GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 547, 17 October 1902, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

SUPPLY OF WINE. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON. 0c1.0U.-i 1,1. Mr Giibeys, a well-1.; own wine merchant, estimates the imp mun European vineyards now concluding at BSd million gallons. He Male.-, Unit there is a deplorable deficiency of Rhine and Moselle wines, while Burgundy is in •short supply. A LOAN COMPANY. LONDON, October 15. Tiie British and Australasian Trust and Loan Company has declared a dividend of five per cent. HIS MAJESTY AT RACES. LONDON, October 15. Mis Majesty tiie King is attending the Newmarket races, which commenced yesterday. LORD MILNER’S TOUR. LONDON, October 13. The continuous accounts received give gratifying intelligence as to the results of Lord Milner’s tour. THE MACEDONIANS. SOFIA, October 13, Bulgaria has decided to suppress the Macedonian Committee, and has assured the Porte that the frontier will be closed against revolutionary hands. Turkey declares that many of tiie insurgents are armed wilh Bulgarian service rifles. THE FRENCH DESIRE. BERLIN, October 13. Herr Bassernan, leader of the German National Liberals, speaking at the annual congress held at Cisenach, said that the French desire was periodically to set Europe aflam?. He urged caution in the relations witli England until Germany possessed a strong licet It would, lie said, be a,- mistake to be driven into a policy hostile to England. AN ARBITRATION CASE. THE HAGUE, October 15, Tiie Internationa, Arbitration Court has awarded America 1,421,000 dollars, besides 4,300 dollars annually in connection with flic Californian-Amcr-ioau mission dispute, the question at , issue lieing the payment of pensions to certain Catholic clergy. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. BRISBANE, October 16. In the Assembly Lessena was suspended for a week for refusing to withdraw an allegation that (lie Government had scandalously and corruptly. j used advertising funds to buy the sup- j port of rotten papers. THE EDUCATION BILL. ADELAIDE, October 16, The Rev. Burfood Hooke, secretary to the Colonial Missionary Society, has arrived. Addressing the Congregational Church, lie condemned the English Education Bill liecausc of the disabilities imposed on Free Church- i men. He appealed to the Free Churches 'in tiie colonies to help in the light f The Union adopted a resolution of sympathy, and hoping that the unfair and unjust measure would lie successfully resisted. The Victorian Union also carried a resolution of sympathy.; j MADAME MELBA. | SYDNEY, October l fl . Madame Melba is suffering from a slightly relaxed throat, and her concerts have been postponed until next week. Stormy conditions exist along tlic coast, also in Bass Straits. MELBOURNE, October 16. The Address in Reply was adopted in both Houses.