9,